2008-02-14WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States is disappointed about the pace of change in Cambodia.
Rice told lawmakers Wednesday that the U.S. wants to see more progress in that country.
Some 1.7 million Cambodians died under the communist Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s.
Cambodia's U.N.-backed genocide tribunal has five former leaders of the Khmer Rouge in custody awaiting trial.
Corruption in Cambodia is a way of life. Most civil servants earn only about $25 (euro 17) a month.
Rice told lawmakers Wednesday that the U.S. wants to see more progress in that country.
Some 1.7 million Cambodians died under the communist Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s.
Cambodia's U.N.-backed genocide tribunal has five former leaders of the Khmer Rouge in custody awaiting trial.
Corruption in Cambodia is a way of life. Most civil servants earn only about $25 (euro 17) a month.
9 comments:
U.S.: What's your next move after the creation of Khmer Rouge?
You created the monster, now you want to destroy it ... what's your next creation?
the next creation of US is Hun Sen + Hok Londy, ah lop!!
yep, thats right! usa ways of doing things in cambodia...:)
Also, this how they behave throughout the world.
Hopefully, this time, the United States' behavior will bring a change in Cambodia.
USA, should be more enforcing its influence in Cambodia and encourage the democratic system in Cambodia. USA should send its VP,or Secretary to that country just like BUSH had gone to IRAQ, at least step in Cambodia to lift up the democrazy in Cambodia. Since Cambodia moving toward prosperity and stability I or we have not seen USA do alot to push Cambodia democrazy. In order to see changes USA must send it delegates into Cambodia. That's just my thought. USA, you don't to see China have alot of influence in Cambodia too much. Look at China, they investing alot of money in Cambodia right now. Come on act up USA!
I just want to say Thank you to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and all people of United State for consideration of my people and my Country.
Corruption has a legal definition which varies from country to country. In VN even a business commission can be regarded as illegal. In the free market, a an act of assistance or help can be paid for. In Cambodia, there is a trickle down effect of minor forms of "corruption" where low level RG workers might do things faster if given a small amount of money. The US has a Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, which outlaws US citizens or US companies from paying, directly or indirectly, public officials for furtherance of contracts or obtaining contracts. However, in the U.S.'s definition of "corruption" it states that it's not corruption to pay an official to expedite paperwork, nor is it corruption to pay for the education of an officials college or university in the U.S. including room and board. So much for "corruption."
i agree with madam secretary rice that cambodia is slow with the pace of change. you know, sometime, i get really impatient with the pace of change in cambodia myself, as a khmer person. can't wait forever. but i'm a reasonable person and would like to know more about specific changes before i would jump to a conclusion. now, may i ask what changes one refers to? is it political changes? is it policy changes? is it reforms in gov't?, etc, or it is something beyond the human ability to change. please be more specific. it is important to ask questions like these, etc, if i may say so. thank you.
without specific question or request, i may get lost as a reader on this blog because i'm only trying to understand and help solve problem between political party as a good citizen i am. thank you
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