South Korean Embassy defends rubber firm, but villagers want its help

30 July 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Economic land concessions and plantations / Government / International relations / Land / Land policy and administration / Land tenure and land titling / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction / Provincial and local governments / Public land lease
Horizon Agricultural Development / Hun Sen / Im Chhun Lim / Kong Kimny / Ministry of Agriculture / Ministry of Land Management / Samakki Raingsey pagoda / South Korean Embassy

Villagers representing families in Kratie province petitioned the South Korean Embassy for help Tuesday in their dispute with a South Korean agribusiness firm, after hearing that the embassy had lodged a complaint against them. About 200 villagers from Kratie province’s Snuol district are staying at the city’s Samakki Raingsey pagoda and planning to march on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house if their demand that the Horizon Agricultural Department return the 1,500 disputed hectares is not met by Friday. …

 Aun Pheap and George Wright
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/south-korean-embassy-defends-rubber-firm-but-villagers-want-its-help-65263/