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VOA Khmer
Washington
18/12/2006
Studies on corruption co-authored by the Cambodian Center for Social Development (CSD) and Transparency International (TI) will be released Tuesday, according to CSD director Seng Theary.
Seng Theary told VOA Khmer that representative from Cambodia's most prominent political parties would participate in tomorrow's forum to reveal the result of the corruption study.
Studies have shown that corruption is prevalent throughout Cambodia. Theary says that Cambodians are awared of this problem, but find it hard to confront corruption because "they don't feel powerful enough to face or change the system." Also, she added that the government is doing very little to combat corruption in Cambodia.
Ministry of Interior spokesman Khieu Sopheak denied that systemic corruption exists in Cambodia. However, he admitted there are some individuals who take advantage of the system.
Opposition party president Sam Rainsy, who will also participate in tomorrow's forum, says that in order to eradicate corruption the government has to start from the top [officials], which is involved in corruption activities.
Transparency International has been conducting annual corruption surveys for the past 11 years. In 2006, the study group found Cambodia to be the second most corrupt country in Asia, and ranked the country at 151 our of 163 corrupt nations.
Its' research has repeatedly showed a clear link between high levels of corruption and poverty.
Seng Theary told VOA Khmer that representative from Cambodia's most prominent political parties would participate in tomorrow's forum to reveal the result of the corruption study.
Studies have shown that corruption is prevalent throughout Cambodia. Theary says that Cambodians are awared of this problem, but find it hard to confront corruption because "they don't feel powerful enough to face or change the system." Also, she added that the government is doing very little to combat corruption in Cambodia.
Ministry of Interior spokesman Khieu Sopheak denied that systemic corruption exists in Cambodia. However, he admitted there are some individuals who take advantage of the system.
Opposition party president Sam Rainsy, who will also participate in tomorrow's forum, says that in order to eradicate corruption the government has to start from the top [officials], which is involved in corruption activities.
Transparency International has been conducting annual corruption surveys for the past 11 years. In 2006, the study group found Cambodia to be the second most corrupt country in Asia, and ranked the country at 151 our of 163 corrupt nations.
Its' research has repeatedly showed a clear link between high levels of corruption and poverty.
6 comments:
I think this hardhead Khiev Sopheak doesn't want to know about people talking about corruption because he was one of them. Just ask him how much his salary and how much he has his own assets? Where he got all the surplus?
There has to be a change. If democracy are constantly subverted for individual greed, then the system will either have to change itself, or the bubble will burst. Corruption can go so far, that it will hit itself on the foot. Most of Cambodia's leaders care more about individual wealth as oppose the the betterment of Cambodia's future.
it up to cambodian .if they still beleive Hun sen and vote for him,it's nothing we can do...wake up and pick any one but CPP if you want to see a light....
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If you think that people would vote for Hun Sen, you are wrong. People hate ah Hun Sen, when people vote for other leader, he still won the election, why is that? corruption my friends. Hun Sen will evade the law. Does it make any different? well, people try to make a different but the government not.
Back to Khiev Sopheak, i agree, go ahead ask him how much is his salary, and his asset, i bet you talking about million of dollars, why does he get all those money. CORRUPTION. man, these people don't even have a diploma and they are in a high rank official. LOL what a joke. no wonder why cambodia is so damn corrupted.
Nothing is impossible. If we can eradicate from the top, why not change strategy? we can educate from the bottom. If people at grassroots are educated and come together to fight then corruption will not exist. But of course, it takes time, but it works.
How can thieves recognize they are thieves? They are more tahn thieves. Those maffiosis including their relatives and children are ruling Cambodia, Look at A Hun TO A Hun Choch, A Hun Family, A Phkays Chor, thoses disgutings advisers and Excellencies....Who are they?
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