Koh Kong king halted

22 July 2011
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Environment and natural resources / Industries / Tourism / Water resources
Cambodia / complaints / Dredging / ecotourism / fish stocks / Investment / Koh Kong / Ly Young Phat / LYP Group / Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology / Tatai river / Tourism

Ly Yong Phat and his company LYP Group have been ordered to cease all dredging operations on the Tatai river pending a review of the effects by the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. LYP Group currently has a permit to dredge seven areas of the river, but villagers and business owners have been complaining of bad smells reduced fish stocks and lack of tourists in the region as a result of the work. Other Southeast Asian countries are pushing for great ecotourism investment which the dredging is said to disrupt.

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