WHAT HAPPENED TO SIHANOUKVILLE?! 🇰🇭 Shocking transformation in 2022! Kampong Som | Cambodia vlog
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- What happened to Sihanoukville? the most popular beach destination in Cambodia?
Well, it has been "transformed" by Chinese investments. In today's video I want to show you the shocking transformation of Sihanoukville in July 2022.
Let me know in the comments below what do you think. And also share if you have ever been to Sihanoukville.
Thanks for watching and I wish you a beautiful day! :)
Gabi
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What happened to Sihanoukville?
Well, it has been "transformed" by Chinese investments. In today's video I want to show you the shocking transformation of Sihanoukville in July 2022.
Let me know in the comments below what do you think. And also share if you have ever been to Sihanoukville.
Thanks for watching and I wish you a beautiful day! :)
Gabi
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I am with u visited 3weeks ago the Chinese hav destroyed the tourist city.. what a disappointment.. the old and relaxed tourist city has gone no tourist visiting no one on beaches bar etc.
The government is the greatest traitor by selling lands to Chinese
@@davidviel5761 you guys must really jealous of China and thus always say bad things about China investing in Cambodia.
@@davidviel5761 you guys want Cambodia to stay under developed. & poor. So shameless.
Hi Gabi. How much did they pay you to spread lies? If you don't know anything, stop your fabricated stories about China and their investors?
If you really care about the local lives in Cambodia, why don't you help them develop and create job for them?
I get a sense that you want Cambodia to stay under developed forever for you guys backpackers from the vvest to come, exploit and destroy the cities and culture. Look at 6:09, a bunch of foreign backpackers with little clothes dancing did those absurd things to the locals. I am sure many of them take white powder and get excited and dance like no tomorrow. So shameless.
I visited Sihanoukville about 10 years ago when it was just a chilled out beach place. To see it looking like some dystopic scene in Bladerunner is beyond depressing. Also, this is the place where a lot of people have been trafficked into online scamming cartels. It's really become a dark place.
Yes because all the money is from Chinese criminal gangs. They launder their dirty money through the casinos. I believe that covid and a crackdown by the Chinese and Cambodian governments meant they needed to find alternative sources of revenue so they branched out into the boiler room thing. It is an absolute tragedy that Hun Sen and cronies have sold Cambodia down the river to such scum. Hun Sen seems to be trying to back pedal now but the damage has been done.
What a pity
Yes
10 years ago it wasn't a panacea either. All the worst foreigners who got priced out of Pattaya in the early 2000's moved there. It was the top destination for those scum. The poverty was extreme.
Excellent vlog Gabi. Thanks for the update on Sihanoukville. Very interesting and informative. Thank you 😊👍
As a Cambodian, I feel extremely sad and ashamed to see foreign tourists come and see this side of my country and thank you for being honest about everything you experienced. I just went to Kirirom resort which is on the road number 4 as well, and damn the road is a mess, dirty, broken, all covered with water from the heavy rain and extremely dangerous. Even as a local Cambodian, a plan to visit Sihanouk ville now haven't even crossed my mind, I have not thought of visiting there ever again since all this mess happened. Believe it or not the beaches there used to be stated as one of the most beautiful beach in the world and it's shocking even to me of how all of that have drastically changed. But to see it on a brighter side, if you want to experience coastal area of Cambodia, I recommend going to Kampot and Kep province which is only about 140-180km from Phnom Penh city and everything there is better. The road is excellent, the beach is clean, a lot of tourists and backpackers, and a lot more places to visit beside the beach (you can see for yourself on google). By the way, I love your video, best of luck.
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The old Sihanoukville is still here never left
You say Kep Beach, just came back from Kep a Khmer company is building a 5 star resort on Rabbit Island with Casinos, high rise Hotels and apartments.
with a cable car running from Kep Beach to Rabbit Island.
just at the kep beach village they are putting in a zip line from the top of the rainforest to Kep Beach, cutting down the Rainforest to put in the zip line so tourist can use a zip line from the top of the rainforest to Kep Beach.
They are building new beaches by building stone walls way out to sea and then building apartments where the sea was once .
Kampot and Bokor mountain is under a huge construction site the whole of Bokor mountain is being removed to build a satellite city , by a Khmer company that owns Sokha Hotels and Petrol stations in Cambodia.
Koh Rong Island is up for redevelopment by a Khmer company with 5 star luxury resorts , no more Backpackers Koh Rong Island will be for the rich only .
look at my TH-cam channel called
mystery Cambodia
I've just returned from Kep Beach, Kampot and Sihanoukville Beach in July and August 2022.
Your government has sold you out to Chinese raiders. I can see the natural beauty in your country, but your resources are being exploited by foreign parasites and we hate to see it. Much love from South Africa
@@mysterycambodia that's a surprise, I just got back from a motor trip to Kep and Kampot about a month ago and didn't notice any of that, thanks to you I learned all this. By the way, my trip to Kampot and Kep was good and everything was fine, I recommend Kep and Kampot here based on my own trip and experience actually.
Don't let ppl discourage you from where u come from , why I hate when people make videos, he goes when the weather is terrible. He seems like a nice guy, I just don't like when ppl put in title, do not come here- when if ppl did it could possibly make a difference but not when a large amount of people follow these channels n listen to anything and everything, ppl say . Doing the videos.. it's not that bad, he put eery music . Etc..
The title could've simply been different. He goes when the weather isn't great . For viewing, it's strategic some of these videos.. I'd love to visit Cambodia, the ppl can make difference. Not when we tell ppl to not come
Thank you for this amazing video Gabi. Thank you for bringing us to a place that I may never be able to visit. Appreciate
Yep, here in the Philippines, the locals call the chinese "The Island Destroyers".
They should call their own people and government for giving them the green light first. It starts with their own people.
@@crew Oh yes, you are correct. I should of said they call the chinese & the Philippine gov't the Island Destroyers. Gov't here is so corrupt. The Chinese stuffed Pres Duterte pockets with 10 of millions and he just let China do whatever they want. Same thing happening in Cambodia
@@crew True.
@@crew For Cambodia, we have been fighting really hard. Many death too. But that pm has been in the seat for over 30 years going on 40 years. The vote is corrupt, and we just give up. Everything is corrupt. Now, if you don’t support the party, you’re might as well be dead because they won’t give you documents for school or help you with anything etc.
talk so big and racist as if all investment are risk free. u and this blogger know nothing about economy
I have seen similar scenarios in Poipet, Cambodia and Laos also built by the Chinese. It will be my reason to go to Sihanoukville as I love ghost towns. Sorry for all the Khmer people who lost their job and hope they will be able to recover quickly
Jobs for the Khymer is most important
Stop your Bullshit
The US bombs Laos and Combodia in ruined and thousands of people died
Waiting patiently for your video ❤ 👍🏻
Good job, authentic journalism!
As a Cambodian, Chinese investors in Sihanoukville didn’t respect the law of Cambodia. So it’s really messy, corruption, murder, gun criminal.
Sad 😶
i don't know safe or not if travel i in here 🤔
As an Cambodian, i get alot of nostalgia thinking about the good old days at the 2010s, but i still have hope that it will recover from this situation.
What the hell
ប្រទេសកំពុងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍មិនមែនប្រទេសអភិវឌ្ឍទេ
Ya being poor is very nostalgia for cambodian
@@Oliqinco those abandoned buildings and casinos are just ugly bruh. Surely made the place look rich hmmm
the chinese MOB Gang bosses own the casino, hotels there. There are sooooo many people murdered, body parts chopped off, disappeared who tried to get into the business in cambodia with the evil chinese gang bosses who owns the casinos. These chinese mob boses, kidnap , murder, and sell their body organs. Yes, you heard me correctly, sell their body organs. They will commit crime against cambodia people too. It is best not to have the chinese in your country.
Gabi I start to see your videos last week and i have to say really nice the videos and full of info , soon ill be around making videos
Thank you. I wish you the best with your videos
Great video, thanks for your work! I had a plan to go there, but in this situation rather I go somewhere else...
I am an American expat living for the last seven years in Siem Reap. We used to go to Sihanouk Ville quite often because it was such a chill laid-back fun place. Haven’t been there in four years and my guess is I’ll never be going back again, so sad. The people only need to blame their own government for letting this happen.
Not just the government....the Cambodian people and their greed. I use to live there until the Chinese came and offered more money and most all the westerners got kicked out of their apartments and businesses so the Chinese could have them.
Oh how true. I’ve seen that over the years. Anything for a $
I think Cambodia certainly benifits from the Chinese investment but to sell off the best parts of your beautiful coastline and port city is unbelievable .. all the way up the coastline is giant Chinese projects and your not even allowed to access the beaches while they build their hideous massive resorts everywhere.. once it’s gone you can’t get it back
Thank you for sharing this video. Please make more
Thank you I was looking for an update on this town. Restarting the developments will come but it takes time due to current economic situation.
OMG,I feel for the Cambodian people,so sorry this has happened 😢
Cambodia is one of my favourite countries to visit in the past & it’s sad to see this. I hope the authorities can do something to make sure this is handled properly. One can never depend solely on another country for investment and I hope the locals’ lives can be better soon
Authorities? Cambodia is not a democratic country. Hun Sen's family has been in control for decades and now his son is taking over. High positions are all busy doing money laundry with Chinese.
Authorities are pocketing money so how can they help...
They can destroy all those useless half built skyscrapers with dynamite, and film it for a blockbuster movie. Charge admission to watch them all come down. I'm sure cleaning up the debris will generate a lot of jobs!
เจ้าหน้าที่ของพวกเขาชอบไถตังค์นักท่องเที่ยว คุณจะได้รับประสบการณ์แย่ๆจากประเทศนี้ที่ยากจน
Great Video, very sad whats happening there.
Love all of your clips
I’m really glad you posted this video, as I remember I went to Sihanoukville in 2012 and it was truly a different place. It was peaceful and tranquil and had this unforgettable Cambodian vibe that I fear is lost forever. When I travelled back to Cambodia in 2019 it really felt like the whole city was a construction site and it was pretty upsetting. I hope my people can find a way to get their jobs back and to start a new without the Chinese taking over.
It still a thousand times better than better in the 70s when America bombs the country in ruined
Hi Gabi .. I was to Sihanoukville in 2007 and it was a place completely surrounded into the nature, with only small bars and a few hotels. today I see a place that is no longer what I had visited and I just can't recognize it. thank you for your reportage. it is always a pleasure to find the new reports of your movements and to be updated. keep it up!
@@dannyd112 heaven for you, hell for the people.....
what happened in Sihanoukville is called progress every country worldwide has progress, even where you live not , its totally different from when you went to school, the old Sihanoukville is still here the Restaurants on the beach :umbrellas on the beach , Ochheuteal and Serendipity Beach are still the same as it was in 2004 and in 1992 when I first arrived
this video is only showing you his side the old video footage he used this is still here , new wide streets and sidewalks, if it wasn't for covid19 then these buildings would've been finished off.
he's bad mouthing the Chinese , his own country and yours will both have Chinese buildings under construction.
I'm an Australian Guy lived in Phnom Penh Cambodia for 18 years in September 2022 .
I've just come back from Sihanoukville, it's come into the 21 century,in 1992 most lived in shacks and extreme poverty now this isn't here in Sihanoukville now in 2022.
saying I was here in 2004 , if I had been where ever you live in 2004 then in 2022 I would see the difference.
it's called progress without progress we would still be living in caves, without smart devices or social media like TH-cam. 👍
@@cocamilo22
the old Sihanoukville is still here Cheap Budget Accommodation along Ochheuteal and Serendipity Beaches ⛱️, umbrellas and cheap restaurants and Nightlife are still here , I'm an Australian Guy lived in Phnom Penh Cambodia 18 years in September 2022
just come back from Sihanoukville took the train from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville with stops at Kep Beach railway station and Kampot railway station:
did TH-cam videos on Sihanoukville just a few weeks ago :this guy never went to the beaches .
he kept on breaking the Cambodian road rules by passing his motorcycle on single and double yellow road lines .
If he was back home in his own country and a Khmer driving a motorcycle in his country and crossing double yellow lines he would be saying something, but in Cambodia he has no concerns for other Khmer families Traveling in vehicles and he's crossing double yellow lines putting Khmer families in danger.
Why Asian countries accept chinese unrespectful investements? Money money money..
@@odettemanzone5266
All countries accept Chinese money, in Australia and New Zealand, my home countries the biggest buyers and investment in both countries is Chinese.
Asian countries are just small fry compared to other countries around the world:
Obviously you haven't been following the world news in the last 5 weeks .
Sri Lanka is bankrupt to China with debts of 10$ BILLION DOLLARS
97 countries around the world are in debt and almost bankrupt with Chinese loans not being paid .
Some of the top countries are
Sri Lanka $10 BILLION DOLLARS
Pakistan $80 BILLION DOLLARS
Angola $40 BILLION DOLLARS
Ethiopia $9 BILLION DOLLARS
Kenya $8 BILLION DOLLARS
But these are also small fry compared to the USA with debts of 31$ TRILLION DOLLARS
China with Debts of $14 TRILLION DOLLARS
The USA has debts with China and China has debts with USA.
The Chinese came to Cambodia and Sihanoukville turned Sihanoukville from a third world town , into a modern 21 century city, with new roads and sidewalks.
If it wasn't for covid19 then all these abandoned buildings would've been finished.
What ever country you live in , it has debts to China and has Chinese investments.
Interesting video. I was there around 20 years ago, Serendipity Beach was pretty much untouched, very sad to see what's happened.
Thanks for posting this update. Google doesn't tell you this is a place to avoid.
I was in Cambodia during 2014-2015 for 4 months, living in Sihanoukville Oters beach. It was amazing at that time, lovely beach, loads of awesome people with backpacks, and chill beach atmosphere. now it looks like its destroyed. Can't believe what chinese people did to this lovely place.
What a shame.
The bridge you showed and talked about was built by some Russians and they were going to develop that little island but it got stopped. The gov did open the bridge for a few days years ago and let people walk across. Thanks for the video.
That is very enlightening, smart, objective , high qualty video..... well done Mr.. appreciated your effort.... I was considering to relocate there....... but now no more ....
Really good reporting. Such a shocking change in less than 10 years!
Yep I made this exact video on my channel back in 2019 on my way to Koh Rong. Blown away by what happed too and sad to see that it's only gotten worse.
I like the way you do research on the background of the places everywhere you go. It is a good thing because some were once the best places, but due to some unfortunate event, they could turn out to be terrible. so at least, you get to know it ain't always like this. Good job.
he never did any research only used an old video done in 2017 .
he's never been too Sihanoukville before so how can he know the difference
my TH-cam channel called
mystery Cambodia
I've just come back from Sihanoukville went in July and August 2022
I'm an Australian Guy lived in Phnom Penh Cambodia for 18 years, he's just another fly in fly out tourist who thinks he knows everything
Thank you for visiting Cambodia☺️🇰🇭
Dang, glad I saw this updated video. Doesn't seem like my type of vibe anymore.
Think twice if u wanna visit this place especially lady's the human trafficking issue in here is horrible.
Wow, I went to Sihanoukville in 2003 & 2005 and I don’t recognise anything! I love Cambodia 🇰🇭 and I’m planning to revisit next year. I’m excited but a little bit scared to see the massive transformations but I guess I’ve changed a bit over the last 20 years too 😆
mystery Cambodia
is my TH-cam channel
I've just come back from Sihanoukville as I've been living in Phnom Penh Cambodia for 18 years.
the old Sihanoukville is still here never left
as in my 2022 August TH-cam videos
@Esphaeras Praestans
Why pick on Sihanoukville
The old Sihanoukville is still here never left
I've just returned from Sihanoukville in July and August 2022
I've been living in Phnom Penh Cambodia for 18 years
It's called progress without progress we would still be living in caves eating raw dinosaur steaks.
Every village, town , city, country in the world has had progress.
Where ever you live , it's different than when you went to school or your parents moved in .
I first arrived in Sihanoukville in 1992 red clay roads.
On 1st January 2018 they started to rebuild Sihanoukville, tiny roads no sidewalks everyone had to walk on the road no sidewalks.
I've just returned from Sihanoukville he's never been to Sihanoukville so how does he know what it was like 2/5/10/20/30/50 years ago.
I've done TH-cam videos on Sihanoukville only in July and August 2022 I've seen the changes, Best thing that's ever happened to Sihanoukville.
NOW they have almost finished the new 4 lane motorway from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville opens up on 1st November 2022 cutting off 3+ hours travel time
My TH-cam videos show the old Sihanoukville still here never left
My TH-cam channel called..
Mystery Cambodia
My TH-cam videos show the real Sihanoukville
@Esphaeras Praestans
Phnom penh is up for redevelopment starting with the Golden Sorya Mall and Pontoon Night Club that whole city block will be Demolished this year .
Then other city blocks will follow.
Phnom penh streets and sidewalks are far too narrow for the 21 st century.
Kampot and Bokor mountain is being Demolished and a new satellite city built on top of Bokor Mountain. By a Khmer company no Chinese money involved.
KEP BEACH and Rabbit Island is being turned into a 5 star resort with Casinos, Luxury hotels and apartments.
The rainforest is being cut down in Kep Beach too build a zip line from the top of the hills around Kep Beach to New reclaimed sea .
RABBIT Island will have a cable car running from the kep Beach to Rabbit Island.
Within 5 years Both Kep and Kampot will be 5 star luxury resorts , hotels, casinos and high rise apartments.
Koh Rong Island is up for redevelopment with luxury hotels and apartments.
Phnom penh has been turned from a third world town into a modern 21st century city .
Diamond Island or Koh Pich Island is a 21st century city within a city of Phnom Penh Cambodia.
The Mekong River is dying, dams built or being built on the Mekong River just across the border in Laos is holding back all the flood waters leaving Cambodia and Vietnam without flood waters that hold back the sea from coming further up the Mekong River into Cambodia.
Cambodia hasn't had a rainy season in 2 years nor a heat season in 2 years.
Just rain most nights or every second day for 2 years.
I haven't had my air conditioning going since March 2020 .
Before then it was going almost every day.
Phnom penh is the fast growing city in Asia and one of the fastest growing countries in the world.
I've been using full time in Cambodia for 18 years this month.
I've never seen any gun violence, but heard rumors about it , Never been any prostitution in Cambodia, it's illegal only working girls , as Cambodia has no welfare system and for those that use the word Prostitution in Cambodia or any Asian country, have no respect for females.
Every country in the world has gambling, why not Sihanoukville or Cambodia.
You only want , what you want , as in no pollution. No high rise buildings , white sandy beaches , they are still here , never were touched , never left , still here .
This guy has never been too Sihanoukville before, only going on an old video posted by someone in 2017 .
He will come to Phnom Penh and no nothing about the Mekong River, or what Phnom Penh looked like 2/5/10/20/50 years ago.
Just another fly in fly out tourist who thinks they know everything.
He just travels around the world from country to country giving his ideas on what each place should look like .
His headlines
Never come here
Is just hurting the Khmer people no one else, then he says we will return next time and visit Koh Rong Island.
He will never return thank God.
@Esphaeras Praestans
Your Australian friend, ask him owns Australia, all the casinos, the huge sheep and cattle stations ( ranches in other countries) who owns all the multi million dollar mansions around Sydney and Melbourne, who owns the fresh water rivers , who owns the best farm land in Australia:
The Chinese do , Australia has just opened up 100.000 new long term visa that turn into citizenship in Australia after 10 years, Chinese, Indian and UK citizens are the most wanted in that order , 100.000 new immigration visas are per year not just this year 2022 .
Just because you have a long term visa or citizenship in another country, doesn't make you legal in that country, your citizenship can be revoked at any stage and you are deported back to your original country of origin.
The Chinese or any other country can buy all the land they want and build what ever they want , but can never take it back to China 🇨🇳
The new development on Rabbit Island and around Kep and Kampot is by the Khmer company called Sokha who owns hotels and most of the petrol ⛽️ oil imported into Cambodia.
Yes the Chinese spent a fortune in Sihanoukville and upgraded all the roads , sidewalks, drainage and sewage.
Where all those large abandoned buildings are , in Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh Cambodia, who do you think owned the worthless land and buildings, Sorry shacks , living in poverty, now sold for millions of dollars now drive expensive luxury vehicles and own luxury apartments or homes , their poor poverty children now drive luxury vehicles.
Naga World Casino number 3 being built on land that Naga World paid $188 million dollars for .
Across from my apartment they are just finishing off a 62 story high apartment complex, my lounge window looks down or up on it , every day 7 days a week for 2+ years I saw hundreds of Khmer men and women walking past wearing safety gear who were or are still working on this apartment complex, doing the fit outs.
This is just 1 of hundreds of apartments being built or under construction in Cambodia with Thousands of Khmer workers involved.
@Esphaeras Praestans
Everything you own is made in China, me personally try not to buy anything made in China.
You know it and so do I, Chinese will own the world by 2099.
They are in every country in the world, with a population of 1.4 Billion people and increasing at an alarming rate each year , not only in China but around the world.
Great video Gabi.
Wow amazing guy Ride With Gabi !
Thank you for the video. I am a Taiwanese. Recently people in my hometown are afraid of going to Cambodia.. because there are too many human - trafficking news on TV and newspapers. And.. of course.. that's also related to China.
Do you know actually how many foreigners disappeared in Cambodia each day?
@@user-xm1qh7jc3m no idea. Recently just because so many news reports are talking about human-traffickin issues in Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar; i started to search for it.
@@st840506 there are reportings said it happened long time ago, before many Chinese died, now they hunt other countries because Chinese controlled boarding, this becomes exposed as the other countries are serious and zero tolerance to the criminal
Hongkongnese were trafficked as well. The leaked footages are so horrible, gives me nightmares
@@Nicolepudding where can see the footage? Wondering why there's no UN or international intervention and sanctions, this kind of complicated crimes are not possible to solve , God, how devil how serious in some of the east Asia , the world has crimes everywhere, but not that such multitude as reported in these countries
I traveled to sihanoukville in June 2018. That time the rapid constructions were mostly concentrated in sihanoukville town proper. I stayed at otres village and i could see new constructions coming up but most of otres beachfront were still lined up with small chalets and restaurants and bars for backpackers. I recently saw a video of otres beachfront now (2022) and all of the chalets and restaurants are no more. Quite a sad thing to see.
So the backpacker joints are still running in Sinoukville?
@@grant5059 on otres beach, no more backpacker joints. Some of the beachfront bars and restaurants were relocated to ochheuteal beach further north. Not sure what happened in otres village, if it also were affected by development.
Oh man that is so sad I was at otres too in 2018 and it was so chill we smoked joints in the little restaurants at the beach and the Khmer people were so chill and happy to host us.
Fascinating video!
I’ve been going to Sihanoukville for over 20 years from when it was a small beach and port town with no traffic lights. Last time there was 2016. I’ve been back to Cambodia a few times since, but have avoided Sihanoukville. The word on the street is ‘don’t go there’. Watching this and other videos, I don’t recognize Sihanoukville. The change has been utterly dramatic. It’s ruined. So sad. So tragic. Used to love it….
Hi Gabi, I've been in Sihanoukville in 2011 and the transformation is astonishing to say the least. Honestly, I didn't like the city much back than but now I find it just terrible. And now, before the Chinese-sympaths start to throw s...t on me, let me share some food for thoughts: Why there are no skyscrapers or extremely few in Europe? Does the new city view follow or has any style? Cambodia has its own, extremely rich cultural heritage that has nothing to do with this beton-made, tasteless megacity. Why? I tend to agree with you that Chinese built their own city in Cambodia. I am not against development or investment, but why this way...? I'm not an engineer but I've serious doubts about the sustainability of the 'product' of this project. There are so many failed projects in history to use as lessoms. What I see here is mucchh money invested in a short time without a well-planned and designed, lomg-term strategy. And without any taste.
Thanks for sharing, I'll defenitely not go to SV again.
Thank you for your informative comment. I would love to know more and make Cambodian friends at the same time. Is cambodia expensive in comparison to Thailand?
I absolutely love your videos. Especially the fails! True adventure at it’s best and worst.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Hello Ploy, Hello Gabi,
So sad ☹️ and very strange atmospher, may be better in Siem Reap !!! 3 years ago I cancelled my trip to Cambodia (Siem Reap and kho rong samloem, and Kampot (for the black pepper....😓) But nevermind I will organize this trip next year
(I hope !!!) Enjoy and take care of you !!!!
Very sad to see all the developments standstill.. 😓 but thanks for exploring, that we may get the first hand information. Great video Gabi! 👍🏻
I’m Vietnamese and I heard alot from others vietnamese who living in Cambodia that Cambodia almost became to China because of so many Chinese there and through your video, I can feel it now, hope Cambodia government can make something to save Shihanoikville.
Vietnamese in Cambodia (including 400,000 illegal immigrants) are to be believed of course.
We are free to choose our economic partners, and prefer Mainland Chinese.
Moreover the Kinhs (Viets) who even deny the word « indigenous » to the Khmer Krom & the Chams, by calling us "Cambodian immigrants" (I am half indigenous Khmer Krom) ; don't have to come and lie about the Han Chinese.
100% of pimps in Cambodia were Viets before 2020, according to Cambodian government & French NGOs.
From 2020 to today, more than 27000 inhabitants from all over the province of Preah Sihanouk & other Cambodian provinces have come to live in the city.
World Bank, International Monetary Fund & United Nations Industrial Development Organization, say that for 7 years, Cambodians no longer go to work abroad, because the country has many vocational training centers & more jobs.
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It is too late now..china control sihanoukville now..and they built china military base in port of cambodia..cambodia is too weak to against china..vietnam help Cambodia alot..liberate them from polpot but Cambodia still love china..this time Vietnam stay away Cambodia trouble ..please don't ask Vietnam for help one more time..alot Vietnamese soldiers died for helping Cambodia liberate from evil chinese blood polpot who is puppet of china.
@KhmerProtector that’s what I read on Khmer Times( but seem like they deleted that new) , but the truth is they was scammed to work in Cambodian casino mafia which own by Chinese, they promised that they will be paid high salary, but instead of, they didn’t get paid, be hit and no food if could not make enough money for them, worked extra time and that’s why they had to exchanged their life to flee( one person died when swimming back to vietnam, one was lost) have you watched this video yet? Many guards of casino hit them by stick when they tried to escape, but Khmer new said they are polices try to catch illegal Vietnamese, so ridiculous. Can not deny that these Vietnamese entered Cambodia illegally, they was stupid because of money, but not only Vietnamese, Chinese and Taiwanese… was scammed, so what is happening there?
Thank you for giving so much background details and political developments! Really another level compared to other "travel channels"
Thank God I m seeing this vlog at right time as I m in phnom phen for 5 night was planning to go to this place as I felt staying here would be more..thanks mate
They shouldn't have trusted the Chinese/China. They can only blame themselves.
Hopefully they learnt the lesson for the future and won't sell other whole cities in Cambodia to the Chinese.
And I say that as someone with 50% cambodian blood. Really annoyed at what they've done with the country. Phnom Penh's development is pretty bad too. No parks, nothing for pedestrians, only a big mess of motorbike traffic and private building development projects.
Ur right
Do you think these officials didn't know anything behind the deal? Many casino owners are close friends with top leaders. The politicians basically don't care about the damage to local communities and environment. Their kids are living overseas anyway.
So you think they should trust those from vvest to come and destroy the local culture, colonize and exploit them? LOL. Saying bad things about China is the way to make money these days. LOL.
Thanks China for helping Cambodia develop and grow. After years of colonization and exploitation from the vvest, Cambodia has had enough from them. Cambodia is smart to have China helping them develop.
so do you search how many job opportunity create for khmer people after the chinese investment?
sihanoukville is cambodia only deep sea port and it need investment to expand so can attract other investment to come, if not from china easy and low interest loan where cambodia can find the money?
now so many factory open in sihanoukville because the port will expand
so if khmer people dont want this opportunity then china can move their bussines to thailand or vietnam
even vietnam and thai asking loan from china for grow better...
so khmer people choice they want do better with trade or left behind by viet and thai again.
I was here in 2014 and it was beautiful and untouched. sad to see what happened
Thanks for the information. I'm also so sad about my country.
welcome and enjoy ur trips
I visited just before it was destroyed by "investment". I stayed in a sleepy beach villa outside town and took some local snorkeling tours and ate good food at the local restaurants. Even the town, which had a bit of a reputation for Russian venues, was actually quite pleasant. It's terrible what they did to it. I feel sad for all the local businesses.
@Eyeball Seegood People argue that dictatorships, unlike democracies, have the power to plan long term, but it seems to me they just destroy stuff. We need regulation to stop this sort of money grabbing.
@Eyeball Seegood I live in a country that's well run, so it's working out great.
I just spent a month in Cambodia mostly in Phnom Penh. I had planned an heading to Sihanoukville for a week but most of the people in PP said not to that it had completely changed from a beach town to a chinese enclave where western tourists are not welcome. I also, spoke to an expat who said he had just came back from a run there and said there seems to be return of tourists from china but that he felt unwelcome in a few of the bars he went to as he was the only westerner there, he also said the was barred, for no apparent reason from entering one of the club/bars by security and that they appeared to be chinese and not Khmer.
@KhmerProtector what´s even more upset is that people in my hometown back in Vietnam are just pure victims of human trafficking. Some were taken to Sihanoukville even though there was absolute no consent. And now, Sihanoukville arises as one of the quite common topics in Vietnam. I really hope problems with illegal labor would stop. Seeing some workers suicide by jumping out of like 10-story buliding is just heartbreaking.
Regarding Chinese invesment and Sihanoukville, I cannot say anything cause I have never been there. Really hope that the locals in Sihanoukvill are having a better life :(
@KhmerProtector problem is, forces: no but implicit consent: yes. We cannot really do such acts as victim blaming like this because some are taken with partial consensus or with no consensus. What I am highly concerned is rather the question "Are they able to recognize these are scammers?". Scammers seem not to show up and tell you the brute hardcore facts or give you clear signs of a scammer. Ofc some are suspicous, we still cannot blame them totally. In rural areas, they have barely a hope to earn much better than being a mediocre worker from 5 to 9.
I have heard some cases that said they would work in Ho Chi Minh city only. With such false promise and silently bringing people to the border, I call this implicit consent. In a broader sense, a false promise, a scam and force. Force needs not to be in physical shape but also in terms of implicit consent.
@KhmerProtector lol you are getting too far from my point at the very beginning. The first comment, I already said "hoping that the locals in Sihanoukville are having a better life". Dude, the framework of what I am saying is merely within Sihanoukville, regardless of which nationalities. Not only the Viet but also the Taiwanese being brought to only Sihanoukville are what I am aiming at here.
For those boat people, you are again victim blaming. Have two governments really addressed this problem properly or just those UNCHR attempts to raise their voice? If there are no legal basis, no attempts to alleviate the issue, I dont believe they are able to move anywhere. Thus, they possess aint no passports from either Cambodia or Vietnam. Saying that they are Viet or Cambodians is already legally incorrect ;)
Enjoyed the video. I´m coming to Cambodia in December so I will cross Sihanoukville off my list. Koh Rong for sure but can you recommend any other places at the coast?
If you're looking for something rather different, you can check out m'pai bei village in koh rong sanloem. Experience cambodia village life on an island.
Last time I was in Sihanoukville was in 2003, it had a quiet country feel, very laid back, a great place to relax. Not crowded, very little traffic, and friendly people. It was one of my favorite backpacking places. This transformation of this beautiful fishing village is shocking! Simply put this is a disaster for Cambodia! It is very sad to see what has happened to this beautiful city. I would think the Cambodian people are very unhappy with this situation. A very unique city and way of life is lost, it is heartbreaking. I understand that places change over time, but this is not progress! The Golden Lion Circle is not even recognizable with so many high buildings and half finished casinos. I am glad to have been there in the early/mid 2000s. It was a highlight of my many travels. I remember one day on the beach there were 3 people as far as the eye could see and no high rise hotels! I wish the Cambodian people the very best, hopefully there can be some progress in the future to improve the mess made in this city! Thank you for posting this video.
I was there before the transformation…..I’m shocked and dismayed with what’s it become. Really pity the locals
Your videos speak volumes about the changes in Sihanoukville Can’t thank you enough for making this video. Amazing video
Thank for visited Cambodia 🇰🇭
I was there in 2016 with a friend and her family. I thought I was in paradise, the hotel by the beach was just exquisite.
Good that you showed the truths about Sihanoukville. I was ther in 2010 with a motorbike started from Siem Reap with a buddy. When we arrived at Sihanoukville, it felt like a non discovered paradise and it was a very small village with very friendly cambodian people. ! When I see this now, it makes me A : hate the Chinese even more (mainly the corrupt government) and B: also start hating the corrupt cambodian government to allow then in the first place to to enter their beautiful country and let them mess it up like this! Reallly really sad story...
Sure, you wanted to see them stay poor and the Chinese are.massively upgrading this once dump of a town. Cry more loser 😭
Stop your Bullshit
You forgot the white man (US bombs the country into Stone Age and killing
thousand of civilians
These are mainland Chinese, the local Chinese ethnicity people are great people who have developed Cambodia alot same for elsewhere in SEA. They stayed and assimilated unlike these guys who come in and destroyed the landscape.
Are there any place you would recommend going somewhat similar to what Sihanoukville was before the Chinese?
Try phillipines...they still worship caucasian
Compton
✨ Super video 🙂 Thank You 🇭🇺 i go now
He sums it up in the end. I feel like im in china and not in cambodia. The reason i used to like Sihanoukville was to meet friendly khmer people and experience the funky and fun khmer culture. Khmer people makes you laugh and the chinese makes you cry instead.
I went the in 2019, and there was still just about enough of the backpacker side of things to get a slight feel of what it used to be like, but you could see the way it was going - bascially to be the new Macao, which is one of the most boring cities in the world if you aren't into casinos. It'll be incredibly hard to attract western tourists back, as the city is completely dead. The beaches are ok, but the scenery is ruined by construction, and there's nothing to do in the evening now. The really sad thing is that there was no need to knock the old tourist areas down. There's plenty of undeveloped land that would have been fine for the new construction.
I know I live in Cambodia but before it used to be a really beautiful place
Went there few days ago on my way to a ferry to the islands and it was like a ghost town. On the other hand, I found it much cleaner than the flighty capital city
I hope everything should be back up to normal soon.
also one side of phenom pehn is all chinese.and they only employ chinese people no Cambodians sad.i found phenom pehn very peacefull and the people were beautiful
They paved paradise. In 2015 when I first went there Sihanoukville was rated as the best backpacker destination in the world. It was cheap as well. Such a vibe. The westerners have moved to Kampot.
I'm an Australian Guy lived in Phnom Penh Cambodia for 18 years I've just come back from Sihanoukville the old Sihanoukville is still here.
My TH-cam channel is called
.mystery Cambodia
I've done TH-cam videos on Sihanoukville in July and August 2022
I arrived in Sihanoukville in 1992 the roads were red clay you were 23 years too late still in diapers
Perhaps this is the next chapter
I visited in 2017 a wonderful trip
Sad story
yes i was there in 2017. it was a very relaxing place. I will try to return soon but probably not there.
I missed the old Sihanoukville
I feel like Sihanoukville is China town
I went last month and it’s very quiet
I miss the old Phnom Penh from 1994, there were not a lot of foreigners it was 100% adventure and everybody smiling at you 👌
You should check out Koh Rong island. It has very beautiful beaches and clear sea water. ❤️
Oh really. That's nice
Hi I'm Cambodian . 🇰🇭💯 welcome to sihanouk ville .
Went here around 2016 and it was still a chill beach town with small restaurants/bars on the beach. Wouldn't come back now.
As a foreigner, I have always supported the Thai government's strict action against foreigners, when I saw the Chinese invasion of Cabodia, I understood again that the Thai state was on the right track.
You are confused China with u s a and jpn. u s a & jpn are the worst ones to invade all countries in the region. Did you get 50cents/comment from uncle Sam to write such absurd comment?
Still Thai borrow money from china...
Still Thai hope more tourist from china...
If Thai gov can build things without borrow money from china and not take tourist from china then I will give applause for their gov.
If they still do, then it's no different. Why not build an anti Chinese country and show how Thai country will become.
We've never seen anyone criticizing China invading Cambodia. Only those trolls getting paid to say bad things about China. You are one of those.
We all can see uncle Sam & jopan invades everyone in history and causes huge atrocities everywhere they go.
I'm sure you get 50cents/post. to spread lies for uncle Sam.
Yes been there in 2010 and it was lovely. We spent a week there and had the best time ever. The people so warm and friendly and we felt really lucky to be in a paradise. It's so incredibly sad to see how much it has changed by Chinese developments. I do hope for positive changes there, so many Cambodians can work again 🙏
It makes you sad to see fishing villages in other countries turned into cities. You can completely destroy the city of your own country and turn it into a fishing village, so that you can live in the countryside with beautiful environment forever. Why do you want others to stay pristine all the time?
@@remmond3769 I dont think they meant that at all. i have never been but after watching the comparison video to how Sihanoukville looked before and then after with all the casinos and skyscrapers THAT now stand empty unfinished and closed because of the botched chinese investment then yeah it looks like a ghost city with no one there. How is that good for anyone?
The hotel I stayed at near the roundabout probably doesn't exist anymore. in early 2010 I travel to Sihanoukville and Koh Rong islands, the town is literally flat (apart from some villas or housing apartments) The reason I came cuz someone said to me, come see it before it changes forever. People who visited Bali or Boracay in the 80s always say it was different but of course, I had no experience comparing now and then. I'll be sure to visit Sihanoukville again to experience the changes with my own eyes. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for your very interesting video I was there during the summer in 2009.Woah I also cant recognize anything and the chinese" touch" didnt get the best result...
Thoroughly depressing. I spent time in Camodia in 2016 including a week in Sihanoukville, It was beautiful, unspoilt and so chilled. Thankfully the Chinese have stayed away from Siem Reap.
Imagine they go to siem reap and destroy temple make building
@@reachsokchan4860 well this was exclusively for Sihanoukville not other cities in Cambodia that’s why they didn’t. Also they would never be able to touch temples!
sure. you guys want Cambodia staying under developed and poor for you guys from imperial colonists to exploit them. I hope Chinese move to Siem Reap to develop the place better.
@@reachsokchan4860 you are drinking too much u s a kool aid. Only the vvest could destroy temples and cultures of other nations.
@@bilibasket7951 I highly doubt the Khmers want any major development in Siem Reap. They would Prefer Phnom Penh modernized to compete with Bangkok instead.
I was there many times, with the bus from PP to Snooky “ Shihanoukville” from 2009 till 2012. Ufff what a view ..!!! But dont forget the Cambodian government accept the money, to invest in Cambodia ….but see what will happen to a Beautiful place …Greed !!!!!!!
Yes. Governments often see the big money and jobs, but do not see what will be the end result of this. Now a beautiful city is suffering. Jobs and money are gone. Progress? Maybe not so much. Sometimes less is better than more. 😭❤️🙏🙏🙏
Thanks from Bangkok bro 😉
This is so sad. I was there in 2008. It was a sleepy fishing village with little bars and restaurants lining the beach. It was a magical place then. It breaks my heart to see this.
May God bless Cambodian people.
Well, He doesn't!
Excellent video. Luckily I was last in Sihanoukvile in Dec 2017 just before the real Chinese expansion. The beaches and people are so lovely. Sad to see this ugly town now with all the high rise and casino everywhere.
Yes go Koh Rong. Wonderful.
That road from PP to Sihanoukvile is scary!
Respect you for visiting my country 🤯
Changed so much. January 2022. There were some beach restayrant bars. Khim Shack was still open 10 years.
ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាស្រស់ស្អាត
I'm Thai and I'm not very excited about the sights and information I'm getting about Sihanoukville.
I see that it would be difficult to get back to the way it was because the contract between China and the Cambodian government would make it difficult for the city to continue. But if the Cambodian government finds a solution by negotiating the contract and bringing the city back everything will be fine
But it's going to be difficult. I can only pray that business people who only look at benefits should go away. What should they give back to society?
I have good wishes for all my Cambodian friends.
I hope the Cambodian people's power will help drive the injustice in the country. Whether it comes from politicians or foreign businessmen who come to take advantage.
You guys be strong We Thai people would like to be encouraged in every aspect of Cambodia.
Satuu. 🙏🙏🙏💞🇹🇭🇱🇦🇰🇭💪🏾
@KhmerProtector When will you guys understand the positive stories?
Why is there only the deposition of each other? Racism doesn't make it any better. We all know that Cambodia suffers from war and long colonization. If you guys don't change your attitude Everything will be drowned in problems.
When you don't accept opinions from anyone. There are only bad attitudes that have been shown.
Your society will have only hatred.
Everything has to move forward together. But you only have old memories etched into your head without knowing what history was written for.
what do you know in writing a book for the people of the nation
Every government in the world writes for people in their own country to develop patriotic values.
even sometimes it's non-existent
These things will drive you crazy.
at the master's degree or doctorate level in Thailand
Ancient stories were excavated and educated people tended to think. Analyze before believing anything I hope you can understand what I'm saying.
That education is important.
As for the three southern provinces, it is a matter of religion and extremism.
And there are complex details that go back hundreds of years when Thailand invaded and seized these lands.
You look at the Middle East, it's the same. Religious events everywhere in the world have problems. You look at the wide angle.
It's not just reading the title and coming to the conclusion itself.
I don't have bad intentions for the Khmers, but I think
Even when I express my honest feelings, you have negative opinions.
and try to show a bad attitude
This will cause bad feelings for each other. If other people who do not know the analysis of the text came to read.
Thai King and Thai royal family celebrate Chinese New Year burning ghost money praying to their Chinese ancestors every year.
@@kampuchantra4054 The king went to every ceremony, every religion and every race.
You guys don't know all the news within Thailand yourself.
Even scholarships for Khmer students who have come to study in Thailand
He was the one who paid the expenses until graduation.
You try to find information to see how many students who receive free scholarships come to study in Thai universities in 1 year.
@KhmerProtector I read all your messages. and have the idea
Education is important for patriotic Khmer people.
I thought you were like a little bird on the vast earth.
I lived in Cambodia for 15 years and Sihanoukville was the place to go during the holidays,. I don't blame the Chinese it was the greed and corruption of local government that allowed the best place in Cambodia to be destroyed.
Very good video.
Wow I've always wanted to visit cambodia so glad I saw your video, I will try elsewhere for a few years
By the way, Sihanoukville is now also a center for human/organ traffcking, scams, and money laundry in SE asia… hundreds of companies established and operated by chinese mafia.
Be careful out there. Its not the same old beautiful city anymore~
Hope all the best for cambodian ppl
I was there in 2012. I just saw some pictures on yahoo and then came to youtube to see if anyone had videos on it. Thank you so much for posting this. It's so sad. Sihanoukville was beautiful 10 years ago. Very simple, quiet city. Those empty high rises half built are disturbing. So irresponsible at all levels. It was so much better when it was just backpackers. Even the island nearby seems to have been destroyed by all that construction. I think my dream of returning and moving there permanently has been shattered. :(
I though you were also visiting Kampot and Kep which I hear is still very nice. At least I hope it is as I will be visiting next week.
That was the plan. but that bumpy road to Kampot completely turned me off. And also the weather was not good.
I will be back during high season
Is Bamboo island ( KOH RUSSEY) effected by what you showed in the video about Sihanoukville?
Had a great time in 2016. In your next trip: 1) Are there ANY remnants of the backpacker era left? If so, please show them. 2) Surely not every single condo is half finished and abandoned. The ones that did get completed before covid must be available for sale or rent, and would be extremely cheap. Please report.
I'm hoping someone does respond
i should say you did a very good report in this video.if your going back to pheom pehn you should check out the genocide prison and the killing fields it really is an eye opener as to what has happened in cambodia
I always went there for a trip with my family when I was younger and it was beautiful and a good place to go to and now it’s not like before
Wow! How sad! Looks completely different from when I was there in 2009.