ghworker2010 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Around 5 years ago I remember hearing about an Australian couple who were caught up in a deal to develop a big resort on one of the islands - somewhere close to sihanoukville. I remember reading an interview about them when they were in PP. The deal had turned sour and I think I remember them saying that they were going to take it to court. Any long term farang living in Cambodia might recall the circumstances better that I can. I wanted to know what was the end result for them- hopefully not 6 foot under. Did they have any success with beating the dodgy situation involving the resort cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Research it, resort is called Song Saa. http://elitedaily.com/envision/couple-dream-island-cambodia-photos/1047025/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsurin66 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Pay $15000 to evict the locals off these islands. They end up displaced in shanty huts in the outskirts of sihanoukville addicted to booze and yabba. I wonder how much they really paid to the corrupt officials in PP to get that 99 year lease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerzy Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 so they have the resort after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Research it, resort is called Song Saa. http://elitedaily.com/envision/couple-dream-island-cambodia-photos/1047025/ Thank you. Just tried booking a room for Xmas, but they are booked up (unless we go 22/12 - 25/12 but I don't fancy checking out on Xmas Day, also only Jungle rooms available.) US$ 4300 per day (all inclusive) for one of their 2 bedroom Jungle Villas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghworker2010 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 I vaguely remember that it wasnt that easy for these 2. Im sure that they had problems with corruption or something. I thought a Cambodian developer was fighting with them or something. Whatever is the true story, its good that they have succeeded in making the resort. It looks nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 If the Aussie couple paid 15 grand to kick the natives out and are charging punters 4300 bucks a night, I am pretty sure they are fairly bulletproof in Cambodia. Edit: just read that elitedaily article and was a little bit sick in my mouth. Just think where all that affluent piss and shit effluent goes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ableguy Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 If the Aussie couple paid 15 grand to kick the natives out and are charging punters 4300 bucks a night, I am pretty sure they are fairly bulletproof in Cambodia. Edit: just read that elitedaily article and was a little bit sick in my mouth. Just think where all that affluent piss and shit effluent goes.... I never heard of anyone willing to pay 4300 US dollars per night for a bed in Thailand, unless it was full of teenage nymphs, same goes for Cambodia , but then again who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALFREDO Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 If the Aussie couple paid 15 grand to kick the natives out and are charging punters 4300 bucks a night, I am pretty sure they are fairly bulletproof in Cambodia. Edit: just read that elitedaily article and was a little bit sick in my mouth. Just think where all that affluent piss and shit effluent goes.... I never heard of anyone willing to pay 4300 US dollars per night for a bed in Thailand, unless it was full of teenage nymphs, same goes for Cambodia , but then again who knows. You just do not move around in the right HISO circles. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g325573-d2335506-Reviews-Song_Saa_Private_Island-Sihanoukville_Sihanoukville_Province.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgphuket Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Likely they will wake up dead some day and the original residents can move back. I read an article in which they were very proud of how they screwed the residents and their service staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Nothing lasts forever in Cambodia and success breeds envy , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerzy Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Nothing lasts forever in Cambodia and success breeds envy , true shirtless but they are still there and the Government has allowed them to operate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse123 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 They had it up for sale not long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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