A tribal village in Ratanakiri province.By Khmerization
Source: RFA
Tribal villagers in Ratanakiri province have claimed that a Vietnamese company which received land concessions from the Cambodian government has forcibly confiscated their lands by building fences, marking the boundary of the land with colour spray and threatened villagers not to protest, saying the land belong to the company.
Puoy Koeun, a villager living in Sorm village in Soeng commune, said just this week alone, representatives from the Vietnamese came 5 times to demarcate the land which encroached on villagers' land. But their actions have not been approved by any Cambodian authorities, he said. The villager said he doesn't know the name of the Vietnamese company, but said Vietnamese and Khmer employees of the company carried out the works and threats which caused fears among the villagers. "I saw the Vietnamese spraying the colour markers in the cashew farm because they wanted to confiscate the whole farm. Our villagers will protest and fight to the death if they confiscated our land. It's the whole village, they wanted to take the whole village", he said.
Mr. Rochom Vin, chief of Sorm village, said the company came to the area without showing any documentations from the Cambodian authority and started their works around the village. He said he had reported the issue to the commune authority, but up to date there is no action yet. "The villagers went to stop them and they said 'if you dare to stop us, your head will be broken'. The Vietnamese came 5 times and they destroyed the whole village. They said all the land belong to them, so where can the villagers live?", he said the company workers threatened the villagers.
At the time of this story going to air, representatives from the company cannot be reached for comments. However, Mr. Sok Pov, Deputy governor of Bor Keo district, said his authority had forbidden the company from carrying out any works in the village because it didn't have any documents to show that it was granted concessions in the area. "The district authority asked them to go back to talk with the provincial authority. The documents show that the company received land concessions in Lumphat district, but why they come to carry out their works in Bor Keo district? I won't agree to this", he said.
Mr. Soy Sona, chief of Ratanakiri Department of Agriculture, said the Vietnamese company, written in Khmer as Alev Yonh Stock (spelling check, name not written in English) has received 800 hectares in land concessions in Lumphat district, but the concessions are still under environmental impact studies and not allowed to develop yet.
Source: RFA
Tribal villagers in Ratanakiri province have claimed that a Vietnamese company which received land concessions from the Cambodian government has forcibly confiscated their lands by building fences, marking the boundary of the land with colour spray and threatened villagers not to protest, saying the land belong to the company.
Puoy Koeun, a villager living in Sorm village in Soeng commune, said just this week alone, representatives from the Vietnamese came 5 times to demarcate the land which encroached on villagers' land. But their actions have not been approved by any Cambodian authorities, he said. The villager said he doesn't know the name of the Vietnamese company, but said Vietnamese and Khmer employees of the company carried out the works and threats which caused fears among the villagers. "I saw the Vietnamese spraying the colour markers in the cashew farm because they wanted to confiscate the whole farm. Our villagers will protest and fight to the death if they confiscated our land. It's the whole village, they wanted to take the whole village", he said.
Mr. Rochom Vin, chief of Sorm village, said the company came to the area without showing any documentations from the Cambodian authority and started their works around the village. He said he had reported the issue to the commune authority, but up to date there is no action yet. "The villagers went to stop them and they said 'if you dare to stop us, your head will be broken'. The Vietnamese came 5 times and they destroyed the whole village. They said all the land belong to them, so where can the villagers live?", he said the company workers threatened the villagers.
At the time of this story going to air, representatives from the company cannot be reached for comments. However, Mr. Sok Pov, Deputy governor of Bor Keo district, said his authority had forbidden the company from carrying out any works in the village because it didn't have any documents to show that it was granted concessions in the area. "The district authority asked them to go back to talk with the provincial authority. The documents show that the company received land concessions in Lumphat district, but why they come to carry out their works in Bor Keo district? I won't agree to this", he said.
Mr. Soy Sona, chief of Ratanakiri Department of Agriculture, said the Vietnamese company, written in Khmer as Alev Yonh Stock (spelling check, name not written in English) has received 800 hectares in land concessions in Lumphat district, but the concessions are still under environmental impact studies and not allowed to develop yet.
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hi!i came across of this article while doing some research on expropriation of land.is there any cases in cambodia, in which the cambodian government expropriated land that belongs to private/foreign companies that had invested on the land?
This Vietnam rubber company is the branch of Kron Buk Rubber company of north east Dak Lak province Vietnam. Where were most Degar people lost their land to this robber company. Today Degar people in this area are on the edge of extinction due to losing their substances. There are the most marginalized, poverty, conflict after they lost their land to this company.
Now they try to take your land brother!
WAKE UP AND STAND UP FROM THIS EVIL!
This robber company is the branch of Krong Buk Robber Company in the north east of DAK LAK province of Vietnam. The Degar people in this area lost their land to this company. Today Degar people are being Vietnamize and on the edge of extinction. They are the most marginalized, poverty, conflict due to losing their land to this monster company.
Now they try to take your land brother!
WAKE UP AND STAND UP WITH THIS EVIL!
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