Thursday, June 10, 2010

PM calls for transparent aid

Prime Minister Hun Sen addresses an audience of graduating students at the National Institute of Education on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uy Nousereimony)

Thursday, 10 June 2010

Cheang Sokha
The Phnom Penh Post


Hun Sen blasts claims that the government has misused money from donors

PRIME Minister Hun Sen has called on government officials to ensure that US$1.1 billion in development aid pledged by international donors at a conference last week is used properly.

During a graduation speech at the National Institute of Education on Wednesday, the prime minister also rebuffed critics who say the government has misused foreign development aid, charging that donors themselves are responsible for where and how the funds are spent.

He said opposition parliamentarians who have criticised the government following $1.1 billion in pledges should take their concerns directly to donors.

“I would like to stress that of the $1.1 billion, we know only the figure, so the others who criticise us, don’t ask the government – ask donors themselves, because they have embassies in Phnom Penh,” Hun Sen said.

“They did not give us the $1.1 billion to carry it for them. They have their own projects ... so don’t be so ignorant.”

He added that development projects are handled by donor countries, and that Cambodia only joins in the inauguration of projects after they are completed.

The comments came a week after the most recent Cambodia Development Cooperation Forum (CDCF), at which international donors pledged a total of $1.1 billion in development assistance for 2010, despite concerns about a lack of government transparency in the spending of aid money.

A briefing paper issued last week by 15 local NGOs lamented what it described as a decline in freedom of expression over the past year, and said donors could appear “complicit” if they did not pressure the government to rein in its legal offensives against outspoken critics.

Sam Rainsy Party spokesman Yim Sovann said Wednesday that many foreign-funded development projects have been the subject of scandals because of the corruption of government officials, and argued that the government has not been sufficiently transparent in applying the money.

“Some projects, which are run by the government institutions, the donor and development partners can’t control,” he said.

“Previous experience shows that the government has had problems with the World Bank and the World Food Programme – all these are linked with corruption.”

In his speech Wednesday, Hun Sen also addressed the series of warning shots that were exchanged by Cambodian and Thai troops stationed along the border near Oddar Meanchey province on Tuesday, describing it as a “small issue”.

“[Tuesday’s] clash did not expand the dispute along the border. I think this may have been caused by a misunderstanding. We do not want to have disputes. We want to shorten the disputes and expand the solutions,” the prime minister said.

Chhum Socheat, spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, said Tuesday that no injuries were reported when border troops from both sides fired warning shots in the air in Trapaing Prasat district at around 9:45am.

He said the six-minute exchange took place when a group of around 10 patrolling Cambodian soldiers met a group of Thai mixed forces, including forestry officers, police and Thai soldiers.

The incident followed an exchange of fire in Oddar Meanchey on April 19, when troops traded rifle shots and rockets in two incidents in Samrong district.

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have a question to ask for $ 10: At what time in Phnom Penh, where it is 19h in South Africa,
for is not to miss the World Cup.

Anonymous said...

10:57

14 h

5 hours ahead of south africa

Anonymous said...

Ah Nis Mok Kras Nas!
Nis ban jom jeah Mo noose Oth Sa Math Peap Men.

This is guy has a very thick face!
This guy has no capable of being the leader.

Trov Teh Pdoul Meh Doek Nom Manek Nis.
He must be removed!!!

Son of a farmer said...

SenVarman will use these money more properly this time,

first, half billion directly to his master, we Khmer always own Youn,

second, hundred million is secretly belonged to me,
yes, indeed! SenVarman's money!

Third, da big dog needs more money and da small dog only needs less money.

Last, SenVarman is used to be poor, therefore he is totally understanded and the money once again is left over my belovec loyal dogs will publicly go to da poor?

Anonymous said...

It doesn't matter how many mountains of aid Cambodia has received so far, it will never get enough of it. Cambodia is just a pond containing leeches of all ranks starting from Hun Xen, his families, his close comrades to the buttom.

Anonymous said...

That is his job, he seems do his job.
Hun Sen is killing himself by doing his job and you, you take your coffee, your problem is how many sugars ? with or without cream ?
You are living but him he has no life, everyday he must think, who would kill me ? When Yuon removes me from PM position..

Anonymous said...

I am not a CPP or Mr. Hun Sen supporter, but the PM of Cambodia knew well about the problems. Mr. Hun Sen told the reality and teach us, that not only the Cambodian Authority but also the donors themselves are responsible for the problem and they also make profit of the money.

Anonymous said...

1:21AM,
You are so dumb. What does Hun Xen teach you, not us, about? ..."told reality"? What reality that Hun Xen told? Can you mention some of your reality?

Anonymous said...

1:30 AM
The realty, that both sides make profit from the money.

Anonymous said...

11:32pm

Sorry, it's not the right answer.
I asked this question two days ago my collaborators and staff, none of them is able to give me the right answer quickly.

I'm not really surprised.
I already know the right answer.
.
I asked them like that from time to time a question to know if they know well their jobs.
I like to do that to my staff to ensure they are working seriously.

The right answer is : 7 pm in Cape Town it is midnight in Phnom Penh.

Anonymous said...

Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime

Members:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Kek Iev
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...

Committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention


Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime

Members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...

Committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.

"But as of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
  
Executions
Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union 
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered 10 Journalists
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son 
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Embezzlement
Treason
Border Encroachment, allow Vietnam to encroaching into Cambodia.
Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.  
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation

Illegally use of remote detonation bomb on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.

Lightning strike many airplanes, but did not fall from the sky.  Lightning strike out side of airplane and discharge electricity to ground. 
Source:  Lightning, Discovery Channel

Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters. 
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.

Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice. 

Son of a farmer said...

My beloved 1:21AM!

Forgive me for not academically comprehending your most profound philisophical Khmer's PoliSick!

If I am not entirely mistaken, SenVarman did firmly tell the reality and donors' country that he would not the first person to die..,if he could not get richer from the donors!

As you have said that the donors also take the responsibliity as SenVarman, if so therefore they should not be given any money to Kampuchea.

Why feed the ugliest dog that does not know the feeders?
Money should equally dividing between the CPP and the SRP, and who is more responsibly helping and building Kampychea, should get money more the next term!

Anonymous said...

1:50AM,
You are so wrong, dude, if you think a person like the dictator like Hun Xen knows what reality is. The word "donors" is different from "lenders". Most donors do not expect much profit from your sam-ach Hun Xen the big leech and the other leeches. Most donors just mistakenly want to show their sympathy towards Khmer people who have been made to suffer for so long. They think their aid would probably help the poor, but in reality it doesn't and never will.

Anonymous said...

Guys, the way it works is something like this: CPP government officials bills the Dept. let say from those provinces the officials bill the Ministry of interior, Army personnel bill dept of Defense (Quartermaster) and they all draw the fund from Dept of treasury or finances under Keat Chonn who's got the fund from foreign donors. All these billings, contract award on the Cambodian sides are inflate. All these billings are part of the budget for those depts which the Treasury obtain the funds from foreign donors. Now, a fraction of those funds are spend by the donors like Hun Sen said, in which they use their surplus, including their citizens to work on those projects in Cambodia thus, to say that CPP didn't benefit from the foreign donors is completely wrong! ask Sam Raingsy as he used to be a Minister and I am sure that he will concur!

Anonymous said...

How ah Kwack get excuse from doing nothing?

I have only one eye!!!!!

Anonymous said...

The bottomline is ah kwack is a big lier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Anonymous said...

It proves that PM does not know how his clans work.

Admit that they corrupt to the bone and real reform needed if CPP wants to survive.Election tricks are already forwarded to international communities and European unions,meanwhile khmers ,NOW, know that it is pain to loose themselve and their country.

NOW, CPPP= Corrupted People Party

Anonymous said...

ah kbatcheat aah vong venhcheat asb kvak hun xen trav te slap tayhoong thngaai khangmok

Anonymous said...

ah kbatcheat aah vong venhcheat asb kvak hun xen trav te slap tayhoong thngaai khangmok

Anonymous said...

ah kbatcheat aah vong venhcheat asb kvak hun xen trav te slap tayhoong thngaai khangmok

Banksy said...

I think Mr.Hun Sen is right.

The donors should be responsible for how the money is spent. In fact, as the money belongs to the taxpayers of the donor countries, then the best idea is to supply those taxpayers with all the information about Cambodia. (Remember: the taxpayers are the people who work everyday of their lives so that some of their hard earned money is not spent on schools and hospitals in the donor country but instead spent in Cambodia).

Then those taxpayers should vote on how the money is spent. Should it be given to a corrupt government to be stolen and misspent by a bunch of incompetents or given directly to organisations that work in Cambodia to support the lives of ordinary Cambodians?

I think Mr. Hun Sen might change his mind if the donors decided that aid would bypass all government institutions and go directly to the people and civil society.

What do you think?

Anonymous said...

Funds can be used by social society's organisations,and they are monitored directly by the donors.It is rather benificial,if any project is not done efficiently, RGC is only owed to the donors much less and officials can be reduced in number which subsequently Keat Chhon has to worry less,and most of all PM will definitely has less headache.

Any mistake in mismanagement in funds, then Donors can deal with their contries and their tax payers.

It is a WIN-WIN strategy.
Let's do Mr PM,if you care.

Anonymous said...

10:29 people will bomp mr Hun out of the power.