Government tries to solve land dispute by talking from others
Several dozen families in Banteay Meanchey province involved in land dispute were given 100 hectares of replacement land in O’Chrou district yesterday, but have refused to accept it because it is already claimed by more than 230 other families, two village chiefs said. The provincial government yesterday said it would transfer 100 hectares of land in Soeng commune’s Ron village to 71 families who are originally from Snoul Tret in O’Beichoan commune. But this decision, made by deputy provincial governor Chung Phet, has infuriated both the 71 families involved in the dispute and the 237 families who farm on the 100 hectares of land and stand to lose it. …
Kuch Naren
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