Families living around lake evicted

Prek Pnov district authorities have evicted families living illegally around Boeng Tamouk lake, Phnom Penh’s largest reservoir, part of which is to be reclaimed to build a market. Sim Sophang, district administrative chief, said there will be no compensation. “There is no policy to compensate them because they are living on state land illegally,” he said, noting that some of them had built temporary shelters and did not permanently live around the lake. ...

Khuon Narim
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