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The Phnom Penh Pyramid of Judgment
People love to look down on each other. Even those at the lowest of the low finds someone else to judge. Hell, when I was addicted to heroin I looked down on the alcoholic who lived downstairs. “The...
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Young Briton Marc Davey, 27, found dead at Walkabout Hotel
Although the official cause of death has yet to be confirmed, it seems likely that another young tourist has died of a drug overdose in Phnom Penh. 27 year old British national Marc Davey from Leeds...
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Off the rails in Cambodia; two Brits and the role played by the British Embassy
There are few in the expat community here who haven’t heard a thing or two about Nick Mclernan, 40, and Martin Gates, 24: Singlet Senior and Singlet Junior, Beavis and Butthead, Dumb and Dumber — half...
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Prominent expat dentist commits suicide in hospital
Phnom Penh police are investigating the apparent suicide of prominent expat dentist Dr Wolfgang Schmidtberg who apparently killed himself in his hospital bed this morning, after being hospitalised for...
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US Missionary David Drueding found dead in Phnom Penh
It has been a bad week for expat deaths in Phnom Penh as news reaches us of yet another death, this time of US missionary Dr David Drueding, 66, who was found dead in his room at the Heng Pich Guest...
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Restaurant Review: Discovering Khmer food at Malis
It’s a constant refrain on both Khmer440 and pretty much any guidebook you care to mention: Khmer food really isn’t up to much, especially when compared to that of its neighbours in Thailand and...
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The motodop and me: a Cambodian adventure
My general rule of thumb growing up has been that if your phone is ringing before 7am on a workday, it’s either very good news (like “your sister just had the baby!” type of good news) or very bad...
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News: American, Mallory Thomas Martin, found dead in Cambodia hotel
A 42 year old American man with an extensive petty criminal background has been found dead in a Phnom Penh guesthouse this morning, the latest in a series of foreigners dying in Phnom Penh. Mallory...
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News: Finnish bar owner, Timo Jokinen, found dead in Suomi Bar, Phnom Penh
Timo Jokinen, the 49 year old proprietor of a well-known bar and guesthouse on Phnom Penh’s Street 172 has been found dead in a room above the bar this morning. The Daun Penh District Chief of Police,...
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Restaurant review: Armand’s revisited
In a city where food options abound and where restaurants and cafes open and close almost daily, it takes something special to keep doing the same thing year after year and remain successful. Focusing...
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The hidden gems of Toul Sleng
Between the main expat hubs of BKK1 and Russian Market there is the Toul Sleng area – a neighbourhood with a diverse mix of Khmer, Vietnamese and barang inhabitants. There, you’ll find a handful of...
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Scambodia, uncovered
Visitors and expats alike have many a tale of being hoodwinked in the Kingdom of Wonder. Whilst the Siem Reap milk scam, the Filipino blackjack shysters and an army of Chinese fake monks fill the...
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King Norodom’s Head – a book review
I want to make one thing perfectly clear: under no circumstances will I mention Cholon Duck. Never. I know why you’re reading this, and I’m not going to give you the satisfaction. You’ll get not a...
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Plagiarism, phonyism and buffoonery at the Khmer Times: Part 2 – The fake...
I. INTRODUCTION Part 1 of this article discussed rampant plagiarism in columns written by T. Mohan, the publisher and (up until last week) managing editor of the Khmer Times. This part 2 will address...
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Restaurant review – Il Forno
It’s disappointing when you go into a restaurant expecting to love it, and come away underwhelmed. That’s exactly what happened when I took two loved ones to Il Forno recently. Everything about the...
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Restaurant review – Topaz
It was with slight trepidation that I went to Topaz a couple of weeks ago. On one hand it is consistently mentioned as one of Phnom Penh’s best restaurants; on the other hand a semicolon barely...
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Is Eric David Erdmann a falsely accused victim of mistaken identity, or a...
1. The Foreshadowing In late March, a new Khmer440 poster with the username “sniper_m4” started a topic in our discussion forums about “Being Followed.” Sniper_m4 expressed concern that a tuk tuk...
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Dying to get to work
Cambodian factories, labeled ‘sweatshops’ by right-on activists who sit outside big brand flag stores in malls and high streets across the developed world, have rather a bad rep amongst trade...
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Decision 2017 – should we be worried, and what can we do?
Two parliamentarians given a bloody hiding by hired goons outside the National Assembly in 2015. Sam Rainsy effectively in perpetual exile and Kem Sokha sacked as Assembly Vice President; his wife...
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James Ricketson detained on ‘espionage’ charges in Cambodia
Controversial Australian film-maker, James Ricketson, 68, has been charged under Article 446 of the Cambodian Criminal Code for “receiving or collecting information, processes, objects, documents,...
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