Refugee house hunting
High-level bureaucrats from Australia have visited several sites in Cambodia over the past two months to view properties where refugees from its overseas detention centre on Nauru could be relocated, the Post has learned.
Separate sources, who cannot be named because of the sensitivity of the ongoing negotiations, have this week confirmed that land in Preah Sihanouk province has been assessed by the officials.
Properties in Phnom Penh have also been visited by the delegation, one source said.
The proposed deal between the two countries has been shrouded in secrecy since it was first made public by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong after a meeting between Prime Minister Hun Sen and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in February. Last week, the Postreported that a deal was expected “imminently”. …
Daniel Pye and Cheang Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/refugee-hous
