Original report from Phnom Penh
01 June 2008
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday called on customs officials to work harder to prevent cross-border smuggling as elections approach, but critics called the order political posturing.
Speaking at an annual government finance meeting, Hun Sen said the election period was always one of increased smuggling, and he called on his officials to work to stop it.
Corruption cost Cambodian businesses more than $330 million in 2005, and the government failed to collect $400 million in taxes, USAID has said.
Finance Minister Keat Chhon said his ministry was fighting corruption in order to improve the economy.
But opposition leader Sam Rainsy, a former finance minister himself, said smuggling should be prevented at all times, not just during an election run-up.
He called Hun Sen’s remarks “demagoguery.”
Speaking at an annual government finance meeting, Hun Sen said the election period was always one of increased smuggling, and he called on his officials to work to stop it.
Corruption cost Cambodian businesses more than $330 million in 2005, and the government failed to collect $400 million in taxes, USAID has said.
Finance Minister Keat Chhon said his ministry was fighting corruption in order to improve the economy.
But opposition leader Sam Rainsy, a former finance minister himself, said smuggling should be prevented at all times, not just during an election run-up.
He called Hun Sen’s remarks “demagoguery.”
5 comments:
It is a joke to hear Saddam HUN SEN said he called on his officialls to work harder to prevent cross border smuggling as elections approach. What time is it? Its time for his regime to go and change the new leadership in Cambodia.
Wrong, election has nothing to do with it. PM always call for different thing as time required. It is part of moving Cambodia in the right direction.
If against corruption mean war! Hun xen You are fucking stupid and leader of outlaw!
Well, if it is okay with Lon Nol, it should be okay with Hun Sen also. What's fair is fair.
បោះឆ្នោត ថ្ងៃ ២៧ កក្កដា ២០០៨ មានតែ ពីរ ជំរើស ៖
- បោះឆ្នោត អោយជនក្បត់ជាតិ (អាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុន សែន បំរើផលប្រយោជយួន)
ឬ
- បោះឆ្នោត ជូនអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិ (ឯកឧត្តមសម រង្ស៊ី បំរើផលប្រយោជខ្មែរ)
Two sides of the Cambodian vote on July 27, 2008, vote for :
- Traitor (ah Hun Sen youn servant, CPP: Communist Pro youn Party)
or
- Patriot (H.E. Sam Rainsy khmer servant, SRP: Sam Rainsy Party)
Khmer farmer
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