Cambodia PM vows to fix land disputes

14 June 2012
AFP
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economic land concessions and plantations / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Public land lease
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen / deeds / Developers / Families / Hun Sen / illegal evictions / land disputes / protests / villagers

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday gave authorities six months to end a spate of land disputes pitting developers against villagers that have sparked increasingly violent protests. Hun Sen ordered officials to visit contested areas and issue deeds to families facing illegal evictions, a move he said would bring “harmony” to the country, amid growing criticism of Cambodia’s handling of the problem. …

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