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Despite Land Loss, Minorities Back Status Quo
- 15 July 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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Romam Gvin could be described as a counterintuitive voter. Intuition might lead you to believe that Mr. Gvin blames the government for the loss of his land to the Vietnamese rubber company that now owns everything for as far as the eye can see here in ...
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In Mondolkiri, Political Candidates Address Ethnic Minority Concerns
- 20 June 2013
- VOA Khmer
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Human rights workers and other civil society groups on Wednesday urged the competing political parties for July’s election to address the ongoing land crises and illegal deforestation that are hurting indigenous populations. About 100 people from various ethnic minority groups from five provinces attended a forum ...
Tampuon File Complaint Over Forest Clearing
- 28 May 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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A community of ethnic minority Tampuon people in Ratanakkiri province yesterday filed a complaint with the provincial court against six people they believe illegally cleared 80 hectares of community forest land and sold it to a rubber investor, villagers and court officials said. The land in ...
CNRP Lawmaker Visits Controversial Plantation
- 22 May 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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Opposition lawmaker Son Chhay said yesterday that he would ask the government to cancel the land concession of a Vietnamese rubber firm in Ratanakkiri province he accused of logging and exporting wood illegally. Mr. Chay, a candidate in July’s national election for the Cambodia National Rescue ...
