Cambodia /Australian diplomatic visit

Further to the previous post just a small addendum, an extract from CNN/Time website dated 28th February:-

"The government of strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen has endured for some three decades, engorged on rampant corruption and typified by gross human rights abuses. “For far too long, Hun Sen and his colleagues have been getting away with violence, human-rights abuses, corruption, and media and electoral manipulation without serious internal or external challenge,” former Australian foreign minister Gareth Evans wrote ."

 

 

'Nuff said.

From the Sydney Sun Herald Sunday 23rd Feb

The Australian government has asked Cambodia to accept refugees seeking asylum in a move similar to the former Labor government’s so-called ‘‘Malaysian solution’’.

   Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong said the request was made on Saturday morning during a meeting between his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop and the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.

   ‘‘In the past, there have been Cambodians going out as refugees to different countries. Now perhaps it is time for Cambodia to receive refugees back to Cambodia,’’ Mr Hor Nam Hong told journalists after a press briefing, adding the number of refugees had not been decided but this would depend on Australia.

  

‘‘There are now thousands of refugees seeking asylum in Australia. And Australia would like to see Cambodia accept some refugees to be settled in Cambodia,’’ he said. (Mr Hun Sen is a  former cadre of the murderous Khmer Rouge).

  

 

"You'll just love it there! I was there on holiday last year. What a place! The temples...."

Cambodia is one of Asia’s poorest countries and is dependent on hundreds of millions of dollars of foreign aid. Australia sent $244 million to Cambodia over the past three years. A further $85 million has been pledged for 2013 to 2014.

   Human rights groups say Cambodia has one of the worst human rights records in Asia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice to be here on a lazy Sunday

 

One of the favourite spots in Sydney..and in December...can't complain. Water temp must have been about 25C . Life wasn't meant to be easy but take heed it can be delightful.

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Oi,Oi,Oi!

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Don't judge on looks alone

Seen in country New South Wales. Newly purchased alpacas being transported to their new home, a sheep farm
Apparently they are excellent protection against wild dogs and dingoes.
Appearances can be deceiving.