Thursday, August 25, 2011

Additional proof of farmland illegally leased to Vietnamese citizens in Bavet Leu village, Sangkat Bavet, Svay Rieng province

25 August 2011
KI-Media

We are presenting below additional proof to the illegal leasing of farmland near the border to Vietnamese citizens. Map 1 shows the general location of the land leased with respect to a Google Earth map of Svay Rieng province.
Map 1: general location of the land leased with respect to a Google Earth map of Svay Rieng province. (Click on each map to zoom in)

Map 2 shows a closed-up view to the illegal leased land. Based on Google Earth map, the contentious area is located about 4.5-kilometer from the border. According to the 2010 Cambodian law on foreign ownership, Cambodian citizens are not allowed to lease or rent out land to foreign nationals within 30 kilometer from the border.
Map 2: Closed-up view of the illegal leased land. Based on Google Earth map, the contentious area is located about 4.5-kilometer from the border
Map 3 shows locations and activities currently taking place at these illegally leased farmlands.

Map 3: Locations and activities currently taking place at these illegally leased farmlands

According to the villagers, they rent out their 100+ hectares to a Cambodian man from Prasat commune who serves as a "front-man" for a Vietnamese company in Tay Ninh. The rent rate is set at $100 per hectare, of which the land owners receive $75 per hectare and government officials (municipal and commune officials) receive $25 per hectare for "giving an official nod" to the illegal renting arrangement.

Below is a leasing contract signed between Mao Sok, a Cambodian citizen, and Truong Minh Tung, a Vietnamese citizen. Mao Sok whose name appears in the contract does not own the 29-hectare of farmland, he is merely a real estate broker. In this case, the contract was signed with a local government "official nod" but without the official stamp and seal.

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Truong Ming Tung's Vietnamese identification card
Latest update: Local activists who revealed this illegal leasing scheme have been summoned to appear at the Bavet city hall "to answer questions on personal issues." It appears that both the Svay Rieng provincial authority and the Bavet authority are putting pressure on these local activists to keep them quiet.

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Whatsoever all land are Cambodian land from this border pass Prey Nokor to the ocean. If Khmer people are smart and united like Thai people we can reclaim those land from Vietnamese.

Anonymous said...

what news? Through out history, the khmer people sell their parents and kids for money, let lone its country. Khmer deserve to be like the Cham. Fuck the brainless khmer.

Anonymous said...

Good works! Congratulations KI-Media.

Anonymous said...

Well, who should be blamed here?

There are laws in place to prevent such a possibly dangerous and costly activity in the long run.

It looks like the renters (the peasants), the middle men, the officials and the government itself are all stupid!

Don't hate the Vietnamese because you are stupid!

Pissed off

Anonymous said...

In Cambodia most people usually don't give a damn about losing territorial integrity.

Those who care are usually ended up in jails or having lots of difficulties with the authority. They and their families face economic hardship as well as they spend time trying to raise awareness and fight for the complete territorial integrity of Cambodia. For that reason they work less for a living and therefore sacrifice their good livelihood for the "don't-give-a-damn" majority who enjoy the newly found wealth.

Reasons of losing territorial integrity come much and much more from the inside, which can be fixed than the outside, which can't be fixed.

Pissed off

Anonymous said...

Those authorities who involved in illegal leasing should be prosecuted.

Can ah sva kim hong do something about this?

Anonymous said...

Unless we remove this puppet government, otherwise thing will get worse.

Ah Kha Nhel, Ah cheam Yab, Ah Kwack must go and in the meantime stop drinking Mi Kantorb "water".

Anonymous said...

Khmer people must revolt against Hun Sen to save our country from Youn Vietcong. If we don't act and topple him, our homeland will be lost to Youn. Hun Sen is worse than Gaddafi 1000 times. At least Gaddafi didn't give away his land to his neighbors, land grabbing, cutting down the trees. But Hun Sen is Khmer traitor who give land to Youn Vietcong and protect Youn people in Cambodia.

So let topple him from power. Kill all his children and his associates one by one if we want to protect khmer land and people.

Don't try to win vote because the opposition won't have a chance to win. Hun Sen always steal and swap the votes with his Vietcong agents in charge of voting ballots.

do you see how many Khmer soldiers or police force in the uniforms. Some of them are Vietcong who dress in Khmer uniform.

Anonymous said...

Ah Hun Xen rolum,
ah CPP roleay,
ah Yuon kj'att kj'ay,
Khmer sok sabbay !!!!!!!!!!!!

Khmer Angkor.

Anonymous said...

Everyone should know by now, under Hon Xen everything is for sale that might be including the Parliament house in the future.Remember Youns invaded Cambodia over 30 years ago, since then they have many kids in Cambodia and their kids finished their highest study and can read, write and speak fluent Khmer. They around the age 30 years, so there for they will take charge of Cambodia very soon. Hon Xen will be out in the cold.

Parentson said...

In the name of Khmer, i am so so so sorry to hear that.

Anonymous said...

I am so piss off!

Anonymous said...

Since it is next to the border with Vietnam, we might as well just give it to Vietnam and surely Vietnam will annex that to be as theirs in the not too long future if Hun Sen continue to run Cambodia. It also want to mention that is against Cambodia's constitution/law to lease land so close to border the country next door. WHO IS HUN SEN???

kt said...

I never understand why khmers keep voting for Hun Sen. No body puts gun to their heads but why they did so knowing that one day they and their children become landless in their own land. Ah kwak Hun sen is the traitor to Cambodia. May he and his whole clans die soon.

Anonymous said...

Why aren't Vietnamese Communist folks and Government evils having respects for the sovereignty of Kingdom of Khmer? Fuck all Yuon/Vietnamese folks and government. They haven't stopped doing bad things for centuries. Wish we could kill all of them back in Mongol Empire periods instead of having them today.

Anonymous said...

Hi Everyone,

One of KI-Media member who has his name in Facebook as Khmer Sovannaphumi but his real name is Pang Sokhoeun, former political asylum and now living in Sweden. He always copies news from here to post in his facebook profile to promote himself, but right now, he tries to remove and blocked anyone who dares to reveal his con activity particular he tries to hide what he has cheated his wife (Sreypov Chea) by having a girlfriend (Sokunthear Sam) behind his wife back. Now, his girlfriend had run way from him after she knew his cheating.

A con man Pang Sokhoeun as well as KI-Media like to insult to the government officers who have affairs, but himself does even worse than other people. What a shame!

When one person had posted in KI-Media and accused that a con man Pang Sokhoeun is a brother of Som Ek (former Chief of Tiger's head sign guerilla, who was arrested and put in prison by Cambodian government) during that time, a cheater Pang Sokhoeun came to deny in his blogs immediately and had pointed the blame to Mr. Sourn Serey Rotha, but this time, he has bury his head in the sand because he cannot deny the truth that he has cheated his wife. Right now, all he can do is removed and blocked anyone who dared to reveal his cheating.

Anonymous said...

It is just a land, no feeling and no hurt so why you are caring so much. In addition, you are not a part of its owner, why you are worried so much about that lease. If you want to know what will be wrong then you have to wait when the lease contract ends. If the Viet wants to keep that land, you can bring this case to UN or Asian. Your gorvernment has case against the Viet. And if the owner wants to give away to Viet, the Viet can have it but it is still Camdodian land. Don't worry too much, if you do, please be careful, don;t do anything stupid like Sam Rainsy did. Hey, I am not with any parties, but help me with this, Your Party's name? and the SR, does he looks like Saklo?

Koy from EsconChon

Anonymous said...

It is just a land, no feeling and no hurt so why you are caring so much. In addition, you are not a part of its owner, why you are worried so much about that lease. If you want to know what will be wrong then you have to wait when the lease contract ends. If the Viet wants to keep that land, you can bring this case to UN or Asian. Your gorvernment has case against the Viet. And if the owner wants to give away to Viet, the Viet can have it but it is still Camdodian land. Don't worry too much, if you do, please be careful, don;t do anything stupid like Sam Rainsy did. Hey, I am not with any parties, but help me with this, Your Party's name? and the SR, does he looks like Saklo?

Koy from EsconChon

Anonymous said...

4:14 PM - I think you are crazy and nonsense. You need to be sensible when you put your comment to express your thinking and concern. That is all I can say.

Khmer Yeurng