Updated 21 March 2013,
Radio Australia
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The Railway Rehabilation Project is a joint venture of
logistics giant Toll Holdings and Cambodia's Royal Group and is funded
by the ADB and AusAID.
Around 1,200 families are required to move
to accommodate the upgraded train lines and there's been controversy
over the poor conditions of resettlement sites and the lack of services
for those affected.
This is particularly important for the ADB -
the main funding body - which has a policy of not leaving people worse
off due to their projects.
The ADB commissioned a report on the
resettlements last year from an international expert, Dr Michael Cernea,
but have now decided not to publicly release the full report, saying
"the harm that would result from the disclosure of the entire report
would be substantial, immediate, and likely irreparable".
The NGO's say this is a cover up but the ADB says it was always meant to be a candid report for internal use.
Presenter: Liam Cochrane
Speaker: Nora Lindstrom, Programme Development Manager, NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut
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