Thursday, August 30, 2012

Residents of Former BKL gathered in front city hall



            On Thursday morning August, Former Boeng Kak residents gathered in front of city hall, to push city hall resolve their problems because now they have meet a lot of problems after they leave to live at relocation site. Ms. Soy Kolab, representative of community said city hall’s officers said they will find funds from other organizations, moreover city hall have funds to support residents but they suggested residents to write residents’ background and problems to send to city hall.
            Land at Boeung Kak was granted to Sukaku, a company owned CPP senator Lao Meng Kim, in 2007 for a US$ 79 million development. Thousands of families have since been evicted for the site. There were 3500 families who moved to live at relocation site and they got compensation as 8500$ and other got a house with land at Borey Sotheaphep of community.

 

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