Event: Country Safeguard Systems: Southeast Asia CAM: RESOLUTION ON TEMPORARY SETILEMENTS1 ON LAND WHICH HAS BEEN ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED IN THE CAPITAL, MUNICIPAL AND URBAN AREAS 31 May 2010 View File The policy of the Royal Government in the Interim Paper on Strategy of Land Policy Framework on September 2002 indicates temporary land occupation rights with certain timeframe for those who settled illegally and squatter settlements which have existed continuously in the capital city, provincial towns and other urban areas. According to empirical studies, temporary settlements (squatter settlements) which have been illegally built in the capital city, municipal and urban areas developed from several factors such as population growth, repatriation of refugee's family and families fleeing battlegrounds prior 1998 when the country had not fully achieved peace, land loss caused by. natural _disasters and. other.factors, especially rural to urban migration for finding jobs in the later which has experienced rapid industrial, service and urbanisation growths Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Download Topics ADB Administration and Governance