Tycoon’s firm behind summons, soldier says

The Pursat Provincial Court has issued a summons to a soldier based on the Thai border for allegedly clearing protected land in Veal Veng district, a move the man believes was orchestrated by a company owned by tycoon Try Pheap, which is embroiled in an ongoing land dispute with his and other families. …

MDS Import Export Co, owned by Pheap, was issued a 4,402-hectare concession to plant rubber trees in the area in 2010.

The concession overlaps with land plots that villagers have said were awarded to them by commune chiefs in 2000 and that were reportedly measured again before the recent election as part of the national land-titling project. …

May Titthara
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