Review of Land Concessions Foiled by Rain, Leeches
Six months after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered a moratorium on the granting of economic land concessions (ELCs) and a legal review of the concessions that already exist, the Agriculture Ministry has yet to begin the review process due to rain, and the danger of leeches. Yes, leeches. Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun, whose ministry has approved the majority of the country's more than 200 ELCs, which cover about 2 million hectares, said that the reviews ordered by Mr. Hun Sen had not yet begun, but they start later this month. "We are scheduled to start on November 15," the minister said yesterday.
