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Australia Admits Cambodia Postponed Military Cooperation
- 16 August 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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Cambodia has delayed two of its military cooperation programs with Australia, the Australian Defense Department said Thursday, after it emerged this week that U.S.-backed programs had also been postponed following the July 28 national election. Dave Gordge, first secretary and deputy head of mission at the ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/australia-admits-cambodia-postponed-military-cooperation-39885/
China Loans Cash for Irrigation, Power Projects
- 12 August 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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Finance Minister Keat Chhon has signed a deal with China’s ambassador to Cambodia to secure a concessional loan of $121 million to fund irrigation and power projects. In the latest promise of cash from Cambodia’s biggest donor, China will fund a power transmission line connecting Phnom ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/china-loans-cash-for-irrigation-power-projects-39098/
Congressional Hearing in US Pushes Cut to Cambodian Aid
- 11 July 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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At a congressional hearing in Washington on Tuesday that scathingly rebuked Prime Minister Hun Sen and his ruling CPP, a U.S. lawmaker called for legislation to cut American aid to Cambodia following the national election on July 28. Representative Steve Chabot, who chaired the House Subcommittee ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/congressional-hearing-in-us-pushes-cut-to-cambodian-aid-34389/
U.S. seeks to cut aid to Cambodia
- 4 July 2013
- The Cambodia Herald
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Lawmakers in the U.S. and human rights activists are pushing for cuts of more than $70 million in aid to Cambodia if Prime Minister Hun Sen wins the July 28 elections. Many factors have pushed the U.S. to this point be it unfair and unjust, such ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=YTQ1OTEyZDAxMTd
