Chinese Iron Ore Firm Paid for New CPP District Office
A Chinese mining firm has donated about $200,000 toward the building of a new district headquarters for the ruling CPP in Preah Vihear province, officials said yesterday. Kong Makara, director of the provincial industry, mines and energy office, said that Chinese company Cambodian Iron Holding and Industrial Mining Co. Ltd. funded the construction of a new CPP office in Rovieng district, which was inaugurated in January. The company is still conducting feasibility studies for iron ore mining-which normally involves the extraction of the mineral from an open pit- in preparation for applying for an extraction license, he said. Mr. Makara said that the payment had nothing to do with the company seeking favorable treatment from local officials, and that the donation would not influence government decision-making. …
