Written by Sam Rith
The Phnom Penh Post
CAMBODIA continues to be "in danger" of a failure of state institutions, according to a new report by the US-based political magazine Foreign Policy, which said the country was marked by "endemic corruption" and a loss of confidence in state institutions last year.
The 2009 Failed States Index, released last month, rated Cambodia as the 49th least-functional of the 177 states surveyed between May and December 2008, rising slightly from 48th in last year's ranking.
But while the Kingdom's ranking improved, its aggregate score fell slightly. Twelve categories were used to formulate the "failed state" ranking, with Cambodia rating highest in "delegitimisation of the state", which the magazine defines as "massive and endemic corruption or profiteering by ruling elites", resistance of rulers to transparency and accountability and the "widespread" loss of confidence in official institutions.
Cambodia received the best ratings for its relative lack of refugee populations and benign security apparatus.
Foreign Policy noted that the rankings were only a general guide to a country's progress, saying that "the pace and direction of change, either positive or negative, varies".
Senior CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap said Tuesday that it was Foreign Policy's right to compile lists, but made it clear the government was making efforts to improve the situation in Cambodia.
"It is their right to make rankings based on their research," he said.
"We are making efforts for our people to have [everything] that other countries have, including a strong democracy and respect for human rights."
The 2009 Failed States Index, released last month, rated Cambodia as the 49th least-functional of the 177 states surveyed between May and December 2008, rising slightly from 48th in last year's ranking.
But while the Kingdom's ranking improved, its aggregate score fell slightly. Twelve categories were used to formulate the "failed state" ranking, with Cambodia rating highest in "delegitimisation of the state", which the magazine defines as "massive and endemic corruption or profiteering by ruling elites", resistance of rulers to transparency and accountability and the "widespread" loss of confidence in official institutions.
Cambodia received the best ratings for its relative lack of refugee populations and benign security apparatus.
Foreign Policy noted that the rankings were only a general guide to a country's progress, saying that "the pace and direction of change, either positive or negative, varies".
Senior CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap said Tuesday that it was Foreign Policy's right to compile lists, but made it clear the government was making efforts to improve the situation in Cambodia.
"It is their right to make rankings based on their research," he said.
"We are making efforts for our people to have [everything] that other countries have, including a strong democracy and respect for human rights."
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
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Execution
Massacre
Atrocities
War Crimes
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Overwork to Death
Slavery
Rapes
Abuses
Assault and Battery
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Assassination
Murder
Killing
Extrajudicial Killings
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Torture
Intimidation
Death Threat
Threatening
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally sold State properties
Illegally sold National Resources
Illegally Remove Pailementory Immunity
Acid Attacks
Abductions
Injustice
Abuse of Power
Make Cambodia a Lawless Country
Oppression
Steal Votes
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Under Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed murder and all other crimes within Hun Sen Khmer Rouge government have ever been brought to justice.
why are we act surprise by the bias report? it's typical of their reports on cambodia. despite negative or pessimistic view some people have on cambodia, fortunately, cambodia moves on. like they say, like goes on! god bless cambodia.
ReplyDeleteCambodia moves on? No you said it, not them, just you 5:56 AM.
ReplyDeleteMy recent visit to Cambodia confimed what the report says.Even the families of the elites want their children to get out of the country. Everything is dysfunctional. People are despondent and hopeless. Army generals would hire overseas Khmer to marry their kids in order to get out.
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ReplyDeleteDidn't know it was that bad. No wonder the one eyed hyena and his pack of killers are trying to squash all criticism locally and abroad with threats and imprisonment.