Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They
AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German
Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who
By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an
Navigation
Primary Navigation
Home
Singapore
Asia Pacific
World
Business
Entertainment
Sports
Technology
Top Stories
Most Popular
Secondary Navigation
Australia
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
Search
Search:
Japan gives 21 mln dlrs to secure Khmer Rouge trial
AFP - 1 hour 22 minutes ago
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - - The future of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge trial is secure after Japan's foreign minister pledged funding of 21 million dollars during his visit Sunday, a Japanese official said.
Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone told Cambodian premier Hun Sen of the donation during a meeting in his day-long trip to the country, Japanese foreign ministry spokesman Takeshi Akamatsu said at a press briefing.
The money will double the amount Japan has given to the war crimes tribunal and cover half of the operating budget this year at the formerly cash-strapped court, Akamatsu said.
"If the money runs out again, we will certainly think of another contribution to this process," he said. "We see this as a portion of the Cambodian peace process -- a completion of it."
Last year the Khmer Rouge tribunal faced a 43.8-million-dollar funding shortfall, prompting court officials to draw up a new budget and travel to New York in June to petition UN members for more funds.
International backers appeared hesitant to pledge more money because of allegations of political interference and mismanagement.
The UN launched an investigation into allegations that Cambodian workers had been forced to pay for their jobs and withheld at least 300,000 dollars in July funding and court salaries.
The investigation's findings were never made public but last week lawyers for Khmer Rouge "Brother Number 2" Nuon Chea, one of five former leaders due to stand trial, filed a corruption complaint against at least two top Cambodian officials at the tribunal.
Akamatsu said neither Hun Sen nor Nakasone raised the corruption allegations during their Sunday meeting but they both agreed that proceedings against Khmer Rouge suspects should begin as quickly as possible.
The tribunal opened in 2006 after nearly a decade of wrangling between the United Nations and Cambodia.
It is expected to hear its first case in March, against former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav.
Up to two million people were executed or died of starvation and overwork as the communist Khmer Rouge dismantled modern Cambodian society during its 1975-1979 rule in a bid to forge an agrarian utopia.
Email Story
IM Story
Printable View
Blog This
Recommend this article
Average (0 votes)
Sign in to recommend this article »
Most Recommended Stories »
Related Articles: Asia Pacific
Japanese, SKorean leaders meet, seeking warmer tiesAFP - 14 minutes ago
Biden: US will help fight terror in AfghanistanAP - 27 minutes ago
Japan and South Korea leaders talk economic tiesReuters - 33 minutes ago
More than 1,000 people in HK protest against war on GazaAFP - 1 hour 15 minutes ago
Japan gives 21 mln dlrs to secure Khmer Rouge trialAFP - 1 hour 22 minutes ago
Enlarge Photo
Japan gives 21 mln dlrs to secure Khmer Rouge trial
Most Popular – Asia Pacific
Viewed
Britain's Prince Harry apologises for racist language
Israeli troops push deeper into Gaza's main city
Is Tintin gay? Cartoon birthday boy dogged by rumours
Three down, one left for Mitsubishi in Dakar
Putin says Europe gas crisis "worsening"
View Complete List »
Search:
Home
Singapore
Asia Pacific
World
Business
Entertainment
Sports
Technology
Top Stories
Most Popular