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Activists urge Preah Sihanouk authorities to restore beach

14 January 2019
The Phnom Penh Post
Environmental and biodiversity protection / Marine and coastal areas / Pollution and waste / Water pollution / Water resources
Chea Sophara / National Committee for Coastal Area Management / Prek Treng beach / Yun Min

Some 10 environmental activists from Phnom Penh universities have urged Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities to restore the part of Prek Treng beach which a private company filled in September, while the governor claimed the firm had already been ordered to do so. The activists warned ...

 Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activists-urge-preah-sihanouk-authorities-restore-beach

Company undeterred by PM’s order to restore beach

A prviate company filling Preah Sihanouk province’s Praek Treng beach with soil is reluctant to dredge it despite a direct order from Prime Minister Hun Sen. On September 18, the prime minister ordered Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction Chea Sophara to personally ...

 Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/company-undeterred-pms-order-restore-beach

PM orders restoration of S’ville beach

18 October 2018
The Phnom Penh Post
Marine and coastal areas / Pollution and waste / Water pollution / Water resources
Cambodian National Research Organisation (CNRO) / Chea Sophara / Hun Sen / Prek Treng beach

Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered Minister of Land Management Chea Sophara to personally inspect claims of landfilling at Praek Treng beach. He also ordered a private company to dredge the beach and restore it to its previous condition. The order, issued on September 18, ...

 Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-orders-restoration-sville-beach

Preah Sihanouk beach developments halted

19 September 2018
The Phnom Penh Post
Land / Marine and coastal areas / Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction / Water pollution
Chea Sophara / Hun Sen / National Committee for the Management and Development of Coastal Zones / Prek Treng beach / Thong Khon

After receiving an order from Hun Sen, Minister of Land Management Chea Sophara led a team of experts and relevant officials to Sihanoukville to call a halt to the illegal development of a beach. The prime minister ordered the Prek Treng beach in Otres commune ...

 Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-beach-developments-halted

Beach development being scrutinised

18 September 2018
Khmer Times
Marine and coastal areas / Ministry of Tourism
National Committee for the Management and Development of Coastal Zones / Prek Treng beach

The National Committee for the Management and Development of Coastal Zones is taking action against an unnamed company accused of reclaiming parts of Prek Treng beach in Preah Sihanouk province. ...

 Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50534017/beach-development-being-scrutinised/

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