Anarchic floating Vietnamese village in Arey Ksatr, along the Mekong River

Dear Readers,

Please find below a letter from an anonymous reader regarding the anarchic floating Vietnamese village in Arey Ksatr (Kandal povince), along the Mekong River not too far from Phnom Penh. Our reader also sent the photos shown below.

KI-Media team

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Today we saw photos of Yuon village in Arey Ksatr along the Mekong River. We think if there are no control, the village will expand up to the royal palace. After 30 years, the roads are still the same. Where is development?

Regards

Today's edition of the Phnom Penh Post wonders why the Vietnamese can build their houses on the Mekong River

Photo of damaged road from Arey Ksatr to Lvea Em published by The Phnom Penh Post

Flooded portion of Arey Ksatr

Road condition in Arey Ksatr

Vietnamese village along the Mekong River

Another view of the anarchic development of a Vietnamese village

Illegal Viet immigrants allowed to freely open floating community houses in Cambodia ... Will Khmer Krom be allowed to do the same in Kampuchea Krom?

Expatriates in Cambodia open two floating community houses

07/02/2009
VOV News (Hanoi)

The Association of Overseas Vietnamese in Cambodia has inaugurated two floating community houses as gifts from the Ho Chi Minh City Association in Support of Poor Patients.

These houses were built for Vietnamese fishermen in two communes in Kal Dieng district, Pursat province, to hold meetings, cultural activities, wedding parties or memorial ceremonies.

The house for Vietnamese fishermen in Koh Keo commune is worth US$10,000, covering over 60 sq. m. while the other for those in Koh K’Ek commune was built at a cost of US$8,000.

This is the second time Kal Dieng district has received floating houses from their homeland. The two previous houses are used as Vietnamese language classrooms, one of which was a gift from the late Prime Minister, Vo Van Kiet.

Nguyen Thi Lien, Deputy President of the Kien Giang provincial Association in Support of Poor Patients, promised to raise more funds back home to help upgrade the two old floating houses.