After prolonged protest, villagers win back land

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
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