Calls to cooperate in sand export data

22 November 2016
Khmer Times
Civil society / Minerals and mineral products / Mining / Ministry of Mines and Energy
Affiliated Network for Social Accountability / UN Comtrade

Civil society members and Ministry of Mines and Energy officials came together recently to discuss discrepancies in the export figures of sand from Cambodia to Singapore, after 47 NGOs wrote an open letter early this month to the ministry seeking an explanation. The letter from civil society groups was in response to UN data showing discrepancies in sand exports from Cambodia over the last 10 years. The UN Commodity Statistics Trade (UN Comtrade) database shows 2.8 million tons of exports to Singapore, while Singapore reported 72.7 million tons of imports from Cambodia. …

 Ven Rathavong and Ros Chanveasna
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