Dam villagers demand titles

Fearing loss of land, about 150 farmers in Svay Rieng province yesterday marched to the provincial hall, filing a petition that demands land titles on their property.

Many villagers in Svay Chrum district’s Chhoeuteal commune lost parts of their property in 2011, when a dam was built there. The next year, authorities issued land titles to people living in the upper-dam area, but have not granted titles to those in the lower-dam area, said community activist In Sot. …

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