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Boeung Kak Protest at City Hall (Photos)
April 23, 2011
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In The News: Music With A Message
September 30, 2008Ka-Set, Monday September 29 2008: Messenger Band : Sept ouvrières tissent en chantant le fil de leur quotidien au Cambodge (Messenger Band: seven workers weave by singing the wire of their daily life in Cambodia) by Zineb Dryef and Ros Din
(translation to English by Babelfish)
“A song dedicated to the inhabitants of Boeung Kak:
The group recently recorded a title with Kong Nay, the “Ray Charles” of Cambodia, one of the players of chapei – traditional lute – most famous of the country. “Land and Life” is diffused on YouTube. The clip already recorded a few thousands of visits. This song highlights the group is dedicated to the inhabitants of the lake Boeung Kak, threatened for expropriation. The images of violent expulsions of those of those in rural Cambodia:
“Us, the Cambodians of the cities and the campaigns, have a recognized, pleasant, luminous ancestral cultural heritage. Water, forests, land where in harmony the people and their animals live. But all changed, our villagers have problems. For dollars, we lose our houses and our land”
[Over 2000 viewers so far.]
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In The News: Displacement and development
September 29, 2008
(left: sunset at Boeung Kak)
The Phnom Penh Post has just published a special supplement, “Displacement and Development” in the September 29th edition.
The article has this to say about filling of Boeung Kak: “…now architects and urban planners are saying the loss of the lake to commercial development will tarnish the city once regarded as the “Pearl of Asia”, ceding one of its last remaining green spaces to colourless urban sprawl. Urban-planning experts contacted by the Post said the project was irresponsible and could trigger unforeseen environmental consequences, despite City Hall assurances that the 133-hectare Boeung Kak development has been vetted for its environmental impact.
Article Link: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Special-Supplements/Displacement-and-development.html
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Police in Boeung Kak: suppressing dissent, intimidating residents.
September 26, 2008Police move quickly to remove signs of dissent in Boeung Kak.
Above: Armed policeman removing a “Stop Forced Evictions” protest banner displayed on a house.
Armed police, Phum 4 community. (Click for full image)
Police in Phum 4 community.
Police with AK-47s.
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In The News: Villagers’ Injunction Refused by Court
September 24, 2008
Phnom Penh Post, September 24, Page 5
“Meanwhile, At Another Phnom Penh Lake…”
“Phnom Penh Municipal Court refused to file an injunction to stop the filling of Boeung Kak lake, despite continuing protests against development.” … “the lawyer who filed the request on behalf of villagers facing eviction from their lakeside homes rejected the court’s judgement and said he would continue to fight the case.”
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2008092421811/National-news/Boeung-Tompun-residents-must-pay-to-stay-in-new-govt-initiative.html
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On the Scene: Photos
September 22, 2008and reportage courtesy John Vink:
“The company which is going to evict some 4000 families from around the Boeung Kak lake has started its sand pumping operations to fill the lake again.”
(c) John Vink
http://johnvink.com/news/2008/09/22/boeung-kak/
Photo reportage is welcome from all, please email to saveboeungkak – at – gmail – dot – com
This photo accompanied the article from Ka-Set: Le remblaiement du Boeung Kak a repris, des riverains déboutés de leur plainte (The filling of Boeung Kak begins again, of which the residents have complaint)
by Chan Soratha, September 22
http://ka-set.info/breves/breves/cambodge-boeung-kak-lac-phnom-penh-cour-justice-080922.html
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Not Boeung Kak, but eviction-related:
(Villagers Outside National Assembly) http://johnvink.com/story.php?title=Cambodia_Quest_For_Land2
(Tonle Bassac Eviction)
http://johnvink.com/story.php?title=Cambodia_Quest_For_Land3
(Dey Krahom)
http://johnvink.com/story.php?title=Cambodia_Quest_for_Land4
Photos of villagers marching to bring their complaints to the Prime Minister.
Click for flash slideshow (‘March of the Damned‘) or photo set.
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In The News: Protest in Takhmau outside PM’s House
September 18, 2008The Cambodia Daily, Thursday, September 18, 2008, page 28: Protesters Meet Official, City Says Lake Filling To Continue
“Five representatives of the demonstrators were eventually escorted inside the compound for discussions, where Hun Sen’s Deputy Cabinet Chief Lim Leangse said he would forward the villagers’ demands to the premier.” …. “It is [the villagers'] right to protest, but we cannot solve the problem the way they want, ” Deputy Governor Pa Socheatvong said. “We still continue our negotiations with the villagesrs, but the development cannot stop.”
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In The News: Protest Outside Prime Minister’s House
September 18, 2008
(left: village life at the lake)
The Phnom Penh Post, September 18 2008, page 3: Boeung Kak residents ask PM to halt filling of lake
“The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has issued a summons to the attorney representing Boeung Kak lake residents, requesting his presence to answer questions relating to the injunction filed last week against the filling of the lake by local developer Shukaku Inc.”
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In The News: “The New City Of The East”
September 18, 2008
From Ka-Set, September 18, 2008: Boeung Kak : les jours du plus grand lac de Phnom Penh sont comptés – Zineb Dryef and Chan Soratha
Boeung Kak: the days of the larger lake of Phnom Penh are numbered
(translated by ‘babelfish’)
“700 families according to the town hall, 4.225 families according to Office of the High Commission of the United Nations to human rights (HCDH). Maybe nearly 20.000 people. The tenants, many, are not taken into account by the municipality what partly explains the gap between the figures of the ones and others. The Amnesty International organization, on its side, denounces what could be “the greatest forced expulsion of the post-war period in Kampuchea”. “
“The minister of environment himself, Mok Mareth, had protested in the columns of the Kampuchean press by informing risks for the system of drainage of the capital. Since, its ministry is keep silent and discharged from any responsibility while returning any question towards the municipality.”
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‘Land and Life’
September 17, 2008Cambodia’s Messenger Band has a new song available in video and MP3 format: ‘Land and Life’. Filmed in part at Boueng Kak, the video the video (produced by Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia) is available at YouTube and Cambotube.
‘Land and Life’ Video with Kung Nei – Live recording
MP3: Original Version
http://rapidshare.com/files/146028940/Messenger_Band_-_Land_and_Life.mp3.html
MP3: Live acoustic version with Khung Nei
http://rapidshare.com/files/146028941/Messenger_Band_feat_Kung_Nei-_Land_and_Life.mp3.html
More on The Messenger Band:
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2008091521667/Post-Life/A-cappella-group-sends-message-through-song.html
(Thanks also to Black River Films!)
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