Dozens protest in Phnom Penh over land loss
Sixty villagers from Kratie province staged a protest Friday in Phnom Penh’s Wat Botum Park, claiming that their land had been grabbed by three private companies, and appealed to Prime Minister Hun Sen to intervene in their case. Slesh Vansoekrya, a representative of the villages, said more than 400 families in Snuol district have been locked in a dispute with the Samnang Angkor, Dainan and Sovannvuthy firms since 2010. The three firms were granted economic land concessions by the government to establish rubber plantations. The concessions, however, overlapped with property owned by the villagers, Mr Vansoekrya said…
