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Some might think that Cambodia is moving in the right direction but that doesn't mean this place is not corrupt. Cambodia really needs to work on it's economic structure. Cambodia also needs to work on police corruption. This seems to be a big problem here in Cambodia. Bribing police officers here is as easy as giving a little kid candy and I really can't blame them since their pay is so dirt cheap that most have to look for dishonest work to support their families. But even with all this political corruption going on, one can still find enjoyment while visiting this country. There's many things to do and many sites to see. Cambodia Remains Amid Twenty Worst Corrupt Countries

Brutal honesty turns into plain old brutality A boss looking to share a friendly drink with the workers on his Pailin plantation got more than he bargained for on Thursday when loosened tongues began wagging about pay. Police said that after a few rounds, employees felt bold enough to ask for some money up front. After being denied, one of the workers left in a rage, only to return with a cleaver, which he used to hack his boss’s arms and legs. Police are now on the hunt for the 24-year-old farmhand and the victim is recuperating in hospital. Koh Santepheap Policemen rammed by overloaded beer truck A pair of police officers on motorbikes suffered serious injuries last week when an overloaded beer truck careered into their path in Kampong Chhnang’s Rolea Ba’ier district. One of the two has since been moved from a provincial hospital to Phnom Penh because of the severity of his injuries. The driver fled the scene, and the truck has been impounded by police. Nokorwat Pill d...

 With the local authorities making all these bust, you would think that some of those who are doing things like this would slow down. But then again, this is Cambodia where sometimes, life just never seems to be normal. Hopefully, these women wanted to be rescued and wasn't there on their own will. But who knows, I've been here over a year and I find many things still hard to comprehend. Three arrested and 10 rescued in hair salon bust | National news

Those who choose to break the law and get caught should be dealt with with the law. Yes, cutting down trees is a big issue here in Cambodia and many try to get rich quick by getting into this trade, even going as far as crossing borders and many other things. But this should not give soldiers on either side reason to gun someone down unless the the person was armed. But yet again, this is Cambodia where things like this is a big problem and it doesn't seem like it's going away anytime soon. What really gets me though is even when people know that illegal logging can get them into lots of trouble including death, they continue to do it. Illegal logging can be called the blood money of Cambodia, and for those that are pursuing this trade should really take into consideration that this trade should not be more important than their lives. Two Cambodians killed by Thai troops | National news

A worn-down country singer and a burgeoning journalist form an unusual bond in this drama adapted from the novel by Thomas Cobb. His spirit broken by multiple failed marriages, too much time on the road, and too many nights with the bottle, Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) had started to feel like he was headed down the path of no return. When probing young writer Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal) digs deep enough to unearth the broken man behind the legend, however, Bad realizes that redemption may not be such a long shot after all. Robert Duvall and Colin Farrell co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi 112 minutes in English Critics say... "The movie belongs entirely to Bridges, who won the Golden Globe [and Academy Award] for best actor in a drama. His inimitable Jeff-isms have never been more endearing - the sloppy gait, the whiskey glass balanced on his chest, his general air of discombobulation." - Newsday "Filled with great music and an especially terrific performance f...

 Safety should be one of the big things that companies in Cambodia need to adopt. We here all sort of things from peoples getting badly injured to even killed because no safety guidelines were implemented. 4 workers missing after dam collapses in Cambodia - US News and World Report

 That's why I try and tell some of the guys here to not be trying to drink that homemade stuff because it might kill ya. And here is the proof here. Last year, the was some that died off some white wine since then, I will never drink anything here in Cambodia that doesn't come out of some factory. So if you been drinking this so called white wine, please be careful because none of it is made in a sanitary environment.   Poisoned rice wine kills two | National news