Pop Star Preap Sovath Gets Controversial Boeng Tamok Lake Land

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Around 3 hectares of Phnom Penh’s rapidly disappearing Boeng Tamok lake have been transferred to a pop star famous on the city’s billboards. The lake’s privatization and sand filling, which has sparked concerns over evictions, flooding and corruption, has rapidly progressed since last year. Many of the plots have gone to connected individuals, including the Land Minister’s daughter, a senator’s wife, and a Brigade 70 commander’s wife.

 

The latest batch of decrees disclosing state-land transfers shows two further plots on Boeng Tamok were handed to pop star Preap Sovath and another private individual, and two social land concessions carved off of protected areas in Ratanakiri and Banteay Meanchey. In a sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on April 13 and publicly released this week, Sovath receives 3 hectares of Boeng Tamok in Prek Pnov district in three plots.

 

One location is 2.7 hectares and the other two are 0.2 and 0.1 hectares. Sovath could not be reached for comment on Thursday. Ky Seng is named as the recipient of the second Boeng Tamok area in the latest batch, but the individual’s background was not immediately clear.

 

 

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