By Douglas Gillison
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
On a list of nearly 150 countries, Cambodia ranks as the 47th most vulnerable to collapse or conflict, the Washington-based think tank Fund for Peace announced this week.
The second annual "Failed States Index," produced jointly with Foreign Policy magazine, has ranked 148 nations, giving each country a score based on 12 indicators.
Out of a possible 10 points in each category, with 10 indicating a particularly serious problem, Cambodia earned an 8 for "chronic and sustained human flight."
It notched up 7.8 for "criminalization or delegitimization of the state," 7.5 for both the "rise of factionalized elites" and "deterioration of public services" and 6.9 points for "widespread violation of human rights."
Out of a possible 120 negative points, Cambodia notched up 85.
Information Minister and Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said he had not seen the report, but said, "I don't think we will collapse." He added, "After more than one decade of working together we lean how to prevent Cambodia from collapsing into conflict."
Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Iraq and Zimbabwe were the five least stable counties on the list, with Sudan at the bottom.
Cambodia was placed in the "warning" category along with Indonesia, which ranked 32nd, Laos, which came in at 40, Vietnam, which took 70th place, and Thailand, which was ranked 79th.
Bretton Sciaroni, chair of the International Business Club, said Cambodia's supposed instability is not scaring away investors. "I have investors in my office every week who see the value of doing business here," he said.
The second annual "Failed States Index," produced jointly with Foreign Policy magazine, has ranked 148 nations, giving each country a score based on 12 indicators.
Out of a possible 10 points in each category, with 10 indicating a particularly serious problem, Cambodia earned an 8 for "chronic and sustained human flight."
It notched up 7.8 for "criminalization or delegitimization of the state," 7.5 for both the "rise of factionalized elites" and "deterioration of public services" and 6.9 points for "widespread violation of human rights."
Out of a possible 120 negative points, Cambodia notched up 85.
Information Minister and Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said he had not seen the report, but said, "I don't think we will collapse." He added, "After more than one decade of working together we lean how to prevent Cambodia from collapsing into conflict."
Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Iraq and Zimbabwe were the five least stable counties on the list, with Sudan at the bottom.
Cambodia was placed in the "warning" category along with Indonesia, which ranked 32nd, Laos, which came in at 40, Vietnam, which took 70th place, and Thailand, which was ranked 79th.
Bretton Sciaroni, chair of the International Business Club, said Cambodia's supposed instability is not scaring away investors. "I have investors in my office every week who see the value of doing business here," he said.
5 comments:
Cambodia will not collapse or get in conflict. Why? because Hun Sen, his family, distance families and his gangs (The ass kissers) controll everyhting, you name it, in the country and willing to kill any one in his way.
As long as Hun Sen pleases his boss ( The Viet) and kissing up to other neighbors, Hun Sen will get all the supports to stay in power.
But on other hand no one will stay in power for ever. I hope one day soon Hun Sen will pay the price for the sin.
America, see what you did to Cambodia. We were the greatest in the 60's. You destroyed us. we now up to 47th. See below:
1953: Cambodia incorporated into the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
1960s-early 70s: National team one of the strongest in region. Victories against India, Japan and China.
1972: National side captained by Som Saran considered the greatest in Cambodian history. Places 4th in ASEAN Cup.
In 1975, you left us in the mud.
Do you know any leader of other country selling his territory to his traditional enemies.
We must be No1 in the list.
America is not responsible of our misfortune.
Cambodian are always one of the great people.
Our misfortune is we often have as leaders the MORONS (MINUS), the TRAITORS, the selfish men, the idiots, like NORODOM SIHANOUK, POL POT, NGUYEN HUN SEN the reason why we are miserable.
Be fair please.
Maybe the people who is stupid enought to follow them. But then again you have to follow one or another. I think America is the resposible for world instability
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