Posts Tagged ‘Government’

Cambodia: Names Missing from Voter Rolls for upcoming Commune Elections.

At least 1.5 million Cambodians will lose their right to vote in upcoming commune elections due to irregularities in voters’ registration lists, according to an election monitoring organization. Commune councilors cast votes in the Senate election, Jan. 29, 2012 (RFA) According to the National Election Committee (NEC), which organizes and manages all elections in the [...]

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Walden Revival – Our Personal Responsibility to Do What´s Right.

The survival insights of Henry David Thoreau  (Walden) are shared more and more by more people who are looking for how to protect themselves in view of an erratic, government interventionist economy. Survival Insights of an American Genius, by Wayne M. Thomas. Many people remember the book Walden as the story of a hermit living [...]

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Cambodia: First EU Ambassador in Phnom Penh.

EU ambassador says political debate should always respect opponents. Ambassador Jean-Francois Cautain (R) presents his credential to King Sihamoni of Cambodia. Jean-Francois Cautain, the first resident European Union ambassador to Cambodia, speaks with Nguon Serath, editor-in-chief of The Cambodia Herald, about what should be done to improve the fledgling democracy in Cambodia as the country [...]

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Cambodia: Surprise, surprise, you may get a receipt!

The  Cambodian Government announced that it started to print receipts for all fee-based state services. What a great decision! But please be aware: Planning is not yet executing! There are two main ideas behind this decision: to fatten the state coffers to fight corruption.

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Cambodia: Government a hybrid regime.

Cambodia was categorised as a “hybrid regime” and ranked 101st out of 167 countries worldwide. Measurement of level of democracy. This according to the latest “democracy index” released by the Economist Intelligence Unit.  The index – issued earlier this month by the same group responsible for The Economist magazine – measures the level of democracy [...]

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Cambodia: The Kingdom spent just 2.1 percent of GDP on education.

Cambodia spends a lower percentage of its GDP on education than any of its three neighboring countries. In 2011 it is ranked last among them in key related indicators, statistics from the latest United Nations Development Program Human Development Index show. In addition, Cambodia fared poorly in health indicators, recording the highest rate of mortality [...]

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Cambodia: 10 trillion Riels for 2012 Cambodian State Budget

  “The Cambodian Cabinet Ministers under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen approved the draft law on finance for 2012 financial state management worth up to 10,767,982 million Riels (10 trillion Riels or approx. US$2.69 billion). This budget will enable the government to maintain the sustainable annual economic [...]

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Cambodia – 2011 World Teachers’ Day

Kambodscha ist eines der Länder mit dem weltweit schlechtesten Schul- und Bildungssystem. So wundert es niemanden, dass der Tag der Lehrer in Phnom Penh im sogenannten Freedom Park gefeiert werden musste. Dort werden in der Regel alle unliebsamen Demonstrationen verbannt. Was die Saläre der rund 100’000 Lehrer im Königreich der Khmer betrifft, so liegen die [...]

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Steigende Preise.

Reis ist das vorherrschende Grundnahrungsmittel in Kambodscha. Und bald auch eines der wichtigsten Exportprodukte. Und so werden – wie in Europa beim Brot – verschiedene Sorten und Qualitäten angeboten. Der durchschnittliche Tagesverdienst liegt bei rund 2 USD oder 8000 Riel.

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Der Schlagabtausch geht weiter.

Der Machtkampf zwischen den NGOs und kambodschanischen Regierungsstellen geht in eine weitere Runde. Das kambodschanische Aussenministerium hat zwei weitere Zivilorganisationen, das NGO Forum und die NGO “Bridges Across Borders” vorgeladen mit dem Vorwurf des Aufwiegeln der Bevölkerung im Rahmen ihrer Tätigkeit rund um die Erneuerung des kambodschanischen Eisenbahnnetzes. Die Regierungsstellen erwarten, dass die beiden NGOs [...]

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