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New Governor Promises to Solve Land Disputes

5 May 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Land / Land tenure and land titling
Boeng Kak / Boeng Kak activist Tep Vanny / Boeng Kak Lake / Boeung Kak activist Tep Vanny / Boeung Kak Lake / Borei Keila / Borei Keila community / Disputed Land / drainage systems / ex Phnom Penh governor governor Kep Chuktema / forced evictions / Infrastructure / Kep Chuktema / Land evictions / national elections / NGO Housing Rights Task Force / Pa Socheatvong / Phnom Penh / Phnom Penh governor Pa Socheatvong / Reservoirs / roads / Thmar Kaul community / Thmar Kaul reservoirs

Phnom Penh’s new governor used his swearing in ceremony to Friday to boldly vow to solve some of the municipality’s longest-running and most high-emotive land disputes. Pa Socheatvong officially took over on Friday from outgoing governor Kep Chuktema, who served as the city’s chief for 10 ...

http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-governor-promises-to-solve-land-disputes-21897/

Rights Groups Say Work to Go On Despite Hun Sen's Remarks

26 November 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Civil society / Economic land concessions and plantations / Human rights / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Land tenure and land titling NGOs / Public land lease / Social development
Boeng Kak community / Cambodian People's Party / civil society / constitutional rights / Council of Ministers / eviction / Housing Rights Task Force / Human Rights / land disputes / Land issues / Land Law / Land-grabbing / legal assistance / LICADHO / NGOs / nongovernmental organizations / Phnom Penh International Airport / Political parties / politicians / Prime Minister Hun Sen / rights groups / Thmar Kaul community / U.S. President Barack Obama

Rights groups said they will continue to advocate in land grabbing and eviction cases, and villagers involved in such disputes said they will continue to turn to NGOs for help despite a warning by Prime Minister Hun Sen for civil society to stay clear of ...

http://www.cambodiadaily.com

Anti-Eviction Protesters Continue to Rally Outside US Embassy

13 November 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Civil society / Economy and commerce / Human rights / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Public land lease / Social development
American Authorities / Anti-eviction / Boeng Kak community / Borei Keila community / CPP Senator / East Asia and ASEAN summits / Human Rights / Land rights / Lao Meng Khin / petition / Phnom Penh / Phnom Penh International Airport / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Raffles Hotel / Tep Vanny / Thmar Kaul community / U.S. Ambassador William Todd / U.S. Embassy / U.S. President Barack Obama / U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton / women protesters

Insisting on a response from American authorities, more than 100 eviction protestors from Phnom Penh continued to rally outside the U.S. Embassy yesterday and resubmitted a petition asking for President Barack Obama to address their land rights when he visits the country next week. Since confirmation ...

http://www.cambodiadaily.com

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