Land
Cambodia rejects Thai accusations of planting new landmines, injuring five soldiers
Maly Socheata, undersecretary of state at the Ministry of National Defence, has categorically rejected Thailand’s baseless accusations against Cambodia regarding the injuries suffered by Thai in a landmine mine explosion in An Ses village, Choam Ksant commune and district, Preah Vihear province, this afternoon, July ...
CMAC: Cambodia actively implementing Ottawa mine ban
Cambodia, as a state party to the international Ottawa Mine Ban Treaty, is actively engaged in the successful implementation of the treaty, both domestically and internationally. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-cambodia-actively-implementing-ottawa-mine-ban
Cambodia rejects Thai landmine accusations, condemns border patrol breach
The Cambodian Ministry of National Defence has strongly rejected accusations by Thailand over a recent landmine explosion that injured three Thai soldiers, saying the incident occurred due to the Thai military’s unauthorised incursion into Cambodian territory. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-rejects-thai-landmine-accusations-condemns-border-patrol-breach
CMAA rejects Thai allegations that Cambodia planted new landmines
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has categorically rejected and dismissed allegations published by Thai media which accused Cambodia of planting new landmines on the border, calling the claims false and contrary to Cambodia’s principles. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmaa-rejects-thai-allegations-that-cambodia-planted-new-landmines
Boeung Tamok villagers sentenced to one month jail for protesting land deal
Former nine Boeung Tamok villagers have been sentenced to one month jail for protesting against a land acquisition, despite agreeing to accept the government’s land exchange policy. The verdict caused confusion and sadness among the community. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/boeung-tamok-villagers-sentenced-to-one-month-jail-for-protesting-land-deal/
CDC predicts Jan-Jun approved projects will create 255,000 jobs
In the first half of 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 373 investment projects with a total capital of approximately $5.8 billion. Nearly two-thirds of them were in the industrial sector. ...
Landowner, tractor operator detained for clearing protected forest
Two individuals — a landowner and a tractor operator — have been detained by the Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court for more than a month for their involvement in the illegal clearing of protected forest land on Phnom Neang Kangrei, in Kampong Leng district. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/landowner-tractor-operator-detained-for-clearing-protected-forest
CDC predicts Jan-Jun approved projects will create 255,000 jobs
In the first half of 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 373 investment projects with a total capital of approximately $5.8 billion. Nearly two-thirds of them were in the industrial sector. ...
Phase one of land lottery wraps up with 500 impoverished families awarded farmland
The five-day lottery for the “Forest Protection Land Grant for Sustainable Development” programme, held from June 30, has concluded. A total of 500 landless, impoverished families from across the Kingdom were announced as winners during a live broadcast of the lottery. ...
‘Dolphins now have land titles’, as Mekong habitat registered as state land
A total of 20 conservation and community fisheries areas in eight provinces across Cambodia — covering a combined land area of approximately 25,000 hectares — have now been officially registered with the Ministry of Land Management, including over 20,000 hectares of Mekong River dolphin habitat. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/-dolphins-now-have-land-titles-as-mekong-habitat-registered-as-state-land
First draw of new forest protection land allocation scheme conducted
The National Committee tasked with implementation of the “Forest Protection Land Grant for Sustainable Development” programme began a lucky draw today, June 30 to allocate land to the first 500 impoverished families who will be provided with land in Stung Treng province’s Sesan district. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/first-draw-of-new-forest-protection-land-allocation-scheme-conducted
Boeung Tamok residents accept compensation, plead judge to quash criminal charge during 18-minute hearing
Despite accepting compensation to move from their land, nine Samrong Tbong villagers from Boeung Tamok appeared in court on June 26 for their seventh hearing to defend against a criminal charge following a canal protest in February last year. They denied using violence and urged ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/boeung-tamok-residents-accept-compensation-plead-judge-to-quash-criminal-charge-during-18-minute-hearing/
Century-old Chinese firm considering SSEZ investment
Chinese investment giant Wuxi Guolian Group has expressed an intention in contributing to the development of the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) through investment in the processing of agricultural products for export to China. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/century-old-chinese-firm-considering-ssez-investment
Govt to hold land allocation lottery draw in Stung Treng
The government announced yesterday that the Secretariat of the National Committee for the Implementation of the Forest Protection and Land Grant Programme for Sustainable Development will hold the first round of a lottery draw, from June 30 to July 4, to allocate land to applicants ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501705549/govt-to-hold-land-allocation-lottery-draw-in-stung-treng/
SEZs now account for almost one quarter of export value
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are playing an increasingly important role in boosting Cambodia’s exports to international markets. Over the past three years, exports from SEZs across the country have accounted for approximately one-fourth of Cambodia’s total export value. ...
Boeung Trabek residents face eviction as June 22 deadline looms
About 12 Samaki Rong Roeurng households near Boeung Trabek in Phsar Deum Thkov commune, Chamkar Mon district decried the low compensation of $1,000 to $3,000 offered to them, pleading for more equitable assistance or alternative land. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/boeung-trabek-residents-face-eviction-as-june-22-deadline-looms/
Thailand's complex role in Southeast Asia's scam epidemic
A series of alarming reports from Thai media outlets have painted Cambodia as a prime “scam hub”, but an insight documentary by Channel News Asia (CNA), featured Thailand’s pivotal role as a transit point for trafficked victims heading to scam centres across the region. ...
Phnom Penh residents push city hall again for land titles, road construction
Around 50 residents from two Phnom Penh communities affected by the railway development in Toul Kork, and construction of a 1,600-meter concrete road in Dangkor District, gathered at the City Hall on June 19 to demand for land titles, citing concerns over eviction, flooding, and ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/phnom-penh-residents-push-city-hall-again-for-land-titles-road-construction/
ICJ application lodged, legal process rolling on
Cambodia’s official letter reached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on the afternoon of June 16, after being sent from Cambodia on June 15. The Kingdom is seeking a resolution to the current four-point border dispute with Thailand. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/icj-application-lodged-legal-process-rolling-on
CDC project approvals almost double Jan-May year-on-year
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 59 investment projects – with a value of more than $800 million – in May this year, bringing the total number of approved investment projects in the first five months of 2025 to nearly 300. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-project-approvals-almost-double-jan-may-year-on-year
Phnom Penh railside residents seek land titles amid eviction fears
Fearing eviction as development advances along one of Phnom Penh’s only two railways, more than 80 railside residents have petitioned city hall for land titles, hoping it will help them avoid being uprooted without adequate compensation or support. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/phnom-penh-railside-residents-seek-land-titles-amid-eviction-fears/
PM invites potential Japanese investors to visit Cambodia in person
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has invited on Japanese investors to visit Kingdom in person to better assess the country’s potential and explore investment opportunities. He also encouraged the establishment of a Japanese Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Cambodia. ...
Boeung Trabek residents protest again for fair compensation, facing eviction with canal development
Some 14 Samaki Rong Roeurng households who live along Boeung Trabek canal in Phsar Deum Thkov commune, Chamkar Mon district, protested again to demand fair compensation or a new place for resettlement. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/boeung-trabek-residents-protest-again-for-fair-compensation-facing-eviction-with-canal-development/
Land Ministry, involved in Angkor evictions, proposes new plan to resolve land use disputes, minister says
The Land Ministry, which was heavily involved in the relocating of thousands of Angkor Wat residents – a process rights groups condemned as forced – is now pushing a new mechanism to address long-running land use disputes among remaining communities, according to the minister. ...