On the helm of what I don’t know, but I’m back on the helm…
CAMBODIA. Kep. 1/11/2009
CAMBODIA. Kep. 1/11/2009: Tourist beach at colonial WE resort.
Off to Kep. Minimal Internet access until Nov 4th…
CAMBODIA. Kep (Kep). 28/10/2007
Preparations for Water Festival are well under way. Starting tomorrow. I’ll leave Phnom Penh to the tens of thousand of Cambodians flocking to the capital and head for Kep. Try and find some quiet. It’ll be the first time in 9 years I miss the festival. Kind of tired of it anyhow. Not seeing things properly anymore. Repeating myself. Boring…
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 30/10/2009: Offerings during Water Festival preparations.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 30/10/2009: Palm wine seller during Water Festival preparations.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 30/10/2009: Water Festival preparations.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 29/10/2009: Garbage left during construction of illuminated barges for Water Festival.
CAMBODIA. Prey Chit (Koh Kong). 23/08/2009: Protest signs put up by villagers under threat of an eviction. On October 12th, 43 families from four different villages received an ultimatum issued by the Court of Koh Kong to leave their home by October 27th, apparently to solve a land dispute involving 200 Ha between Sok Khong and Heng Huy, two owners of very big plantations nearby. The people live there since 1983.
CAMBODIA. Prey Chit (Koh Kong). 23/08/2009: Land which is under threat of an eviction.
CAMBODIA. Prey Chit (Koh Kong). 23/08/2009: Villager reading a poster about evictions.
CAMBODIA. Prey Chit (Koh Kong). 23/08/2009: Protest signs put up by villagers under threat of an eviction.
CAMBODIA. Prey Chit (Koh Kong). 23/08/2009: On October 12th, 43 families from four different villages received an ultimatum issued by the Court of Koh Kong to leave their home by October 27th, apparently to solve a land dispute involving 200 Ha between Sok Khong and Heng Huy, two owners of very big plantations nearby. The people live there since 1983.
The people at Damnak Trayoung are still there… In the heat.
CAMBODIA. Damnak Trayoung (Phnom Penh). 22/10/2009: Evicted from Dey Krohom nearly one year ago, some 135 families who were renting a house and therefore are not entitled any compensation, were dumped 20 km outside of Phnom Penh. Sanitary conditions are deplorable. Without running water, sewage system, electricity, or job opportunities, the evicted are worse off than before.
CAMBODIA. Damnak Trayoung (Phnom Penh). 22/10/2009: Kids fishing in a pond near their settlement. Evicted from Dey Krohom nearly one year ago, some 135 families who were renting a house and therefore are not entitled any compensation, were dumped 20 km outside of Phnom Penh. Sanitary conditions are deplorable. Without running water, sewage system, electricity, or job opportunities, the evicted are worse off than before.
The reason for all the evictions is DEVELOPMENT they say. So what is happening with the real estate development projects here in the Penh? I might try and dig a little deeper in there for the coming months…
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 21/10/2009: Development on Koh Pich island. Group 78 community was evicted to build the access road.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 21/10/2009: Barge pumping sand from the Mekong riverbed. It is carried through a 6km pipeline to the Boeung Kak lake where some 4000 families will be evicted to make way for a development project initiated by Shukaku Inc.
I met the deadline for the MM on the Khmer Rouge Tribunal to be projected during the PPPhoto festival end of November… Now it is up to the censors to see if you’ll see it there. If they don’t let it through I’ll make it available as a podcast on my server.
So now back to the normal business again… evictions…
CAMBODIA. Damnak Trayoung (Phnom Penh). 15/10/2009: Evicted from Dey Krohom nearly one year ago, some 135 families who were renting a house and therefore are not entitled any compensation, were dumped 20 km outside of Phnom Penh. Sanitary conditions are deplorable. Without running water, sewage system, electricity, or job opportunities, the evicted are worse off than before. They received a letter asking them to leave yet again before October 15th.
CAMBODIA. Damnak Trayoung (Phnom Penh). 15/10/2009: Evicted from Dey Krohom nearly one year ago, some 135 families who were renting a house and therefore are not entitled any compensation, were dumped 20 km outside of Phnom Penh.
CAMBODIA. Damnak Trayoung (Phnom Penh). 15/10/2009: Evicted from Dey Krohom nearly one year ago, this 15 year old, second in a family with 6 children, is the only one going to her former school in Phnom Penh and also attends Aziza art classes. Her father, employee at the Senate, brings her to school, with his motorbike, a daily 20km ride.
CAMBODIA. Damnak Trayoung (Phnom Penh). 15/10/2009: Evicted from Dey Krohom nearly one year ago, this 15 year old, second in a family with 6 children, is the only one going to her former school in Phnom Penh and also attends Aziza art classes. Her father, employee at the Senate, brings her to school, with his motorbike, a daily 20km ride.
CAMBODIA. Damnak Trayoung (Phnom Penh). 15/10/2009: Evicted from Dey Krohom nearly one year ago, this 15 year old, second in a family with 6 children, is the only one going to her former school in Phnom Penh and also attends Aziza art classes. Her father, employee at the Senate, brings her to school, with his motorbike, a daily 20km ride.
I am VERY itchy not taking pictures. Final Cut is revealing some of its secrets (thanks to Bora at Bophana and Chris Kelly), but I am not through my ordeal yet…
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 3/10/2009: Itchy dog.