Villagers set to regain land
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| Sren Krya, 23, recovers at a hospital in Kampong Cham last week after being shot in the back by a security guard employed by TTY during a protest over the clearing of land in Kratie province. (Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post) |
Monday, 23 January 2012
May Titthara
The Phnom Penh Post
Villagers from Kratie province, who blocked national road 76a last week after four of their own were shot by guards working for agro-development firm TTY, appear to be on their way to receiving farmland they lost to the company in an economic land concession.
A statement released by the Ministry of Interior last week stated that the government would return land on which the villagers had previously harvested cassava, as well as provide compensation to the four who were shot.
Yesterday, TTY deputy director Heng Sarath said the company will oblige the requests from the government and provide the villagers with land.
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