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Showing posts with label Margaret Adamson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Margaret Adamson. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Sacrava's Political Cartoon: Madame Australian Ambassador in Cambodia
Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)
Aussie Ambassador to Cambodia on violent and illegal evictions at the doorstep of her embassy: "I don't find it embarrassing, no"
Margaret Adamson, Australian ambassador to Cambodia (Photo: Australian embassy)Excerpt from Cambodia for Sale
Dateline SBS (Australia)
It's Australia Day at Ambassador Margaret Adamson's residence.
REPORTER: Are you concerned that violent and illegal evictions are going on on the doorstep of the new Australian embassy?
MARGARET ADAMSON, AMBASSADOR TO CAMBODIA: Well, Of course we have concerns about how the Cambodian Government manages the issue of land tenure. It's a long-standing issue in the country and we have concerns which we express to the Cambodian Government on a regular basis.
REPORTER: This was right on the doorstep of the new Australian embassy, so it must be... doubly embarrassing for you at this stage, no?
MARGARET ADAMSON: I'm conscious of the location. .. I don't find it embarrassing, no. I find it a matter as I've said before to you, that is a matter which is played out in different parts of the country, so I don't see find on the doorstep of the Australian embassy any less deserving of our attention than anywhere else in the country.
REPORTER: Under the 2001 law, don't they have residency rights or possession rights?
MARGARET ADAMSON: It's very difficult to prove, though, isn't it? It's very difficult to prove...
REPORTER: If they've been there for longer than five years noticeably without violence... I understand what you say.
MARGARET ADAMSON: Absolutely. Absolutely. No, I understand what the principles are, but it is difficult indeed to actually have the documentation, documentation that is accepted, to enable those claims to be respected.
REPORTER: Are you concerned that violent and illegal evictions are going on on the doorstep of the new Australian embassy?
MARGARET ADAMSON, AMBASSADOR TO CAMBODIA: Well, Of course we have concerns about how the Cambodian Government manages the issue of land tenure. It's a long-standing issue in the country and we have concerns which we express to the Cambodian Government on a regular basis.
REPORTER: This was right on the doorstep of the new Australian embassy, so it must be... doubly embarrassing for you at this stage, no?
MARGARET ADAMSON: I'm conscious of the location. .. I don't find it embarrassing, no. I find it a matter as I've said before to you, that is a matter which is played out in different parts of the country, so I don't see find on the doorstep of the Australian embassy any less deserving of our attention than anywhere else in the country.
REPORTER: Under the 2001 law, don't they have residency rights or possession rights?
MARGARET ADAMSON: It's very difficult to prove, though, isn't it? It's very difficult to prove...
REPORTER: If they've been there for longer than five years noticeably without violence... I understand what you say.
MARGARET ADAMSON: Absolutely. Absolutely. No, I understand what the principles are, but it is difficult indeed to actually have the documentation, documentation that is accepted, to enable those claims to be respected.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Australia building new embassy on alleged grabbed-lands purchased from Kith Meng, one of Hun Sen's cronies
Australia builds a new embassy building in Phnom Penh
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
The Australian embassy in Cambodia organized a celebration for the foundation pouring of a new embassy building in Phnom Penh on 14 November 2007. The new building is located to the south of the National Assembly and the ministry of Foreign Affairs. Australian ambassador Margaret Adamson explained that there are two reasons for this new construction: (1) A large number of embassy employees could not accomplish their work in the current embassy building which is very tight, whereas, over the years, the number of embassy employees has grown to about 70; (2) Ambassador Adamson said that Australia wants to increase the knowledge of Australia in Cambodia in order to reach cooperation between the two countries to achieve lasting peace, social and economic development in Cambodia. Amb. Adamson said that the new building will be inaugurated in 18 months.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Aussie Ambassador to Cambodia: Cambodia can be considered as an example in terms of religion
Example of the Phnom Penh regime's respect for religion (Photo: Khmer Krom Network)Thursday, May 31, 2007
Cambodia to host religious meeting
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Cambodian plans to host the Fourth Interfaith Dialogue meeting in 2008. Cambodia made this decision to host the meeting after Australian Ambassador Margaret Adamson made the request to Uch Borith, the secretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international cooperation, during a meeting held last week. Cambodia then agrees to host this event. Ambassador Adamson said that Cambodia can be considered as an example in terms of religion that is why Australia wants it to host this Interfaith Dialogue meeting. The 3rd Interfaith Dialogue meeting was held in New Zealand on 29 May 2007.
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