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Good one Paul.
Cheers Tony
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In Topic: Australian Aged Pension
2010-08-24 17:37:31
Nignoy, on 2008-01-11 05:04:46, said:
Sorry to be the bearer of Bad News, my wife and I are both australian old age pensioners, we were leaving australia on the 21st of september last year on a 6 month tour of asia and europe, we were informed by immigration at Brisbane if we stayed out of australia for more than 13 weeks we would both lose our age pension and have to wait a further 3 months before being eligable to apply again,so we cut short our trip and returned after 12 weeks,when we returned on the 3rd of december we contacted a solicitor to check up on this new regulation, uptil now all we are getting is conflicting informationas soon as we hear something definite in writing we will post it here Nignoy
Nignoy I know this is going back a couple years but did you ever get this sorted?
Cheers Tony
In Topic: Foreinger Safety Issues In Phnom Penh
2010-08-11 09:02:10
dumball, on 2010-08-07 12:31:36, said:
In over 5 years living in Phnom Penh , I can honestly say I have never had a safety problem , or even anything that could be misinterpreted as such , I am by nature , a friendly , helpfull person , I can tell of a down and out foriegner who slept outside of a store for months , of Canadians who vacationed here and related it was the friendliest , safest country they had visited in Asia , but then , I would be castigated by the nay-sayers who visit all the darkest alley ways for wierd night-life , presumption of course .
The 'Brick throwing' as reported on the Khymer forum , sheds a different light on the subject , the 'Bricks' are small stones fired from slingshots , not intended for visitors as such , but at persons who have peed off the rich kids driving the family mercedes . like many rich kids , they seem to get so fired up over little in thier daily boredom .
Armed robberies ? Have not read too much about those , but if you are a visitor what do you have worth steeling ? So few visitors or expats are caught up in these isolated incidents it is by far amongst the local inhabitants .
The 'Brick throwing' as reported on the Khymer forum , sheds a different light on the subject , the 'Bricks' are small stones fired from slingshots , not intended for visitors as such , but at persons who have peed off the rich kids driving the family mercedes . like many rich kids , they seem to get so fired up over little in thier daily boredom .
Armed robberies ? Have not read too much about those , but if you are a visitor what do you have worth steeling ? So few visitors or expats are caught up in these isolated incidents it is by far amongst the local inhabitants .
Dumball for once I must agree with you.
I moved to Sihanoukville in April 2007, then in June 2009 I moved to Phnom Penh. I have never felt in any way in Danger except on the road while driving in PP.
After living and doing Business in Thailand since 1991, I moved because "Crime is out of control" in Thailand, just check some of the discussion on thaivisa.
When I first moved an English lady had just moved over from Jomtien Beach, she took the Apt next door to me I asked her why she moved she said "I dont feel safe in Thailand anymore" She is still in Snooky.
Also people in Thailand say that Thai's are not liked in Cambodia well my wife is Thai she gets along very well with the Khmer People and has never had one bit of trouble, she loves living here but of course misses her son.
Now before any of you go jumping up & down. Tuk Tar and myself are known in person by some of the members on Thai Visa one of the moderators has been to my home in Phnom Penh for dinner.
Take it or leave it but what I have said is the truth not some crap just posted by a newbie reading a news paper.
Cheers Tony.
