In the midst of the rubble following Friday's eviction, the community uses their temporary shelters to send an SOS to the public: Where is my house? Where is my right?

Mrs. Non Sokheng, an activist who fought to demand for proper compensation from the development of Boeung Kak Lake, complained that the land dispute in Boeung Kak Lake left her physical and emotional scars. For the past 4 years that she spent demonstrating, Non Sokheng was able to defend her home from forced eviction, but she almost lost all her family happiness and her family's development.

Click the control below to listen to her interview in Khmer

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BANGKOK, 16 September 2011 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has expressed satisfaction with her official visit to Cambodia, during which bilateral cooperation in various areas as well as assistance for Thai detainees were discussed.

After returning from Cambodia on Thursday, Prime Minister Yingluck stated that she was very content with her one-day introductory visit to the neighboring country. She believed it would help restore the good relationship between Thailand and Cambodia and pave the way for closer cooperation in many aspects for the benefits of the peoples.

Citing her discussion with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Ms Yingluck said they agreed to address the border dispute by resorting to negotiations under the General Border Committee (GBC) framework in compliance with the ruling of the International Court of Justice. The negotiation framework will be presented to the Cabinet for approval soon.

The two leaders also conferred about the promotion of trade along the border through the opening of the Aranyaprathet-Stung Bot Checkpoint, the implementation of the single visa program to attract more tourists as well as the eradication of transnational crimes, narcotic drugs and illegal logging. The governors of border provinces in both countries have been assigned to coordinate closely with one another on the issues.

In regard to the release of Mr Weera Somkwamkid and Ms Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, who have been detained at Prey Sar Prison in Phnom Penh for spying, Ms Yingluck was informed by her Cambodian counterpart that the two must first receive two-thirds of their punishment before amnesty could be granted. However, she was assured that efforts would be gradually made to reduce their time in jail.

On this occasion, the Thai premier also had a chance to pay a courtesy call to Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni prior to her departure.

Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday sentenced a Danish national and his Cambodian girlfriend to one year in prison and a year's probation for drug possession and use following their arrest in Phnom Penh in March with $140 worth of heroin and methamphetamines.

Jesper Hvidberg Larsen, 43 and Sam Srey Srors, 25, were originally charged with drug trafficking, though in court on Sept. 9, Mr Larsen testified that the drugs were for his personal consumption.

"The court sentenced Jesper Hvidberg Larsen and Sam Srey Srors to two years in jail, but ordered them to serve only one year each, and fined them 3 million riel ($750) for drug possession and drug use." Presiding Judge said in his verdict.

The couple's defence lawyer, Dun Vibol, said that the verdict was suitable, given the small amount of drugs involved in the

case.

"We can accept it, and we will not appeal," he said.

A return by the anti-Thaksin PAD, and its former head Sondhi, looks unlikely given recent developments

Under the Yingluck government, things are moving fast. Probably too fast for the yellow shirts to know how to feel. The new government's push for the release of the two People's Alliance for Democracy activists jailed in Cambodia must have presented the movement with a dilemma. What should the yellow shirts do now, when Thaksin Shinawatra, the Preah Vihear Temple and Cambodia are concerned?

Many analysts believe that the yellow shirts have all but lost their political clout, which five years ago was strong enough to precipitate the downfall of Thaksin. But whatever the real state of the PAD is at present, what happens next to Veera Somkwamkid and Ratree Pipattanapaiboon is unlikely to strengthen the movement. On the contrary, the PAD's key resolves - on Thai sovereignty, and on the issue of amnesty for Thaksin - will be put to serious tests if the activists win freedom in the near future.

There were signs of things to come after rumours spread on Wednesday that Veera and Ratree could be released as early as the next day. Moderate PAD leader Suriyasai Katasila praised the new Thai government for "giving importance to people's lives and liberty", whereas PAD hard-liner Chaiwat Sinsuwong described how the activists' freedom would be "a slap in the face of the Democrats". Those comments remain a far cry from being a demonstration of a debt of gratitude, but they reflect ambivalence that was never there before.

The PAD's transformation has been going on for quite a while, though. Two weeks ago, the PAD organised a concert that did not attract much media attention but sent out a significant political signal. The message came in one of the songs sung by PAD leader Sondhi Limthongkul along with his supporters. Mimicking the classic luk thoong hit "Nam Ta Ja To", the song clearly stated that the yellow shirts won't be getting too involved in politics. The last line of this yellow-shirt song describes how they view their own political role and the current political situation: "We'd rather be up in the mountains, where we can watch the dogs bite one another," the song says.

The message has been collaborated by PAD's political behaviour of late. Despite some controversial moves by the Yingluck government in its early days, the yellow shirts have been considerably quiet. Sondhi's usual hostility toward the Thaksin camp has all but deserted him. The Astv website continues to draw anti-Thaksin comments, but they are getting fewer and farther in between.

To sum it up, the yellow shirts have been staying true to their pre-election vow. The movement withdrew from the democratic contest and instead chose to campaign for a vote of abstention, or a "no" vote. In a direct attack on the Democrat Party, the PAD said it was through with political fights that benefited people who did not make any sacrifice.

The PAD now says Thaksin is the Democrats' problem. What is getting increasingly vague is how much of a problem the PAD thinks Thaksin currently is. Clearer among the yellow shirts is lingering anti-Democrat sentiment, which remains evident on the Astv website. As far as Thaksin is concerned, he's probably looking at a truce between himself and the PAD.

The PAD's situation may become more complicated amid the new government's attempts to secure the release of Veera and Ratree. But no matter how much it tries to keep a low profile, Thailand's roller-coaster politics will sooner or later force the PAD to make a political stand on something. The Preah Vihear issue remains very much at an impasse, and convicted Thaksin is knocking on Thailand's door, eager to return home without having to serve a single day in jail.

What's next for the PAD? Much will depend on Sondhi, who has been forced to deny rumours about a secret deal between him and Thaksin. There are some analysts, however, who believe that Sondhi won't be the only factor in a PAD rebirth. The PAD, these analysts believe, can come back with or without Sondhi. That is possible, but, with the way things are at the moment, unlikely.

Ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra got a warm welcome from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday - two days after the former s younger sister Prime Minister Yingluck made her first official visit to the country. After Thaksin's arrival yesterday evening, he and Hun Sen hugged and greeted each other as "brother".

Hun Sen said there was no discussion of bilateral issues during his meeting with Thaksin, amid speculation that the two countries' overlapping maritime claims were on the agenda.

Thaksin was scheduled to deliver a lecture on development as part of a conference on the Asian economy, and to play a round of golf during his weeklong stay. Thaksin said he was visiting Cambodia to participate in the Asian Century forum at the invitation of Jose de Venecia, honourable chairman of the Centrist Asia Pacific Democrats International and a member of the Royal Academy of Cambodia.

He added that he would also attend a separate economic forum for Cambodian economists. Thaksin said he would deliver lectures on the challenges and opportunities facing economic development in Asia at the two events.

Hun Sen said the aim of Thaksin's visit was to exchange ideas on economic development, not to negotiate with Cambodia on either joint oil and gas development of overlapping maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand, or the recent border conflict near the Preah Vihear Temple.

Yingluck yesterday posted the following message on her Facebook page: "As the head of the government, I confirm that the 4.6 square kilometres [adjacent to the temple] is in Thai territory. Thailand claims it belongs to Thailand, Cambodia claims it belongs to Cambodia. This is why it is called, 'overlapping area'. This government will solve the problem of overlapping area through diplomatic measures according to the evidence and international laws."

After Yingluck's visit on Thursday, Democrat spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut said the prime minister had failed to assert Thailand's claim to the disputed 4.6-sq-km area, damaging Thailand's campaign to claim the land.

Chavanond also raised concerns about Yingluck's meeting with Chevron CEO John Watson ahead of her trip.

A large number of red-shirt supporters of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) have occupied the Ratchadamnern avenue in a rally at the Democracy Monoment to mark the fifth anniversary of the Sept 19, 2006 coup.

Police have blocked the Ratchadamnern avenue to vehicular traffic.

UDD core leaders have begun to take turn going up the stage to speak to the crowd.

Worawut Wichaidit, the UDD spokesman, said UDD core members such as Jatuporn Prompan, Nathawut Saikua, Korkaew Pikulthong, Weng Tojirakarn, and UDD chair Thida Thavornseth were scheduled to returned to Suvarnabhumi airport from Cambodia at 4pm and they would directly head for the rally site.

It was still not known whether former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra would speak via a video conference to the demonstrators tonight, he said.

About 1,300 police have been deployed to maintain law and order. The rally was expected to end at 1am.

About 500 residents from 6 villages in 2 communes of Snuol district, Kratie province, shut down National Road No. 7 (NR7), stopping all traffic. The villagers shut down the road to protest against an investment company which grabbed their lands and cleared out all their crops.

A large number of vehicles traveling along NR7 from Phnom Penh to Kratie came to a stop in front of the Svay Chreah commune office for 4 hours on 17 September.

The villagers said that they shut down the road so that the provincial authority and the various government departments hear and help them in their demand to the agro-business investment company in Svay Chreah commune to exclude 5,600 hectares of land belonging to the villagers from the 26,000-hectare of land belonging to the company.

The [Viet] companies that are involved in the dispute with the villagers are the Dau Tien Rubber and the Dau Tien Kratie companies. Villagers from the 6 villages involved come from 5 villages in Svay Chreah commune – Rompuk, Daun Mea, Ta Som, Sre Cha and Ta Pum villages – and from Choeung village in Khsim commune.

The shutdown of NR7 started at 8AM when large trees were used to block traffic. The villagers also sat down on NR7 to prevent traffic from crossing. The Kratie provincial authority sent over 50 cops and military cops to the incident location, but no clash took place.

After numerous negotiations with Oeur Siyem, the Kratie deputy provincial governor, Chuong Seang Hak, the provincial police commissioner, and Sum Chuon, a government administrator for Snuol district, the villagers agreed to open the road at 12:15PM on that same day.

The villagers agreed to end the shutdown after they received the promise for a resolution in the dispute on 20 September in front of Svay Chreah commune office.

Sum Chuon, the administrator of Snuol district, said that a promise for a meeting is set for 20 September and it will also be attended by government department representatives.

Some of the protesting villagers indicated that if there is no resolution on 20 September, and if they don't receive their demand, they will continue to protest.

In Kratie province, 48 companies have invested for development and they received economic concession land in return. Among 5 districts, Snuol district saw the largest number of land disputes when compared to other districts in Kratie province. The 5 districts involved in land concession are: Chitborey, Snuol, Sambo, Prek Prosop and Chhlong.

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ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ជាង ៥០០​នាក់​មក​ពី​ភូមិ​ចំនួន​៦ ក្នុង​ឃុំ​២ នៃ​ស្រុក​ស្នួល ខេត្ត​ក្រចេះ បាន​នាំ​គ្នា​បិទ​ផ្លូវ​ជាតិ​លេខ​៧ មិន​ឲ្យ​រថយន្ត​បើក​បរ​ឆ្លង​កាត់។ ការ​បិទ​ផ្លូវ​នេះ​ដើម្បី​តវ៉ា​ចំពោះ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​វិនិយោគ​ដែល​បាន​យក​ដី និង​ឈូស​ឆាយ​បំផ្លាញ​ដំណាំ​ពួកគាត់។

យានយន្ត​ជា​ច្រើន​គ្រឿង​ដែល​ធ្វើ​ដំណើរ​លើ​ផ្លូវ​ជាតិ​លេខ​៧ ពី​ភ្នំពេញ ទៅ​ក្រចេះ ត្រូវ​ជាប់​គាំង​ត្រង់​ចំណុច​មុខ​សាលា​ឃុំ​ស្វាយជ្រះ ជាង ៤​ម៉ោង នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៧ ខែ​កញ្ញា​នេះ។

អ្នក​ភូមិ​បាន​និយាយ​ថា ការ​បិទ​ផ្លូវ​នេះ​ដើម្បី​ឲ្យ​អាជ្ញាធរ​ថ្នាក់​ខេត្ត និង​ក្រសួង​ជំនាញ​នានា​បាន​ដឹង​ឮ និង​ជួយ​អ្នក​ស្រុក​ក្នុង​ការ​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​វិនិយោគ​ដី​ដាំ​ដំណាំ​ឧស្សាហកម្ម នៅ​ឃុំ​ស្វាយជ្រះ កាត់​ដី​ដំណាំ​ចំនួន ៥.៦០០​ហិកតារ​របស់​ប្រជាជន​ចេញ​ពី​ទំហំ​ដី​រួម​របស់​ក្រុមហ៊ុន ដែល​មាន​ចំនួន ២៦.០០០​ហិកតារ។

ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ដែល​មាន​ទំនាស់​ជាមួយ​អ្នក​ភូមិ​នោះ​មាន​ឈ្មោះ​ថា ឌូវទៀន រ៉ាប់ប័រ និង ឌូវទៀន ក្រចេះ។ ភូមិ​ទាំង​៦ ដែល​មាន​ប្រជាជន​មក​តវ៉ា​មាន ៥​ភូមិ មក​ពី​ឃុំ​ស្វាយជ្រះ គឺ​ភូមិ​រំពុក ដូនមារ តាសោម ស្រែចារ តាពុម។ ចំណែក​ភូមិ​មួយ​ទៀត​ដែល​បាន​ចូលរួម​ដែរ គឺ​ភូមិ​ចឹង នៃ​ឃុំ​ខ្សឹម។

ការ​បិទ​ផ្លូវ​ជាតិ​លេខ​៧​នេះ ចាប់​ផ្ដើម​ពី​ម៉ោង ៨​ព្រឹក​ដោយ​មាន​ដាក់​ឈើ​សសរ​ធំៗ​រាំង​ផ្លូវ និង​មាន​មនុស្ស​ប្រុស​ស្រី​នាំ​គ្នា​អង្គុយ​ស្ទាក់​លើ​ផ្លូវ​ជាតិ​មិន​ឲ្យ​មាន​យានយន្ត​ឆ្លង​កាត់។ អាជ្ញាធរ​ខេត្ត​ក្រចេះ បាន​បញ្ជូន​ប៉ូលិស និង​ប៉េអឹម​សរុប​ប្រមាណ ៥០​នាក់​ទៅ​កន្លែង​កើត​ហេតុ​តែ​មិន​មាន​ការ​ប៉ះទង្គិច​ណា​មួយ​កើត​មាន​ទេ។

ដោយ​មាន​ការ​ចរចា​ជា​ច្រើន​លើក​ចូល​រួម​ពី​លោក អឿ ស៊ីយ៉ែម អភិបាល​រង​ខេត្ត​ក្រចេះ លោក ជួង ស៊ាងហាក់ ស្នងការ​ប៉ូលិស​ខេត្ត និង​លោក ស៊ុំ ជួន គណៈ​អភិបាល​ស្រុក​ស្នួល រួច​មក ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​បាន​យល់​ព្រម​លើក​ឈើ​ចេញ បើក​ផ្លូវ​ជាតិ​ឲ្យ​រថយន្ត​នានា​ចរាចរណ៍​ឡើង​វិញ នៅ​ម៉ោង ១២ និង ១៥​នាទី នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ដដែល។

ក្រុម​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​យល់​ព្រម​បញ្ចប់​ការ​រាំង​ផ្លូវ​ដោយសារ​មាន​កិច្ច​សន្យា​ណាត់​ជួប​គ្នា​ដោះស្រាយ​ម្ដង​ទៀត នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២០ ខែ​កញ្ញា ខាង​មុខ នៅ​សាលា​ឃុំ​ស្វាយជ្រះ រវាង​ប្រជាជន និង​អាជ្ញាធរ​មាន​សមត្ថកិច្ច និង​តំណាង​ក្រុមហ៊ុន។

លោក ស៊ុំ ជួន ជា​ប្រធាន​គណៈ​អភិបាល​ស្រុក​ស្នួល។ លោក​បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា ការ​ណាត់​ជួប​គ្នា​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២០ ខែ​កញ្ញា ខាង​មុខ និង​មាន​តំណាង​ក្រសួង​ជំនាញ​ចូលរួម​ដែរ។

ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​មួយ​រូប​ក្នុង​ចំណោម​អ្នក​តវ៉ា បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា បើ​សិន​ជា​ការ​ដោះស្រាយ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​២០ មិន​បាន​ជោគជ័យ​តាម​សំណូមពរ​របស់​ប្រជាជន​ទេ គេ​នឹង​បន្ត​ការ​តវ៉ា​បន្ត​ទៅ​ទៀត។

ខេត្ត​ក្រចេះ មាន​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ប្រមាណ ៤៨ បោះ​ទុន​វិនិយោគ និង​ទទួល​បាន​ដី​សម្បទាន​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច។ ក្នុង​ចំណោម​ស្រុក​ទាំង​៥ របស់​ខេត្ត ស្រុក​ស្នួល មាន​ទំនាស់​ដី​ច្រើន​ជាង​គេ បើ​ប្រៀបធៀប​ជាមួយ​ស្រុក​ផ្សេង​ទៀត​របស់​ខេត្ត។ ស្រុក​ទាំង​៥ មាន​ស្រុក​ចិត្តបុរី ស្រុក​ស្នួល ស្រុក​សំបូរ ស្រុក​ព្រែកប្រសប់ និង​ស្រុក​ឆ្លូង៕