Phnom Penh residents score landmark victory over proposed land grab | Global development | guardian.co.uk
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In March, thousands of residents received eviction notices from the land speculators, clearing the way for a controversial new “city of the east”. The plan is to replace a park and urban poor area with a posh residential and leisure complex.
The $98m investment is based on a joint venture agreement with a Chinese investment partner from Inner Mongolia, Erdos Hongjun Investment Corp.
Housing rights activists expressed grave concern that Phnom Penh was being rapidly transformed into an exclusive city for the rich, devoid of public spaces, while the poor were deported to the capital’s periphery, where jobs and amenities are non-existent.