Author Archives: Ben Siddons
Good Cars for Cambodia Expats #3: Daewoo Matiz v Hyundai Atoz/Visto
Price Range: $2000 – $4000 If you have had one bike accident too many, seen your family grow or are simply looking to get out of the sun and rain, the Daewoo Matiz or Hyundai Atoz/Visto (the Visto is a…
Moving to Cambodia
Cambodia, The Kingdom of Wonder, stirred up a lot of wonder from friends when Marissa Carruthers announced she was moving there three weeks ago. Now she explains to K440 how she ended up living in this land of opportunity. You’d…
Russian Shot in front of Phnom Penh House: Motive Unknown
Wednesday, 27 November, 2012 Phnom Penh : A Russian man was shot in front of his house by a gunman while opening his car door for some Russian compatriots who had been travelling with him. The Russian had just arrived…
Korean #2 Stabs Korean #1′s Khmer Karaoke Girlfriend
Phnom Penh – A karaoke hostess and her brother, a motodop driver, were both stabbed in a room (#626) of a hotel perched on the roof of the O Russei Market at around 10:30 on the morning of the 22nd…
Road Rage Hun Kicks Coot’s Old Camry
Kampot Province – An elderly Cambodian man driving a Camry Paong គូទប៉ោង (Khmer name, based on design, for older model Camrys circa 1990) has accused a foreign national of riding up to his car on his moto and kicking it…
November Comedy Club Cambodia Review: Kavin Jay and Glenn Wool
Comedy Club Cambodia returned to Pontoon on Wednesday to the girlish delight, manly approval, profound appreciation, and universal approbation of the entire Cambodian nation. Everyone was there. HE took his customary seat in the front row, prepared as ever to…
Murder Suspected In Israeli’s Death
Phnom Penh, Wednesday 21st November – An Israeli citizen wearing combat color pants cropped at the knees, a red sleeveless t-shirt and a (disposable dust/germ) mask over his mouth ពាក់ម៉ាស់, plunged to his death from the fifth floor of the…
Comedy Club Cambodia Tonight at Pontoon Club
The Comedy Club Cambodia will park its comedy vehicle at Pontoon Club on Wednesday November 21 for its latest offering of mirth. Brought to you by Propaganda Events and Monument Hotel, this month’s show serves up two international comics of…
Foreigner Falls 5 Floors in Soriya Mall, Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh : A male Caucasian foreigner fell 5 floors down the escalator well of the Soriya Shopping Mall to his immediate death, creating an uproar at 6:30 pm of the 20th of November, 2012, in Psar Tmey 1 Commune,…
To Build a Road (or: ‘An Irishman Walked into a Bar…’)
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A Japanese company comes to Cambodia to build a road. They do a professional job, get it done almost on schedule, pick up most of the tab, employ local workers at decent wages, donate maintenance equipment and send an expert…