Airport fight comes to city
About 80 villagers locked in a land dispute in Preah Vihear province found their planned march to the National Assembly blocked by security forces in the capital’s Meanchey district yesterday.
Village representative Meng Chanthorn said that the quashed march, which was ultimately abandoned without the use of violence, was called to seek the intervention of the central government in their dispute. The villagers claim provincial authorities in Preah Vihear have extended a land concession for a new airport without offering adequate compensation. …
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