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Ministry Says No Government Help Likely for Koh Kong Villagers
- Released Date: 31-May-2016
The Ministry of Environment said on Monday that there was little hope that some 250 families who have returned to their former land in Koh Kong province would receive government support in their bid for further compensation from a Chinese firm develo
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Villagers, coffee firm battle over Mondulkiri land
- Released Date: 31-May-2016
Tensions flared yesterday between 20 Bunong ethnic minority villagers and a coffee company operating on an economic land concession in Mondulkiris Pech Chreada district, prompting local authorities to investigate.
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Villagers Want Park Director Fired for Razing Their Homes
- Released Date: 31-May-2016
Indigenous villagers in Mondolkiri Province have asked authorities to remove the director of a local wildlife sanctuary for ordering forest rangers to burn down their homes on the outskirts of Sen Monorom City last week.
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Council ups pressure on CPP ‘land grabber
- Released Date: 31-May-2016
The Council of Ministers on Friday sent a letter to the Ministry of Land Management calling for ruling CPP lawmaker Lok Hour to resolve a raft of land disputes in Kandal province.
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UDG promises never fulfilled, say villagers
- Released Date: 30-May-2016
Some 200 of 381 families in Koh Kong province involved in an ongoing land dispute with Union Development Group have returned to their old villages in Kiri Sakor district, claiming the company failed to fully provide compensation promised five years a
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Mondulkiri villagers say officials burned their homes
- Released Date: 30-May-2016
A group of 31 villagers of the Phnong ethnic minority have filed a petition to Mondulkiri provincial authorities to demand the removal of the local environment department director after rangers allegedly torched their homes during a wedding in Sen Mo
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Time has ‘run out for land grabbers: minister
- Released Date: 30-May-2016
Land Management Minister Chea Sophara declared on Saturday that land grabbers would not evade justice, no matter how rich and powerful they were, although observers yesterday maintained a “wait and see” position.
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Dam firm hasnt made good on pledge: locals
- Released Date: 30-May-2016
Some 100 people from five villages in Oddar Meancheys Chongkal district protested over the weekend against a hydropower dam project built by Chinese firm Sinohydro, claiming they have yet to be compensated for their eventual displacement when the flo
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Dam Protesters to Meet with Officials
- Released Date: 30-May-2016
Residents from six villages in Oddar Meancheys Chong Kal district can now get some respite from the construction of a hydropower dam they claimed was encroaching on their land.
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Complaint Against Sugar Company Withdrawn
- Released Date: 29-May-2016
More than 150 residents from Kampong Speus Oral district gathered at the Equitable Cambodia (EC) headquarters and the National Assembly on Friday to withdraw their complaints over land against the Phnom Penh Sugar Company, which is owned by magnate L
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Ethnic Community Rejects Mineral Exploration
- Released Date: 29-May-2016
(Ratanakiri) – Exploration company Angkor Gold Corp is working with NGOs to educate residents of Pate communes Plang village in Ratanakiris Ou Ya Dav district after villagers refused to give the company permission to explore for gold on their land.
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Violent encounter recounted as Wat Phnom victims appear in court
- Released Date: 26-May-2016
In the pitch darkness, as riot police massed nearby, Steve Tripp saw a shadowy figure appear from behind a monument at Wat Phnom.
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