Villagers take land title fight to Santuk District Hall

Villagers accused of illegally occupying state land in Kompong Thom province protested outside Santuk district hall yesterday to ask for land titles, residents and authorities said. Sue Nhaunh, a villager and representative of 160 families in Kraya commune, said that more than 100 residents had gathered in the morning to appeal a pending eviction and demand land titles for their part of approximately 1,000 hectares of farmland in the Thma Samleang area of Santuk district…