Saturday, May 29, 2010

Government Bolsters Efforts Against Squatters

Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh
Friday, 28 May 2010

The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a legal circular that instructs provincial and municipal authorities to seek resolutions to illegal settlements on state property.
The order tells authorities to first meet with community representatives on state land to inform them of development projects and to then discuss compensation for residents.
The circular creates a regulation for measures already practiced by authorities, critics said Friday, and it does not address situations where residents refuse to leave.

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