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Villagers clash over Vietnamese burial site


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Three families in Pursat’s Kandieng district have expressed outrage after provincial authorities ruled that land they currently use for farming in fact belongs to the local Vietnamese Association, which uses it as a burial site.

The villagers in Veal commune say the hectare of land in question has been handed over without any offer of compensation.

“The authority announced that this land belongs to Vietnamese Association and that they have the have right to bury their dead and celebrate their religion there,” said villager Tit Sengdy. “We filed a complaint with the authority but they seem to be ignoring us.”

read more: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national

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