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Villagers refuse company Related articles $12 billion satellite city project cash protested by Siem Reap residents Mon, 26 January 2009 Kun Makara New US$1.25 bn development project headed for Siem Reap Villagers standing in way of satellite city development in Siem Reap 30 questioned in land dispute, province are holding out for more money from local developer groups say VILLAGERS from Siem Reap province's Varin district have turned down Villagers hold third protest the compensation offered to them by developer Banya Group Co Ltd, Guns subdue farmers as which is building a US$12 billion satellite city 50 kilometres north of senator clears land Siem Reap town. Eviction looms for Bassac squatters Peang Kosal, Banya Group's executive director, said the company had Kep farmers wait on new dam offered villagers $200 per hectare for their land in Utey village, Lvea payouts Kraing commune, but local residents told the Post many families are Villagers say SKorean land holding out for more money. concession is a threat to "I won't accept the compensation of $200 per hectare because it is livelihoods too cheap," said Hap Heu, a villager of Lvea Kraing commune, adding that around 350 of the village's 500 families had turned down the Latest Video company's offer. Deadlock "We will try our best to keep the land until the company gives us broken, CNRP $3,000 per hectare for our orchard land." pols released Earlier this month, 540 local families lodged complaints with rights The longest parliamentary group Adhoc over the proposed satellite city, which is to be located on impasse in Cambodian history 7,000 hectares of land near the Thai border, but Peang Kosal said looks to have ended with the around 1,025 hectares of land remained in dispute. opposition National Rescue Party agreeing to take Business as usual their seats in parliament Party lawmaker Yim Sovann said that the legitimate exchange for political concessions development of the land required agreement between the company, from the gove community and local authorities, but said thatthe norm in land dispute cases was for private developers to work with land authorities to strip Rainsy returns people of their property. to political "Most development projects are marked by collusion between turmoil companies and governmental officials, which allow the company to Seven of his party's lawmakers- violate people's property," he said. elect are in jail, more may be soon to follow and the "Even if all three sides agree, the government has to closely examine negotiations to end Cambodia's the environmental impacts." near year-long political deadlock "The government has to allow the participation of both foreign and have come to a grinding halt. local investors, to ensure the effectiveness of national revenue collection," he added. This month 20 years But Peang Kosal said that "if they still insist on refusing the company's ago... compensation, we will resort to enforcing the forestry and land laws to 1994-07-15 07:00 allow us to develop the area". Rights groups mull if they abet crime 0 Comments Please, login or register to post a comment 1994-07-01 07:00 King washes his hands of politics

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