Miners encroaching: villagers
Hun Sen’s army of student land measurers may have marked ground for them in 2012, but representatives of about 20 ethnic families in Ratanakkiri province said yesterday that their combined 50 hectares of land has now been invaded by hordes of families digging for gems. Chhay Thy, provincial coordinator for rights group Adhoc, said his organisation would investigate claims that ethnic Tumpoun families in Bakeo district’s Keh Chung commune had lost land to almost 200 families and their “unofficial” village bosses who had taken up residence on it. …
Phak Seangly
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