Thursday, November 04, 2010

Eviction by drowning: It only happens in Hun Xen’s lawless Cambodia

Sand pumping operation by the Shukaku Inc. led to the drowning of about 30 houses in Boeung Kak Lake area (Photo: Den Ayuthyea, RFA)
Shukaku Inc. pumps in sand to drown houses in Boeung Kak

03 Nov. 2010
By Den Ayuthyea
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Soy
Click here to read the article in Khmer
Our country has good laws, but the government has only one will, i.e. it does not respect the law at all, it rejected the fact that people are living there, it wants the residents to move out far away from the city. All that the government does is to allow the plan set up 100% by the [Shukaku] company” - Ouch Leng, Adhoc official
Residents in Boeung Kak area claimed that at least 30 of the houses there were drowned out by the sand pumping operation performed by the Shukaku Inc. Co. to fill the lake. The house drowning took place even though there is no resolution given yet as to the development of that area.

Boeung Kak residents, who were victimized, told RFA on 03 November with choking voice about their concerns over the loss of their houses. They indicated that neither the Phnom Penh city hall nor Hun Xen would look into their numerous pleas for intervention, nor did they offer any help to the residents. Nevertheless, Boeung Kak residents are still confident that Hun Xen can help them.

Ty Pisey, a woman living in Village No. 24 and whose house was drowned out by the Shukaku Inc. on 03 November, issued a new plea to Hun Xen, asking him to help stop the sand pumping operation immediately and to force the company to return to the negotiation table to provide a reasonable solution to the residents: “The three Samdachs [Hun Xen, Heng Xamrin and Chea Xim], please help resolve the hardship faced by the residents of Boeung Kak area because the residents are currently being drowned out.”


Chhim Navy, an elderly woman, indicated her concerns and issued this plea: “Samdach Hun Xen please help your children and grandchildren and find a reasonable resolution for the residents. The residents are willing to move out, we will not stay, but give us a decent [compensation] so we can buy another house to live in.”

The victimized residents added: “There must be a commission to resolve this problem, the [Shukaku] company should not be allowed to do whatever it wants. In the past, they said that there will be separate resolution for those who live on the lake, and those who live on land. But, now, irrespective of where you live, the resolution is the same, this cannot be.”

The residents indicated that during the Shukaku company’s sand pumping operation to drown out the houses in Beoung Kak on 03 November, there was no government official who came to meet the residents or came to stop this sand pumping operation at all. The residents said that all that they can do is to watch their houses being drowned out because they were helpless and the Shukaku Inc. also brought in numerous armed guards for its protection.

On 03 November, RFA could not reach the city hall to clarify on this pumping operation.

Regarding this problem, Kong Chamroeun, the representative of Hun Xen’s office, said on 15 September 2008 that Hun Xen decided to let the city hall and the Shukaku Inc. Co. resolve the problem for the residents who actually live in the Boeung Kak area, the resolutions would provide three alternative choices for the residents.

Kong Chamroeun said: “The three options are: (1) accept an already built house, (2) accept $8,000 and 2 million riels (~ $500) [in compensation], or (3) remain there so that they will receive another house at the same location. For the sand pumping, if there is no pumping, they will not be able to do anything, i.e. they cannot change this area.”

Ouch Leng, a land dispute official for the Adhoc human rights organization who visited and observed the sand pumping operation by the Shukaku Inc. Co., said that the operation is a serious violation of the residents’ rights.

Ouch Leng added: “Our country has good laws, but the government has only one will, i.e. it does not respect the law at all, it rejected the fact that people are living there, it wants the residents to move out far away from the city. All that the government does is to allow the plan set up 100% by the [Shukaku] company.”

In 2007, the Cambodian government, through the city hall, signed an agreement to lease 133 hectares of land to the Shukaku Inc. Co. for a duration of 99 years. That development plan led to 3,000 families losing their house and they have to be evicted and taken out far away from that area.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

what a loser king go beg viet nam for staying as king and can not beg by himself he even bring his mother which we oun her thru hun sen and cpp and then his father...

you all khmer are a loser race and soon will be erase from this earth...

long live viet nam.. soon we will have nuclear power we will kill all of you so we dont have to waste our resources..

Today we signed 2 nuclear with Japan, 8 with Russia and soon USA will transfer the know how and also technology to make uranium .. then we will erase you all useless khmer from this earth...

now we will use you -- hun sen -cpp is our greaest slave to get more money from china and world for us..
your loser race can not even make toothpick..
LONG LIVE VIET NAM

Anonymous said...

SHORT LIVE VIET NAM... We wish that we would not have been born as Vietnamese …

Việt là đồ ngu mẹ đã ăn thịt chó.
Vietnamese are the mother fuckers and dog eaters.
Ah đồ má con chó,

We are Vietnamese and proud to be dog eaters who live and die like dogs….

Anonymous said...

Usually the flood cause by mother nature. In Cambodia, it is by HUN SEN friends and no one is doing anything about it. Instead, the flooded people are being evicted/dumped with injustice. Why???? are they doing this to their own people????? IS THIS A REMINISCENT OF THE KHMER ROUGE IDEOLOGY TO KILL THEIR OWN PEOPLE?

Anonymous said...

Keep dreaming your mother fucker yuon thieves once day we get our land back and Champa will get these land back too your idiots don't have shit left mother fucker.

Anonymous said...

ពួកអាមេដឹកនាំអស់នេះ វាងាប់ទៅណាអស់ហើយ មិនរវល់នឹងរាស្រ្តលិចលង់សោះ ឫមួយដោយសារវាបានទទួលលុយពីក្រុមហ៊ុនហើយ វាមិនហ៊ានអន្តរាគមន៍? ពិតជាអញ្ចឹងមែន បានជាពួកឆ្កែអស់នេះទល់ភ្នែកមើលរាស្រ្តលិចលង់ សូមឲ្យវត្ថុសក្តិស័ក្តិក្នុងលោក បើមានមែន សូមឲ្យផ្ទះពួកបនទាំងឡាយដែលជាប់ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងរឿងបឹងកក់នេះ ឲ្យវាលិចលង់១០០០០០០ដង​លើសអ្វីដែលពួកវាបានធ្វើបាបប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទៅទៀត! បាបកម្មមានមែន!ពួកអាឯងនឹងដូចអាហុកឡងយួនជាមិនខាន!

Anonymous said...

why don't boeung kok resident throw a grinade or b40 in sukaku office? or even yeay phu house? see if they still wanted to use force eviction againt?

Anonymous said...

Suon Sophoan's blood is Khmer blood.

Every drop of Suon Sophoan blood is shared by painful feeling by Khmer around the world.

We all strongly condemn this cowered act against Mr. Suon Sophoan and innocent Khmer people as a whole.

All Khmer sympathy around the world are with you Mr. Suon Sophoan.

We all wish you to recovery very soon.

Anonymous said...

9: 27AM, I agree with you

We share the pain and tear with all

our poor and powerless at Boeung Kak

and all Khmer as a whole.


Hun Sen must brought to KR Trial for

all his crimes against Khmer people.

Anonymous said...

LONG LIVE VIET NAM...

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
Province of Viet Nam

Nation Religion KING..

1. You idiot khmer have no nation it is all belong to vietnam now.. we run your country and our brothers and sisters are all over your country and in every level of government.

2. You have no religion becuase look at you even your own country to betrayed look at Hun SEn- CPPP we control thme -- how can they have religion becuase soon will be vietnam province

3. KING what KING-- he can not beg us to keep him there-- so he have to bring his mother which she work for our interested with hun sen and cpp.. then his father to beg us for keep him...

what a loser race. you all should dies and wishes you will never born.. better born as vietnamese you might be a little smarter and maybe love your own kind ans country better..

LONG LIVE VIET NAM...

Anonymous said...

To: Ah đồ má con chó LONG LIVE VIET NAM…


bạn là đồ ngu người mẹ ăn thịt chó.
You, mother fucker, are dog eaters.

Go back to Vietnam to live your dog’s life, Ah đồ má con chó.

Signed: Ho Chi Minh’s ghost

Anonymous said...

Slot in studpid. Look at malaysia holding all superpower countries to its advantages especially its nation's interest. it views the best way to avoid reserving its territory for elephants fighting at the expense of its nation blood spilling and put society at havoc, malaysia from this writer expresses clearly that it must act wise. only national interests first can steer the country out of the most bitter consequences of these elephants fierce contest. Cambodia is spotted as the land being in Vn absorption and is the best spot for battle field of idealogy and weapon. What else in southeast asia that falls into this category? Loas under Vn colonization, thailand already bows and tightly tied and protected by US, Malaysia, Singapore aren't the best spot. the following visits by prominent world figures are no coincidence.

Anonymous said...

vietnam build thier country by using PUSSY thier mother and grandmother open up thier legs for foreiner to fuck like bitch to get thier country to this stage.wow... ever viet kid should remember this and wrote in thier history book.

Anonymous said...

HE. Sam rainsy graduated in 1978, he live wealthy rice left over by His Father (Sam Sary coruption), he had the most happiness living standard in Paris, and he know every things about Khmer being killed by Polpot, did any one heard anything from Sam rainsy go to UN, or EU parliament, Or USA to claim or cry to help Khmer?. do we clearly see what the cheater Rainsy is?. Can you see Khmer years Zero was? visualize the picture of crying hunger, wounded, walking bar foot, losing son, father deeply depress devastate can you see that, where is Rainsy? in Paris,.....!. Now you claim yourself a Khmer compatriot.
Sam Rainsy you are looking down on Khmer too much. You could cheat your wife you could cheat your Activist, but not all Khmer People. You are master in Criticizing, in tell EU, UN, USA to stop funding Those Hunger Khmer, you close many Garment factories, you kick out $ billions of investor, now you support enemy, is that you are clearly see yourself Rainsy being a Khmer Compatriot? Your are a spoiled Street wild kids. you completely lose your mind you are insane you are insane absolutely insane Sam rainsy. go to bed tonight and imagine yourself your are the next loser in every election. your are a real Chines vendor fool. This party need new leader not you Rainsy.

Anonymous said...

Why you are so bad ?
Why you are so greedy ?
Why don't just give them a house or an apartment for each of them with the same value, at the same location where they live.
You take their lands and you want to give them as little as that ?

Anonymous said...

Is Heng Soy Vietnamese? He can't spell Hun Sen, Hens Samrin, Sam Rainsy and Chea Sim correctly.