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Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association seeks to expand role
In an effort to expand its role and promote friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia, the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association (VCFA) organised a meeting with the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region (SCSR) here on Monday, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v8/wn/newsworld.php?id=1150688
Sand exploitation threatens Mekong
Policymakers and experts gathered at Can Tho city on Friday to discuss and propose an inter-provincial policy for the sustainable management of sediment in the Mekong Delta region. About 126 companies currently have the licence to extract sand in the region, he said. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/sand-exploitation-threatens-mekong-8727
Krom families protest eviction
Sixty-eight Khmer Krom families in Takeo province allege they are being forcibly evicted, charged by fishery authorities with illegally occupying a nature preserve. Yesterday, three representatives from the Borei Choslar district, Sangkum Meanchey village, were summonsed to court. ...
Chhay Channyda and Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/krom-families-protest-eviction