Hun Sen Questions Motive Behind Criticism

Prime Minister Hun Sen again addressed recent criticism from [Surya Subedi] the U.N.'s human rights envoy to Cambodia , during a speech yesterday in Bateay Meanchey province that focused on land disputes. Mr. Hun Sen was speaking in Thma Puok district's Banteay Chhmar commune, where he delivered land titles to 744 families, and warned companies with economic land concessions not to dispute overlapping claims to land with local residents. ... Mr. Hun Sen, who was adding to earlier criticism of Mr. Subedi by himself and other government figures, questioned yesterday why Cambodia always receives bad write-ups over human rights. ...