Comments on: Cambodia: Blogs sharply criticize donor meetings

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By: Rindy Nong

Rindy Nong — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:55:58 +0000

we all know that $690 million will benefit a few
family tree that run the government of cambodia and
that all the donor will get taxes money worth but
I guest it a necessity of evil so that keep these
family happy so that they will suck poor khmer blood
dry.

Poor or rich as long Khmer live a happy live and peaceful live, I am happy.

By: VuthaSurf

VuthaSurf — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:58:57 +0000

Some part of fundings from donors have been fallen into the hand of the corrupt government officials. only Cambodian people will be becoming the victim. I lost confidence in the current government too. By the way, other parties always said that they are democrat but they are arguing each other in the internal party. Who believe them?

By: Deacon Miller

Deacon Miller — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:34:24 +0000

Oh stop whinning!! The Contract between the a country’s citizens applies to Cambodians as well as Americans (read the American Declaration of Independence). If the Government consistently breaks that contract and will not respond to the will fo the people, do what the Americans did — kill them.

By: Sokheoun

Sokheoun — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:43:43 +0000

The $690 millions donation doesn’t reflect the acchievement of the hunsen govt yet it reflects its weak ness becaue logically the stronger need less support and only the the weaker need more support. On the other hand, the pledge increased is to balance the increased inflation in Cambodia. And lastly i dnt believe that hun sen govt begged for only $600million, and the donors give them more. I think hunsen govt begged even more than that but they cant released their secrecy.

By: borin

borin — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:35:17 +0000

The work the international community do is just like games that kids play. We see there are alot of issues not only Cambodia, but other countries as well, but the international community hasn’t done enough.

By doing so, the people of poor country become hostage of their leaders. I started to lose hope now!!!

The world is stuck by stupid diplomatic rules, and bureau cratic procedure… and donor can spend thier tax payer’s money to fund government that are known to be corrupted.

By: Sopheak

Sopheak — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:48:25 +0000

Hun Sun must step down as he is not competent enough.

By: vutha

vutha — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:04:18 +0000

Whether we feel happy when international donors will pledge to give $690 million for Cambodian development. The poor is suffering the land’s grabbing by the rich and powerful. The nation development is to evict forcibly the poor from their home and dump them outskirt of countryside without enough of road, clean water, school, market and so on. So that is the Gov’t strategy to develop the country.

By: Thok Tiep

Thok Tiep — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:37:16 +0000

we’re khmers we’ve to find out the resolution for our p

eople to live in safty in our native country.

By: Don Jameson

Don Jameson — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:09:05 +0000

This is indeed a sad situation but not much different from the way donors behave all around the world, with a few exceptions such as Burma, where western nations perceive no real interest and thus can enjoy the “luxury of our ideals” as one former US Ambassasdor (the last one) to that country put it. He lobbied strongly against almost any contact with Burma but was a big proponent of support and understanding with regard to China, whose human rights record is no better than that of Burma. Not very consistent it would seem. This is the way of diplomacy and it is propelled in part by the fact that there is not much outsiders can do to stop corruption/human rights abuses in countries like Cambodia, unless they want to make them pariahs like Burma and North Korea, which has not worked very well either, especially when they have strong allies like China to bolster them in time of need. Of course there is always the Iraq solution, but that has not been a resounding success either. So we are at something of an impasse, which will most likely be broken only when internal conditions in these countries finally lead to change. Unfortuately, with all the pressures building up in the meantime, this will very probably be acccompanied by unpleasant side effects, including violence and suffering, for which there are ample historical precendents in all of the counrries mentioned.

By: Thok Tiep

Thok Tiep — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:06:29 +0000

I guess cambodia shall belong to Youn’s teritory in imediat future.

By: Norbert Klein

Norbert Klein — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:04:49 +0000

Whoever wants to follow the Cambodian situation as it shows up in the printed press, is invited to regularly look at the glimpses from the Khmer press (in English) which I edit since more that 10 years under the name of The Mirror:

http://cambodiamirror.wordpress.com

Every day from Monday to Saturday we translate one article, and in addition about 15 headlines from different papers, and on Sudays I add a weekly comment.

Norbert Klein, Phnom Penh

By: Hean KONG (Mr)

Hean KONG (Mr) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:57:59 +0000

In the last ten years since the July 1997 coup to topple then first Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh, the donor community has been pumping billioins of US dollars to prop up the impoverished Cambodia contingent on Hun Sen Government tackling endemic problems like corruption, deforestation, the plundering of State assets, land grabbing, drug and/or people trafficking, human rights abuses, control of the judiciary, extrajudicial killings and lawlessness. But nothing has happened.

Therefore, it is safe to say that the donor community doen’t care much about the overwhelming majority of Khmer people who live far below the poverty line. This particular community only cares about the mafiosi Hun Sen regime.