Thousands of Hectares of State Land Privatized in Latest Decrees

Seventeen decrees within the span of a month have privatized 5,000 hectares — nine plots on Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tamok lake, benefiting several military commanders; hundreds of hectares near the disputed, under-construction new international airport; and the whole of central Kep.

The documents, released on Monday and all signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen, are dated between August 4 and September 2 and continue the recent flurry of land privatization across the country.

Last year, Hun Sen called for the privatization of protected areas for the benefit of poor families already living on the state land, but the land-grant drive has attracted skepticism from residents as many connected officials and tycoons have received land.

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