wilburman t1_iy9fbrq wrote
Reply to comment by iMastari in Mass evictions at Angkor Wat leave 10,000 families facing uncertain future by zsreport
This is completely false. I have close friends who have been evicted just this last month. Not from the vendor shops surrounding Angkor, but from the residential area further away from it. They had government representatives show up at their home 3-4 times last month (groups of 10 people) to intimidate them to leave. They offered them half an acre of undeveloped land 12 KM away to relocate to. This is detrimental to people’s livelihoods that they have spent years to cultivate. My friends built a bed and breakfast with sprawling gardens that housed tourists year round and that’s all being taken away without proper compensation. Shame on UNESCO for letting this happen.
darkmage3632 t1_iy9kff8 wrote
What actions would you like UNESCO to take?
SweetPeaPotato t1_iy9wvb2 wrote
Maybe not to push for forced displacement for ‘aesthetics’?
darkmage3632 t1_iy9zqk6 wrote
Did you read the article?
SweetPeaPotato t1_iya00wd wrote
Did you?
Have you ever been to Ankor Wat? Do you have any actual idea of what’s going on there, as the OG comment said?
darkmage3632 t1_iya0709 wrote
Yes
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