Srey Sothea receiving a medal from Hun Sen (Photo: 7NG Group website)
Unidentified man (most likely Srey Sothea's son) standing next to Hing Bun Heang, Hun Sen's bodyguards chief (Photo: 7NG Group website)View from the other side of Dey Krohom
By John Vink
Originally Posted at http://johnvink.com/news/2008/01/11/view-from-the-other-side/
Let me introduce you to Okhna (honorary title) SREY Sothea. Born in 1957 from ordinary peasants, he is the head of 7NG company who will build these two towers on the Dey Krohom land.
Photo: John Vink/Magnum
Some 25 km from the center of Phnom Penh, and next to his garment factory employing 1900 people, he built houses (3mx6m) for the people living in the Dey Krohom slum and for other soon to be evicted slum dwellers. An office of Credits for Poor Resident Development Organization (CPRD), which is also run by 7NG is located nearby. If you want to know what Mr. Srey Sothea’s intentions are you might want to check his website, although a lot of it is still under construction…
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7NG has engaged in forced evictions of slum-dwellers recently, resulting in many people homeless. Many many injured, loss their homes and belongings during the evictions.
By John Vink
Originally Posted at http://johnvink.com/news/2008/01/11/view-from-the-other-side/
Let me introduce you to Okhna (honorary title) SREY Sothea. Born in 1957 from ordinary peasants, he is the head of 7NG company who will build these two towers on the Dey Krohom land.
Photo: John Vink/MagnumSome 25 km from the center of Phnom Penh, and next to his garment factory employing 1900 people, he built houses (3mx6m) for the people living in the Dey Krohom slum and for other soon to be evicted slum dwellers. An office of Credits for Poor Resident Development Organization (CPRD), which is also run by 7NG is located nearby. If you want to know what Mr. Srey Sothea’s intentions are you might want to check his website, although a lot of it is still under construction…
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7NG has engaged in forced evictions of slum-dwellers recently, resulting in many people homeless. Many many injured, loss their homes and belongings during the evictions.
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