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| Cambodian villagers from the Boeung Kak Lake area react during a protest in front of the City Hall in Phnom Penh March 25, 2011. The villagers gathered to protest against what they said was a broken promise by a government official to set up a meeting with the capital city's governor regarding a real estate development project that might cost them their homes. Activists say around 2,000 families have already been evicted and forced to accept minimal compensation after the government leased the land around the lake to a private developer. REUTERS/Samrang Pring |
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| Cambodian villagers from the Boeung Kak Lake area cry during a protest in front of the City Hall in Phnom Penh March 25, 2011. The villagers gathered to protest against what they said was a broken promise by a government official to let them meet the capital city's governor regarding a real estate development project that might cost them their homes. Activists say around 2,000 families have already been evicted and forced to accept minimal compensation after the government leased the land around the lake to a private developer. REUTERS/Samrang Pring |
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington Wednesday, 30 March 2011
“We legally hold the ownership, and we have voted for them for three terms.”
Residents of the Boeung Kak lake area say they are still angry at the city government’s policy, which they say favors development over the needs of people in the capital.
Up to 1,500 families have had to leave the lake area to make way for a massive commercial and residential development undertaken by a company linked to a ruling party senator.
“Their development is a development for a company, not for the people,” said Tep Vanny, a lakeside community representative, as a guest on “Hello VOA” Monday.
Residents have requested 15 hectares of land from the 133-hectare development, a request Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema denied in a meeting with residents on Wednesday.
The city leased the land to the developer, Shukaku, Inc., without consulting the people, Tep Vanny said. “They did not ask the people if this land belonged to the people,” she said.
Many of the residents say they have lived on the land for years, making them eligible for title, a claim the city denies.
“We legally hold the ownership, and we have voted for them for three terms,” said Ly Srey Mom, another resident and guest of “Hello VOA,” referring to city officials for the Cambodian People’s Party.
Kong Chantha, a third guest, said she was beaten unconscious in a recent protest by residents and she remains concerned about her health in the future. She criticized the city for resorting to violence instead of negotiation and vowed to continue to protest the development, where nearly 4,000 families remain.
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Hun Sen, CPP Youn High ranking members and millions of illegal Vietcong/Yuon folks have been destroying the images of Cambodia and hurting innocent and disadvantaged Cambodian/Khmer people.
The international communities, the UN, the U.S., NATO key allies and powerful countries, please help Cambodian/Khmer victims.
Vietnam/Yuon Hanoi Masters have been ordering those idiots (Hun Sen, CPP Yuon members and millions of illegal Vietnamese folks) to destroy everything in Cambodia, make dirty business that illegal, disobey the Cambodian Constitution, create lawless society of Cambodia, unjustic systems, etc.
Please help Cambodian/Khmer people.
Please Khmer/Cambodian people from Khmer Krom (Souther Vietnam) with 18 millions, from Cambodia with 14 millions, and other Khmer Surin and abroad, stand together to fight back or protest against the Vietcong/Yuon Communist Hanoi masters who have ordered Hun Sen (their puppet), CPP Yuon High Ranking members to hurt Khmer/Cambodian people, destroy the forests and natural resources, take Cambodia land and sale land of Cambodia to Vietcong Communist Hanoi (their secret plan and tricks), allow the illegal Vietnamese/Yuon people to stay inside Cambodia and take advantage of Cambodia and over fish Mekong Lakes, do the dirty businesses, and so on.
Those are evil bastards and bitches. Tell the UN, International Communities, NATO allies and the powerful countries about those corrupted and evil idiots.
អាកែប ជក់ម៉ា, អាសុក ពេញវុត, អា សុក សំបាត់ និងអាឡៅ ម៉េងឃីន ជាកញ្ជះក្រុមហ៊ុន នេះមានន័យថា រដ្ឋាភិបាល ហ៊ុន សែន សព្វថ្ងៃជារដ្ឋាភិបាលក្រុមហ៊ុន ព្រោះរដ្ឋាភិបាលនេះ រស់ដោយសារការឧបត្ថម្ភពីបណ្តាក្រុមហ៊ុននានា។ ប់អញ្ចឹងមែន សូមឲ្យវត្ថុសក្តិសិទ្ធិទាំងឡាយ វាយបំបាក់កពួកនេះ និងសូមឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលក្រុមហ៊ុននេះ ត្រូវបណ្តាសារបស់រាស្ត្រខ្មែរ ឲ្យវារលាយដូចអំបិលត្រូវទឹកឲ្យបានឆាប់បំផុត។ សូមឲ្យវាសនាពួកនេះ ដូចជាវាសនាអាកាដាហ្វី និងមូបារ៉ាក់ដែរ!
That goes to show how stupid you are, You voted for your ''master'' for 3 terms, you hold up photoes of him and his wife, saying we love you. Stupid is , what stupid dose.
Women Revolution will start with BeungKok residents. I heard that there will be no Saffron Revolution in Cambodia because Ho Chi Monks in PP order warning to all monks not to participate in any demonstration.
They are affraid now...
It bothers me every time I see this kind of image. What I don't understand is why are they treating their own people this way???
Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By Ms. Rattana Keo
Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 10,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 on the Thai border and what's about over 10,000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 10,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?
The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 10,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?
Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?
Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
YES ah Kwack Motherfucker, Choymaray, use to say you can stay put if you vote for CPP!
LOL!
Now! can you still belive the the Youn's asshole?
They r all dictators but worse than this they are under Yuon maneuver. Each year they have to pay millions of dollars in tribute to Hanoi to remain in power. If we don't overthrow this viet-pro government Hanoi will penetrate in all vessels of Khmer society n then the second Champa is Cambodia.
Well Khmer people start some shit...where is the people that lose theirs land...start some meaningful protests....We as a foreigner can;t do it for you. We are ready to support you. Khmer government is small and will collapse.
if politicians can't keep their promises, then stop voting for them, really! wake up, people! call for change and reform, etc.
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