Washington, DC Wednesday, 16 March 2011
“In following years, I am sure it will be cut.”
Opposition leaders say Japan’s earthquake and tsunami woes will affect aid coming to Cambodia in future years, underscoring the importance of economic independence.The Japanese government said this week the disaster would not affect its aid to Cambodia, signing a $94 million aid package on Tuesday.
However, following the devastating tsunami in Japan on Friday, opposition officials said Tuesday they were concerned one of Cambodia’s largest donors will not be able to sustain its level of aid.
“We face difficulties exporting our goods abroad,” opposition leader Sam Rainsy told VOA Khmer. “And countries that usually give much aid to this country, when they face a problem like Japan is today, they clearly reduce their assistance to us.”
Japan has been one of Cambodia’s largest donors, giving nearly $2 billion in aid packages since 1992. Cambodia relies on about $1 billion in aid annually to support its budget.
Kem Sokha, head of the minority oppsotion Human Rights Party, said that even if the Japanese government continued its aid for the near future, it will need to save money for its own rehabilitation after the tsunami.
“In following years, I am sure it will be cut,” he said. “That’s first. Secondly, relating to some goods that are imported from Japan, this can raise the prices, because Japan will stop producing them, such as some cars.”
In light of the potential loss of funding, both party leaders urged the government to promote Cambodia’s economic growth to move away from its dependency on aid money.
“I would say the government should consider issues of finding economic income on its own, such as beneficial investments,” Kem Sokha said. “Don’t [let] all the benefits go only to powerful, big businessmen. Allow much of the benefit to go to the nation, such as in effective tax collection.”
Sam Rainsy said the government should follow the examples of neighboring countries that have stopped taking external assistance, “to properly prepare the economy by way of progress.”
“Then we surely will not completely depend on foreign aid, like today,” he said.
6 comments:
We should not concern about the aide for cambodia. Japan has bigger issues to handle than giving aid to the cpp that won't be reaching the poor or the country anyway.
Worry yourself instead of Japan money!
This asshole only worries about money, dumb fucker. Sam is now worried that no Japanese tourists would have money to fuck his gay ass
The man is confused. Instead of concentrating on how to get back into the country, he makes conflicting statements on foreign aid. He is worried about the loss of the Japanese aid, yet he wants the country to do without foreign aid.
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Heit ey Japan nov tei oy luy $94 million tov ah CPP yuon Hun Xen mai pukroluoy pd'ach kar kb'ot jeat khmer ? Heit ey srok kluon eing kampong juob krours mohontaray yeak tsunami noy juoy kei tiet ?. Japan min kour tveu bonn jea muoy pourk ah monus jorl ms'eart del kampong tveu barb reastr khmer soss .
konduoy mer ah jor CPP muk krass totuol omnoy kei km'ean km'ass ean, ah joy mray...Luy $94 million keu ban tov ah YUON HANOI .
Khmer del anet dall monus Japan del ronkrours.
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