Villagers agree to remeasuring of disputed land

Villagers caught in a land dispute with an agribusiness firm in Kompong Speu province Wednesday attempted to reclaim farmland they say is theirs, but were thwarted by provincial authorities, who appeased them by promising to measure the land again. About 250 families in Phnom Sruoch district claim that Master International Corporation Group took over 950 hectares of their farmland beginning in 2006. Local officials say the land was part of an economic land concession granted to the company. …

Ben Sokhean
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