Demonstrators wish to see the city hall giving them land titles (Photo: Nhim Sophal, CSH)22 March 2010
By Nhim Sophal
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
Click here to read the article in French
About 60 residents who were threatened with eviction have protested against the real estate development in the lake area, located north of the capital.
On Monday 22 March, Boeung Kak residents gathered in front of the city hall to renew their protest against the real estate development project by the Shukaku, Inc. company. The project would affect the demonstrators’ land. Altogether, about 60 people from Srah Chork commune, Daun Penh district, came together. “We come to demand from the authority the land title for our plots and our houses,” Chey Lay, one the demonstrators, explained. The demand takes place after the residents learnt about a preliminary development plan for the area which encroaches on their houses. “Through these land titles, we can claim our rights and prevent our houses from being destroyed,” Chey Lay added.
The families involved also wish that PM Hun Xen take charge of their case. In fact, they no longer seem to trust the city hall anymore because city hall officials were involved in the preliminary development plan for the lake area in January 2010.
On Wednesday 10 March, the residents sent a similar request to Hun Xen’s office. However, it was directly forwarded to the city hall which promised an answer within one week.
On Monday 22 March, Boeung Kak residents gathered in front of the city hall to renew their protest against the real estate development project by the Shukaku, Inc. company. The project would affect the demonstrators’ land. Altogether, about 60 people from Srah Chork commune, Daun Penh district, came together. “We come to demand from the authority the land title for our plots and our houses,” Chey Lay, one the demonstrators, explained. The demand takes place after the residents learnt about a preliminary development plan for the area which encroaches on their houses. “Through these land titles, we can claim our rights and prevent our houses from being destroyed,” Chey Lay added.
The families involved also wish that PM Hun Xen take charge of their case. In fact, they no longer seem to trust the city hall anymore because city hall officials were involved in the preliminary development plan for the lake area in January 2010.
On Wednesday 10 March, the residents sent a similar request to Hun Xen’s office. However, it was directly forwarded to the city hall which promised an answer within one week.
Why Cambodian people are so stupid? They are complain to Mr. strongman of Cambodia (Hun Sen) to help them with land issue. They don't know that Hun Sen has share with Sakura company.
ReplyDeleteCheam Yeap
Why are protesters always holding Hun Sen and Bun Rany poster? Do they really believing in them to help. I am sure they know well that them two are the perpetraitor.
ReplyDeleteI bet Hun Sen won't do anyting and it is legal for them to rob people land. However, they would jail people if people spit and pist on Hun Sen and his wife picture.
2:02 PM and 2:12 PM
ReplyDeleteSit down and think deeply why they are holding the strongman's picture and the picture of his wife.
They are not stupid! That is how the game is played in Cambodia. You have a better chance of protecting your property if you play on the same side of the strongman.
Unity is a rare commodity in Cambodia and among Cambodians! If you are the group that lose your land, nobody else in Cambodia will help you. You are simply on your own. Those who don't lose anything yet won't do much or anything at all to help you and that's why every dictator in Cambodia can survive and only gets toppled by another dictator and not by a really massive people power.
Holding the King's picture, UN flag, US flag, or whatever else will be more useless!
Anet Khmer
This is how the justice system work in cambodia. People use the pictures of the big crook, sadam hun sen, to scare the small crook, the uleased dogs, cambodian polices.
ReplyDeleteThe expropriations of the lands of the Khmer population must be authorized only in cases where the national interest requires it (constructions of roads, hospitals, schools….) and these expropriations must be compensated fairly .
ReplyDeleteFor other cases of expropriations and specially expropriations for the benefit of the foreign companies if the people refuse compensation and will not leave, they have the right to remain on their land .
The Khmers are at their home in Cambodia.
It is necessary to stop the unfair expropriations for the benefit of the rich foreigners and to end the police repression against the inhabitants who refuse to sell their land if not the popular uprising against the authorities and against foreigners responsible for misfortunes of these
inhabitants.
Rich foreigners should not believe everything can with their wealth and their dollars.
Cambodia is not for sale.
No the economy of the predation!
No the neo-colonialism!
Foreigners, go to buy lands and women in your countries or in Thailande, Vietnam, Laos or China.
stupid people are always acting stupid .they are about to get kicked out of the house illegally by the government but they still think that holding the picture of Hun Sen and his wife will help them solve the problem .
ReplyDeletewhat they are doing is showing their ignorance and stupidity .
If the head is stupid, the body is stupid . If the leader is stupid, the followers are also stupid.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for those people for choosing uneducated people to lead them the way .
Cambodian people are stupid. They are not aware about the pig story. Pigs are not happy when human eat them. They complaint to God (Preah In). They thought that Preah In can have them, but they saw pig's head the table of Preah In. They realized. But Cambodian people? Maybe stupid then pigs.
ReplyDeleteSok An
They hold Hun Sen picture
ReplyDeletebecause they want to tell Hun Sen that if Hun Sen is really the strong man, prove it by helping them.
They don't like Hun Sen, they hate Hun Sen, in the future, when Hun Sen lost his election, they will kill Hun Sen.
Before 1970, Khmers did it with Sihanouk, after 1970, what Khmers did with Sihanouk ?
5:07pm,
ReplyDeleteDon't generalize the entire race STUPID ASS! You're Cambodian as well and that means you're STUPID as well, right? What a dumb ass PIG!
The dishonest dictator was publicly digraced.
ReplyDeleteOnce upon the time far far away of one Kingdom, there were poor farmers fought for their lands. But the royal padrones could not find the solution, so they were invited to meet with the king and then the king presided over the dispute and found the solution, which was happily accepted by the farmers. (Pew!!! P.U)
ReplyDeleteNowaday, there is well known throughtout Cambodia Kingdom that there is Strongman who can give a judgment call to all his people. His words are their commands and he is living in the glass ceiling wall. People are always looking for him and without him people will have to take Prozac and Seroquel. "samasamputho!!!!"
I feel bad for these peopel. They think that by holding Hun Sen's potrait is going to help them.
ReplyDeleteThese poor people just played hard ball. Deep down, they knew exactly who behind the company. The reason, they held Hun Sen and his wife's picture, cause, they begged their mercy and their sympathy. Hoping Mr. Hun Sen and his wife will step in and resolve this issue.
ReplyDeleteThese people are not stupid! Uneducated yes, but not idiots! They're way tooo smart. Please don't blame these poor innocent people. They are trying anything to save their homes and land.
This strategy that people are using right now doesn't seem to be right on the eyes of the westerners. But they have no choice. This is it! This is the last draw! Please don't make fun of them. After all, we are all Cambodians! WE need to support each other! Buddha bless these people!
Agree with 4:09AM!
ReplyDeleteWhile most of you think that the poor villager holding Hun Sen's picture is an act of stupidity or ignorance; you all need to read between the line.
This is just an act! The villager is using a reverse psychology to their benefit, by displaying a pictures of the only people who can help saved their house from being demolished. At the same time, the village people knew that the root of all cause is probably connected to Hun Sen. A displayed of pictures is really a last resort and hope that Hun Sen or Bunrany will change their mind.
Hint: the black and white picture is probably a quick fix from a xerox copying machine. You all didn't actually think that the villager is worshiping Hun Sen..... do you?
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
ReplyDeleteMembers:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Kek Iev
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.
"But as of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
Executions
Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Journalists
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Embezzlement
Treason
Border Encroachment, allow Vietnam to encroaching into Cambodia.
Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation bomb on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Lightning strike many airplanes, but did not fall from the sky. Lightning strike out side of airplane and discharge electricity to ground.
Source: Lightning, Discovery Channel
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
10:22
ReplyDeleteCambodian people hate someone telling them "they are stupid" because they are simply stupid like you. Man, you are Cambodian, you have to change your idiot idea if you want to survive in this planet. You have to improve yourself, make financial independence. If you can do that you are escaped from stupid.
from 5:07
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ReplyDelete8:36,
ReplyDeletejudging from your post @ 5:07, you failed miserably trying to convince me that you are smarter than anyone here on this blog. I suggest you look in the mirror if you're looking for the real stupid.
Come on! You really think that it's going to boost your morale by putting other people down?
You deserve this name calling from me, you idiot!
9:44
ReplyDeleteI am one of Cambodian. I was also stupid like other Cambodian, you. But now I learn from the past and the fact in Cambodia. I changed for development and I want other Cambodian to change way or there thinking. What can Hun Xen help you if you are keeping stupid. You have the rights to live, but Cambodian do not exercise their rights. They keep begging Hun Sen. Why don't you use other ways to get your rights. You are encouraging Cambodian to live in begging.....?
You know what? because you keep studpid, that why Thai and Vietname look down on Cambodia and they took your land. You blame only the leaders of the country, but have you ever asked yourself "what you have done for the country?"
10:50am... judging from your writing I think you haven't changed a bit. YOU'RE STILL STUPID!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy the hell are u generalizing the entire Khmer population? Classifying them as 'STUPID?" I mean u can say that your mother and father is stupid cuz your grandparents are all stupid.. In fact, your entire generation are a bunch of dumb-ass. But u can't say all Khmer are stupid cuz they all don't have your blood.
10:50,
ReplyDeleteI just can't fathem on how it is logical for you to mock the whole Cambodian as being stupid. How can you exercise your rights if your gov't doesn't allow you to? How about you show more concern about your people and less concern about your neighboring country? You talk about graduating from 'stupid' school, but to me.....you lack a lot of common sense.
BTW, does your mother and father know that you call them stupid? Or..... are you white wash because you've been out of the country far too long?
5:36,
don't bother! Posting w/ 10:50 is like pouring water on a ducks head.
9:26,
ReplyDeleteyou are so right. That's why we couldn't get this knuckle head to comprehend. I mean, even a person(s) with no educational background could clearly see this as a rational remarks.
So you mean to tell me that this guy (10:50) doesn't have any sense of value or dignity? No wonder some of his writing doesn't make sense.
I got it now! Thank you!