Field Trip's Report in Preah Netr Preah District
mCÄmNÐlÉkßrkm<úCa DC-Cam Promoting Accountability Project Field Trip’s Report in Preah Netr Preah District, Banteay Meanchey Province June 14 to 19, 2011 Compiled by Long Dany General description and brief historical overview of the Preah Netr Preah district The district of Preah Netr Preah is located between Banteay Meanchey provincial town and Kralanh district in Siem Reap province, along National Road #6A. Preah Netr Preah is one of eight districts in the Banteay Meanchey province. The district is approximately 400 kilometers from Phnom Penh by National Road #5 and down Road #6A from the Banteay Meanchey provincial Road # 6A town. Originally, the Preah Netr Preah district was within Battambang Province. In 1988, however, Banteay Meanchey split off from Battambang and Preah Netr Preah was integrated as a district within Banteay Meanchey Province. Between 1970 and 1975, Preah Netr Preah district was controlled by the Lon Nol Preah Netr Preah’s View regime; the Khmer Rouge (KR) controlled only small parts the district. When the Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975, it evacuated many people from Phnom Penh and other larger towns to live in Preah Netr Preah and other districts within Region [5]. These evacuees were conscripted to forced labor, including carrying earth to build dams, digging ditch canals, and farming. During the Democratic Kampuchea (DK) period, Preah Netr Preah district was within Region [5], North West Zone, where Ros Nhim was chief. Hoeng was in charge of Region [5], and Chiel was Deputy Chief of the Region. Haun, alias [Ta] Val, was a chief of the Mobile Work Unit of Region [5] and was also in charge of the Trapeang Thma Dam worksite.
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