Land
Citizens with land issues in three provinces submit a petition to the relevant ministries demanding a solution
About 300 communities from three provinces gathered to file a petition at the Prime Minister’s Office and other relevant ministries in Phnom Penh on Thursday to demand those ministries and institutions expedite the settlement of land issues for them. ...
Siem Reap village chief dismissed after protesting for land rights with citizens
Sna Sangkram village chief of Balang commune, Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province was fired by his superiors after protesting for land rights with more than 210 families in the Run Ta Ek development area. ...
Pounong indigenous peoples ask Mondulkiri Provincial Authorities to take action against those clearing their faith mountain
Indigenous people in Laoka village, Sokdom commune, Sen Monorom city, Mondulkiri province, request the authorities to take action to prevent the clearing of the mountainous land, which is a place of worship and the extraction of non-timber forest products as they claim that the perpetrators ...
Meng Kroypunlok
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/11/15/punong-people-ask-the-authorities-to-take-action-against-those-who-cleared-the-mountain/
More than 200 families in Siem Reap dismantled tents on disputed land overnight after authorities threatened to use force
210 families live in Sna Sangkram village, Balong commune, Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province that has a land dispute with the Apsara Authority demolished tents from the disputed land overnight after authorities threatened to use force. ...
‘A Plane Crash. A Car Accident’: Boeng Tamok Residents Host Cursing Ceremony
Residents facing potential eviction from the capital’s Boeng Tamok lake — which is in the process of being filled in with sand — held a “cursing ceremony” against the developers and officials’ relatives who are taking and selling their land. ...
Khut Sokun
https://vodenglish.news/a-plane-crash-a-car-accident-boeng-tamok-residents-host-cursing-ceremony/
Indigenous people gather in front of Kampong Thom Provincial Court as a witness testifies in their land case
On Friday, more than 20 representatives of the Kuy indigenous group in Ngon commune, Sandan district, Kampong Thom province gathered in front of the Kampong Thom Provincial Court while an indigenous witness testifies to the case of their representative involved in a land dispute. ...
Some citizens affected by new airport project remain non-compensation for US$ 8 per square meter
Some residents affected by the new Phnom Penh International Airport development project in Kandal Steung district, Kandal province, remain adamant not to accept compensation of US$ 8 per square meter as determined by the government, while some people received the compensation by force after losing ...
Khut Sokun
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/11/07/some-citizens-affected-kandal-airport-project-remain-non-compensation/
Boeung Ta Mok residents set up tents to prevent authorities from dumping land while land disputes remain unresolved
About 30 people representing 250 families living near Ta Mok Lake in Sangkat Samrong, Khan Prek Pnov, Phnom Penh, set up tents on the disputed land and took turns to prevent the authorities from pouring land to clear Ta Mok Lake which affect their livelihoods, ...
Local authorities unaware of mangrove deforestation and sea construction in Koh Kong province
Local authorities in Koh Kong province claim that they are still unaware of the case of mangrove deforestation and construction of solid structures into the sea within its jurisdiction yet. ...
Khut Sokun
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/11/09/local-authorities-not-yet-aware-of-the-case-of-mangrove-deforestation/
Multi-sectoral communities demand governments to address land, political, human rights, and employment crises
Land, political, labor, market, agricultural and social rights crises are being addressed by people from diverse communities, demanding that the government address them for the benefit of their livelihoods protected by law. ...
250 families near Ta Mok Lake complain to US Embassy for intervention to settle their land disputes
About 30 people representing 250 families living next to Ta Mok Lake in Sangkat Samrong, Khan Prek Pnov, Phnom Penh, gathered on Thursday filed a petition at the US Embassy in Cambodia to intervene in their land dispute after no solution from the Cambodian authorities. ...
Document suggests state land sale to tycoon at discount Price
Hundreds of hectares in Mondulkiri were sold to a major tycoon’s family for as low as 600 riel per square meter, a government document suggests, and is facing protests from existing residents. ...
Mech Dara
https://vodenglish.news/document-suggests-state-land-sale-to-tycoon-at-discount-price/
Bunong claim gov’t gave their land away
Indigenous people representing nearly 100 families in Sen Monorom commune, O’Raing district, Mondulkiri province, have filed a complaint against the authorities for granting 255 hectares of their land to a private company for investment and development as a natural tourism area. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501178877/bunong-claim-govt-gave-their-land-away/
Mondulkiri solves its biggest land dispute
An outside the court settlement was made in the biggest land dispute in Mondulkiri province had seen since 2019. Bousra commune chief Yeut Savin said yesterday that land disputes involving three companies – Varanasi Economic Land Concession Company, Socfin-KCD Company, Kovipama Company – and indigenous ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501178068/mondulkiri-solves-its-biggest-land-dispute/
Land dispute representatives in Siem Reap disappointed after district authorities failed to meet
Representatives of 210 families in Sna Sangkram village, Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province, are disappointed that the governor of Prasat Bakong district did not visit the people involved in chronic land issues as promised, while the district authorities claimed that he did not promise ...
More than 200 families in Russey Keo district request development in place and land title as authorities ask them to relocate
244 families in Lor Kambor village, Sangkat Svay Pak, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh, which affected by the road development project, request the development at the place and issue land title while the authorities ask the citizens to relocate. ...
Land disputes settled through mediation
A long-term land dispute between indigenous villagers in Mondulkiri and a private company over community forests has been resolved in a ground-breaking mediation settlement – a first for Cambodia. ...
Thai Sothea
https://kiripost.com/stories/land-disputes-settled-through-mediation
Nearly 100 indigenous peoples in Mondulkiri province protest against authorities who taken their land
Nearly 100 indigenous people in Sen Monorom commune, Oreang district, Mondulkiri province, protested in front of the commune hall on Wednesday against authorities cutting their 255 hectares of land to Oknha. ...
GMAC mobilising support for mine clearance
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has pledged to mobilise support from around 700 of its member companies for demining work in Cambodia, with a fund-raising event scheduled for November 17. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gmac-mobilising-support-mine-clearance
India provides four mine-detection dogs to Cambodia
The Government of India has donated four mine-detection dogs and materials to the National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces, Mines and Explosive Remnants of War Clearance (NPMEC) for its humanitarian activities. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501176543/india-provides-four-mine-detection-dogs-to-cambodia/
Villagers demand to be paid for land sold to Apsara Authority
More than 100 people representing more than 200 families in Sna Sangkram village in Siem Reap’s Prasat Bakong district are demanding to be paid for their land sold to the Apsara Authority. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501174754/villagers-demand-to-be-paid-for-land-sold-to-apsara-authority/
Battambang provincial governor: natural resource crime and land disputes have been steadily declining
Sok Loo, Battambang provincial governor, told Prime Minister Hun Sen on October 23 that the crackdown on crime in the province included crackdowns crimes against natural resources, such as fishing and forestry, are steadily declining. ...
Keo Kereya
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2022-10-25-0959-242702.html
200 families allege land loss for Angkor resettlement
More than 200 Siem Reap families say they are still owed compensation from the Apsara Authority for land being used to resettle displaced villagers from within the Angkor Archaeological Park. ...
Khut Sokun
https://vodenglish.news/200-families-allege-land-loss-for-angkor-resettlement/
Representatives of 210 families protest at Siem Reap provincial hall demanding land compensation
More than 100 villagers claiming to represent more than 200 families in Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province protest in front of the provincial hall on the morning of October 24 to demand fair land compensation as the market prices while officials have promised to ...