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Four villagers charged, while two freed in land clearing case
- Released Date: 09-May-2018
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court on Sunday charged four out of six villagers over the clearing of land in Stung Hav district, a rights worker said yesterday.
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Land dispute protesters again return to ministry
- Released Date: 08-May-2018
Nearly 300 residents representing more than 500 families locked in several land disputes in Koh Kong province gathered yesterday to once again petition the Land Management Ministry to speed up resolutions after years of alleged inaction by the govern
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Land given to group in ‘bizarre move
- Released Date: 04-May-2018
Provincial authorities moved on Wednesday to implement a years-old court verdict awarding hundreds of hectares of land in Kandal province to a little-known company over the complaints of local residents, in a move that a local court official called “
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Koh Kong villagers bitter over longstanding land dispute
- Released Date: 03-May-2018
Around 400 villagers from Koh Kong province allegedly affected by ruling party Senator Ly Yong Phats sugar plantations petitioned the Land Management Ministry on Wednesday, demanding compensation packages like those given to a separate group of villa
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Koh Kong dispute villagers in court over razed crops
- Released Date: 25-Apr-2018
The Koh Kong Provincial Court on Tuesday heard the testimony of 13 families locked in a land dispute with Chinese company Union Development Group (UDG) after their crops and property were razed.
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Kratie rubber plantation villagers petition Hun Sen over land dispute
- Released Date: 24-Apr-2018
Around 300 villagers in a struggle with Kratie provinces Memot Rubber Plantation, where security forces fired on protesters last month, have petitioned Prime Minister Hun Sen for a solution to an ongoing land dispute, but were quickly corralled by lo
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Eleven families request more compensation in land dispute
- Released Date: 04-Apr-2018
Eleven families locked in a land dispute with two sugarcane plantation companies in Koh Kong province returned yesterday to the Ministry of Land Management, asking it to work out compensation for them as it did for other villagers.
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More Koh Kong protesters want land dispute resolution
- Released Date: 27-Mar-2018
More than 30 people representing 316 families in four communes of Koh Kong provinces Sre Ambel district, who claim to have a land dispute with Koh Kong Sugar Industry Co, Ltd and Koh Kong Plantation Co, Ltd, gathered in front of the district hall yes
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Villagers want dispute resolution
- Released Date: 07-Mar-2018
About 100 residents from Koh Kong provinces Sre Ambel and Botum Sakor districts gathered to protest and block the road of Koh Kong Sugar Industry to demand the company, local authorities and relevant ministries expedite a resolution to end their land
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Koh Kong villagers petition ministries
- Released Date: 05-Mar-2018
Fourteen families from Koh Kong provinces Kiri Sakor district have asked the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Land Management to intervene in their land dispute with the Union Development Group.
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Land rights NGO given green light to resume its operations
- Released Date: 26-Feb-2018
The Interior Ministry has decided to allow land rights NGO Equitable Cambodia to operate in Cambodia after suspending its activities in September.
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PM orders investigation into Koh Kong land grab
- Released Date: 23-Feb-2018
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday ordered the Koh Kong provincial governor to clarify reports that state mangrove forests in the province have been grabbed and filled with sand to create land for development.
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