Dey Kraham residents (Photo: DR, Cambodge Soir Hebdo)15 Jan 2009
By L.D. and A.L.G.
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
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While the eviction rumors are being spread out, the residents have not yet decided whether they will accept the 7NG company’s offer.
Discussions are underway between Dey Kraham residents to see whether they will accept the relocation offer and the compensation offered by the 7NG company, the company which received the land concession.
While rumors are circulating about a probable eviction on Thursday 15 January, on the spot, the situation is calm. “Yesterday, at 5 PM, we discussed again about the 7NG offer. We sent a letter to the city hall, asking it not to use force,” Chan Vichet, a representative of the residents, indicated.
The residents must decide whether to accept the $20,000 compensation offer to voluntarily leave the location, in lieu of the previous $15,000 offer.
However, the agreement proposal involves only 91 families, whereas the residents indicated that there are 152 families currently living on the site, Chan Vichet said. “The city hall said that the fate of the remaining residents will be resolved later, but nobody knows if they are part of the 91 families or not,” he indicated.
Another problem raised by Chan Vichet: the families will receive the same compensation amount irrespective of the land plot size they currently own.
Some residents indicated that the true value of their land amounts to $7,000 per square-meter, and that the actual compensation should be $70,000.
Furthermore, the relocation site, Damnak Trayoeung, located in the Phnom Penh suburb, does not satisfy all the residents of Dey Kraham.
Several NGOs, such as the Center On Housing Rights and Eviction (COHRE) or Bridge Across Borders, are present on the site 24/7 in order to avoid any confrontation with the police force.
Discussions are underway between Dey Kraham residents to see whether they will accept the relocation offer and the compensation offered by the 7NG company, the company which received the land concession.
While rumors are circulating about a probable eviction on Thursday 15 January, on the spot, the situation is calm. “Yesterday, at 5 PM, we discussed again about the 7NG offer. We sent a letter to the city hall, asking it not to use force,” Chan Vichet, a representative of the residents, indicated.
The residents must decide whether to accept the $20,000 compensation offer to voluntarily leave the location, in lieu of the previous $15,000 offer.
However, the agreement proposal involves only 91 families, whereas the residents indicated that there are 152 families currently living on the site, Chan Vichet said. “The city hall said that the fate of the remaining residents will be resolved later, but nobody knows if they are part of the 91 families or not,” he indicated.
Another problem raised by Chan Vichet: the families will receive the same compensation amount irrespective of the land plot size they currently own.
Some residents indicated that the true value of their land amounts to $7,000 per square-meter, and that the actual compensation should be $70,000.
Furthermore, the relocation site, Damnak Trayoeung, located in the Phnom Penh suburb, does not satisfy all the residents of Dey Kraham.
Several NGOs, such as the Center On Housing Rights and Eviction (COHRE) or Bridge Across Borders, are present on the site 24/7 in order to avoid any confrontation with the police force.
5 comments:
We need to be careful with whatever tricks which can be possibly carried out by the Company and the authority.
We need to demand more for the compensation, but it is important that we keep people alert at all time to ensure that at least they received the amount promised by the company.
In this country, the local authority and the company can always collude with each other to disadvantage people.
God blesses the advocates and the people of Dey Kraham!
$ 15,000 each is seem not enough. But due to global crisis, this is adequate.
No one can defense you except yourself. Do you think who is gonna protect them?
- Hun Sen. No way!! he is the one who a mastermind to sell that land.
- NGO. Those organization are defenseless. NGOs use negotiation but Government use force. So, how?
- The King Father. Ummm...suppose he's just a statue. And a statue is only a cement, right? He's a three-monkey; can't see, can't speak, can't hear.
- The people of Dey Kraham themself. They're going to strike with heartless police. It's risk their life.
The only best way is accept the offer and move to relocated site.
Persistency and confrontation are nothing. Consequently, they all are homeless.
That's a life under the freedom of Hun Sen regime.
That's a new life of second born in 7 Makara era.
True, when you are greedy, even 15 millions is still not enough.
Please, don't listen to Ah potato pickers from oversea.
It cost $70,000 for house in Phnom Penh now. I hope success for Dey Krahorm. brave khmer
dey krahorm people seems smiling and happy. what's is going on? are they getting a fair compensation? good for them. god bless!
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