Cambodia: ‘Country for Sale’ by Global Witness – Reporting by AlJazeera

Global Witness discuss on Al Jazeera the findings from their latest report ‘Country for Sale’, which documents how rights to exploit oil and mineral resources have been allocated behind closed doors by a small number of powerbrokers surrounding the prime minister and other senior officials.

The beneficiaries of many of these deals are members of the ruling elite or their family members. Meanwhile, millions of dollars paid by oil and mining companies to secure access to these resources appear to be missing from the national accounts.

To download the Global Witness report go to: http://www.globalwitness.org/media_library_detail.php/713/en/country_for_sale

Cambodia’s new oil wealth – 06 Aug 07 by AlJazeera

Cambodia has struck oil, but it may not necessarily be good news. Hamish MacDonald, reporting for Al Jazeera from Cambodia, asks how well-suited the country is to absorbing its new windfall.