Former Dey Krahorm residents on Monday. Photo by: HENG CHIVOAN7NG makes one final offer
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Written by Chhay Channyda
The Phnom Penh Post
Saga continues as families evicted from Dey Krahorm by private developer 7NG are offered housing in relocation site 16km outside Phnom Penh.
PRIVATE developer 7NG delivered an ultimatum Wednesday to residents evicted from Dey Krahorm community, saying they had until the end of the month to accept compensation or they would receive nothing, according to a statement from the company.
In a statement by Managing Director Srey Chanthou obtained by the Post Wednesday and dated Tuesday, 7NG urges residents to contact authorities before Saturday if they want to receive a house at the new relocation site in Damnak Trayoeng village, saying there were enough houses for 85 families.
Rights groups claim around 150 families were forcibly evicted from the city-based community Saturday and relocated to Damnak Trayoeng village, 16 kilometres from the city.
An additional sum of 777,700 riels (US$189) was also available along with housing supplies for each family applying, Srey Chanthou wrote.
"Residents and vendors must rush to contact the company and authorities before January 31, 2009. If they are late to accept a house or stalls, the company will not be responsible to provide anymore," Srey Chanthou announced in the statement.
The company also said that the 113 market vendors who had stalls at Dey Krahorm that were also demolished in the eviction could register for new stalls at the relocation site. They are now staying under the car park of Damnak Trayoeng office, the letter added.
He added, however, that individuals renting in the original community would not be eligible to apply for a house. "The company will not be responsible for renters," he said.
Leng Kim Rady, 52, an evictee now living in Damnak Trayoeng, said his family had set up a tarpaulin in a parking area.
"The deadline to receive a home is too early for us to have a chance to think - with a family - whether or not to take a house," he said. "I still want US$20,000, as was the promise by the municipality and the company before eviction."
Chan Vichet, a Dey Krahorm representative, said the number of houses offered would not cover everyone. "Only 85 families can receive a house. What about the others who had a house before the eviction?"
PRIVATE developer 7NG delivered an ultimatum Wednesday to residents evicted from Dey Krahorm community, saying they had until the end of the month to accept compensation or they would receive nothing, according to a statement from the company.
In a statement by Managing Director Srey Chanthou obtained by the Post Wednesday and dated Tuesday, 7NG urges residents to contact authorities before Saturday if they want to receive a house at the new relocation site in Damnak Trayoeng village, saying there were enough houses for 85 families.
Rights groups claim around 150 families were forcibly evicted from the city-based community Saturday and relocated to Damnak Trayoeng village, 16 kilometres from the city.
An additional sum of 777,700 riels (US$189) was also available along with housing supplies for each family applying, Srey Chanthou wrote.
"Residents and vendors must rush to contact the company and authorities before January 31, 2009. If they are late to accept a house or stalls, the company will not be responsible to provide anymore," Srey Chanthou announced in the statement.
The company also said that the 113 market vendors who had stalls at Dey Krahorm that were also demolished in the eviction could register for new stalls at the relocation site. They are now staying under the car park of Damnak Trayoeng office, the letter added.
He added, however, that individuals renting in the original community would not be eligible to apply for a house. "The company will not be responsible for renters," he said.
Leng Kim Rady, 52, an evictee now living in Damnak Trayoeng, said his family had set up a tarpaulin in a parking area.
"The deadline to receive a home is too early for us to have a chance to think - with a family - whether or not to take a house," he said. "I still want US$20,000, as was the promise by the municipality and the company before eviction."
Chan Vichet, a Dey Krahorm representative, said the number of houses offered would not cover everyone. "Only 85 families can receive a house. What about the others who had a house before the eviction?"
13 comments:
It should be said: Injustice under Hun Sen's gov't. (no question mark is needed.)
people in cambodia should be educated to understand the law. part of the problem is the lack of education. i think when people are told or informed or educated about the law, they will do their best to avoid problem with the law. the lack of law isn't all the gov't fault; it was the KR regime that destroyed everything and now that cambodia is beginning to implement a lot of new laws, all cambodian people need to be educated by leaders in their villages, cities, towns, districts, schools, university, colleges, ngo, etc, etc...; this way people will become educated and aware and understand and can perhaps try to avoid getting into trouble with the law, especially when gov't is beefing up their enforcement of these laws.
Frankly, it doesn't need 30 years to understand the laws.
Khmer Canadian
Khmer people should not be educated to understand the laws; educate all the gov. officials, including Hun Sen first.
Why wasting time? There is no solution pouk Ah greedy Scam Rainxy.
Hoe can you educated Ah Xen?
Ah Youn told ah Xen that he need no education, what he need is PhD from the fucking Hanoi and then every thing he say is OK with ah youn Hanoi guns behind ah Kwack!!!!
Don't worry about PM education, Ah Potato Digger (2:39). Just worry about you own education. PM has plenty of advisers.
7NG always seen as evil in the eyes of the Cambodian people no matter what they’re trying to do if a fair compensation comes short in this case. Everyone should get payment equal to the value of the property lost under forceful eviction. Otherwise, this would be seen as an illegal raid by the company.
Pouk Ah 3:53AM is a whole bunch of Grave Diggers! If you’re one of Ah Kwack advisers, you’re nothing, but digging up people’s graves.
I agree with 4:10AM. Digging up people’s graves and being Yuon’s slaves, all they do is bow and bend their ass to be kicked at a later time by Yuons.
We need more graves for Pouk Ah Scam Rainxy and his potato diggers.
I really don't understand why those still support that most cruel and inhumanely eviction as lawful.
I doubt they might have no .....
I am so terrified after viewing that video clip.
I wish those evictees all the best, good luck and will never face with such inhumanitarian act again.
7NG is overly generous to move people to a better home from the slum and offering ample amount of cash and everything to go along with that.
Thank you and may God help you to succeed!
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