09-10-09

09-10-09

有报告指两西方石油公司支持缅甸军政府 (Reports: French, US Oil Companies Backing Burmese Regime)

 

人权组织国际地球权利说，两个国际能源公司为缅甸压迫民主的军政府提供支持。国际地球权利星期四发表报告说，法国石油巨头道达尔公司和美国石油公司雪佛龙涉嫌协助掩盖跟天然气管道项目有关的高层腐败和谋杀。

 

该组织在曼谷发布给媒体的两份报告里显示，这个输油管项目使缅甸军政府获利将近50亿美元，军政府将项目收入存于两家新加坡银行。

 

国际地球权利缅甸项目负责人史密斯表示，将收入隐瞒在国民预算之外使得军政府能够逃脱国际制裁。他还表示，两个西方公司使用不准确的信息，高估了这个项目能够给村落带来的正面影响。道达尔和雪佛龙还没有对此事做出回应。

 

A human rights group says two international oil firms are providing support for Burma's oppressive military regime.EarthRights International reports that French company Total and American firm Chevron helped cover up high-level corruption and killings connected to a pipeline project.

 

Two reports released to journalists Thursday in Bangkok say the (Yadana) project has earned the Burmese government nearly $5 billion and that most of the money is kept in two banks in Singapore.The group's project coordinator for Burma, Matthew Smith, says the hidden funds help the military rulers avoid the effect of international sanctions.

 

Smith also says the two western companies have used inaccurate information to give favorable assessments of the project's effect on villages.Total and Chevron have not immediately responded to the reports.

 

 

 

塞拉利昂沉船事件至少200人失踪 (At Least 200 Feared Dead in Sierra Leone Boat Accident)

 

塞拉利昂当局表示，塞拉利昂沿海发生沉船事件，至少有200名旅客失踪，人们担心他们已经死亡。 目前已经确认有8人死亡，有37人获救。

 

救援人员仍在全力搜寻生还者。交通部门官员表示现在还无法确定船上确切的乘客人数。警方说，这搜满载学校学生的船只星期三晚些时候在强风暴中在首都弗里敦以南的海域翻覆。

 

目前当局还没有说明出事原因。但是在塞拉利昂沉船事件并不罕见，因为船只经常超载，缺乏或是不遵守安全标准。

 

Officials in Sierra Leone say at least 200 people are missing and feared drowned after a boat capsized off the coast of the west African nation.Eight people have been confirmed dead and 37 have been rescued as officials continue to search for survivors.

 

Transportation authorities have been unable to determine the exact number of passengers.Police said the boat, carrying a large number of schoolchildren, turned over late Wednesday in a heavy storm south of the capital, Freetown.

 

Authorities have not said what caused the accident. However, maritime accidents are not uncommon in Sierra Leone where boats are often overloaded and safety standards are frequently lacking or ignored.