Families in Kampong Speu await payments
Representatives of some 250 families who lost their land to a company in Kampong Speu province filed a complaint with Adhoc yesterday, saying they have yet to receive compensation, even after land measurement volunteers allegedly promised a resolution if villagers voted for the ruling party in last year’s elections. Soa Pom, 52, one of 60 community representatives, said the dispute between Master International company and the 250 families in Phnom Sruoch district’s Taing Samrong commune began in 2006, when the company took some 950 hectares of the community’s land with the complicity of local authorities. …
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