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Phnom Penh job offer

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Hi all, been offered a decent job in Phnom Penh and was considering the move from Singapore. My reasoning is that Singapore is incredibly Draconian and I can't see them lifting lockdown for the next few years in any decent way.

Just wanted to get an idea of the situation on the ground in Cambodia. Does it look like restrictions are there to stay or are there signs of it ending?

I don't want to swap one prison for another.

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There's no lockdown now in the capital, just a curfew and alcohol ban.
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Lol even Singapore didn't ban alcohol

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Yes I saw that. Any idea of when it's lifting?

At the risk of sounding like an alcoholic, the night life is one of the good attractions.

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I'm sure the restrictions in Singapore will not last for years and it really is like that everywhere it is a global pandemic.
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Ummm well living here, it's not. The country is scared of its own shadow and has a puritanical streak a mile wide. Regardless of pandemic politics, I was hoping to get an idea of Phnom Penh. I'm aware of Singapore.

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Boshlike wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 11:14 am Lol even Singapore didn't ban alcohol

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Yes, enjoy your $15 a glass beers. :tard:
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John Bingham wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 11:34 am
Boshlike wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 11:14 am Lol even Singapore didn't ban alcohol

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Yes, enjoy your $15 a glass beers. :tard:
In Cambodia you can still buy chewing gum unlike Singapore
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When i first hit Singapore in 1975 it was slightly less repressive than Khmer Rouge Cambodia
but it's the other way around these days.
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Right, I ask a question and get abuse.

Cheers.

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