Original report from Washington
09 November 2007
"They will clearly learn about the realities on corruption and poverty, where people are victimized by land grabbing and the privatization of public property, which causes the poor to be poorer and poorer" - Opposition leader Sam RainsyA 14-member World Bank parliamentary delegation will arrive in Cambodia later this month to review some of the lending body's policies there.
The delegates, from 12 different countries, are part of the Parliamentary Network of the World Bank, which is tasked with strengthening accountability and transparency in lender countries.
The World Bank's programs have come under fire in Cambodia for widespread corruption. A Wall Street Journal editorial in October accused the World Bank in Cambodia of "smiling past corruption."
In response, the World Bank said bank staff had raised concerns about corruption in the first place, and in 2006 the bank suspended funding for three projects.
The delegation's six-day field visit will include meetings to determine Cambodia's development priorities and look at the work of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Cambodia World Bank spokesman Bou Saroeun said.
About 35 percent of Cambodians still live below the poverty line, living on about $0.45 per person per day, despite billions of dollars in aid and grants from donor countries and lending groups like the World Bank.
"They will clearly learn about the realities on corruption and poverty, where people are victimized by land grabbing and the privatization of public property, which causes the poor to be poorer and poorer," opposition leader Sam Rainsy said.
CPP lawmaker Cheam Yiep welcomed the visit. Such delegations were common in other countries that received aid from the World Bank, he said.
"When the World Bank [delegation] arrives, it is to scrutinize their work, and we welcome that," he said.
13 comments:
Cheam Yiep remarks, the wind had shifted! What make the CPP spokeperson genuflex?
How do you live with $.45 per day?
Hens Sen shall think it twice. He born in a samll town. Live his and went to school below normal live style but you had enough to live for the rest of your life better than king Sihanouk.
Hun Sen : please lokk back and see your live before 1993.
Corruption in Cambodia and the internal reforming of all political parties in Cambodia are key for this group of political specialists.
They have to investigate the neutral of Cambodian parliament, the dictatorship of executive branch and the rotten corruption of Cambodian judiciary.
Cambodian people are welcome your presence, World Bank Parliamentarian Panel.
KY
What a bg loke 0.45$.
They can not even take a cup of coffee.
"They will clearly learn about the realities on corruption and poverty, where people are victimized by land grabbing and the privatization of public property, which causes the poor to be poorer and poorer" - Opposition leader Sam Rainsy
A Chkout (Sam Rainsy,) World Bank and the rest of the world already knew about corruption and poverty.
And yes, Ah Khmer-Yuon illegal immigrants are not entitle to any free Khmer lands. We needed it to create jobs for Khmer people. If Ah Khmer-Yuons grabbed our land, we will take it back. Tough luck, if they are getting poorer and poorer. There will not be any hand out for Ah evil murderer Khmer-Yuon criminals. You got that, fool?
5:30AM, it sounds like you are mad everyone who breathe! It is not easy to reclaim property that's been lost to coersiveness, bro. Why? Because our government (Cambodian) don't care enough to work for the country and/or its citizens, looked what happen to Provinces to the East -- people are living in fair. We are terrorized or loss of land to the Vietnamese because they said it's their. And any Cambodian who dare to challenge the VN soldiers beats them up and possibly shot them to death.
I understand your frustration, WE NEED CHANGE. WE NEEDED EVERY CITIZENS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS/HER ACTION. CAUGTH IN CORRUTION, BRIBERY, AND LAND GRABBING -- VERDICT IS TO BE SHOT IN PUBLIC SQUARE.
HUN SEN, FIRST HUNG UPSIDE DOWN, THEN SHOT.
AH CHEAM YAP Vietcong trained economist is trying to put brave on the situation! Ahahahhahahhah!
It is time to put AH CHEAM YAP under the microscope!
No 6:59, I am only mad at Ah Khmer-Youn criminals who illegally came to Cambodia to grab our lands that we needed in order to get out of poverty.
Puok ah cpp nis niyeay kmean deng khos treov ei sos tae modong.
Ah 10:08 aheng kaun ah na ke?
shut the ffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccccccccccccccc uuuuuuuuu ppppppppppp !Ah kampouch communist brain......if u 1 get out poverty stop sucking khmer's blood..cpp gangs 's vampire
if 10:08 (he hates khmer krom) gets his way, Cambodia would not exist because he'll kick out Westerners, thus no more free money (billions of dollars) and no favored status trade, which will sink Cambodia's economy. He hates Westerners that much. He loves China, who LOANS money to Cambodia, thus increasing debt for Khmer everywhere.
10:40, if you take out a loan, you will increase debt, no matter if it came from east, west, north, or south. Thus, it is better to take loan from Asian. That way, Asian will become stronger instead of Enemy.
The wind might have shifted (perhaps in the wrong direction), but the paradigm has not shifted.
I think you people are rather retarded and qualified to run for the Special Olympics.
CPP
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