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White Building locals get Ministry send-off
- Released Date: 12-Jun-2017
The Land Management Ministry hosted a farewell party for residents of Phnom Penhs iconic but crumbling White Building Saturday, serving up large quantities of noodles and bringing in Buddhist monks to bless the residents before they move.
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Farewell to the White Building
- Released Date: 11-Jun-2017
Built as an experiment in low-cost social housing for the capital, the White Building has been sitting in the heart of Phnom Penh since the 1960s.
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Villagers in court over land protests
- Released Date: 09-Jun-2017
Villagers involved in a land dispute with a development company have gathered to support three of their representatives, who were yesterday interrogated by Svay Rieng provincial court.
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Residents protest over land claimed by FEBC
- Released Date: 08-Jun-2017
A land dispute between Prek Pnov district residents and the Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC) came to a head on Sunday, with protesters claiming they were threatened and detained while company representatives and local officials said the demonstra
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Dam resettlement site gets electricity
- Released Date: 08-Jun-2017
A new settlement for villagers displaced by the soon-to-be-finished Lower Sesan II dam in Stung Treng province was connected to the electrical grid yesterday, despite the continued refusal of more than 100 households to relocate.
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Families begin to leave White Building
- Released Date: 07-Jun-2017
Families from the capitals iconic White Building started to move out of their apartments yesterday in exchange for compensation packages, marking the start of a process that will see the dilapidated structure torn down and replaced with a new 21-stor
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Cambodian elections: The women who lost their land and are now fighting for power
- Released Date: 02-Jun-2017
For as long as she has been able to vote, Sok Da has supported the Cambodian Peoples party (CPP). But on Sunday, the 44-year-old will turn on the party that has ruled Cambodia for decades: not only is she supporting the opposition in local commune el
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Land Issue Promises May No Longer Deliver Votes
- Released Date: 31-May-2017
Vote-seeking politicians around the world are no strangers to making—and later breaking—promises to their constituents. But in Phnom Penh, those weary of ongoing land disputes are particularly wary of the solutions being offered this election cycle.
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Land Minister Urges White Building Residents to Support CPP
- Released Date: 31-May-2017
Land Management Minister Chea Sophara rallied residents of Phnom Penhs condemned White Building to vote for the CPP on Tuesday, repeating calls he made last month to the apartment blocks homeowners.
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White Building families given deadline to leave
- Released Date: 31-May-2017
The government has given more than 400 White Building families a six-week deadline to sign contracts and move out, allowing Japanese investors to begin redeveloping the property.
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NGO Calls for Additional Research, Postponed Talks on Dam
- Released Date: 31-May-2017
An environmental NGO has called for a halt to talks on the newest hydropower dam on the Mekong River until new research on its potential environmental effects is carried out.
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Canal-Side Community Will Receive New Plots, Land Titles
- Released Date: 29-May-2017
More than 400 Phnom Penh families living along a canal in Meanchey district will be granted land titles after development to the areas defunct drainage system takes place, officials said.
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