Pumping of sand sludge continues unabated at Boeung Kak with international donors and institutions completely silent about the apparent ‘broad daylight’ housing abuses . On the Municipality side Daun Penh district deputy governor Sok Penh Vuth offered the following explanation to the Phnom Penh Post, “The company has the right to invest,” he said. “It is normal that development affects people, so they should take the compensation.”