Bunong seek assistance over suspected land grabs

• Released Date: 14-Jan-2020

The Bunong ethnic community in Mondulkiri province’s Bou Sra commune on Friday sought Pich Chreada district hall’s assistance to probe several land plots located within the Phnom Nam Lear Wildlife Sanctuary that they suspect have been grabbed for pri

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ANZ compensates Cambodian families forcibly evicted to make way for sugar plantation

• Released Date: 27-Feb-2020

ANZ has agreed to compensate hundreds of Cambodian families who were forcibly evicted from their land to make way for a controversial sugar plantation and refinery.

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Authority seeks to identify​ instigators behind violence

• Released Date: 06-Jan-2020

Sihanoukville Hall is looking to identify ringleaders who instigated violence during a crackdown on illegal land occupation in Ream National Park in Preah Sihanouk province.

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Preah Sihanouk authorities to clear homes for flood reduction

• Released Date: 22-Jan-2020

Preah Sihanouk Provincial Hall is warning residents the authorities will begin demolishing nearly 30 illegally built houses along canals and sidewalks in Sihanoukville’s Buon commune after Provincial Governor Kuoch Chamroeun ordered them to do so th

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Police clash with villagers over land encroachment

• Released Date: 16-Jan-2020

Preah Sihanouk provincial officials yesterday clashed with a group of villagers armed with sticks and machetes as the officials were trying to dismantle illegally built homes in the Ream National Park.

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Boeng Tamouk lake residents in development crossfire

• Released Date: 23-Mar-2020

Boeng Tamouk is one of the last remaining lakes in Phnom Penh. The lake has stood the test of time and brought harmony to many villagers living around the body of water.

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Villagers from two provinces march to three ministries over land disputes

• Released Date: 09-Jan-2020

Nearly 100 villagers from Tboung Khmum and Svay Rieng provinces yesterday marched to three ministries in the capital to hand over petitions related to land disputes in their communities.

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Mondulkiri officials ‘cleared forest’

• Released Date: 06-Feb-2020

Members of the indigenous Bunong tribe and civil society organizations on Wednesday filed a complaint against local authorities in Mondulkiri for illegally clearing 300ha of protected forest.

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Chief held over land grab

• Released Date: 06-Feb-2020

Pursat provincial police are questioning two men, including a village chief, for allegedly forging public documents to clear and grab over 37ha in Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary.

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Protesters demand speedy land dispute resolution at ministry

• Released Date: 13-Jan-2020

More than 700 people affected by land disputes gathered in Phnom Penh on Monday to protest in front of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction.

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Hun Sen orders investigation into an alleged torture

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2020

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday ordered the Cambodian Human Rights Committee and the National Military Police to investigate an alleged torture to death of a detained land protestor in Banteay Meanchey province.

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Illegal land markers removed on Mondulkiri province plot

• Released Date: 02-Feb-2020

More than 200 markers planted illegally in Mondulkiri’s O’Raing district have been removed, with provincial authorities now on the lookout for those responsible for the crime.

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