Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Svay Rieng authority lease border farmland to Viet citizens

Map of Svay Rieng province (Photo courtesy of eac.gov.kh)
Monday, 3 January 2011
By Khmerization
Source: RFA

Cambodian farmers have accused the Svay Rieng provincial authority of leasing vast areas of farmlands along the border to Vietnamese companies and Vietnamese citizens since November, 2010.

Villagers said 10 Vietnamese tractors are actively ploughing the land inside Cambodian territory in Thlok village, Chrork Matess communein Bavet town of Svay Rieng province near an ancient canal for the last two months.

A Cambodian farmer, whose land bordered the area leased to the Vietnamese citizens and who spoke on condition of anonymity, told RFA that he is concerned that his land and the land belonging to many other Cambodian farmers nearby will be taken over by these Vietnamese families one day. "The canal belong to all the people. Every year we take our cattle and buffaloes to drink there. Now, it's been filled up to grow the crop, so there is no water for our cattle and buffaloes. They have cut off the oxcart track where the villagers used to transport their firewood and timber. Now it's all been toiled. Now, the villagers have no track to drive their oxcarts because they have only this dirt road (to drive through)", he said.

Another villager, who has 5 hectares of land bordering the land leased to the Vietnamese families, said he dare not drive his oxcart through that ancient oxcart track anymore. "When they surveyed the land I was standing nearby as well. And my land is located at that point also. I dare not drive (my oxcart) anywhere because if I drive it and it touches their land, they will sue me immediately", he said.


Many villagers said they dare not protest because they are afraid of the village chief who had threatened to sue or arrest them if any body dare to protest.

Mr. Kong Ron, chief of Thlok village, said villagers had sold their lands to a local company and that company leased those lands to the Vietnamese families to grow cassava under a six-monthly contract. "It's true that they have formed a company with the Vietnamese people, but we live there and we don't have markets to sell our produce. They have farmed and grown (cassava) with the Vietnamese and they transported (exported) the produce to Vietnam. But we formed a joint venture with them, we did not lease the lands to them. They leased from us for a six-monthly contract. We made a contract with them for every (six-monthly) season and we charge them for every season", he said.

Mr. Var Kimhong, chairman of Cambodian Border Committee, has asked the local authority and the Cambodian company to cancel their contract immediately because their contract has not been approved by his committee. "I request the local authority in the border areas to ban the lease of lands or not to do anything else. I will not allow them to do anything. If they do it, the provincial and the local authorities must take full responsibility. We will not allow them to do anything inappropriate", he said.

Mr. Var Kimhong said the government has no policy of allowing any lease of lands along the border to citizens of neighbouring countries. He promised to look into this case.

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

ជិតដល់ថ្ងៃពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន វានាំគ្នាគោរពបូជា ថ្ងៃ
"៧ មករា ជាថ្ងៃកំណើតទី២របស់ពួកវា" វានិងខំប្រឹងរក្សាទុកមិត្ដភាពម៉ឺនម៉ឺនម៉ឺនឆ្នាំនេះ
ទាល់តែអស់ទឹកដី ជាតិខ្មែរ ទើបវាឈប់...!

Anonymous said...

When shit hit the fan and AH Svar Kim Hong said he will look into it! Just looking and not doing anything else upset the Vietcong government!

Why allow something like this to happen in the first place and there are no law, rule, and regulation to prevent something like this from happening in the first place?

What Cambodian need is prevention and not crying after what had been done!

Anonymous said...

good that the gov't will look into it because it is the local or provincial authority that is responsible as cambodian law do not allow any foreigners to lease cambodian land or territory on the borderline, etc...

Anonymous said...

អាយ៉ងក្បត់ជាតិ ហ៊ុន សែន ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់ ហើយក៏ជាមេគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធំជាងគេ បើមិននាំគ្នាកំចាត់
វាចោលទេ ប្រទេសខ្មែរគ្មានថ្ងៃបានសុខសាន្តឡើយ។

Anonymous said...

VIETNAM WELCOME YOU 2011!

Anonymous said...

sometimes i wonder do provincial authority get educated in law and ethical code of conduct, etc? one has to wonder given this kind of incompetent matter is happening like this in svay rieng. i mean, do local authority or provincial authority, etc aware of the law of the land of cambodia? if they did, why they continue to do this kind of illegal activity that's detrimental to cambodia's sovereignty, etc? wake up people, get educated on cambodian law and help to enforce it, ok! no excuses whatsoever, really! there are more to cambodia than their personal interest, ok! so know and respect cambodia law, ok or be removed and replaced!

ជនពាល said...

ទាំងនេះ គឺជាការអះអាងខាងភាគីប្រជាកសិករ
ខ្មែរយើងទេ ។​ត្រូវរងចាំមើល ថាតើអាជ្ញាធរ នឹងឆ្លើយដោះសារថា យ៉ាងមេចសិន ។ ឬមួយ
ដីធ្លីទាំងនោះ ត្រូវរដ្ឋាភិបាលថ្នាក់លើបានចុះកិច្ចសន្យាសម្រាប់
គោលការអភិវឌ្ឍជាមួយក្រុមហ៊ុនវៀតណាមបាត់ទោហើយ ៕

Anonymous said...

If you throw a whole chicken in the water full of piranha hungry fish and the fish keep nibbling it, there won' t be any thing left but bones after a few hours.
The same thing will happen to Cambodian land, if Yourn keep nibbling her at the speed they are doing it now, there won't be any much of Cambodian land left in the near future if Khmer in Cambodia don't see the danger and just care about the money.

Anonymous said...

What we need is the response from the government just like the issues with the 7 Thai that was arrested.

Will the government response to this issue or just keep quiet and hope that it will go away.

I would like to see someone in government take charge in this if they are capable government.

Anonymous said...

Dear God in Haven,

Please bless Cambodia by using your power to stop all areas of connection between Cambodia and Vietnam.

Anonymous said...

Thai invade Cambodia Mr.Hun Xen won't go to UN but only 7 Thai invade Cambodia Thai government go to UN. Why doesn’t Hun XEn care about his country and people like Thai do? I think Hun Xen afraid of losing his power than losing his Country and Cambodians.

Why doesn’t Hun Xen scream about 7 millions Vietnamese in Cambodia? It is nearly 50% of total Cambodia population already.
God will punish Mr. Hun Xen and his family soon because of his sins that he and his family created in their life.

He and his family can't escape eternity punish in hell. He can't bribe God with his wealth at all. You killed a lot of people, you make a lot of people suffer and you know God do has eyes. God will punishing you for eternity and lock you and your family in hell forever.

When you and your family die they can't bring that billions of dollars to bribe Hell at all.

Hun Xen, the people that you killed they come to you and your family every night.
Hun Sen forces everyone that work at TV station, Radio station and News paper to pro him only even he do very very wrong things for the Nation, Cambodia and Cambodian. The media in Cambodia must say nice thing about him even He killed and chop the whole Cambodia give to Thai or Viet. Today Mr. Hun Sen imports over 5 millions Vietnamese into Cambodia legally with make up to 40% of Vietnamese in total Cambodia population. Soon Vietnamese will declare Cambodia belong to them.

Hun Sen is killing Khmer nation. Hun Sen murdered over 5000 Cambodians at 1997. He is a criminal against Humanity. Hun Sen makes real Cambodians suffer everyday.

You have power and kill a lot of Khmer but you are powerless fighting against your own ageing everyday. Soon your time is over and you can't escape death at all. Your power, your wealth and the people that kiss your ass won't help you at that time.
Rattana Keo,

PS

All Khmer nationalist we are going to die once day. Please don't scare of Mr.Hun Xen blackmail and his evil. We shall die in good name rather living as his slaves. We shall die in the name of patriot rather in the name of traitor as Mr. Hun Xen and his family plus his followers. God will stand by us all.

Anonymous said...

Var Kim Hong, don’t just look into it, fire and put whoever has involved in jail for a change. But I don’t think you have the gut to do so.

Anonymous said...

Why no one have the fucking guts kills all those traitors CPP, the more your keeps quiets the more they take advantages of your. You have to do somethings about this Youn tragedy otherwise we don't have home to call like Champa. Don't be stupid this is 21 century waking up don't wait for the fucking these no gods your have to helps your self if your don't have your self first no one will helps you ok.

Anonymous said...

Sam rainsy, he looke like kteoy, bige cheater, you call yourself a leader Rainsy you are no deference from any body, million of peopel are smarter than you Ransy, SRP futur, I doubted it, May belong to Kem soskha, SRP member are not interested with rainsy any more, they became poore and poore, all the support moneys is never enought for Sam rainsy. tone of money we support from USA, Rainsy kept it all, he never spend for any salary, he never paid the bill in SRP head quarter, he never buy anythings for supporter in vilage. how he used 670000 per years. Here we call fungtion corrupt.

Anonymous said...

Don't divide parties only Kem Sokha alone won't win from ah Youn CPP we must united all the parties ok if your keeps divide our country will be long to Youn soon. We must kicks ah slave Youn CPP regimes out of powers first then we gonna taking of ah Dietviet latter on.

Anonymous said...

7:34 AM,

You must be dreaming that your God will do as you requested! After all, aren't the Vietnamese also His children?

Come on, be a little bit smarther than that!

Anonymous said...

8.15 AM,


You are so stupid. Rainsy never collects money for himself, he let his treasurers handles it, go ask people close to him, you idiot.

If he needs that much money, why did he bother to sell all his houses, land, and savings to go to cambodia in the first place ?

So fucking dumb

Anonymous said...

I think this is a good case to put CPP village chief in jail for traitor. Can any prosecutor work on this case?

NGO should file complain with the prosecutor asap. Don't let this case go away without punishement.

Anonymous said...

យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នានិយាយពីអំពើក្បត់ជាតិនឹងអំពើអាក្រក់
របស់មេដឹកនាំកម្ពុជា ទាំងយប់ ទាំងថ្ងៃ មានដូចជា ៖
ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន ហ៊ុន សែន, ហេងសំ រិន, ជាស៊ីម,
សុខ អាន, ហោ ណាំហុង, ឱម យិនទៀង, ចៀម យីប,
វ៉ា គិម ហុង, ស ខេង, ងួន ញ៉ឹល ។ល។ និង ។ល។
និយាយហើយនិយាយទៀតដើម្បីអោយជាតិ និងអន្តរជាតិ
ដឹងឮ ទូទាំងពិភពលោក។
អោយពួកវាស្អុយឈ្មោះ ស្អុយត្រកូលរាប់ម៉ឺនសែន ឆ្នាំ...!

Anonymous said...

This is a bigger trouble compared to the man named Kunakar who printed the article from KI to read with friends. Why doesn’t the gov’t hurriedly judge the guilty people and put them in jail like Kunakar, because this is the bigger problem.
Oh well Cambodia is after all just a banana kingdom, what do we expect?

Anonymous said...

ប្រទេសខ្មែរ បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះកំពុងតែត្រូវបានលេបត្របាក់ ដោយសត្វក្រពើយួន តាមគ្រប់រូបភាព ដូចជាយុទ្ធសាស្រ្ត បញ្ចូលយួនអន្តោប្រវេសន៍, រំកិលព្រំដែន, ធ្វើវិនិយោគ
ដោយចំហ និងដោយលួចលាក់ បង្កើតសមាគមយួន ២១ ខេត្ត, ក្រុង, ធ្វើចារកម្ម បង្កើតរដ្ឋបាលយួន ក្នុងអំណាច
រដ្ឋាភិបាលខ្មែរ…. តើអាថ៌កំបាំងទាំងអស់នេះ ស្ដេច នឹង ពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិមើលឃើញដែរ ឬ ទេ???

Anonymous said...

THE STATE OF CAMBODIA, BUT THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS
VIETNAM.
KHMER KINGDOM IS
GHOST.
THE KING IS GHOST.
THE PRIME MINISTER
IS GHOST.
THE KHMER CITIZENS
ARE GHOSTS.

THEY ALL ARE GHOSTS.

Anonymous said...

Why do Mr. Hun Xen and his CPP give to vietnam? Can Cambodian get back Kos Trol? If so , How?

Why doesn't Mr. Hun Xen talk about Kos Trol on TV or Radio or include Kos Trol in education program?

Why king dosen't talk about Kos Trol?

Can KI, Sam Rainsy and patriot cambodian get back Kos Trol?

Rattana Keo,

Anonymous said...

who's is representing this case to the government. we need to sent money and worker to deal with this craps.... let the who;s Phnom Penh people know about this shit. If others country go it will be a war. Khmer there need to stand and let it be heard.

Anonymous said...

they say corruption is worst at the lower level, really. the higher level is not that corrupt anymore because they are rich already. they are smart, they stop corruption already, but the one not rich yet is the one to watch out for, really! so true!