‘Threats’ made over farmland
About 200 families in Koh Kong province’s Botum Sakor district were threatened with legal action yesterday by the district governor, who told them their 100-hectare plantation had been earmarked for development by a Chinese firm, a village representative alleged. … Two days later, Botum Sakor district governor Orn Phirak told Meas Sen the villagers must stop farming the land or face court. … Orn Phirak … said the government had last year granted Sinomexim Investment land for a rubber plantation covering 4,000 hectares – about 200 of which were in Andong Teuk commune.
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