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Teacher of the Week: Lee from England
Lee: I’ve never been interviewed before except by the police 440: It’s OK; I’m not working for the Dept of Homeland security. So Lee, you’re sitting there looking very suave and sophisticated with a beer in your hand and your…
Sweet Deals
Unbeknownst to all but the perpetrators/dealmakers – including evidently everybody else in government – Phnom Penh’s central police headquarters was traded off a year ago to a friend of the family, as it were, in exchange for a new headquarters…
Tax Holidays – not quite the definition I was led to understand
Some people are happy to pay their own way in life. Some other people are unashamed freeloaders who will take anything going, regardless of need or financial circumstance. Say ”Good morning,” to those NGO employees with 4×4 Toyota Land Cruisers….
Eastern Approaches 5: Village Number Nine
Some things will always be a mystery; why the Germans decided to be led by a man with a stupid moustache and an obvious case of Napoleon syndrome, why haggis is considered a foodstuff worthy of devotion, why some people…
Cambodia; Shoes, Thieves and Explosive Diarrhoea: Part 2
The Thieves Market So we arrive at a crossroads of two rough dirt tracks, a couple of blocks South of Psar Orasey. The houses have small wooden market stalls outside, the street corners have low wooden tables laid out, old…
Cambodia; Shoes, Thieves and Explosive Diarrhoea: Part 1
The beginning So it is a pleasant Saturday morning. I am having a lie in, recuperating from the late Friday evening. For once, the source of my Saturday laziness was not my Friday night intemperance, but was rather due to…
Monstrous Carbuncle of the Week
Over the coming few weeks we’ll be putting a spotlight on some of the not-so-subtle developments in recent Phnom Penh architecture. Let’s therefore begin with this quite ridiculous edifice which recently emerged from the dusty, windswept landscape of 63 St…
Eastern Approaches 4: Sen Monorom to Village Number 9
The next morning we awoke early and arose our motor-driven steeds before departure. Much to our delight they all purred with purpose and anticipation of adventure. After a quick breakfast our energetic landlady, clad in what appeared to be a…
Chuggers and Khmers Driving Mink Lined Range Rovers
I am sure that not many of you will be surprised to learn that many things irritate me. Motodop’s who ask you if you want a moto while you are sat on your own moto in front of them, vegetarians…
Fixed Penalty Fines:The answer for Khmer Law Enforcement ?
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Firstly let me deal with the phrase “Khmer Law Enforcement? I am well aware of the fact that this is an oxymoron, so let us pass over that one without flaming, heckling, scoffing or general name calling. The Khmer police…