Fears loom for Cambodians in the path of a controversial canal

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For thousands of Cambodians, the economic uplift promised by the $1.7 billion Funan Techo canal counts for little in the face of potential displacement. Many who live in the project's path stand to lose their homes with little notice and, as yet, little government assurance that compensation will be paid. Lim Tong Eng is one of those worrying that he'll be left without a home and lacking in money to buy land and build a replacement.

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00:30It's not a problem at all.

00:34And living in a new place is not the same as living in the old place.

00:38You have to live there.

00:40If you live there, you have to do all the cleaning,

00:42you have to water the plants,

00:44you have to water the fields,

00:46you have to take care of everything.

00:48You have to take care of everything.

00:50You have to take care of everything.

00:52You have to take care of everything.

00:54You have to take care of everything.

00:56You have to take care of everything.

00:58You have to take care of everything.

01:00Living in a new place is not the same as living in the old place.

01:28Maybe it can help you to build your life here.

01:32Maybe it can help you to build your life here.

01:36Maybe it can help you to build your life here.

01:42I don't mind if my kids lose their jobs.

01:47What I want is that you help me,

01:51It's not just me, if I say it, it's everyone.

01:54I'm asking for support,

01:56to be able to get out of here,

02:00to buy land and build a house here.

02:05It's not just me,

02:08if I say it, it's not just me.

02:10It's the people who are in the government,

02:13who don't know how to think,

02:14who don't know how to care for the people.

02:21It's not just me, if I say it, it's the people who are in the government,

02:26who don't know how to think,

02:28who don't know how to care for the people.

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