Cambodia Today

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Evening in Cambodia

Indeed, the landmine issue highlights the scale of difficulty facing Iraq today. This is a country that has to deal with many decades of neglect and abuse, including the cost of three major wars. I believe the international community realizes how monumental this task is and that the people of Iraq deserve their sympathy and their support. The recent Donors’ Conference in Madrid was an important step to delivering both, and, I hope, the beginning of a sustained commitment. ... [Read More]

REMARKS BY U.S. AMBASSADOR CHARLES A. RAY

In 2003, total garment exports were valued at over one third of Cambodia’s GDP. Even more startling is that garment exports accounted for 93% of Cambodia’s total exports last year. Before this unique agreement with the U.S., the garment sector in Cambodia consisted of a dozen factories. Today there are over 200. ...

This return to normalcy is a positive development, not only for Cambodians, but also for the entire region. Today, Cambodia is integrated into the region and into the world like never before. Globalization and regional integration are no longer just buzzwords here; they are becoming the new reality. ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

Today, the Kingdom of Cambodia is struggling to overcome decades of civil war, isolation, and massive destruction by the Khmer Rouge of its population, infrastructure, and national identity and culture. The government is still struggling to reestablish basic levels of transportation, communication, food and water supplies, and government services, especially in the countryside. Poverty is a serious problem, and living standards and social indicators place it among the poorest countries in the world. A severe lack of government resources, widespread corruption and absence of a rule of law have hampered efforts to strengthen Cambodia’s economy and improve living standards. The government budget relies on a heavy influx of assistance from donor countries. ... [Read More]

Statement of Concern Regarding Vietnamese Montagnard Refugees in Cambodia

We shall seek clarification from the Governments of Vietnam and Cambodia of the disturbing news reports received today. ... [Read More]

Curbing Violence Against Political Activists in Cambodia

Today we received a credible but as yet unconfirmed report that a village chief in Battambang province, a member of the ruling party, fired his handgun at an opposition party activist on December 11. The official has not been charged and remains free. The United Nations reported yesterday that on December 5 police used electric batons and beat peaceful demonstrators outside the Department of Forestry. One of the demonstrators died of cardiac arrest later the same day. ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: McConnell Urges Cambodians to Participate in Elections

I recognize that this may not be easy for many Cambodians. Anyone older than 28 years old lived through the nightmare of the Pol Pot regime and the Vietnamese invasion and occupation. Politics got people killed then--and it still does today. But unlike the past, today the fate of Cambodia is in the hands of the people and in the ballots they will cast on July 27. ...

Cambodia today is a lawless country, with the thin veneer of democracy bestowed by U.N.-sponsored elections in 1993 all but worn away by political turmoil and crises. Under the repressive rule of Prime Minister Hun Sen and the ruling Cambodian People's Party, CPP, human rights abuses are committed with impunity, developments stymied by corruption and incompetence, and a palpable climate of fear persists throughout a country side controlled by CPP authorities. ... [Read More]