300 Families of Siem Reap Squatters Face Eviction

300 Families of Siem Reap Squatters Face Eviction
Dara Vong
Siem Reap
23/03/2007

Authorities say 300 families in Siem Reap, the gateway city to the
famed temples of Angkor Wat, face eviction.

Officials from Apsara, the government authority that takes care of the
temples and tourism in the city, said Friday the land belongs to the
government and the squatters must leave.

Siem Reap has seen a boom in development in recent years, and tourism
to the temples is one of the strongest economic engines in the
country. As a result, the city and province around it have experienced
growing pains.

Some squatter houses and fences have already been knocked down to spur
the move, officials said.

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