Land

Provincial leaders from the area surrounding the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary met with representatives from forest communities on May 4. The meeting saw the participants discuss ways to make protection mechanisms more robust and effective, to protect the precious forest. ...

Cambodia will initiate a compulsory conciliation process with Thailand under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), following Bangkok’s decision to unilaterally terminate a key bilateral agreement on overlapping maritime claims. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has announced that Cambodia has decided to pursue the mechanism of compulsory conciliation under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to seek a peaceful, rules-based resolution to overlapping maritime claims with Thailand, following Bangkok’s unilateral withdrawal from ...

Environmental officers have reported encroachments in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary that have seen at least six hectares of land cleared for agricultural use. The offenders have been identified in several cases, with investigations ongoing. At least one commune council official is suspected of involvement. ...

Three years after Cambodia redrew its conservation map, Indigenous communities around Virachey National Park in the northeast are still adjusting to the changes.   ...

Authorities have imposed almost half a million dollars on property owners who failed to register tenants or let property to individuals without valid residency documents. Violations of Sub-Decree 03 on security and safety management in shared residential areas are being strictly enforced, explained Touch Sokhak, ...

Hundreds of families in Preah Vihear province are demanding Global Green (Cambodia) Energy Development Co Ltd to return their land. ...

Sihanoukville is struggling to regain momentum. Once driven by Chinese investment, Cambodia’s coastal hub now faces a stalled construction sector, hit by weak capital inflows and uncertainty linked in part to an ongoing crackdown on online scam operations. ...

Cambodia has formally protested continued activities by Thai armed forces that violate its sovereignty and territorial integrity along multiple sections of the shared border, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. ...

In the forested hills of Mondulkiri, home to Cambodia’s largest Indigenous population, Ploek Phyrom sits among felled trees and the remains of a village shrine cleared in January to make way for a wind power project.   ...

Vong Pisen, commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, has reaffirmed Cambodia’s firm commitment to resolving the Cambodia–Thailand border issue through peaceful means, in accordance with international law. ...

Cambodian authorities have rejected recent claims made by Thai media alleging provocations by Cambodian troops along the Trat border, calling the reports inaccurate and misleading. ...

In the last two years, the government has approved special incentives for 467 projects worth more than $8.18 billion in Sihanoukville to revive the city’s unfinished buildings, according to the Chairman of the Investment Promotion Working Group, with 18 additional projects currently underway.   ...

Five newly constructed school buildings in some of Cambodia’s most remote and conflict-affected areas were officially inaugurated on March 26, marking a major step in restoring access to education for hundreds of children whose learning was disrupted by the recent border clashes. ...

Cambodian Senior Minister H.E. Dr. Ly Thuch has requested the European Union (EU) to continue supporting the Kingdom’s vision toward becoming a nation free from the impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), with a particular focus on clearing munitions left behind by ...

Provincial authorities have clarified that the houses currently being built and allocated to Cambodians who have been displaced by the border fighting of last year are intended as temporary shelters only, not permanent replacements for their homes. ...

Residents from O’ Suo Sdei and Sangkum Thmey villages in Thma Da commune, Veal Veng district, Pursat province, continue to live in uncertainty, despair and fear, fearful of returning to their homes, which are now surrounded by Thai barricades of shipping containers and razor wire. ...

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has ordered the immediate evacuation of the former Padivath Primary School building in Daun Penh district, Phnom Penh, after experts determined the structure faces an imminent risk of collapse. ...

Cambodian authorities have expressed serious concerns after a cluster munition explosion injured three civilian workers in Oddar Meanchey province, underscoring the enduring humanitarian threat posed by explosive remnants of war (ERWs) left from past Thai aggression in the area. ...

The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Capacity Development in the Mine Action Sector, marking “an important milestone in the long-standing partnership that reflects trust, mutual respect and a shared ...

A Kampong Thom military commander has called for the authorities to investigate and identify perpetrators who illegally cleared and encroached upon 45 hectares of state-reserved land in the Otalok area, Mean Rith commune, Sandan district, while defence forces were deployed to protect the integrity of ...

Cambodia has moved to proceed with on-the-ground border demarcation work on the Thai boundary, despite Bangkok postponing the request for a special meeting of the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) for the second time, reinforcing Phnom Penh’s stance that technical cooperation must continue regardless of political ...

China has provided aid valued at $400,000 to the Cambodian demining sector. The aid was presented to the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) this morning, January 8. Cambodia also expressed gratitude to China for contributing to the ceasefire at the end of ...

Cambodia’s automotive tyre manufacturing and export sector continued to show strong momentum in 2025, with four related projects approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), representing a total capital investment of nearly $780 million. ...