Villagers Protest Gov’t Plans To Turn Farmland Into SEZ
About 50 people protested in front of Pailin Provincial Hall yesterday against a government plan to turn their farmland in Sala Krao district into a special economic zone (SEZ), villagers and officials said. … “It is the villagers that abuse the government land. They took the government land and illegally grew crops of corn, bean and rice,” said Mr. Khan, adding that the troops had been stationed on the land to protect state property. …
