Locals protest Pheapimex land clearance; deny role in murder
About 200 villagers, who have been embroiled in a long-running land dispute with the well-connected agro-business Pheapimex over a 316,000-hectare economic land concession in Pursat province, staged a protest yesterday against the company's continued efforts to clear their farmland. The protests came just three days after a Chinese foreman working for Pheapimex was found shot dead in Krakor district. Police said initially that the killing was linked to the Pheapimex land dispute, but denied that claim yesterday...
