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Snatchers managed to snatch foreigner bag at ocher teal beach

Sihanoukville: on 26 June 2015 at Ocher teal beach in front of restaurant # 2222 located at group 16 village 4 district 4 Sihanoukville. A foreigner got her bag snatched.

The victim name Agnete Dubnova, female, 26 years old, Lithuanian.

Before the incident, the foreigner had been seen walking alone, then there were two snatchers came to snatch the bag from her. They were fighting with each other for awhile but finally snatchers managed to take the bag from her.

According to local police: the lost properties are:

1. Camera digital
2. Laptop ( Lenovo)
3.Passport
4.Visa electron Spain
5. Black backpack
6. And some other things.


Source: http://www.arey-news.com/article/95382

Hey guys,

It seems these tourists are easy targets as they lack “street smarts” but expats get preyed on too.

I’ve traveled to Myanmar, Laos, etc and lived in the KOS for over a decade with not a problem. Close calls with some Liberians but never even been pick-pocketed in Thailand, no problems (except for being kicked out years back).

With that said, are there unwritten rules of safety expats adhere to specific to Cambodia? If I am in Snooky can I carry “fill in the blank” to protect myself? Cambodia seems like a different creature.

My mates back home would carry tools ala screwdrivers, claw hammers, crowbars, mallets, etc if they didn’t have a carry-permit. They’d say they’re gonna get some work done if their bikes were pulled over by cops. They had legal weapons in a way.

I am bringing over cash my first year—I’m too ignorant about the banking scene there for now. Could I travel about with a mallet, a bamboo stick, or say even a bow & arrow as a deterrent from crime?

I’ve been pondering about this after hearing about the Finnish and Canadian expats on Koh Rong? Sounds to me like they weren’t asking for trouble but trouble found them anyway. Poor fuckers didn’t deserve to get their heads smashed in. Don’t want to be wrongly perceived as easy prey in Cambodia!

Any advice or are my worries over-blown? How do you men manage in KOW?

you can buy capsicum spray and electric zappers in the markets.

a walking stick with those things built in would be just the ticket.

zap them, spray them, then beat the living shit out of them with your walking stick.

frank lee bent wrote:you can buy capsicum spray and electric zappers in the markets.

a walking stick with those things built in would be just the ticket.

zap them, spray them, then beat the living shit out of them with your walking stick.

LOL!
Thanks FLB,

My doctor told me I shouldn’t use my walking cane any longer, but what could be a less conspicuous weapon than a walking stick.
I’ll never get all that gear attached to it but the very thought of it made me laugh. If you see a new paranoid expat with a limp and a cane say hi.

I’ll buy the beers and the andriol caps, I have like only four left. Had em for years.

if i can find a pool cue manufacturer- ima make some.
i bet the electronic repair guys here could easily mod the zapper.
little lathe work to hold the spray can- fearsome defensive weapon.
as long as they dont take it off you

could incorporate a sword for backup.
LMAO

Frank, I hate to break it to you but you're giving yourself (and others) a false sense of security with the idea that capsicum spray is a good defensive weapon. I was sprayed with it multiple times directly in the face during my military training and while it's certainly unpleasant, it's a very weak deterrent for any determined attacker. You do it to the wrong person and it will just piss him off. Maybe it will work if you're getting mugged by a 12 year old.

Oh, I disagree, the spray can be very useful. Most of these freshy-boy wankers have had no training whatsoever, and a little face chili would totally put them off.

Years ago a cop friend of mine accidently sprayed me with police strength "pepper spray" and it was very, very bad. The stuff they sell here is probably very weak.

Walking around Snooky? A biker wallet attached to your belt has been good for me. Never carry your passport!

In your hotel room? A small portable pistol safe with the enclosed wire attached to something solid and a small/loud alarm attached to that.


Home in Snookyville? Heavy safe bolted to the floor with lag-bolts and three alarms.

"Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance"

The best defence is to not be a moron. To learn to carry bags so that they're hard to snatch (if all else fails "the pregnant snail" of a forward slung back pack works well - ask the Chinese). To learn to take rides when its late at night rather than being determined to show you can walk to save $1. Not to wave all your expensive IT equipment at every poor person you meet. Move into a home with adequate security and then use it (like learning to close windows when you're not in the room). Etc.

I've been in Cambodia for a long while now and never had a problem. I don't carry a weapon. I just act like someone who'd prefer not to have things stolen.

True that - You have to do your part - limit what you carry - be able to walk at 3 AM - and keep a "throw down" (expired credit card and some small bills wrapped in a rubber band) for the serious robbers who point guns or knives. Drop it on the ground and run the other way - it's like a fishing luer to the meth heads.
Pepper spray bought in Asia is a roll of the dice - and is variable to the "Scoville Units" - the higher = better and that's how they measure the burn factor. Always a good idea to test it back at the ranch and see if it works and to be able to "work through it" because in a fight, you will eat some for sure - Wind does that. Just spray a little on your index finger and touch your cheek below the eye - It needs to make you close both eyes and just stand there....helpless - Just allow the air to remove - It's mostly mental - and it will take the fight out of a first timer - but it has to have some candle power. Pigmentation seems to matter...light skin, light eyes hurts more...You won't read that on the label.

I will give up a cell phone - or a $20 - and write it off - I will not give up a kidney or liver - and a .50 cent box cutter is my reserve chute for that scenario.
Stay Thirsty My Friends...