Australia stands by Cambodian defence cooperation

• Print
• Email

Updated March 11, 2010 21:13:20

Australia will continue its defence cooperation program with Cambodia, despite a controversial new policy which formally links business to Cambodian military units.

London-based advocacy group Global Witness has released a statement calling on countries who provide aid to Cambodia to condemn the policy, saying it could foster an arrangement whereby businesses will receive military protection in exchange for financial backing.

Presenter: Liam Cochrane
Speakers: Hor Nambora, Cambodia's Ambassador to the UK and Scandinavia; Eleanor Nichol, a campaigner with Global Witness; spokesman for Australia's Department of Defence

• Listen:
• Windows Media

• Anwar Ibrahim to concentrate on politics
• Australia accused of rewarding Burma too soon
• North Korean propaganda builds up Kim Jong-un
• PNG leader won't resign over Indonesia airspace incident
• Rudd praises Indonesian cooperation on asylum seekers
• Anwar Ibrahim cleared of sodomy charges
• Elephant poo paper at hit with Bali tourists
• Musharraf announces return to Pakistan