‘Nearly 10,000 squatters leaving Angkor park’


Most popular tourist destination: Tourists visiting the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. — AFP

Some 9,900 families living in illegal structures at Cambodia’s Angkor Archeological Park have so far volunteered to resettle at new designated locations, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said.

The 2,456ha relocated sites are situated in the Run Ta Ek area in Banteay Srei district and the Pak Sneng area in Angkor Thom district outside the ancient park.

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