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Rebuilding Cambodia's troubled railways

10 October 2012
ABC News
Aid and development / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / Concessions / Infrastructure / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Multilateral development assistance / Public land lease / Rail / Sihanoukville / Transport and shipping / Transport and shipping policy and administration / Transport infrastructure and facilities
AusAid / Cambodia / Cambodian Government / compensation / Port / rail system / Railways / Relocation / Sihanoukville / the Asian Development Bank

A project to rebuild Cambodia’s decrepit rail-system appears on track for completion, despite delays and difficulties relocating residents The ABC has been told of the $26 million originally allocated through AusAID, just over $14 million remains, and will go towards finishing tracks and building a bridge ...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-10/an-rebuilding-cambodia27s-troubled-rail-system/4305676

Land rights acrimony in AusAID Asian project

6 September 2011
The Australian
Aid and development / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / Australian aid / Bilateral development assistance / Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members / Economy and commerce / Infrastructure / Land / Multilateral development assistance / Rail / Transport infrastructure and facilities
Asian Development Bank (ADB) / AusAid / Bridges Across Borders Cambodia / Cambodian Government / concessional loans / Department of Foreign Affairs / development project / Ee Sarom / Land rights / NGO Forum / rail system / Resettlement / Richard Moore / rights organizations / Sahmakum Teang Tnaut / STT / STT Program Co-ordinator

A TAXPAYER-FUNDED development project is mired in controversy after the Cambodian government launched a crackdown against land rights organisations critical of the compulsory resettlement of families. The Cambodian government has cautioned a small group of foreign organisations against stirring up unrest among those being forced off ...

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/land-rights-acrimony-in-ausaid-asian-project/story-fn59niix-1226130055614

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