Villagers take sawmill to task
Kampong Thom province
Villagers patrolling Prey Lang forest claimed yesterday that about 600 resin trees they found inside a sawmill in the Kampong Thom province had been cut down illegally – an allegation government officials quickly denied.
After resistance from police and soldiers monitoring their actions this week, the villagers, a group of about 500 patrolling on some 250 motorbikes, were granted access to the Seng Saravuth sawmill company in Sandan district’s Meanrit commune after requesting to see the company’s licence. …
