Some of the people named in Global Witness report: The dons(Click to zoom in)
Bill Seeks to Ban Corrupt Cambodians from Entering US
Brian Calvert, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
26 September 2007
The US Congress will request the State Department to deny visas to corrupt Cambodian officials, especially those named in a recent Global Witness report, and will ask for a report on the number of Montagnard asylum seekers in Cambodia, according to an annual bill waiting to become law.
The annual Foreign Operations bill sets out funding for the State Department and other international agencies.
The bill is currently under discussion between members of both houses of US Congress before it will be sent to the president to be signed into law.
The Senate's version of the bill includes a suggestion to the State Department that it restrict corrupt Cambodian officials from entering the US.
Those named in this year's Global Witness report, "Cambodia's Family Trees," should be prohibited entrance, according to a Senate report from the committee in charge of money appropriation.
The Global Witness report, which was banned in Cambodia, accuses a number of top officials with links to Prime Minister Hun Sen and his family of abetting the destruction of Cambodia's forests.
The Senate Appropriations Committee also requested a report from the Secretary of State on the number of Montagnard refugees in Cambodia.
Cambodia has seen a steady influx of Vietnamese hill tribe refugees seeking asylum, and the Senate committee requested a report on them by March 1, 2008.
The committee sought to allocate $57 million in assistance for Cambodia, including $15 million in an economic support fund.
It urged the administration of the president to make clear its support for democracy and human rights.
The annual Foreign Operations bill sets out funding for the State Department and other international agencies.
The bill is currently under discussion between members of both houses of US Congress before it will be sent to the president to be signed into law.
The Senate's version of the bill includes a suggestion to the State Department that it restrict corrupt Cambodian officials from entering the US.
Those named in this year's Global Witness report, "Cambodia's Family Trees," should be prohibited entrance, according to a Senate report from the committee in charge of money appropriation.
The Global Witness report, which was banned in Cambodia, accuses a number of top officials with links to Prime Minister Hun Sen and his family of abetting the destruction of Cambodia's forests.
The Senate Appropriations Committee also requested a report from the Secretary of State on the number of Montagnard refugees in Cambodia.
Cambodia has seen a steady influx of Vietnamese hill tribe refugees seeking asylum, and the Senate committee requested a report on them by March 1, 2008.
The committee sought to allocate $57 million in assistance for Cambodia, including $15 million in an economic support fund.
It urged the administration of the president to make clear its support for democracy and human rights.
33 comments:
USA always make cambodia trouble. Global report is unfair. Why don't they BAN all corrupt Leaders which has been listed by worldbank?
Is this the next Khmer Rouge Tribunal? which will make unrest war?
I understood corrumption, but it take time to proceed it. What we should look at is does economic improve or not? Does natural resource conserve enough for our human health?
Developed countries destroyed their natures for economic improvement. Then blame other poor countries for clearing land for development.
Hypocritically!
I can do I can do, but you have to help me on your side.
K
USA make Cambodia troubles=Communism and monarchism s 'ideology?
Global witness's report unfair= Hun Sen and it clan s Ideology?
KRT=instability of the country it is not true.
Times consuming for taking care of corruption? Noway Jose until the regime is changed so the country is rotten,because now from the top to the root hundred years from now??
UN are there FBI are there we can't make a shake to let those two to help us, when until we turn to be Kampuchea Krom?
Unity, energy, light, lives, hope, and nation I think.
Harrr, harr, harr, reee, harr, harr, what is a bunch of corrupted PhD idiots (US Congress)?
Corrupting congress with idiots PHD in USA is better place to live than any where on earth,feeding Cambodian people 150,000 to stay home free welfare money doing nothing some of them 25 years have never go to work that is still not good,go and get a life some where else then ,not appreciated ppl
Those animals deserve action from international community.It's a shame and a dishonor for themselves, their family and their off-springs.
9:17, we can do better, once we have as much money as you have, and you know we will too.
Just look at France, they are poorer than the US, but yet their social security program is far better than the US. So, what are you talking about? I mean the bullshit about the US being the greatest place to live on earth.
Oh please. The U.S. can sink Cambodia's economy w/ the blink of an eye. Only with sympathy do they help out. Who's the largest importer of Cambodia's Garment? the U.S., not China, who's competing with Cambodia, but the U.S.. Sure, the U.S. isn't perfect, but it's still a great place to live. Their health insurance ain't free (yet), but even Europeans flock to the U.S. health care, especially when dealing with cancer treatment. Making money in the U.S. is easier if you have the right ideas. Silicone Valley are full of young multimillionaires. Sure, we have a sucky president right now that spends too much money, but better days are near when one of the Democrats will be president.
You got it all backward, dude. There are more Americans who seek the European's medical care in Europe than there are Europeans who seek American's medical care, and it has nothing to do with insurance. The European are just plain better than the US. Moreover, the European and the US stole most of the medical methodology from Asia without giving us a drop of credit for it. What is a bunch of crooks?
Hun Sen regime can do it better? 200 more years to catch up with the america,because they always preserve the scholars and save the educated people,not like Khmer rouge time and hun sen save only Yiekcong ,give me a break people might laugh their butt off.
I heard Hun Sen couldn't the find the restroom on the air plane once because ,he read only Vietnam.
Long Live CPP
Then the Europe need USA missiles defense, to protect them from Russia?
They hate big brother but they need big brother the same time ,what is the point?
There too many Cambodian living in the States so it doesn't matter ,people put the mud in the clear water, but those Cambodian living in the States not fell for Hun Sen 's tact . Sorry$1.00=4500Riels
As I look at their Picture some of them are look like a Porn Star...Lynn Mass.
"There too many Cambodian living in the States so it doesn't matter ,people put the mud in the clear water,..."
WTF?
Hey, Ah Khmer-US is no Khmer. Just because there are a lot of French in Quebec, does that means they are the real French? of course not, no one is that stupid to think Ah French-Canadian is the real French. Only Ah brainless Khmer-US does shit like that.
How about ah khmer youn' s servant do it look any better? Mafia State ,Human trafficking,forest defrosting , land encroachment, country produce the drugs for sale , big time corruption ,poor is still poor no laws and government and king sold their heads and their land for 99 cent ,what do you think five to ten more years turn all to be yiekcong,or some time in the future youn and Siam fed up with the drug made in Cambodia,and they fight to cut the land because of that illegal drug made in that country.
,WHAT DO YOU THINK HOMY XXXXX?
If you mad you can be the king
Fluke's boy, how many times do I have to tell you to stay out of Hollywood junks, huh?
Every one round the world like that junk from Hollywood ,you are alone not support that crap what it gonna help hoh! 4550 Real equal $1.00? I think you love that green stinky from Hollywood country too don't you?
"Every one round the world like that junk from Hollywood ..."
Fine, but just don't cry to us when you are dirt poor and have no food to eat, okay?
No food to eat?? That must be a joke homy ,our people dying with over weight,fat I do not know what are you talking about,make it this way all your products keep use them in your region or sell to Vietnam like your good partner master what ever over there, you do not need any help from Europe and western country? Oh ! I know what you mean you and Hun Sen want to turn our beautiful country to be slave country or darkest time again hoh? sic! I still have a night mare, please I do not want it and it won't be any possible to do that,because Cambodian people love to see cowboy don't they?
What is a fluke logic?
Fat overweight slave?
You are gone past the point of no return, Fluke's Boy.
WE NEED PEACE AS RIGHT NOW AND NEED ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMENT.
WE HAVE ENOUGH WAR EXPERIENCES WITH INFLUENCE OF SEVERE FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND THE WORST ROYAL FIMILIES.
I'm sorry homy you know me little am not a superstistuos person I'm not believe with the good luck,am just a common sense person am not a quick
to judge or condemn anyone who saw differences,
but some time I am the kind of person that love my birth place like the others,want to help want to sacrifice ,but some time like your self have never accept some thing new and benefit to the country.you guys walk opposite direction you just over protection ,just scare and scare no wonder why our country walk behind those neighbors ,because when you see one Cambodian fell you ve never pick them up and help them to walk again, you guy only walk over people who fell and lay down on the ground, this country should learn from Israel,what they run their country they have the mean terrorist around worse than youn and Siam but they not that even scare that.
But all this faults caused by the king and Hun Sen
Stop dreaming, Fluke's boy. We are not far behind our neighbors. We are all growing at nearly the same rate, give or take a couple points or so. Thus, we don't need any help from you. However, if you want to sacrifice something, do it with cashes, alright?
The former trash collectors Hun Sen, Bun Sam Heang his fat mama and teh rest of teh gangs will be staying on that tree after their death.
I don't think it is a right thing that Global Witness trying bring Cambodian leader to court. Who are they? Ha, English, supported by America. do they want to act as UN? Holyshit Global Witness!
They(listed in report) did not killing people, so I am happy. As long as the money stay in Cambodia it will be spread around for development and job. We have law to log in the past, except after year 2000. I did not see large scale logging after 2000, except local consumtion. That is why worldbank/ADB support us.
Now government give concession to these people to invest. It is a right thing! Do global witness want government to give concession to Yourn, Thai or China. Even they give 5 times more price to concession, I think we should give to Khmer people who will recruit hundred of khmer to work.
Try to be positive sometimes, Sok Kong is a corrupted company. But look! they do spend most of their money on development and provide job to people.
To 3:42AM!
Ahahhahahhahahhahahahhahahhahahh!
You must be lying to yourself punk! And consider yourself lucky because AH SOK KONG didn't own your stupid head yet! So you want to be AH SOK KONG BITCH?!
For those of you who dislike America, you have a choice to choose your residence. The US does not restrict it citizen as to where she/he chooses to live. When I first came to American I had nothing. I was a dirt poor refugee. Now I have an education, good paying job,a nice car and a decent home. I went to four years of college for free and get a schlarship. All this would not be possible in other countries. With education, opportunity and freedom in America I am prosper and able to embrace both cultures openly. By the way my family was on welfare and got free medical care. I took advantage of the welfare program to advance myself. If I were to stay in Cambodia and let say the Khmer Rouge never took place (never happened) I probably didn't have a chance go to school and be independent either considering I am a woman and came from a poor family. America has the best constitution in the world. America gives me a second chance in life and I would do anything to proctect the freedom and the constitution. I am proud to die smiling under the American flag. There is opportunity in America for people who work hard and have a dream.
Bravo our Cambodia got number 162 out of 179 rank
of corruption not bad if we try a little harder we gonna get the top rank. OMG 5;49PM your it will be come true,if Hun Sen tree still standing every thing they'll be better? So sad people have never wanted to cry when they see the coffin,but when they get in the coffin they realize it dark they are not the same night club or bars there are colorful lights, OK let fluky 's boy enjoy his life then.
Thanks you
Okay then, set a goal for us. Where do you want us to be in the corruption rank, 1:26?
8:13AM the bigger the better,the higher number are the better ahhhahahhahhahhhaha! good job
Well, 162 is big. I think it max out at 180 or so.
i want to spit on the face of these thieves and their wives whose body is flashing with diamants but the head is empty and the Pussy always vet because having insufficient sex.
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