ABC Radio Australia
The Cambodian government has rejected suggestions that money it's been paid by the mining giant BHP was effectively a bribe. BHP has acknowledged it gave two point five million US dollars to a community living near a bauxite exploration project in north-east Cambodia. That payment's being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States. A minister in the Cambodian government reportedly referred to the money from the BHP as "tea money", a slang term for a bribe. But Prime Minister Hun Sen says the money's being used on development projects, including a hydro-electric dam, schools and hospitals.
Presenter: Kate McPherson
Speakers: George Boden, Global Witness; Phay Siphan, spokesperson for the Council of Ministers in Cambodia.
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