Courtesy of Phnom Penh Post
Written by Sebastian Strangio
Friday, 30 May 2008
Nearly four out of five Cambodians think the country is moving in the right direction, a survey by the US-based International Republican Institute has found.
The poll, released May 27 and conducted between January 27 and February 26, found that 77 percent of Cambodians were upbeat about the country’s development, compared to 20 percent who thought the country was headed “in the wrong direction.”
Of those who thought the country was moving in the right direction, 77 percent listed the construction of roads as a positive aspect, followed by 63 percent approval rating for hospitals.
Inflation (32 percent) and corruption (30 percent) drew the greatest responses as negatives.
Government spokesman Khieu Khanarith said the positive poll results “show that the government is going in the right direction.”
But Koul Panha, executive director of the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia, said the government couldn’t claim sole credit.
“It is not just the government that has made a difference. All the stakeholders have played a role [since 1993], including donors and the UN,” he said.
The poll surveyed 2,000 respondents in 22 of Cambodia’s 24 provinces.
Written by Sebastian Strangio
Friday, 30 May 2008
Nearly four out of five Cambodians think the country is moving in the right direction, a survey by the US-based International Republican Institute has found.
The poll, released May 27 and conducted between January 27 and February 26, found that 77 percent of Cambodians were upbeat about the country’s development, compared to 20 percent who thought the country was headed “in the wrong direction.”
Of those who thought the country was moving in the right direction, 77 percent listed the construction of roads as a positive aspect, followed by 63 percent approval rating for hospitals.
Inflation (32 percent) and corruption (30 percent) drew the greatest responses as negatives.
Government spokesman Khieu Khanarith said the positive poll results “show that the government is going in the right direction.”
But Koul Panha, executive director of the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia, said the government couldn’t claim sole credit.
“It is not just the government that has made a difference. All the stakeholders have played a role [since 1993], including donors and the UN,” he said.
The poll surveyed 2,000 respondents in 22 of Cambodia’s 24 provinces.
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