Hun Xen's crony Lao Meng KhinNo compensation from property developers for Cambodians
Tuesday 15th June, 2010
Myanmar News.Net
More than 4,000 families are about to lose their homes in Phnom Penh, Cambodia because of a development arrangement.
People in villages around Lake Boeng Kak have been told a real estate development in a lake will require long-term residents to move out.
The lake dwellers have been warned their lack of land title will mean the largest real estate development scheme in the country, covering 133 hectares, will take over the area.
Shukaku, a company linked to Lao Meng Khin, a senator with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, is in charge of the project.
Residents, who do not know how to oppose the move, are resigned to having to move on, although plans are afoot for human rights groups to ask for foreign donations to fight the development.
Lake dwellers have claimed historic use of the land, saying when the Khmer Rouge regime was in charge, most of Phnom Phen’s population was forced to leave the city.
When the regime was ousted, people came back and took over vacant land on the lake.
Until now, no one had challenged their right to be there.
The forced seizure has come about because the dwellers lack proper title documents, a problem shared by most Cambodians.
People in villages around Lake Boeng Kak have been told a real estate development in a lake will require long-term residents to move out.
The lake dwellers have been warned their lack of land title will mean the largest real estate development scheme in the country, covering 133 hectares, will take over the area.
Shukaku, a company linked to Lao Meng Khin, a senator with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, is in charge of the project.
Residents, who do not know how to oppose the move, are resigned to having to move on, although plans are afoot for human rights groups to ask for foreign donations to fight the development.
Lake dwellers have claimed historic use of the land, saying when the Khmer Rouge regime was in charge, most of Phnom Phen’s population was forced to leave the city.
When the regime was ousted, people came back and took over vacant land on the lake.
Until now, no one had challenged their right to be there.
The forced seizure has come about because the dwellers lack proper title documents, a problem shared by most Cambodians.
ជូនបងប្អូនជនរួមជាតិនិងបងប្អូនរស់នៅបឹងកក់ទាំងអស់ជាទីគោរពស្រឡាញ់!
ReplyDeleteបើគ្មានសំណងណាមួយសមស្របទេនោះ បងប្អូនត្រូវហ៊ានតស៊ូ គ្រប់រូបភាពដែលអាចធ្វើទៅបាន។ ដល់ពេលនោះ បងប្អូនមានអ្វីក្នុងដៃ ត្រូវយកមកប្រើ ដើម្បីការពារផ្ទះសមែ្បងបងប្អូន ដូចជាៈ កាំបិទ ពូថៅ ដបសាំងប្រើសំរាប់ដុតគប់ដាក់ពួកបនជញ្ជក់ឈាមរាស្រ្ត បើស្លាប់នឹងការពារផ្ទះសមែ្បង ក៏វាល្អមើលដែរ ដើម្បីឲ្យបរទេសគេមើលឃើញកាន់តែច្បាស់នូវរបបជញ្ជក់ឈាមរាស្រ្ត និងប្លន់រាស្រ្តបែបសព្វថៃ្ងនេះ!
Sadly these people apply again and again for land papers which is their right under Cambodian Land law but the govt even take bribes for doing this paper work and then in effect do not give them the land papers and the communities have no recourse, they take the govt at their word (because we have to respect authorities in Cambodian culture). Even when they have land papers these govt persons who are backing the private companies win the court cases as they have more money to pay the judiciary. This is the reality for so many evictees in Cambodia..
ReplyDeleteTo 12.11PM.
ReplyDeleteI don't know in which country you currently live, but if you do live in Cambodia, you must be in some high-walled, barb-wired residence with servants running around to fulfill your every need, perhaps even spoon feed you. Because, you don't really have any idea about the reality in Cambodia at all. There are 2 types of documents- one is the proper land title paper saying the land belongs to you. The other is just a paper recognising your occupation of the land. To go from being recognised as an occupier to recognised as owner is difficult, if not impossible altogether. And then there are the bribes. Most people live with just being occupiers, hoping that one day they will be proper owners. They never see their dreams come true. The money they earn does not allow them to save for any purchase of land in their future. So where do you think they can go? Move to the next piece of unoccupied land and go through the same process? Before you blame them 12.11PM, find out the real reasons. And have some compassion for those less fortunate than you, my friend, because some day you may find yourself in their situation.
what i don't understand is how can anyone own the lake? if they lived on top of the water, it's still state property. can you enlightened our readers here?
ReplyDeleteDemocratic 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 10 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.
If the people couldn't stay at the lake , why does the damp tycoon could build theirs .
ReplyDeleteremember, this lake is state property; so, state can decide to develop for the benefit of the nation, not the squatters on the lake property, ok! you know also the lake is so polluted, so the gov't is cleaning it up by developing it into a nice park and nice part of the city of phnom penh, the cosmopolitan, metropolitan city of cambodia and the world, you know! of course, if it's up to the illegal squatters on the lake property, nothing is changed or developed and cambodia and phnom penh will continue to look dilapidated and rundown, poor, unsightly, etc... but no, the city authority and cambodia cannot allow that to stay undeveloped, ok! now go on with your life at your new relocation, ok! don't fight with authority!
ReplyDelete8:34 PM,
ReplyDeleteYou hit the nail on the head!
Mr. 12:11 PM has no clue what he is saying.
A good government is the same as a good parent or good parents. They must find reasonable solutions or ways to help poorer children not just kick them out of their places.
There are alot of public areas, even a park that these people settled in hoping someday the govt. will change their minds and grant them land titles. At the same time they are all well aware that they may be kicked out anytime.
ReplyDeleteBoth the people and govt. are at fault. The govt. should kick them out the moment these people come to settle onto the land and not wait 5, 10, or even 20 years later to do so. And these people should have never settled there the first place when they know damn well that they will never be granted ownership to the place.
Back in the late 80's or early 90's, everyone was granted a plot of land with land titles. What happened was that a lot of them sold their land and move onto the government's land because they don't have to pay a dime for it. Now that the govt. want their land back and pay them a small fee, they refused. They want the full value of that land, which have never belonged to them in the first place.