Land
Government reshuffles coastal managemet committee members
The government reshuffled members of the National Committee for Coastal Management and Development in late January, according to a government statement received by The Post on Tuesday. Prime Minister Hun Sen continues to serve as the committee’s honorary president, while Minister of Land Management, Urban ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-reshuffles-coastal-managemet-committee-members
CMAC officials inspect 340kg American bomb in K’Speu province
A US M117 bomb weighing 340kg was found in Kampong Speu province’s Chamkar Doung village on Monday, with Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) officials inspecting the unexploded ordnance the following day, CMAC director Heng Ratana said on Tuesday. Ratana said villagers reported the discovery to ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-officials-inspect-340kg-american-bomb-kspeu-province
Swiss commit $6 million to demining
The Swiss government will provide $6 million for demining work in Cambodia from next year to 2025, which is the year the Kingdom targets to become mine-free. Ly Thuch, Cambodian Mine Action Authority vice president, met with Lars Buechler, a representative of Swiss Development and ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/576002/swiss-commit-6-million-to-demining/
Villagers find nearly 40 UXOs in Battambang
Villagers in Battambang province on Wednesday found nearly 40 unexploded ordnances left over from war while they were clearing land in Kors Kralor district’s Chhnal Moan commune. Colonel Chhang Vanchhai, district police chief, yesterday said that 39 unexploded ordnances, including one DK rocket, 21 B rockets, ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/576121/villagers-find-nearly-40-uxos-in-battambang/
Villagers provide fresh evidence in 14-year dispute
Forty-five families in Kampong Chhnang province on Thursday attended the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to submit additional evidence with regard to a 14-year-long land dispute with KDC International. The villagers, from Kampong Tralach district’s Lor Peang village, submitted evidence confirming to the court that the ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-provide-fresh-evidence-14-year-dispute
Land row villagers see hope
The Preah Vihear provincial authority and other relevant parties issued a statement on Wednesday that contained five points aimed to end a land dispute between 330 families and private company Metrei Pheap. This follows the submission of a petition requesting Prime Minister Hun Sen to ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/land-row-villagers-see-hope
Preah Vihear land dispute drags on
Preah Vihear provincial authorities have requested villagers to stop clearing disputed land and wait for authorities to find a solution according to the “tiger skin formula”, which aims to reduce the impact of economic land concessions (ELCs) on villagers’ farming land. The villagers have been ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-vihear-land-dispute-drags
CMAC chief: The truth should be accepted together to heal wounds
The director-general of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), Heng Ratana, on Tuesday warned against pointing the blame for past political decisions that led to the devastation of Cambodia, saying, “the truth should be accepted together to heal the wounds”. CMAC is tasked with the ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/cmac-chief-truth-should-be-accepted-together-heal-wounds
Preah Vihear villagers band at PM residence in Phnom Penh, seek resolution to land dispute
Some 200 villagers from Preah Vihear province gathered at Prime Minister Hun Sen’s residence in Phnom Penh on Thursday to deliver a petition seeking a resolution to their long-running land dispute. They also sought the release of 13 villagers who had been detained since January 19 for ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-vihear-villagers-band-pm-residence-phnom-penh-seek-resolution-land-dispute
Fish farmers resist as lake is drained
Some 60 per cent of 302 families living at Boeung Samrong lake in Phnom Penh’s Prek Pnov district agreed to accept compensation as authorities began draining the lake in preparation for increasing its depth, said Prek Pnov administration chief Sim Sophorng. However, the remaining residents ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fish-farmers-resist-lake-drained
Protesters arrested over clash freed
Preah Sihanouk provincial police have released all six people involved in Thursday’s clash with police during a protest to stop authorities from measuring land in Prey Nob district. Four of them had been taken into custody immediately after the clash, while two others who were ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50572825/protesters-arrested-over-clash-freed/
An anti-tank mine kills one, wounds one in Banteay Meanchey
A man was killed and another seriously injured when an anti-tank mine exploded in Banteay Meanchey province’s Malai district on Friday. The incident took place in Tuol Pongro commune’s Sralao Chrum village. Commune police chief Suos Vorith identified the deceased as Chham Chhorng, 32, from ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/anti-tank-mine-kills-one-wounds-one-banteay-meanchey
Kampot governor to resolve land disputes
The governor of Kampot province told The Post on Thursday that he has ordered authorities in the province’s districts to collect data on all land disputes in order to bring them to a speedy resolution. Cheav Tay said some land disputes have been resolved by ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampot-governor-resolve-land-disputes
B’bang wetland being illegally logged,cleared
Some 100ha of flooded forest land in Battambang province’s Sangke district has been illegally logged and cleared in recent months, local community groups and the Fisheries Administration said on Wednesday. The flooded forest land, situated the province’s Area 2 and Area 3, has been classified ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bbang-wetland-being-illegally-loggedcleared-0
Preah Sihanouk order land title revocation
The Preah Sihanouk provincial authority has taken tougher measures against land grabbing and encroachment on mangrove and flooded forests at the protected Prek Kampong Smach sanctuary in Prey Nub district. In a directive released on Monday, provincial governor Yun Min said the encroachment severely affected ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-order-land-title-revocation
CMAC deactivates 132 cluster bombs in Kratie
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) on Monday deactivated 132 US-made BLU-24 cluster bombs in Samrong village in Kratie province’s Snuol district. CMAC director-general Heng Ratana on Monday urged people who live in provinces along the Cambodia-Vietnam border to be vigilant. He cautioned villagers to ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-deactivates-132-cluster-bombs-kratie
Preah Sihanouk authorities to go ahead with demolition plan
The Preah Sihanouk provincial authority will continue with plans to bulldoze some 20 homes in Sihanoukville, after authorities failed to find a solution to an ongoing land dispute with villagers during a visit on Monday. The homes, located in Village I, Commune I, have faced ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-authorities-go-ahead-demolition-plan
Soldier killed by UXO in Preah Vihar province
A soldier on Wednesday was killed by a buried UXO which he accidentally detonated while clearing land on his cashew farm in Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50568096/soldier-killed-by-uxo-in-preah-vihar-province/
Land dispute leaders fear for safety
Representatives of residents involved in land disputes in Kratie province’s Snuol district yesterday expressed fear for their safety following warnings by authorities that legal action will be taken against those who lead protests in Phnom Penh. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50567129/land-dispute-leaders-fear-for-safety/
Ethnic villagers ask government return land
Mondulkiri provincial ethnic community members on Friday demanded that the National Authority on Land Dispute Resolution return land they claim was taken from them by illegal settlers, as well as government departments. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ethnic-villagers-ask-government-return-land
Thousands demand compensation
About 1,000 people locked in a land dispute with Heng Development Company in Kandal province’s Kandal Stung district yesterday descended upon the Boeng Kyang Commune Hall demanding compensation for their loss of land. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50564944/thousands-demand-compensation/
Ministry praises redevelopment of White Building as ‘model for future’
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has released a book detailing the process of development at the site of Phnom Penh’s White Building leading to the iconic structure’s demolition in 2017. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-praises-redevelopment-white-building-model-future
Villagers demand $250 payout for land grab
Some 1,000 villagers on Tuesday blocked National Road 2 in Kandal province’s Kandal Stung district, each demanding compensation of $250 from the provincial authority for communal land they claim a former commune chief sold to a well-connected developer without their knowledge in 2008. ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-demand-250-payout-land-grab
Mine group clears unexploded devices
More than 1,500 units of unexploded ordnance (UXO) have been cleared from an old ammunition warehouse adjacent to the Kampong Cham provincial police station, said Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) director-general, Heng Ratana. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mine-group-clears-unexploded-devices