Hun Sen's cronies: Lao Meng Khin (L) and his wife Choeung Sopheap (R). Lao Meng Khin owns Shukaku Inc. (Photo: Global Witness)By Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
28 May 2009
Residents being pushed out by a lake development in Phnom Penh called on the National Assembly and two government ministries to intervene.
Thousands of residents living near Boeung Kak lake, in the north of the city, have not reached an agreement for compensation from a developer to move from their homes.
The city signed a 99-year, $79 million lease agreement with Shukaku, Inc., in February 2007, for the development of 133 hectares of the lake area.
Shukaku, which is owned by a ruling party senator, began filling the lake in July 2008, having reached agreements with many homeowners in the ramshackle area.
Remaining residents said Thursday they would not leave, and they called on the government to cancel the deal.
“We submitted our complaint to the National Assembly, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Interior, for intervention in the termination of the land deal…following no compensation solution for Boeung Kak residents,” Be Pharum, a representative of the citizens, told reporters Thursday.
More than 4,200 families living around the lake are facing eviction, having refused to accept what they see as unfair compensation from the government, Choung Chu Ngy, a legal representative for the residents, said.
Shukaku is now filling in the lake, with plans to build a modern hotel, commercial buildings, hospital, university and entertainment complex on the site.
Phnom Penh Deputy Governor Man Choeun referred questions to the city’s cabinet director, Noun Sameth, who declined comment.
Thousands of residents living near Boeung Kak lake, in the north of the city, have not reached an agreement for compensation from a developer to move from their homes.
The city signed a 99-year, $79 million lease agreement with Shukaku, Inc., in February 2007, for the development of 133 hectares of the lake area.
Shukaku, which is owned by a ruling party senator, began filling the lake in July 2008, having reached agreements with many homeowners in the ramshackle area.
Remaining residents said Thursday they would not leave, and they called on the government to cancel the deal.
“We submitted our complaint to the National Assembly, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Interior, for intervention in the termination of the land deal…following no compensation solution for Boeung Kak residents,” Be Pharum, a representative of the citizens, told reporters Thursday.
More than 4,200 families living around the lake are facing eviction, having refused to accept what they see as unfair compensation from the government, Choung Chu Ngy, a legal representative for the residents, said.
Shukaku is now filling in the lake, with plans to build a modern hotel, commercial buildings, hospital, university and entertainment complex on the site.
Phnom Penh Deputy Governor Man Choeun referred questions to the city’s cabinet director, Noun Sameth, who declined comment.
14 comments:
Remember these despicable faces of the Khmer nation's big robbers associated with Hun Sen the evil.
Damn, Yeay Phu look so pale she must to eat lots of pork and talk Chinese.
no, we have to develop and beautify our phnom penh city into the "pearl of the orient" once again, except this time around even better than before. god bless cambodia.
hey, shut up, my mom looks like her and my mom is khmer and speaks only khmer fluently and clearly. thank you.
These two person are the most destruction of Cambodian society. We pray for a lightening into their house to kill their entire family so that other people can learn from their experience.
Pi Anh: PPU
the fucking (chinese khmer born) I see all of these fucking chinese khmer born in cambodia today! they fucking don't give shit about cambodia all they do is fucking things up in cambodia today! I have all of these motherfucker chinese khmer born. I wish Cambodia will have a civil again so the real cambodia can kick all of these motherfucker back to china.
YEAH YOU ARE RIGHT. ALL OF THESE FUCKING CHINESE, VIETNAMESE AND OTHER IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP CAMBODIA, BUT TO CAUSE TROUBLE. THE REAL CAMBODIAN DON'T NEED THESE FUCKER IN CAMBODIA TODAY JUST LOOK A THE PICTURE ABOVE FUCKING 100% OR VIETNAMESE. OH YEAH CAMBODIA WILL HAVE ANOTHER CIVIL WAR BETWEEN THE FUCKING RICH BASTER IN PHNOMPHENH AND THE FARMER.
Ah Pa Socheatvong, the dog of Phnom Penh municipality that keeps barking by the incitement of Ah Kep Chouk Ma, the dog chief and their owner is Hun Sen with supports from Chinese or most probably Vietnamese Lao Meng Khin & Choung Sopheap are trying to swallow and sucking People's blood by all means no matter what happen (die or alive) to support their CPP (Communist Pro-Party) and their power thirstiest thug head Hun Sen. May the power of nature such as the powerful lightning etc. that used to kill Ah Hok Lun Youn, kill those who suck people's blood from this Cambodian earth.
Khmer
6:50 AM
Nice try, but not good enough, Puok Ah Jkuot Jruok zombies.
Pi Anh: PPU
Back to China! Chig Chong!
hey, no racist; can't be a leader if racist! isn't that pol pot was like that and look what happened to cambodia because of short-sightedness and narrow-thinking. do we really want to repeat that? only if you're on illegal drug substance if you say yes. god bless cambodia.
9:27, you son of a bitch, stop trying to corrupt Cambodians with racism.
I am a Chinese Cambodian. My parents are born and raised in Cambodia to be Cambodian, I am born and raised in Cambodia to be Cambodian. Deep down in my heart, I am 100% Cambodian. I love Cambodia and I live in Cambodia. My wife is a Cambodian and my children are Cambodians. We are Cambodians. In Cambodia, we are treated as Cambodians. So I guess only ah SOB like 9:27 who live overseas and don't know anything about Cambodia are racists.
Just please stop being racists.
sorry the sob mentioned above is directed to 9:13AM
Those 4,200 families are just greedy. They should be accept the compensation and leave. The land doesn't even belong to them. For years, they have been trashing and shitting into the lake. It is time to clean them out. This is a good thing for Cambodia when there will more hotels, hospitals, more office buildings.
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