Gov’t prepares for mine standoff
Officials backed by a small detachment of gendarmerie seconded from the National Military Police are preparing for potentially violent confrontations with security forces employed by illegal mining companies, an official said yesterday. Meng Saktheara, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Mines and Energy, yesterday told the Post that the ministry had issued an ultimatum to a company in Mondulkiri province – which could not be named because of the sensitivity of the negotiations – giving it a deadline to comply with a request to shut down operations. …
Daniel Pye
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