Tag Archives: Phnom Penh
French/ Khmer SWAT Team Foil Steve McQueen Style Sex Criminal
An American man was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing at least six girls in Cambodia, police said Saturday. The 50-year-old unidentified American was detained Friday night in the capital Phnom Penh after trying to avoid arrest by ramming his motorcycle…
Restaurant Review: New Bird – Phnom Penh
New Bird II: the return to eat No 4, Street 278. Tel: 012 42 95 42 After having such a surprisingly good brunch here the other week, I was passing by on a trip out of the office and decided…
The Strange Case of SITC
A firm funded largely by Singaporeans and which runs a chain of private education centres?is on the verge of financial collapse in Vietnam. The Singapore International Teaching Consultancy (SITC) has had to close at least seven of its branches in…
Hannibal:The NGO Dinner Party
”Say, did you see Hannibal last night,” Charles asks me. ”Yeah, it was on the pirate TV channel. You saw it too?” ”I was up late.” I laugh. Charles and I spend a lot of time working together and then…
Street Corner Dining a la Khmer
The Lord Playboy Fine Dining Register Street Corner Dining a la Khmer Khmer treats and sweets around Phnom Penh Expatriate life and living in Phnom Penh is not all four star restaurants, wine bars and lavish dinner parties. Day to…
The Sick Peach
A Khmer girl in a tight singlet top stepped through the crowd of taxi girls and put her hand on my arm. Her face was sallow, even in the dim light, and bore a look of age that hinted at…
The Khmer Kitchen Restaurant
North-West corner of the intersection of Streets 57 and 310, Phnom Penh, 012 712 541 Traditional wooden Khmer house in a garden setting tables and chairs downstairs; low tables and cushions upstairs. A former colleague and friend of mine was…
‘Life is cheap’ is not just a cliche from old Westerns
Thursday Leaving home after lunch today to head back to the office, I notice a large crowd of maybe 100 students standing in the middle of the road outside the Khmer school just up from my flat. Weaving my way…
Expat Entertainment: “Pol Pot” and the Pool Table
From the first moment we walked into the house we dreamed of having a pool table. The balcony of the house was huge. It faced north, so it was in the shade all day long. That, along with the cool,…
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As most of the readers of 440 will be aware David was murdered on Tuesday evening in what appears to be a robbery gone wrong. I would like to offer my warmest sympathies to David’s family and all of his…