By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
04 March 2008
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong met with a Japanese business delegation Tuesday in an effort to encourage more investment from the Asian neighbor, an official said.
Hor Namhong met with Seiroku Takizawa, a representative of Sapporo city's Industry and Chamber of Commerce Council, and others, said Sin Bunthoeun, chief of the ministry's information department.
Hor Namhong remained hopeful that more Japanese investors would come to Cambodia, Sin Bunthoeun said.
"They will try to urge for more Japanese investors to come here," he said.
Hang Chuonnarong, secretary-general of the Ministry of Finance, estimated the Japanese investment in Cambodia at around $500 million.
"The government policy now is to attract more Japanese investors by creating a special zone near Phnom Penh, managed by a Japanese company, so we hope that we will attract more Japanese investors," he said.
Most Japanese companies in Cambodia are here for road, bridge and other infrastructure construction, he said.
Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Son Chhay warned that the government's push for more investment won't work until the it solves issues of corruption and transparency.
Hor Namhong met with Seiroku Takizawa, a representative of Sapporo city's Industry and Chamber of Commerce Council, and others, said Sin Bunthoeun, chief of the ministry's information department.
Hor Namhong remained hopeful that more Japanese investors would come to Cambodia, Sin Bunthoeun said.
"They will try to urge for more Japanese investors to come here," he said.
Hang Chuonnarong, secretary-general of the Ministry of Finance, estimated the Japanese investment in Cambodia at around $500 million.
"The government policy now is to attract more Japanese investors by creating a special zone near Phnom Penh, managed by a Japanese company, so we hope that we will attract more Japanese investors," he said.
Most Japanese companies in Cambodia are here for road, bridge and other infrastructure construction, he said.
Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Son Chhay warned that the government's push for more investment won't work until the it solves issues of corruption and transparency.
30 comments:
Jump start Cambodian investment by passing anti-corruption law now!
I totally agreed with Mr. Son Chhay. If anti-corruption law is not in place, it is like Cambodian proverb say: "Srey kanh Jer Tlos", it means you fill through the top only to have spill out from the bottom. So it does not matter how much you fill or refill it will get full.
What is wrong with lawmakers?
Please don't tell people of Cambodia that CPP and its junior partner lawmakers alone are current holding seats or are sitting in NA and Senate alone.
It is about time that SRP lawmakers to roll their sleeves and get to work by encouraging the government to pass any necessary bill[s] for the sake of the national economy and its people.
Please by working together will help the country.
Thank you
Son Chhay is an idiot. You can't solve corruption issues overnight, and we aren't going to do that first before allowing investors to come in. That will cost more corruption because no one can wait that long for job until the country become virtually corruption free.
We will do both concurrently as an on going commitment. As we steadily grow, we will have more resources to slowly route out corruption until it become norm, then we will maintain the investment.
8:36 Am, I agree with you!! Son Chhay is a reckless prick! while we are pushing hard for the anti-corruption law, we should move forward with our business with investors. I think his political agenda is to discredit the government for their promoting the investment. I think we are very unfortunate, having corrupt government and stupid opposition! One thing they have in common though, THIRST FOR POWER!!
SRP is a junior partner in AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave government? Ahahahah
Mr. Son Chhay want to solve corruption over night as some Vietcong slave fools claimed?
The fact is AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave dictator only allowed the SRP to play the opposition role in his government to fool the world that his government is very democratic but for the SRP to play the role of making decision or even to pass the law will not be allowed by AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave dictator because after all it is AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave dictator who is in power and it will be him who will have the final say in anything whether it is domestic or international issues! Oh well! The opposition hands are tied and they will have to wait their turn in to be in power! So any Vietcong slave fool have any question to why anti-corruption still haven't passed and they can ask AH SOK AN for themselves! Why can AH SOK AN sign the fucken anti-corruption and send it out? How long does it take to sign the fucken law? It takes 10years to 14 years?
To the Vietcong slave fools who never follow the Cambodian politic and I want to tell them that the issue of anti-corruption started as far as 1994! Now it is 2008! It had been 14 years and the fucken anti-corruption law is still in the draft stage! What is going on here?
http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2007/08/al-jazeera-gives-glimpse-into-hun-sens.html
did they explain why they want to hold off the anti-corruption law? everyone, in their right mind, has to wonder, how come not pass or sign the anti-corruption law into law? like they say in denmark: there is something fishy going on in cambodia? keep pushing the gov't, hard, guys!
9:51
SRP is a junior partner in AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave government? Ahahahah
Did anyone here say SRP is a junior partner with CPP?
The paragraph wrote "Please don't tell people of Cambodia that CPP and its junior partner lawmakers alone are current holding seats or are sitting in NA and Senate alone".
The paragraph here is meant that CPP and its junior partner are not the only lawmakers who are currently holding seats and are currently sitting in NA and Senate alone but SRP as lawmakers as well in their capacity as opposition.
Do you understand now?
To 11:02AM
Enough of your excuse and you know it that the opposition get their tied by AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave dictator!
Please don't fuck AH HUN SEN dictator and he will have his no matter what!
To 11:24
It is really a wast of time to make any sense out of your square box thought and mentality. But note below is a piece of good suggestion you may want to read and learn.
Every body know, during any question time in the National Assembly, that only a few active members of opposition were asking question or debating and the rest just sat there like the sitting duck - are inactive, ineffective, unmotivated and indifferent.
You might have to remind SR himself and his lawmakers that they shall be more active and do their best and within the power to make sure that every piece of bills are properly debating, amending and if necessary adding more clauses, instead of walking out or boycotting as seen countless time in the past.
Also remind them [SRP lawmakers] that they get paid to sit in the NA and those paid salaries are from National coffer [tax revenue and donor funds], so it is time for them to roll their sleeves and start effectively working for once, in particular, after the 2008 election [if they still can retain the same numbers of seats]
The worse part is of all, a minority supporters of SRP, likewise yourself are loving to jump the gun rather than to wait for facts or try to find facts before come to a conclusion, in which will not have any impact at all on the issue that SRP is trying to get the RGC to address.
SR he himself, many countless time in the past has asked donors not to inject any money into Cambodia citing corruption, mismanagement of funds Etc... Did international community [all donors] listen to SR plea?
The answer is "NO", the donors are smarter than SR as they can see that this is a political score rather serving the benefits of poor Cambodian people in provinces, rural and remote areas.
please stop being naive and stop jump the gun at all times, think outside the square box if SRP supporters and members wish to win the up-coming election by being proactive, effective and more motivative than ever.
Thank you.
Well said, Mate (12:44), but I like to add one thing about the NA. That is we do have house rule.
That mean people must do some home work to prepare for the debate because there are time limit. We cannot afford to debate on any issue for eternity.
Thus, we debate so much, then we vote, then we move on to the next case. Otherwise, the country will be stuck in one place if you know what I mean.
Don't worry about being perfect because that is why we have Amendment.
To 12:44PM
So tell me Mr. Well Inform! How many time did Mr. Son Chhay invited AH HUN SEN and the rest of the CPP clan to the National Assembly floor to be asked and to be questioned on many of the important issues? And did they ever show up? Now how can anybody debate when the CPP clan who refused to show up at the National assembly? Do you want the opposition to debate among themselves? Ahahhahhahah
And for AH HENG SAMKIS the president of the National Assembly is good at telling people to shut up or cutting off people that the time is up while the CPP clans can speak none stop on pro-government agenda!
This whole stupid Cambodian government is a one man show run by the same the Vietcong slave dictator since 1979!
By the way the donor countries have every right to say NO to Sam Rainsy especially when they have so much economic interest at stake! And I must commend the United Nations for having such a great understanding of Cambodian system of government under dictatorship!
Oh well! No Cambodian people can blame AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave dictator government for holding up the anti-corruption law for 14 years! And still going...
AH HUN SEN is the number one debater in the world and all he has to do is not to show up! Ahahhahahahhaha
3:39 PM
So tell me Mr. Well Inform! How many time did Mr. Son Chhay invited AH HUN SEN and the rest of the CPP clan to the National Assembly floor to be asked and to be questioned on many of the important issues? And did they ever show up? Now how can anybody debate when the CPP clan who refused to show up at the National assembly? Do you want the opposition to debate among themselves? Ahahhahhahah
Good question indeed!
But Mr. Naive, lawmakers from opposition shall be smart enough to propose an amendment to the current clause which stipulated that PM as well members of NA shall present in person other than by letter at the NA when require to answer question relating to all agendas to be discussed.
Did opposition lawmakers do that?
If not PM will just exercise his rights in accordance to the stipulated clause.
Don't tell me again that opposition hands are being tied up. If opposition party wait until their turn in the top job to have all laws amend or add more laws to the existing ones then you might not such a chance to do it.
Please stop being naive Ok.
Hey, stop twisting the truth here. The CPP rare missed any NA session. They are always there 99.999% of the time. Is is the SRP that is absence a lot.
To 4:07PM
Oh well! This is just another excuse for proposing an amendment to tie the hand of opposition! The fact the CPP had been teaming up the Funcinpec for years to block the opposition party from passing anything meaning full such as anti-corruption law!
"Currently, the National Assembly has 123 seats for lawmakers. Among them, 73 are from CPP, 26 from Funcinpec, and 24 from the Sam Rainsy Party."
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200702/22/eng20070222_351668.html
By the way the SRP has the right to walk away during the National Assembly meeting when the fucken propose amendments or laws proposed by the CPP that don't protect the interest of Cambodian people!
You stupid heads above no good and honest businesses will want to investe in a corrupted country!
They do not want to be evile like the fucking slaved CPP of Ah Kwack Hun Xen!
That why no first class bussinesses invested in Ah Kwack country!
11:19Am
Oh well! This is just another excuse for proposing an amendment to tie the hand of opposition!
So you reckon and try to tell people of Cambodia that every time when there's a question time and debate on amendment, adding or reenact an existing bill or new law will not serve any purpose but tie all SR lawmakers even tighter.
By the way the SRP has the right to walk away during the National Assembly meeting when the fucken propose amendments or laws proposed by the CPP that don't protect the interest of Cambodian people!
Again you try to tell people of Cambodia that what SR lawmakers are right to walk out from the National Assembly if they felt that the proposed amendment is not protect the interest of Cambodian people instead of debating in the best possible way and within their power as lawmakers.
If it is the way you think then SR lawmakers are nothing as they claimed to be but let down and disappointed the wills of their supporters who have been voted into office and in great hope that they will make different for the people.
Shame on your pathetic ideas.
If SR lawmakers are still acting this way it will not do them any good but will lose their popularity and in turn might lose a few more seats in the up-coming election.
To: 3:01 AM
Why Chevron Texas one of the USA top company energy is in Cambodia?
They are holding license to explore and drill gas and crude offshore in Sihanoukville.
o 3:09AM
May I remind you one more time that the opposition party is dealing with a Vietcong slave dictator! Please don't tell me that a dictator like AH HUN SEN is willing to listen to reasoning or find compromise through civilized debate! AH HUN SEN never like two way communications and he just love one way communication that is why he like to give his stupid speech at the so called Cambodian high school, college, University…And he also like to curse, to yell, to talk behind people back, to talk about his personal problem…the kind of bullshit that have nothing to do with the country!
The opposition party has every right to walk away and to protect themselves from any corrupted laws which promoted by AH HUN SEN government otherwise the Cambodian history will judge them as traitor!
Wrong, PM Hun Sen listen to everyone. I remember one time we passed law to ban advertisement from Tuk-TuK. He listened to oppositions then decided to reversed the law.
To 3:13PM!
I want you to prove me wrong here! Why don't you tell your PM Hun Sen to do the same for anti-corruption law? It had been 14 years already!
3:32, you are neither wrong nor right here. Hence, there is nothing to prove here.
This is about how to get people to help you get you what you want or what you need. And so far you are going about it the wrong way.
Look, they got PM to reverse that Tuk-Tuk law before. If they can take the same approach again, I am reasonably sure that they will get what they want again.
Stop changing thing when it work so well, will ya?
To 4:23PM
Why do you want to take the corruption issue so lightly? Don't you know that the corruption issue affect every Cambodian people and even your Tuk-Tuk and down to the government officials?
Remember when you become a slave and you can't even think for yourself and all your life you must depend on someone else to think and to make decision for you!
To: 12:19 PM
Mr. Naive, if you can't see any progress in Cambodia then let take a tour back to pre 1993 era.
Can you answer the followings:-
Can you describe the political system then and now?
Can you describe the basis rights then and now in term of traveling to and fro one place to another?
What did you do when you want to study foreign language such as English.
Can you live in the main street of or the heart Phnom Penh if you were not employee of the state?
Can you describe the rights to ownership of property then and now?
Can you describe the freedom of speech and expression then and now?
These questions are just a few for you to consider.
If you would say that there is and always room from improvement for the better of the nation then most people of Cambodia will agree with you, and your way of thinking and thoughts would in in line with the International Community [they are there and kept on supporting Cambodia in particular the RGC now because they can see progresses and they know that the situations will be improved as time goes by otherwise they just pull the plug and call a quit long time ago], even in par with Mrs. Rice who admitted that the situation in Cambodia Cambodia has improved but the pace of reform is slow in her expectation.
The opposition party has every right to walk away and to protect themselves from any corrupted laws which promoted by AH HUN SEN government otherwise the Cambodian history will judge them as traitor!
If you really think that this is the best way, the best manner and solution for opposition party not being judge by Cambodia history as Traitor, sadly to tell you that this is a short sight manner and indifferent attitude.
1:13, I do not take anything lightly, and that included your lacking leadership knowledge to accomplish things. Furthermore, you idiot think you are a super being because you study oversea. You don't listen to anyone logical advice because we are a lowlife Khmer. You preferred to stay on your track that failed time and time, again and again.
Hey, if you don't see what's wrong with this picture. Who fault is that?
To 4:33AM and 5:32AM
To all you stupid Vietcong slave fools! You can say anything you want but you can't fool me because I was in Cambodia and I walked the ground, I talk to Cambodian people, I visited many places all over Cambodia, I ate the food and I drank the water and took a bath! I was immersed in Cambodia mentally and physically and I know what the hell I am talking about! All of your fucken fools still have the same third world mentality and that explain why Cambodia is having such a hard time in catching up the world! All of you fucken fools kept claiming that Cambodia need more time, more time, and more time! And who the fuck is going to give more time to you or Cambodia?
By the way your fucken third world mentality wills never going to make Cambodia a better place because I had been to Cambodia and I see so many Cambodian people have your third world mentality and everything about them is not but third world quality!
It is very hard to understand many of these fucken third fools who refuse to under the serious issue of Cambodian people in dealing with the world! Fuck them all!
1:52PM
I was in Cambodia and I walked the ground, I talk to Cambodian people, I visited many places all over Cambodia, I ate the food and I drank the water and took a bath! I was immersed in Cambodia mentally and physically and I know what the hell I am talking about!
From what you stated above, I take as fact that you are now no longer in Cambodia. Can you tell people which part of the world are you living in?
By the way your fucken third world mentality wills never going to make Cambodia a better place because I had been to Cambodia and I see so many Cambodian people have your third world mentality and everything about them is not but third world quality.
This is insulting! leave the people of Cambodia alone. But it's good for you to keep on insulting the party you support [with third world mentality].
All of you fool better take serious look at how the leaders and the people of the first world, the second world, and the world countries operate their country!
I am sicken tired of all you fucken third world mentality!
I certainly don't want to blame any dirt poor Cambodian people because all the power reside with one dictator and that is AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave with all his fucken third mentality influence on dirt poor Cambodian people!
I feel pity for all you fool who continue to have fucken third world mentality! You will be condemned to be stupid, backward, poor, dirty, short life, misery, slave, suicidal…the mind frame of those first world leaders and people are so crystal in their objective in what they want to achieve and they are very discipline in everything they do!
All the fucken fools who has third world mentality always behave like little children and they never take anything seriously until one days when their fucken life is on the line!
5:48PM
the mind frame of those first world leaders and people are so crystal in their objective in what they want to achieve and they are very discipline in everything they do!
You meant to tell people that USA invasion of Iraq is crystal clear and very discipline?
Did they find Weapon of Mass Destruction [WMD] yet?
Why they change course from WMD to War on Terror?
Why US people and other countries [France, German] oppose to Iraq invasion?
Why those in Camp Delta are being held without any charges against them after these years long?
What kind of crystal clear and mentality is that?
To 4:47AM
Hey fool!
Don’t you think that Saddam Hussein move the WMD to some other Arab countries before the invasion?
The fucken terrorists are smarter than you! Do you think that the terrorists are stupid enough to wear uniform when they attacked American soldiers?
How do you treat the enemy combatants who dress in civilian cloth but yet carry rocket launchers and AK-47? And the worst part the terrorists blow up innocence civilians!
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