Phnom Penh Wednesday, 20 April 2011
“That’s why we have urged the government to fight against corruption and to take care of state revenue, to save our resources for development.”
Japan’s ambassador to Cambodia warned on Wednesday that aid to Cambodia in the future will likely decrease as a result of the 2010 tsunami.
Japan has had to revise its fiscal budget in the wake of the calamity, Ambassador Masafumi Kuroki told VOA Khmer at the side of a donor meeting in Phnom Penh Wednesday.
“It may be inevitable,” he said.
Japan generally provides more than $100 million each year to Cambodia on a range of projects, but the country is still grappling with the enormity of the March earthquake and tsunami, which killed 25,000 people and displaced nearly half a million more.
Cambodian leaders and members of the NGO community said they worried reductions in aid would come to pass, but at the time Kuroki said aid would not immediately be affected.
Now, though, the Japanese government is working on a supplemental budget for the reconstruction of the hardest-hit areas, Kuroki said. “The question is, how much impact will be on the new budget of development assistance?”
“It’s still under consideration,” he said.
With Cambodia’s own budget in the spotlight at Wednesday’s meetings, some officials said the potential loss of some Japanese aid should be a warning for Cambodia’s reliance on assistance.
“That’s why we have urged the government to fight against corruption and to take care of state revenue, to save our resources for development,” said Yim Sovann, a spokesman for the opposition Sam Rainsy Party.
“I don’t see any preparations made by the government to prevent such an incident from happening,” said Koul Panha, executive director of the Committee for Free and Fair Elections.
11 comments:
When will Khmer start to think of how to live without leaning on someone else taxes. Donation to Cambodia is from people's sweat not from heaven or seed.
Hun sen must go to hell.
Shame on you, the Viet's slave.
You are the traitor.
I do hope that is time for Japaner to cut off the help to Cambodia because Japan need necessary at the present 170 USD billions to help its people and rebuild country. Because those money helping Cambodia is the Japanesse national taxes.
I think you just expose the real truth about ours Khmer Politic as of Today. They don't care about The Cambodian people, The Khmer Nation as much as they care about their luxurious cars, big modern villas, millions $US deposited in the banks, Sex with teenagers
Please let Ours Khmer people in Cambodia know that please, Hun Sen is a traitor and it CPP is a leeche of Cambodia natural resources. Please help education ours country youth and it old people if you have chance in lefe to.
Your Neighbor L
assistance to help cambodia not necessarily have to be in monetary form, it could be in technological and technical assistance, in education and train form, in investment and know-how form, etc, etc, really! please be aware that assistance can come in many many forms, really, not just in monetary form, really! cambodia needs and wants all the help and experts we can get. god bless cambodia.
All form of assistance are welcome, but what happened to the money in the accounts, 1 billion dollar every year? What did the CPP and Hun Sen do with it?
Please understand that what you see now in Japan is only the beginning.
Some Newspapers write that it will cost Billions of Dollars to rebuild Japan what is NOT true!!!
It will cost Trillions of Dollars!
If you only see now how much people loose on this land where not only the houses are destroyed but the land cannot be used for Decades!
This land is worth nothing as it is Radioactive.
The Size of Japan is nearly the same size of Cambodia.
Difference is that Cambodia has 15 Million People and Japan 130.000 Million People.
They have to move nearly 50 Million People from one Area to another. This is nearly impossible and ONLY the area in Tokio are 35 Million People living.
The HARDEST thing for the Japanese People is now that they need Help from Foreigners but they are EXTREMELY proud so it is very difficult for them to ask for it.
Sow China will become very important.
They could come and help Japan with 1 Trillion US Dollar to build up the Country again.
Is Japan willing to pay this Price?
As we know EVERYTHING in Life is not for free.
I am sure the Japanese People will do the right thing!
The First what China will say is you have to go down to your knees and say in public "sorry about Nanjing"!
They are now in trouble so they need help.
What will Cambodian People do to help now the Japanese People when they are in need of help?
Death to Japan and long live Dr. Hun Sen!
2:25 PM,
This bastard is Yuon/Vietgook! You will be kicked right in your ass! You are one of CPP Yuon bastards who stole and cheated the money from Japan for poor Cambodian people and other development.
Hun Sen would like to say you Cambodians are BẠN Một đồ ngu mẹ.
be careful cambodia, even some foreigners will take advantage of cambodia weakness and recovering from stupid KR destruction. so, wake up and be smart and wise, ok!
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