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Authorities allowing logging, activists say
Villagers and NGOs have accused local authorities, including forestry and environmental officials, of accepting bribes from illegal loggers in exchange for unfettered logging expeditions in Preah Vihear province’s Preah Roka protected forest. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/authorities-allowing-logging-activists-say
Cambodian authorities question six people in deadly forest attack
Authorities in a northern Cambodian province on Monday rounded up six suspects for questioning in the killing of two officials and wounding of another who were on patrol in a preserved forest area, in the latest apparent confrontation between illegal loggers and officials, provincial police ...
Hang Savyouth, Khe Sonorng
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cambodian-authorities-question-six-people-in-deadly-forest-attack-11092015162216.html
Police officer, official shot dead by illegal loggers
A police officer and a Forestry Administration official were shot dead by illegal loggers in Preah Vihear province early Saturday morning in an attack that also left a second officer injured, according to a local official who gave two different versions of the incident. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-officer-official-shot-dead-by-illegal-loggers-99694/
Loggers threaten Cambodian forest and wildlife preserve
A protected forest and wildlife sanctuary in northern Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province has come under threat of illegal logging, with migrants to the area and soldiers clearing land and cutting down trees, sources say.Local residents and activists are urging Cambodia’s government to help protect the ...
Hang Savyouth
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/threaten-10132015165540.html