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ELCs bring no benefits to local communities: study
- Released Date: 24-Nov-2016
A study looking at economic land concessions (ELCs) in Ratanakkiri province has found that, contrary to the oft-repeated government narrative, they have brought almost no benefits to local communities.
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Land titles earn prison for tycoon
- Released Date: 17-Nov-2016
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced local tycoon Sieng Chan Heng to one year in prison for swindling Chinese investors in a land deal in Kampong Chhnang province.
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Boeung Kak row: activist says threats an invention
- Released Date: 11-Nov-2016
Boeung Kak lake community activist Chheng Leap yesterday denied to prosecutors she had insulted or made death threats against former fellow activist Ly Mom, who fell out with the activists in 2012 after receiving a land title in a deal with the gover
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Petition for Land Dispute Intervention
- Released Date: 04-Nov-2016
More than 100 former Boeung Kak and Borei Keila residents submitted petitions to the premier and various ministries in Phnom Penh yesterday, asking for intervention in their respective land disputes and making various other requests.
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Boeng Kak Granny Denies Making Threat
- Released Date: 04-Nov-2016
Nget Khun, a prominent land rights activist better known as “Mummy,” was summoned to court on Thursday over a complaint filed by a neighbor accusing her of making death threats, despite the complainant saying she had already dropped the grievance.
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អតីតអ្នកបុរីកីឡា ថានឹងត្រលប់មកអាគាររបស់ខ្លួនវិញបើគ្មានដំណោះស្រាយ
- Released Date: 03-Nov-2016
អតីតអ្នកបុរីកីឡា ដែលត្រូវបានបណ្តេញចេញទៅភ្នំបាត ខេត្តកណ្តាល អះអាងថានឹងវិលត្រលប់មកកាន់ អាគារបុរីកីឡាវិញ បើសិនជាពុំមានសំណងដល់ពួកគាត់ត្រឹមត្រូវនោះ។
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PM Pushes for Land Dispute Resolution
- Released Date: 24-Oct-2016
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday pushed officials, relevant ministries and institutions to pay attention and expedite solutions for people in land disputes.
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Boeung Kak activists fail to land meeting with rapporteur
- Released Date: 17-Oct-2016
About 50 Boeung Kak lake activists attempted to meet UN envoy Rhona Smith on Friday seeking her intervention in the release of a fellow activist, as well as a quick resolution to their long-standing land dispute.
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Fraud charge over land promises, NGO claims
- Released Date: 13-Oct-2016
A man who allegedly presented himself as a member of a fictitious NGO in order to bilk at least nine Kampong Thom families of 200,000 riel ($50) each in exchange for promised social land concessions was charged with fraud on Tuesday at the provincial
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Women ‘bear brunt of land grabs
- Released Date: 28-Sep-2016
Cambodias rampant land grabs have had a devastating impact on the psychological health of women and have led to a sharp increase in the rates of domestic violence they suffer, according to a new report.
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Solution on Way for Land Conflict
- Released Date: 22-Sep-2016
After a meeting at the Banteay Meanchey provincial hall on Tuesday, authorities promised to directly study a years-long land dispute in Malai districts Prasat Rang and Tamao villages after the Pchum Ben holiday, according to the deputy provincial gov
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Kratie disputants pay visit to ministry
- Released Date: 22-Sep-2016
Twenty Cham villagers from Kratie provinces Snuol district yesterday visited the Ministry of Land Management and Urban Planning to demand authorities resolve their communitys seven-year-old land dispute with two rubber companies.
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