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Pic one is from a story I did for Le Monde on the impact of the Eurotunnel.

In January 2009 the last residents of the Dey Krohom community were violently evicted (see also this and this) from their land by 7NG company and the authorities. Today the site is a sports terrain for the members of the company. I was kindly told by a 7NG employee (and reminded that I was spotted […]

Yesterday all the stalls North and East from the Olympic Stadium have been evicted, involving some 1000 people who have to go and find another place to do business… The plan is to build the Olympic Comittee building there. So the Olympic ideals are alive and kicking in Cambodia. According to the Olympic Charter: “The […]

Koh Pich island is hugely popular. It has become the favourite saturday and sunday night outing… 8 years ago they grew only vegetables here.

The water levels have receded somewhat at Boeung Kak lake. The pressure to leave hasn’t.

Here is proof by Google that Phnom Penh is developing at a rapid pace… to the dismay of so many families which were simply kicked out… Google recently updated its satellite pictures from Phnom Penh. I still had a screenshot from the Dey Krohom and Sambok Chap area dating probably from 2003. Here are both […]

It has been raining heavily for over 24h. The water levels of what is left of Boeung Kak lake have risen even more. Little by little people are being forced out of their homes, to the great satisfaction of Shukaku Inc. which is actively contributing to the rising water levels by pumping sand in the […]