Photo by: Heng Chivoan
via CAAI
Tuesday, 21 September 2010 15:00 Khouth Sophakchakrya
Theary, 7 (left), and Sophea, 8 (right), of Daun Penh district’s Srah Chak commune, take part in a protest staged by residents of the Boeung Kak lakeside outside Prime Minister Hun Sen’s home yesterday. Children made up about half of the protesters, who gathered to voice concerns about the filling in of the lake and their potential eviction. “My home was flooded by Shukaku Inc because they are pumping sand to fill in the lakeside,” said Sophea, a resident of Village 1, in reference to the company that has been granted development rights in the area. “I will end up homeless and have to leave school if the company continues to pump sand into the lake, and evicts us from our home."
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