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| The residents of the Boeung Kak lake area 'speak out' and tell us of the ongoing dispute between the site residents and Shukaku, Inc., on 'Hello VOA' on Thursday. (Photo: by Heng Reaksmey) |
Washington, DC Friday, 31 December 2010
“Without a solution, we will stay until death at Boeung Kak and we absolutely will not leave.”
Residents of the Boeung Kak lake area in Phnom Penh, who have been battling developers since 2008, say they have two acceptable solutions to the land impasse.
A representative of the residents of all seven villagers in a dispute with Shukaku, Inc., over compensation for the land, says they will accept a buyout of $1,500 per square meter for their homes, or, failing that, the allotment of a total 15 hectares of the development for themselves.
Shukaku is hoping to build a commercial and residential center on 133 hectares under a 99-year lease, after it fills in Boeung Kak lake, the act of which has steadily been flooding obstinate families from their homes in recent weeks.
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A representative of the residents of all seven villagers in a dispute with Shukaku, Inc., over compensation for the land, says they will accept a buyout of $1,500 per square meter for their homes, or, failing that, the allotment of a total 15 hectares of the development for themselves.
Shukaku is hoping to build a commercial and residential center on 133 hectares under a 99-year lease, after it fills in Boeung Kak lake, the act of which has steadily been flooding obstinate families from their homes in recent weeks.
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