By Mondol Keo
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Several dozens of Vietnamese families living along the shores of Prek Bak Day (Bak Day stream) inside Cambodian territories, have been recently told by the Cambodian authority to move out.
Trung Van Dung, a 50-year-old Vietnamese man, told RFA Vietnamese that the Cambodian authority told them to move out of the Cambodian shore of Prek Bak Day to the Vietnamese side of the shore. Trung Van Dung said that he has been living on the Cambodian side for several generations already, and he complained that on the Vietnam side, life is tough because it is crowded, and business is difficult. He is accusing the Cambodian authority of not paying attention to their plight.
However, anonymous Cambodian villagers living next to the shore of the Prek Bak Day, in village No. 8, Sampov Poun commune, Koh Thom district, Kandal province, said that the claims made by Trung Van Dung are simply not true. The Vietnamese authority provided land, materials, and money to all the people told to move out of Cambodia. However, because on the Vietnamese side, business is tougher, the Vietnamese people always return back to do business inside Cambodian territories instead. The Cambodian villager said: “This is our land, their government pay to build houses and furnish them, and give them land also [on the Vietnamese side of the shore].”
Un Sron, Sampov Poun commune chief, told RFA by phone that the removal of Vietnamese people is done to ensure social security and safety. Furthermore, the Vietnamese people told to move out by the authority are illegal immigrants. Regarding the issue of Cambodian territories shrinking 100 meters into Cambodia [to the benefit of Vietnam] from No. 8 village to Prek bak Day, Un Sron claimed that the border has always been this way since he was born: “The removal is only directed to those who have illegally lived there, we do not allow them to live there.”
Nevertheless, RFA observed that 3 or 4 Vietnamese families have not yet moved out. Trung Van Cuoc, a 20-year-old Vietnamese young man, told RFA in Vietnamese that the Cambodian authority allows them 2 to 3 month delay to move out from the area.
Prek Bak Day, the border between Cambodia and Vietnam, does not have much Cambodian population living there. According to anonymous government officials and people living along the border, the majority of lands in this area belong to high ranking government officials, that is why there area not many people living there.
Trung Van Dung, a 50-year-old Vietnamese man, told RFA Vietnamese that the Cambodian authority told them to move out of the Cambodian shore of Prek Bak Day to the Vietnamese side of the shore. Trung Van Dung said that he has been living on the Cambodian side for several generations already, and he complained that on the Vietnam side, life is tough because it is crowded, and business is difficult. He is accusing the Cambodian authority of not paying attention to their plight.
However, anonymous Cambodian villagers living next to the shore of the Prek Bak Day, in village No. 8, Sampov Poun commune, Koh Thom district, Kandal province, said that the claims made by Trung Van Dung are simply not true. The Vietnamese authority provided land, materials, and money to all the people told to move out of Cambodia. However, because on the Vietnamese side, business is tougher, the Vietnamese people always return back to do business inside Cambodian territories instead. The Cambodian villager said: “This is our land, their government pay to build houses and furnish them, and give them land also [on the Vietnamese side of the shore].”
Un Sron, Sampov Poun commune chief, told RFA by phone that the removal of Vietnamese people is done to ensure social security and safety. Furthermore, the Vietnamese people told to move out by the authority are illegal immigrants. Regarding the issue of Cambodian territories shrinking 100 meters into Cambodia [to the benefit of Vietnam] from No. 8 village to Prek bak Day, Un Sron claimed that the border has always been this way since he was born: “The removal is only directed to those who have illegally lived there, we do not allow them to live there.”
Nevertheless, RFA observed that 3 or 4 Vietnamese families have not yet moved out. Trung Van Cuoc, a 20-year-old Vietnamese young man, told RFA in Vietnamese that the Cambodian authority allows them 2 to 3 month delay to move out from the area.
Prek Bak Day, the border between Cambodia and Vietnam, does not have much Cambodian population living there. According to anonymous government officials and people living along the border, the majority of lands in this area belong to high ranking government officials, that is why there area not many people living there.
belong to hok lundy isn't it????
ReplyDeleteAccording to KI and RFA interpretation, there is a benefit of having high ranking officials owned the land.
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well, of course, on the borders.
ReplyDeleteAnywhere else, is just chaos.
IF WE ALL SLAVE TO HUN SEN AND VIETNAMESE WE WILL LIVE IN PEACE, RIGHT sis?
ReplyDeleteI think i understand what SiS is saying. By having high ranking officials owning the land along the border will be a benefit as it prevents encroachment from the neighbour. That is, the high ranking officials will not allow Vietnamese to live on those land and taking over.
ReplyDeleteIF this news was true and continue to be true. CPP officials are not totally Vietnemese puppet as a lot of Khmers inside and outside claimed. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.
ReplyDeletethey will sele the hold coutry and hope to keep their land those stupid hope of you!
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