Friday, March 28, 2008

Villagers to demonstrate in front of Hun Sen’s mansion

27 March 2008
By Ung Chansophea
Cambodge Soir Hebdo

Translated from French by Luc Sâr

A delegation of about 100 people will show up in front of the gate to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s mansion in Takhmao on Friday 28 March, at about 6:00 AM. The delegation wants to attract the attention of the government leader over the land conflict pitting 3 groups of villagers in Phnom Penh against private companies. These communities (Group 78, Dey Kraham, and Reekreay) live in the Bassac district. They must vacate their lands for real estate development. Lim Likheang, a representative of Gorup 78, hopes that this action will bear fruit: “The prime minister intervened in favor of villagers in a land dispute in Sihanoukville. I hope that he will do the same for us.” Hun Sen did present his excuses publicly following the shooting of one of the demonstrators (in Sihanoukville). He also returned one portion of the lands back to the villagers.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hun Xen Ott Chheu Kbal.

Anonymous said...

No, but Hun Sen vel mok nah!

Anonymous said...

Also read a story "The other side of the story" on www.about-cambodia.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Very well written article, 10:16. Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

chheu kout! HUn Xen?

Anonymous said...

Kos heuy, 12:21, Hun Sen meun mein Jkout teh. Hun Sen jir Teveda te na.

Anonymous said...

yes, good leader must show that they all care for cambodian people if they want o stay in office. they do this to test our leaders' patience and ability to lead the nation in a sound and reasonable way for their people. the churning of the sea of milk in the making; out of this chaos comes great things for cambodia. god bless cambodia and her people.