Phnom Penh's Last Lakes (As It Happens - Updated)
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..and there is no way of stppping that. I still cant believe that Boeung Kak Lake is no more and its been some years since its fillup. PP has definitely changed face since my first arrival.
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The same thing is happening to the Tonlie Sap, but it is done in small bites so no-one notices it. OK the reclamation in Koh Pich and across the river in Area Kasat are not technically in the Lake area but should not be excluded from from any affect it has to the Tonlie Lake.
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Resistance is futile - those who dared to protest against the on-going destruction of Phnom Penh's (lake) Boeung Ta Mok received jail sentences and stiff fines.
Might is right.
Might is right.
Rotha is one of three members of the environmental NGO Mother Nature who were arrested in 2020 after they organised a march to the house of Cambodian Prime Minister HE to express their concern about a plan to fill in Phnom Penh’s largest lake, Boeung Tamok and develop the site.
Brought to court last week, Rotha, 29, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for “incitement to commit a felony or disturb social order” and fined $1,000, while his two female colleagues 22-year-old Long Kunthea and 19-year-old Phuong Keo Raksmey were given 18 months in jail term and the same fine after being found similarly guilty of the charge. The terms take into account time already served.
“These young people were arrested for trying to protect Phnom Penh’s largest lake and preserve it for current and future generations,” said Naly Pilorge, director of LICADHO, Cambodia’s most prominent human rights NGO, which has provided legal support to the activists.
Boeung Tamok covers about 3,000 hectares (7,413 acres) in the Cambodian capital and plays not only an important role in flood protection but also provides income or food for hundreds of families.
In recent years, however, the government has transferred more than 500 hectares (1,236 acres) of the lake to public institutions and private businesses.
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I went on a drive around Boeung Tamok a while back. It's a huge lake/ wetland to the north of the city. It makes Boeung Kak look like a puddle and dwarfs the southern 10,000 hectare Boeung Tumpun/ Boeung Choueng Ek area which is also rapidly developing.
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More well-connected winners... get land for their token existence close to the top...
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Re: Phnom Penh's Last Lakes (As It Happens - Updated)
New Boeng Tamok Giveaways Show Lake Headed Toward Destruction
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Mech Dara
| Thu Feb 3, 2022 7:10 pm
Plots given to individuals and institutions on Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tamok lake, according to sub-decrees and data from NGOs Licadho and STT.
The government continued its land privatization drive by allocating more than 400 hectares of Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tamok to private businesspeople and the National Election Committee, leaving little of the lake.
Six sub-decrees from November and December, released this week, reveal that around 425 hectares were given to five individuals and the NEC:
Around 155 hectares to local tycoon and Anco owner Kok An.
Around 100 hectares to Choeung Thean Seng, the brother of tycoon Choeung Sopheap.
Three hectares to the NEC.
Around 75 hectares to Say Sophea, the wife of Brigade 70 deputy commander Phoeun Phalla.
180 hectares to Oum Bopha.
Around 65 hectares to Chhuo Sok Yu.
The land grants, combined with previous allotments, reveal that little of the lake is remaining, despite government assurances that a section of the lake will be maintained. With much of the lake allocated, a map of the area also reveals some civic planning with clearly demarcated streets and roundabouts.
According to coordinates provided in the decrees, An’s 155 hectares overlaps with a previous allocation to the Health Ministry. The sub-decree for An’s plot stated that a previous land allocation was voided.
The decree did not say if the land was sold by the ministry to An, but the interior and justice ministries have previously indicated they would be selling land given to them at Boeng Tamok to fund office renovations at their existing locations in central Phnom Penh.
Government spokesperson Phay Siphan said one of the reasons for the new allocations could be that people who farmed the land in the lake area had sold their land to private buyers, who were now trying to formalize the privatization. Another reason was ministries selling their land allotments to fund their activities, he said.
He said there was no wrongdoing in giving the land to influential government officials and businesspersons, and that the allocations were being done transparently and without creating chaos.
https://vodenglish.news/new-boeng-tamok ... struction/
2 min read
Mech Dara
| Thu Feb 3, 2022 7:10 pm
Plots given to individuals and institutions on Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tamok lake, according to sub-decrees and data from NGOs Licadho and STT.
The government continued its land privatization drive by allocating more than 400 hectares of Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tamok to private businesspeople and the National Election Committee, leaving little of the lake.
Six sub-decrees from November and December, released this week, reveal that around 425 hectares were given to five individuals and the NEC:
Around 155 hectares to local tycoon and Anco owner Kok An.
Around 100 hectares to Choeung Thean Seng, the brother of tycoon Choeung Sopheap.
Three hectares to the NEC.
Around 75 hectares to Say Sophea, the wife of Brigade 70 deputy commander Phoeun Phalla.
180 hectares to Oum Bopha.
Around 65 hectares to Chhuo Sok Yu.
The land grants, combined with previous allotments, reveal that little of the lake is remaining, despite government assurances that a section of the lake will be maintained. With much of the lake allocated, a map of the area also reveals some civic planning with clearly demarcated streets and roundabouts.
According to coordinates provided in the decrees, An’s 155 hectares overlaps with a previous allocation to the Health Ministry. The sub-decree for An’s plot stated that a previous land allocation was voided.
The decree did not say if the land was sold by the ministry to An, but the interior and justice ministries have previously indicated they would be selling land given to them at Boeng Tamok to fund office renovations at their existing locations in central Phnom Penh.
Government spokesperson Phay Siphan said one of the reasons for the new allocations could be that people who farmed the land in the lake area had sold their land to private buyers, who were now trying to formalize the privatization. Another reason was ministries selling their land allotments to fund their activities, he said.
He said there was no wrongdoing in giving the land to influential government officials and businesspersons, and that the allocations were being done transparently and without creating chaos.
https://vodenglish.news/new-boeng-tamok ... struction/
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Re: Phnom Penh's Last Lakes (As It Happens - Updated)
Cambodia is going to need a few new cement plants to cover all the needs of this newly to develop areas. Doubt that a lot of green will be left over.
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Well in Siem Reap they don't fill in lakes ????
to dig and rehabilitate the Pea Raing Lake Conservation area. to do rehabilitation work at the lake so as to have more water for fish biodiversity, maintenance of fish stock abundance and for almost 200 species of birds and fish to take refuge in the forest and for foraging.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501019320/ ... r-a-fight/
to dig and rehabilitate the Pea Raing Lake Conservation area. to do rehabilitation work at the lake so as to have more water for fish biodiversity, maintenance of fish stock abundance and for almost 200 species of birds and fish to take refuge in the forest and for foraging.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501019320/ ... r-a-fight/
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truffledog wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 3:45 am ..and there is no way of stppping that. I still cant believe that Boeung Kak Lake is no more and its been some years since its fillup. PP has definitely changed face since my first arrival.
Now, no crying Boyo's.
'Hard not to, for those of us that lived that first minute or two.
Not only for the memories - but we should also celebrate gratitude too.
It wasn't a bad way to arrive in Cambodia. I reckon we were bloody very lucky to catch this
@4/5 bucks a night.
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The short-sightedness and lack of knowledge/appreciation of green spaces and parks really make the local authorities look like idiots at times. It's very difficult to turn back from this, and even city planners in western cities over a hundred years ago had the foresight to leave parks. There's a weird thinking (disconnect?) that somehow more high-rises leads to better quality of life for citizens of the city...
Can anyone think of another major city (or capital city) which has no real parks? Phnom Penh is the only one I can think of. Maybe il mot well traveled enough though...
Can anyone think of another major city (or capital city) which has no real parks? Phnom Penh is the only one I can think of. Maybe il mot well traveled enough though...
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