Friday, December 05, 2008

Donor countries pledge about $1 bln to Cambodia for 2009 [-Hun Sen's lip service pays off handsomely]

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Donor countries have pledged about one billion U.S. dollars of aid to Cambodia in 2009, Keat Chhon, Cambodian Minister of Economy and Finance, said here on Friday.

"So far, they have pledged about 951.5 million U.S. dollars," Keat Chhon, said at a press conference after the meeting between donor countries and Cambodia.

"But Belgium needs the approval from parliament first and the United States is in the transition of a new president. So they have not claimed yet," he added.

He said that China is the biggest donor of Cambodia in 2009 with about 257 million U.S. dollars of aid.

The European Union (EU) is the second with 214 million U.S. dollars and Japan is the third with about 113 million U.S. dollars, he added.

International institutions and donor countries promised some 600 million U.S. dollars of aid for the kingdom in 2007.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Over 20 years Cambodia ruled by uneducated people CPP.

The poor and the criminal people became rich and powerful,
And the educated people were left with nothing.

Until today Cambodia still beg for money from donor.

From khmer, USA

Anonymous said...

Please do not need to tell Samdech Hun Sen how to spend the money,he know that how to use,don't worry to pay back!
The foreign country do the right thing,if not Samdech Hun Sen will get more at least $2-$4billion instead,believe US.
From:
Sangkhum Khmer Niyum Vietnamese/Vietcong.
Sangkhum Khmer Niyum Communist!
Sangkhum Khmer Niyum King!
Sangkhum Khmer Niyum Republic!
Sangkhum khmer Niyum Americ!
Sangkhum Khmer Niyum democracy!
Sangkhum Khmer Niyum Chinese!
out of many Sangkhum Khmer Niyum,one Sangkhum Khmer Niyum.
(out of many,one )