Cambodia land grab – 24 July 08 – Part 1

Cambodia — a country seemingly up for sale. Investors are flooding an unregulated property market, driving tens of thousands from their homes.

Cambodia land grab – 24 July 08 – Part 2

Cambodia — a country seemingly up for sale. Investors are flooding an unregulated property market, driving tens of thousands from their homes

Cambodia: ‘Country for Sale’ by Global Witness – Reporting by AlJazeera

Global Witness discuss on Al Jazeera the findings from their latest report ‘Country for Sale’, which documents how rights to exploit oil and mineral resources have been allocated behind closed doors by a small number of powerbrokers surrounding the prime minister and other senior officials.

The beneficiaries of many of these deals are members of the ruling elite or their family members. Meanwhile, millions of dollars paid by oil and mining companies to secure access to these resources appear to be missing from the national accounts.

To download the Global Witness report go to: http://www.globalwitness.org/media_library_detail.php/713/en/country_for_sale

Cambodia’s new oil wealth – 06 Aug 07 by AlJazeera

Cambodia has struck oil, but it may not necessarily be good news. Hamish MacDonald, reporting for Al Jazeera from Cambodia, asks how well-suited the country is to absorbing its new windfall.

Cambodia For Sale – Trailer

Official trailer of “Cambodia For Sale”, a documentary on and grabbing and evictions in Cambodia. For more check: www.cohre.org/cambodiaforsale
Cambodia today is changing rapidly at the cost of the poor urban communities. Spiralling landprices and largescale development projects result in landgrabbing and evictions throughout the country with methods becoming even more unethical. The trailer of “Cambodia For Sale” shows snapshots of members of the community Dey Krahorm in Phnom Penh’s Tonle Bassac district, who have been fighting for their land rights and against massive eviction threats since 2006. Until today their struggle for a fair compensation continues.