Sorry, Princess Euginie!

As a Cambodian I am sorry that Princess Eugenie had such bad experience during her visit to Cambodia. I hope her enjoyment of seeing Cambodia will make her forget about the incident.

It is sad and embarrassing; Cambodia is plagued with all form of thieveries from top to bottom. Corruption is a kind of theft. It is committed by many government officials.

Intuitions such as non governmental agencies, government agencies in all departments are run by many officials who are corrupt. Even the KRT court is not free from dishonest officials.
Political parties, too, are overwhelmed by dishonest individuals who abuse contributions given by their members. Donors must be aware that much of their funds will not reach their intended destination.

Morality of the people is still low. Working ethics within departmental employees don’t exist. Briberies are considered social norms, i.e. students are forced to pay their teacher for better grades and custom employees are required to make additional money (under the table) to feed their superiors, et-cetera…

Heinous crimes are on the rise and getting worse but many have not been reported.

Travelers must be vigilant all the time. Don’t let that gentle smiles fool you and make sure that expensive jewelries and personal belongings are hidden or just leave them home.

Sathonne
New York

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Princess Eugenie mugged in Cambodia
Last Updated: 12:58PM BST 04 May 2009

Princess Eugenie and her friends were mugged while in Cambodia, according to reports

The incident happened while Eugenie was on holiday in Cambodia Photo: IAN JONES
The Queen's granddaughter, 19, who is holidaying in the country as part of her gap year, was rescued by two bodyguards who tackled a gang of bandits.
The incident happened as the Duchess of York's daughter and two gap-year friends were walking at night in Phnom Penh.

When one of her friends got a purse out, the mugger grabbed it. The officers were just feet away.
The two officers rugby-tackled one of the bandits as he tried to flee with the princess's purse.
According to reports, they grappled with the man before another robber started throwing rocks at them. The officers, fearing for the princess's safety, let the thief go, grabbed the purse and led the royal away.
A Buckingham Palace source told The Sun: "They feared the incident was escalating out of control and took the decision to focus on the safety of their principal."
It is the first time in 10 years that SO14 officers have stopped a direct threat to a Royal.
Questions have already been asked over the amount of money spent to keep the princess safe while on the trip. Reports suggest the cost of flights, expenses, accommodation and overtime for the officers will amount to around £100,000 for the six-week stay.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman would not comment on the incident, nor on the princess' security arrangements.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/5270313/Princess-Eugenie-mugged-in-Cambodia.html