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Abstract/Sommario: The A. calls on Western donors to take pre-emptive action as the Cambodian government plans to keep oil revenues in the hands of officials. Oil in Cambodia has raised eyebrows in resource-hungry China, which is already fashioning Cambodia into one of its energy suppliers with several dams projects. In 2008 China overtook all other countries in donor aid to Cambodia. China's aid comes with no strings attached, as opposed to that of Western donors. If China aggravates a resource curse in ...; [Leggi tutto...] The A. calls on Western donors to take pre-emptive action as the Cambodian government plans to keep oil revenues in the hands of officials. Oil in Cambodia has raised eyebrows in resource-hungry China, which is already fashioning Cambodia into one of its energy suppliers with several dams projects. In 2008 China overtook all other countries in donor aid to Cambodia. China's aid comes with no strings attached, as opposed to that of Western donors. If China aggravates a resource curse in its favour, not only will Western powers lose a foothold vis-à-vis China's growing influence in the developing world, but the corruption and instability that will likely result is antithetical to most donor's interests. Western donors are in an unique position to facilitate reform

Abstract/Sommario: The A. describes how the government's harsh suppression of information during the Tamil Tiger conflict helped Colombo win the propaganda war. The doctors who risked their lives to tell the world about the crisis have been labelled 'terrorists' by Colombo