Hun Sen gives hope to villagers in land fight

2 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 Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction / Provincial and local governments / Public land lease / Social development
Chan Sophal / Horizon Agriculture Development / Hun Sen / Im Chhun Lim / Song Thorn

Last month, Prime Minister Hun Sen was mocked for claiming in a speech on August 18 that he was unaware of a land dispute in Kratie province’s Snuol district over which villagers had repeatedly petitioned his cabinet.

But Mr. Hun Sen’s admission that he was unaware of one of the country’s most high-profile land disputes, and an ensuing speech in which he blasted his underlings for failing to settle conflicts across the country, seems to have given hope to some villagers. …

 Mech Dara and George Wright
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