Collusion alleged in logging

Ethnic Jarai villagers in Ratanakkiri’s O’Yadav district have accused border officials of not only allowing illegal Vietnamese loggers to cross the border unimpeded, but also of taking their side in negotiations with a community forest patrol. Members of the patrol in Paknhai commune’s Lam village said that on Monday afternoon they confronted two Vietnamese loggers who were transporting 40 pieces of luxury timber across the border. …

Phak Seangly
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