Boeng Kak Residents Ask US Embassy For Help

About 200 Boeung Kak residents gathered in front of the US Embassy in Phnom Penh yesterday, seeking help from US Ambassador Carol Rodley in lobbying to have their housing requirements fulfilled.

Arrriving at the embassy yesterday at 7:30 am, villager were told by a guard that the embassy could not accept their petition because it was closed for US Independence Day.

… In the letter, villagers outline their request for 4-by-16-meter, ground floor housing in response to the development of Boeng Kak lake by Shukaku Inc.