After prolonged protest, villagers win back land

1 September 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Economic land concessions and plantations / Government / Human rights / Land / Land policy and administration / Land tenure and land titling / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction / Provincial and local governments / Public land lease / Social development
Horizon Agriculture Development / Hun Sen / Im Chhun Lim / Kao Malilen / Khan Chamnan / Kim Han Soo / Kratie Provincial Land Management Department / Ministry of Agriculture / Ministry of Land Management / South Korean Embassy

Land Management Minister Im Chhun Lim intervened in a high-profile land dispute between villagers from Kratie province’s Snuol district and a South Korean agribusiness firm over the weekend, announcing Saturday that the contested 1,562-hectare tract would be taken back from the company and awarded to local residents.

Speaking to representatives of the villagers at Phnom Penh’s Samakki Raingsey pagoda, where they have been camped out for weeks, Mr. Chhun Lim told the group to return to Kratie in order to receive their land titles. …

 Aun Pheap and George Wright
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-prolonged-protest-villagers-win-back-land-67344/