Going straight in the ‘forest of gold’
Until recently, the illegal mining community at the remote village of Poutung did their digging at risk of arrest. They have since become the first to be given official sanction. But operating under the law has its own challenges
Until a month ago, Poutung village was a community of criminals. …
Better known as “the forest of gold”, Poutung is home to dozens of mines, and hundreds of miners desperate to profit from them. …
Alice Cuddy and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/miners-going-straight-mondulkiris-forest-gold
