Villagers to be removed from Kulen Mountain for UNESCO bid.

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Villagers to be removed from Kulen Mountain for UNESCO bid.

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Authorities plan to relocate more than 300 families living on Phnom Kulen as part of a bid for a UNESCO World Heritage listing. Exact plans for relocation remain vague.

UNESCO push will clear villagers off of Kulen Mountain
Hundreds of villagers living on Siem Reap’s historic Phnom Kulen are reeling after the government announced they would be relocated as part of a scheme to secure a UNESCO World Heritage Listing for the site.

Poung Lyna, the head of the Siem Reap environment department, yesterday confirmed the news villagers received over the weekend. “About 300 families, most of which are army and newcomers’ families who live near the Preah Ang Thom area on Kulen Mountain, will be relocated to a new place soon as their presence is affecting the environment of the national park,” Lyna said.

However, he added that those who had “lived there a long time” – upwards of 20 years – would not be moved. But uncertainty shrouds the ministry’s plans, with Lyna admitting he did not know when the villagers would be moved, or to where. However, he claimed it would be near their former homes...
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Re: Villagers to be removed from Kulen Mountain for UNESCO bid.

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One is reminded how the shacks and modest businesses of the poor were swept away from the riverside in Siem Reap so that the
riverside area would look pretty enough for tourists with cameras to photograph.
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