Kratie case exposes flaws in land-titling scheme

The latest case of scores of villagers from Kratie province tied up in a land dispute with an ag­ribusiness firm has once again highlighted failures in the 2012 land-titling scheme launched by Prime Minister Hun Sen to settle unresolved land disputes and distribute hundreds of thousands of land titles. The villagers from Snuol district are currently staying at Phnom Penh’s Samakki Raingsey pagoda and plan to march to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house on Thursday to deliver a third petition requesting that they be given land promised to them by Mr. Hun Sen’s student volunteers. …

George Wright and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/kratie-case-exposes-flaws-in-land-titling-scheme-66131/