January 7th 1979, Cambodia. Victory over Genocide Day
Last week we celebrated Victory over Genocide Day, with 7 January, 1979 being the day that the Vietnamese military overthrew
Read moreLast week we celebrated Victory over Genocide Day, with 7 January, 1979 being the day that the Vietnamese military overthrew
Read moreTelephone fraud has been around a long time. The phone offers anonymity between shyster and mark, a separation which makes
Read moreLast year K440 published an article bitching and moaning about the U.S. State Department’s stonewalling response to aFreedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request for documents about a bar fight involving an embassy staffer outside Golden Sorya Mall. Here is the update.
Read moreCambodia itself is detrimental to your health, and working in Cambodia is even more so. What could go wrong?
Read moreCambodia is changing. On the way out are the wretched, the desperate, the runaways, alkies and deathpats. They don’t suit
Read moreIt is an indisputable fact that Cambodians love their beer. Whether it’s a simple get-together between friends or a lavish
Read moreWhen Denis Goncharov’s butchered body was discovered floating in a shallow ditch some 400m from Sihanoukville’s popular Otres Beach on July 19 2015, police quickly identified their prime suspect – the man’s best friend and business partner, Dmitry Sidorov. The details of this horrific killing shocked the coastal community that was already reeling from a recent surge in violent crime and unrest linked to feuding Russian gangs. Goncharov had been the victim of a frenzied knife attack that allegedly began while he was still riding his motorcycle. Police allege that the attacker was his passenger, and began knifing him as they travelled together.
Read moreIn 2012, a collection of short stories called ‘Phnom Penh Noir’ was released, edited by the highly talented Christopher G.
Read moreFrom being a familiar face on Australian television, to chiropractor, to drugs busts in Sihanoukville – it’s a pretty steep
Read moreFor me, the sight that most encapsulated the rebirth of passenger services in Cambodia was the two young children, travelling
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