Villagers hold ceremony to curse minister’s wife, officials

14 July 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Economic land concessions and plantations / Human rights / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Social development
Chea Kheng / KDC International / Lor Peang village / Suy Sem / Ta Ches commune

Villagers in Kompong Chhnang province involved in a long-running land dispute with a minister’s wife took their grievances to the spirit world this weekend, staging a two-day ceremony during which they cast traditional curses on company officials and local authorities they say have wronged them. The villagers have been battling the company KDC International, run by Chea Kheng, wife of Mines and Energy Minister Suy Sem, since 2007 over 145 hectares of land in Kompong Tralach district that Ms. Kheng wants to develop. …

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