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Villagers protest Boeung Tumpun lake project
- Released Date: 13-Jul-2016
Thirty people representing 540 families affected by the development of a new satellite city at Boeung Tumpun lake in Phnom Penh gathered in front of City Hall yesterday to demand a solution to their concerns.
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In Koh Kong, a harvest denied
- Released Date: 08-Jul-2016
Tonnes of fruit has been left to rot in Koh Kongs Sre Ambel district due to a road block erected by two Thai sugar producers nearly two weeks ago that has prevented farmers from reaching their crops.
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Agriculture Official Demoted Over Land Sale
- Released Date: 08-Jul-2016
The director of Koh Kongs provincial agriculture department has been removed from his position and demoted after an internal investigation found that he sold a plot of department land for hundreds of thousands of dollars and pocketed the profit—but f
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Returned UDG Evictees Want Double the Land
- Released Date: 07-Jul-2016
The 529 families who in 2010 traded their homes inside a $3.8 billion Chinese development project in Koh Kong province for land about 20 km away have petitioned local authorities to double the size of their replacement plots, officials said on Wednes
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Mitr Phol evictees vow homecoming
- Released Date: 07-Jul-2016
More than 100 villagers evicted to make way for a Mitr Phol sugar plantation have vowed toreturn to their land in a week after they were snubbed by the Oddar Meanchey provincial governor yesterday, according to community leader Hoy Mai.
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NGO Report Details Hun Sens Vast Network of Cambodian Business Holdings
- Released Date: 06-Jul-2016
Prime Minister Hun Sens power over Cambodians daily lives extends far past his control of the nations government as he sits at the center of a web of relationships that control vast swaths of the countrys economy, according to a new investigation by
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Three Cambodian activists convicted and heavily fined — but free
- Released Date: 06-Jul-2016
Three activists standing trial from Cambodian environmental NGO Mother Nature Cambodia were released from prison on Friday. They had been incarcerated ahead of trial in Koh Kong City prison since August 17, 2015.
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Mitr Phol evictees eye return to former land
- Released Date: 06-Jul-2016
Hundreds of displaced Oddar Meanchey farmers will return to their land within a fortnight, with or without authorisation, community leader Hoy Mai said yesterday.
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UNESCO push will clear villagers off of Kulen Mountain
- Released Date: 05-Jul-2016
Hundreds of villagers living on Siem Reaps historic Phnom Kulen are reeling after the government announced they would be relocated as part of a scheme to secure a UNESCO World Heritage Listing for the site.
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Land dispute resolution teams unveiled
- Released Date: 04-Jul-2016
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction unveiled the team members and case loads of the 27 land dispute resolution teams it announced it was creating on June 3 in an effort to more quickly handle such conflicts.
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Energy Minister Visits Dam Site to Ask Villagers to Leave
- Released Date: 01-Jul-2016
Mines and Energy Minister Suy Sem on Wednesday met with some 200 people from families refusing to make way for the under-construction Lower Sesan 2 hydropower dam in Stung Treng province, hoping to persuade them to take the compensation on offer.
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Soldiers accused of Oddar Meanchey land grab
- Released Date: 01-Jul-2016
Villagers in Oddar Meanchey province have made a last-ditch appeal to salvage a chunk of their community forest they claim was grabbed by military officials for private use.
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