Tuesday, 19.6.2007: Cambodia Development Cooperation Forum Meeting on 19/20 June 2007

The Mirror, Vol. 11, No. 513

Instead of the translation of one article from a Khmer newspapers on the important event of the present donors meeting, we share today a collection of references – in random order – to some sources on the Internet, related to this event.

It is interesting that not only the big international agencies report about the context of this meeting, but also the press in such far away countries as Mauritius and Turkey.

We include also a reference to the statement of the NGO Forum on Cambodia. This organization, in which a number of NGOs in Cambodia cooperate, has always used the opportunity of the normally annual international consultative group meetings to elaborate and to present an NGO perspective on the development of Cambodia in a substantive document.

Norbert Klein

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Cambodia asks foreign donors for more aid
Associated Press
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/19/asia/AS-GEN-Cambodia-Foreign-Aid.php

Donors push Cambodia to pass anti-corruption law
Reuters
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BKK101529.htm

Cambodia: Donors Must Hold Government Accountable – Banning of Forest Report Mocks Commitments to Human Rights
Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2007/06/15/cambod16195.htm

Cambodia detains eight foreigners [over protest at donors meeting]
Bangkok Post
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=119553

Cambodia pleases donor countries with anti-corruption oaths
People’s Daily Online
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/19/eng20070619_385726.html

Cambodia’s donors open aid talks focused on corruption
AFP / Mauritius and Turkey
http://servihoo.com/channels/kinews/afp_details.php?id=165342&CategoryID=47
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=181736

NGO Forum on Cambodia Statement to 2007 Cambodia Development Cooperation Forum Meeting
NGO Forum on Cambodia
http://www.ngoforum.org.kh/Development/Docs/doc.htm

Newspapers Appearing on the Newsstand:
Tuesday, 19 June 2007

Kampuchea Thmey, Vol.6, #1368, 17-18.6.2007

• Cambodians Issue Warning about Dengue Fever: Already 102 Children Died from This Disease
• 30 Megawatts Shortage of Electricity Causes Phnom Penh to Have Often Blackouts

Khmer Amatak, Vol.8, #485, 18.6.2007

• Donors Must Put Pressure and Stop Believing Anymore Hun Sen’s Empty Promises on 19-20 June 2007 [formerly “Consultative Group” meeting – now entitled “Cambodia Development Cooperation Forum”]

Moneaksekar Khmer, Vol.14, #3187, 18.6.2007

• Nuon Chea Is Seriously Ill and Unlikely to Be Alive until Trial Day; Duch’s Lawyer Urges Trial to Be Conducted Soon

Moneaksekar Khmer, Vol.14, #3188, 19.6.2007

• Donors Should Not Be Blind and Deceived by Hole-in-Basket Government Again

Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.15, #4314, 19.6.2007

• National Pediatric Hospital Calls for Assistance to Save Children with Dengue Fever

Samleng Yuvachun Khmer, Vol.14, #3064, 17-18.6.2007

• Global Witness Says SGS [Société générale de surveillance] Works Badly, It Does Not Go to Visit the Sites, So It Cannot Find Officials and Businesspeople Who Conduct Logging [in Kompong Thom]

Sar Noeung Khmao, Vol.8, #204, 18-19.6.2007

• Officials of Ministry of Information Are Careless when Writing, Using Khmer Orthography Incorrectly

Sralanh Khmer, Vol.3, #429, 17-18.6.2007

• Political Parties and Civil Society Organizations Supports Yash Ghai [in his report on human rights violation in Cambodia]
• Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh Increases Visa Prices [from $25 to $35]

Sralanh Khmer, Vol.3, #430, 19.6.2007

• Radio Free Asia Agent [Lem Pisith], Who Goes to Report on Forest Crimes at Prey Lang Area [Sandan, Kompong Thom], Receives Death Threat [from anonymous person, through public phone 012-1932494 – “You beware. You watch out, you could get killed. Don’t be too outspoken—you can die”]

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