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Thursday, 09 September 2010 19:02 Thet Sambath
ONE OF Cambodia’s top broadcasters, the Cambodia Television Network (CTN), has received more than 200 tonnes of cement and thousands of dollars in donations to help construct bunkers for soldiers stationed along the border with Thailand as part of a controversial government initiative to pair private businesses with the military.
“We have received more than 200 tonnes of cement and US$4,000 for buying steel to build military bunkers” since beginning to televise pleas for goods last month, CTN director Tok Kimsay said Thursday.
Since border tensions with Thailand erupted in 2008, several local television stations have broadcast pleas for the public to donate food, clothing, medicine and other materials to help support border troops. CTN continues to make on-air appeals for donations, regularly listing the names of those who have contributed to the campaign.
A series of business-military partnerships were first laid out in a document signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen in February. Though government officials have characterised the partnerships as a form of corporate charity, critics say the scheme could leave the military beholden to private interests. …
read the full story in tomorrow’s Phnom Penh Post or see the updated story online from 3PM UTC/GMT +7 hours.
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