Re: Boeung Kak Lake community SOS
Cambodia has over 14 millions people but New Zealand has only less than 5 millions and look at the difference between the two government! And ask Why ? And Why not ?
"Christchurch earthquake:
The New Zealand government wants to demolish 5,000 homes. It has offered to buy thousands of the most badly quake-damaged houses in Christchurch so it can demolish them.
Announcing the buyout plan, John Key, the prime minister, said some land in the worst-hit areas was so unstable it would be impossible to rebuild on it "for many years".
The decision means land in the razed suburbs will effectively be abandoned in the city's rebuild.
Christchurch, the country's second biggest city, was devastated by major earthquakes in September 2010 and again in February this year, and continues to be rocked by strong aftershocks which are causing more damage.
Mr Key said engineers have divided the city, home to 350,000 people, into four zones.
The government will offer to buy all 5,000 properties in the worst affected areas, classed as red zone.
Householders who accept must assign their right to an insurance payout to the government in return.
He estimated the net cost to the government would be up to NZ$635 million (£323 million).
About 10,000 houses in an orange zone need further investigation, while a further 100,000 in a green zone can be rebuilt.
Properties yet to be assessed comprise a white zone.
The worst-hit suburbs are all in low-lying eastern areas of the city that suffered liquefaction, a process in which the ground turns to liquid during the shaking and leaves a quagmire of sludge.
As beleaguered residents, frustrated by months of waiting for the announcement, pored over online maps to see which zone their street was in, Mr Key pledged: "The government remains fully committed to rebuilding Christchurch."
He went on: "Since September last year, the government has been working to provide certainty for residents, while recognising many people have their life savings tied up in their homes."
The prime minister said the move was "the next step in the government's ongoing work to give the people of greater Christchurch a clearer picture of what their future holds".
The cost of rebuilding Christchurch has been estimated at NZ$15 billion (£7.6 billion) or more."
Looking back at the Cambodian government's handling of the development at Boeung Kak Lake, one can see the vast differences between the two situations. The confiscations and evictions metted out to Boeung Kak Lake residents is a far cry from the NZ government's buyout of damaged properties from the victims of the NZ earthquake. The NZ earthquake was a natural disaster, yet they got proper compensation, however, the Boeung Kake Lake's earthquake is a man-made catastrophe caused by greed and corruption, yet the Boeung Kak Lake residents received no proper compensation and additionally they have met with brutal force and senseless evictions. Where is the humanity?
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Christchurch, was not the country's second biggest city,wellington is the second largest city , Auckland is the biggest city and majority of Cambodian live here.
You can't compare apple to apple NZ is the independent country Cambodia cannot survive without foreign donor, NZ can provide it citizen to whom are un-employ with the un-employment benefit($180.00 weekly).they treat their citizen with equal right people over here have the same value dis-regard who you're where you coming from .
Like every society in the world its always have it internal problems and the extremist politician like Winston peter and the extremist party but they always out of the picture in the next general election.
It very free country people able to express their opinion freely without fear of the prosecution,anything can be challenge in the court of law . and the police not carrying gun accept the airport police.
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