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Representatives of 210 families protest at Siem Reap provincial hall demanding land compensation
More than 100 villagers claiming to represent more than 200 families in Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province protest in front of the provincial hall on the morning of October 24 to demand fair land compensation as the market prices while officials have promised to ...
Prey Lang community asks government to revoke economic land concessions from companies
Prey Lang Community Network calls on the government to revoke the economic land concessions of companies in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary and the role of civil servants involved in crime and to strictly enforce the law to prevent crimes in this protected area, after ...
Khan Leakhena
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/10/20/prey-lang-community-asks-govt-to-revoke-economic-concessions-from-companies/
Government cuts 67 hectares of Boeung Ta Mok to a director of a real estate company
The government, through a sub-decree, cut off 67 hectares of Boeung Ta Mok in Phnom Penh to a businessman who have ties to Prim Minister Hun Sen’s daughter. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/10/18/orkide-director-gets-67-hectares-on-boeng-tamok/
Koh Kong residents ask government to expedite land settlement as authorities accuse them of entering the protected land
Residents in Botum Sakor district, Koh Kong province, ask the government to intervene with the authorities to expedite the resolution of land disputes as soon as possible and transparently as the authorities accused them of illegally entering the Botum Sakor National Park. ...
Nat Sopheap
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/10/18/koh-kong-residents-ask-government-to-expedite-land-settlement/
70 families in Phnom Krom village, Siem Reap province demand for land titles
Seventy families in Phnom Krom village, Sangkat Siem Reap, Siem Reap city, have requested Siem Reap provincial authorities to grant them land titles as they claim the land is in dispute with soldiers. ...
Khut Sokun
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/10/10/70-families-in-phnom-krom-siem-reap-demand-land-title/
NagaWorld Workers Summoned in ‘Breaking and Entering’ Complaint
Four NagaWorld protestors have asked for a delay to a court summons related to a complaint by the casino corporation alleging they illegally entered the premises. ...
Pa Sokheng
https://vodenglish.news/nagaworld-workers-summoned-in-breaking-and-entering-complaint/
Tbong Khmum Land Activist Beaten in Phnom Penh
A land activist from Tbong Khmum province was allegedly beaten in Phnom Penh on Sunday while attending a seminar in the capital. ...
Pa Sokheng
https://vodenglish.news/tbong-khmum-land-activist-beaten-in-phnom-penh/
Orkide director gets 67 hectares on Boeng Tamok
A business associate of the prime minister’s daughter has received 67 hectares from the state on the rapidly filling Boeng Tamok lake in Phnom Penh. Boeng Tamok, one of the city’s last lakes, has been doled out to tycoons and officials’ family members in recent years, ...
Mech Dara
https://vodenglish.news/orkide-director-gets-67-hectares-on-boeng-tamok/
Stung Treng authorities defend violent arrest methods
A Stung Treng spokesperson has defended the use of violence in arrests related to “red-handed” crimes as he responded to a video of seemingly unnecessary violence while handcuffing a man in front of his young child. ...
Mech Dara
https://vodenglish.news/stung-treng-authorities-defend-violent-arrest-methods/
Seventy families want titles on land claimed by Apsara authority
Around 70 Siem Reap families want local authorities to give them titles to land they say has been occupied by generations and more recently claimed by the military. ...
Khut Sokun
https://vodenglish.news/seventy-families-want-titles-on-land-claimed-by-apsara-authority/
Government asks residents in Preah Dak commune to block new construction and new entrants despite no demolition
The government has told residents in Preah Dak commune, Banteay Srei district, Siem Reap province, to help prevent new construction and newcomers, as well as to avoid using the land next to the Angkor sites as property or buying and selling, while claiming that there ...
Pa Sokheng
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/10/07/govt-asks-residents-in-preah-dak-commune-to-block-new-construction/
Residents of Angkor remain concerned about evictions despite government insistence on demolition and relocation in place
Some residents of the Angkor area in Siem Reap remain concerned about forced evictions, despite the government reaffirming that there will be no demolition and relocating them. ...
Prek Ta Kong villagers ask authorities to issue land titles due to rear of eviction
Sixty-five families in Prek Ta Kong village, Chak Angre Leu commune, Meanchey district, Phnom Penh, ask the authorities issue them land titles as soon as possible, as they have lived on the land for many years and fear “eviction” for further development reasons from seeing ...
Hun Sen asks Angkor protesters to ‘be calm’
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday denied plans to relocate thousands of residents from one area of the Angkor Archaeological Park following protests. ...
Pa Sokheng
https://vodenglish.news/hun-sen-asks-angkor-protesters-to-be-calm/
250 Families near Ta Mok lake complain to UN to help monitor their land disputes
About 40 people representing 250 families living next to Ta Mok Lake in Sangkat Samrong, Khan Prek Pnov, Phnom Penh, on Monday filed a petition to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia (UN) to request this body to help monitor land disputes and ...
Khut Sokun
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/10/03/thousands-of-mobilised-russians-sent-home-unfit-for-military-duty-2/
More than 300 people involved in land dispute gather in front of Preah Sihanouk Court of Appeal as a representative enters court today
More than 300 people involved in land disputes from three districts of Koh Kong province gathered in front of the Sihanoukville Court of Appeal as a representative of the people attended the hearing on Tuesday. ...
Hun Sen threatens eviction without compensation for Angkor residents who negotiate
Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned that families who refuse to accept government compensation to leave the Angkor area and try to bargain for higher compensation will face eviction. ...
Amid ongoing scam raids, Sihanoukville residents recall insecurity
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday acknowledged foreign workers had been lured and trafficked to Cambodia amid ongoing police raids against criminal scam operations that have now reached Siem Reap. ...
Mech Dara
https://vodenglish.news/amid-ongoing-scam-raids-sihanoukville-residents-recall-insecurity/
Preah Vihear provincial environmental official accused of preventing natural resource lovers from entering Preah Rokar forest
More than 20 natural resource lovers say that Preah Vihear provincial environmental officials have prevented them from entering the “Prey Preah Rokar” area in Promeru commune as forest crime in the area continues. ...
Residents have been in a land dispute with the sugar cane company Ly Yong Phat continues to seek justice while not yet get compensation
Hundreds of hectares of green plantations of Ly Yong Phat surrounded by mountains in Oral district, Kampong Speu province seem to reflect the prosperous lives of nearby villagers, but some people claim that they are living in a state of mental crisis due to the ...
More than 400 people protest at Botum Sakor District Hall demanding speedy settlement of land issues
More than 400 people representing 557 families from three communities in Prelan commune, Botum Sakor district, Koh Kong province gathered at the district hall this Thursday morning to urged authorities to expedite the settlement of land disputes, claiming that Ly Yong Phat’s company had grabbed ...
Environmental activists march to the Ministry of Environment to demand an end forest patrols restrictions
A group of 30 environmental activists dressed in white marched to the Ministry of Environment to petition for an end to restrictions on civil liberties in forest protection activities in Cambodia. ...
Khan Leakhena
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/09/29/updated-youths-march-to-the-moe-to-demand-an-end-to-forest-patrol-restrictions/
Expressway Residents Cut Fence to Sell Food to Motorists
Final checks ahead of Saturday’s Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway opening have found residents cutting barbed wire fencing so they can graze cows by the road and sell food to motorists, the Transport Ministry said. ...
Keat Soriththeavy
https://vodenglish.news/expressway-residents-cut-fence-to-sell-food-to-motorists/
Nearly 100 families in Kampong Chhnang province concerned about losing land after no resolution from authorities
Nearly 100 Families in Tang Krasaing commune, Teuk Phos district, Kampong Chhnang province concerns about losing land after negotiations with disputing parties under the coordination of the provincial authorities with no positive results. ...