Protest over fishing lot bidding continues

Government officials sent conflicting messages yesterday over how they would handle the complaints of about 50 businessmen from Kompong Cham province who continued to protest at the Fisheries Administration over Prime Minister Hun Sen’s decision to cancel their bids to operate fishing lots. Por Try, secretary of state at the Agriculture Ministry, said officials there could do little to help the businessmen, who are complaining that the cancellations caused them to lose tens of thousands of dollars each in paid bidding deposits and investments…