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Translated from Khmer by Ko Theak
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About 20 families of Cambodian ethnic minority living in Ratanakiri province are preparing a lawsuit against a Viet company that is clearing and grabbing their farmlands.
Bou Vit, the Ta Veng village chief, indicated that a company by the name of Crong Bok(?) that received a land concession grant from the government in 2009 cleared up farmlands belonging to local villagers. He added: “The company cleared [the villagers’] rice fields, cashew farmlands and community forest. They destroyed everything. A few months ago they even bulldozed down a house.”
A representative of the villagers indicated that the Viet company brought in dozers to clear rice fields, cashew farmlands and forests belonging to Jaran (Jarai?) ethnic minority villagers and grabbed the land for itself. The representative indicated that about 40 to 50 villagers met with the village chief and the commune chief, asking them to help find a resolution after the villagers sent two complaints to the provincial authority and to the civil society to no avail.
Bou Vit, the Ta Veng village chief, indicated that a company by the name of Crong Bok(?) that received a land concession grant from the government in 2009 cleared up farmlands belonging to local villagers. He added: “The company cleared [the villagers’] rice fields, cashew farmlands and community forest. They destroyed everything. A few months ago they even bulldozed down a house.”
A representative of the villagers indicated that the Viet company brought in dozers to clear rice fields, cashew farmlands and forests belonging to Jaran (Jarai?) ethnic minority villagers and grabbed the land for itself. The representative indicated that about 40 to 50 villagers met with the village chief and the commune chief, asking them to help find a resolution after the villagers sent two complaints to the provincial authority and to the civil society to no avail.
5 comments:
The corruption government, he can do what he wants, because of our poor people have no anything to protect our resource.
how can we do for our poor country?
Khmer need to do sucidal mission against youns and the cpp officials.
When cambodians loose their land, it means that they loose their lives and it gets to the stage that they have got nothing to live for.
Rise up and taking their chance seems unavoidable as authority becomes powerless and useless but oppresses own citizens.
Angkor K Man
Khmers,
During the first VIETNAMISATION of Cambodia under the Khmer queen Ang Mei, Hanoi'spuppet, in year 1840,all Khmers in all provinces revolted for an EIGHT Days chasing Yuon invaders who got paralysed their Viet domination of Cambodia.
If you are afraid to die, allof you will be bleeding, and dieing
slowly but for sure.
HANOI DIDN'T,DON'T,and WON't NEED Khmer people, but Hanoi needs Khmer Lands only.
Khmers Survive, if Khmers daretodie for the survival of Khmer Race and Country.
problem is not just only for kam puchea krom any more .Now already start happen in khmer kandal.bye bye xmer.
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