Sunday, August 19, 2012

Aid donor battles Cambodia over forced evictions

In this photo taken on March 17, 2011, a man breaks down his house on the edge of Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh's largest lake. Thousands in the area face eviction, thanks to a questionable deal that has turned over some of the Cambodian capital's priciest real estate to a company reportedly owned by a close associate of the prime minister. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)


In this photo taken on March, 17, 2011, a woman stands by a window of her house on the edge of Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh's largest lake. She and other residents of the area are being evicted from their homes to make way for upscale villas and office buildings. The dispute over Boeung Kak lake has embarrassed the World Bank and led to an unusually tense standoff with Cambodia's government. The bank issued an ultimatum in March demanding a halt to evictions and higher compensation for landowners. A May 8 deadline has been pushed back to next Monday. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)


In this photo taken on March 17, 2011, rubble are scattered around houses on the edge of Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh's largest lake. The residents of the area are being evicted from their homes to make way for upscale villas and office buildings. The dispute over Boeung Kak lake has embarrassed the World Bank and led to an unusually tense standoff with Cambodia's government. The bank issued an ultimatum in March demanding a halt to evictions and higher compensation for landowners. A May 8 deadline has been pushed back to next Monday. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)


In this photo taken on March, 17, 2011, a man walks among the rubble of houses almost removed on the edge of Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh's largest lake. The man and other residents of the area are being evicted from their homes to make way for upscale villas and office buildings. The dispute over Boeung Kak lake has embarrassed the World Bank and led to an unusually tense standoff with Cambodia's government. The bank issued an ultimatum in March demanding a halt to evictions and higher compensation for landowners. A May 8 deadline has been pushed back to next Monday. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)


In this photo taken on March, 17, 2011, a house stands on the edge of Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh's largest lake. Thousands in the area face eviction, thanks to a questionable deal that has turned over some of the Cambodian capital's priciest real estate to a company reportedly owned by a close associate of the prime minister. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)


In this photo taken on March, 17, 2011, the residents work on their house on the edge of Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh's largest lake. Thousands in the area face eviction, thanks to a questionable deal that has turned over some of the Cambodian capital's priciest real estate to a company reportedly owned by a close associate of the prime minister. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)


In this photo taken on Nov. 16, 2010, the Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh's largest lake is seen close to areas where villagers are evicted from their homes to make way for upscale villas and office buildings. Thousands face eviction because of a questionable deal turning over some of the Cambodian capital's priciest real estate to a company reportedly owned by a close associate of the prime minister. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)


In this photo taken on March 17, 2011, an elderly woman sits on a bed as she waits for medical treatment at her house on the edge of Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh's largest lake. Thousands in the area face eviction, thanks to a questionable deal that has turned over some of the Cambodian capital's priciest real estate to a company reportedly owned by a close associate of the prime minister. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

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