Trial passenger rail service to begin April 9
Source: The Phnom Penh Post / Tue, 22 March 2016 by Post Staff A woman pulls a cart along a stretch of railroad tracks in Phnom Penh in 2013. Hong Menea Royal Railway, which has a 30-year concession to...
View ArticleVillagers Torch ELC Guard Posts in Land Dispute Protest
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Wed, 23 March 2016, by Phak Seangly and Igor Kossov A Green Rubber company checkpoint burns in a Preah Vihear ELC on Monday after protesting villagers set it on fire. Photo...
View ArticleClinton Notified of Boeung Kak Release, Emails Show
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Wed, 23 March 2016, by Will Jackson and Shaun Turton Boeung Kak Lake community activists exit the Court of Appeal in Phnom Penh on June 27, 2012, after the court ruled they...
View ArticleMore Disputants Seek PM’s Help after Kampong Speu Intervention
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 24 March 2016, by Pech Sotheary Banteay Meanchey villagers call for help in an ongoing land dispute outside the Ministry of Justice in Phnom Penh yesterday. P Pha Lina...
View ArticleLong-awaited Return to Village Frustrated
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 24 March 2016, by Pech Sotheary People from Preah Vihear’s Choam Ksan voice their concerns at Samaki Raingsey pagoda over a land dispute late last year. P Hong Menea...
View ArticleNGO Says Guards Obstructed Them at Phnom Oral Sanctuary
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 24 March 2016, by Phak Seangly A man transports illegally felled timber out of Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary in Kampong Speu province last month by ox and cart. Photo...
View ArticleDrought Hits District in Mondulkiri
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 24 March 2016, by Sen David Villagers in Mondulkiri’s Keo Seima district – who have been asked to conserve water due to a shortage – pump water from a well. Photo...
View ArticleAreyksat cools down on bridge construction gridlock
Source: The Phnom Penh Post / Thu, 24 March 2016 by Siv Meng Without bridges, the land in Areyksat is only accessible by ferry. Moeun Nhean Investment activity and land prices have cooled in the...
View ArticlePM asks Korea for $10M More to Build Road
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Tue, 29 March 2016, by Lay Samean and Ananth Baliga Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday made a public appeal to the South Korean government for an extra $10 million – on top of...
View ArticleDam-affected Villagers Make Case to UN Envoy
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Tue, 29 March 2016, by Jack Davies Rhona Smith, UN special rapporteur for human rights, attends a meeting with Ministry of Justice officials last week. P Heng Chivoan The UN...
View ArticlePursat village chief sold land illegally, say police
Source: The Phnom Penh Post / Wed, 30 March 2016 by Khouth Sophak Chakrya District police in Pursat’s Veal Veng district have accused a village chief of selling 2 hectares of state-owned forest land to...
View ArticlePreah Vihear villagers allege rubber company retaliation
Source: The Phnom Penh Post / Thu, 31 March 2016 by Phak Seangly A Green Rubber company checkpoint burns in a Preah Vihear ELC after protesting villagers set it on fire earlier this month. Photo...
View ArticleVillagers ask PM to intervene in Battambang land dispute
Source: The Phnom Penh Post / Thu, 31 March 2016 by Kong Meta About 160 families from three communes in Battambang province yesterday submitted a petition to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet and the...
View ArticleVillagers ask PM to Intervene in Battambang Land Dispute
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 31 March 2016, Kong Meta About 160 families from three communes in Battambang province yesterday submitted a petition to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet and the Ministry...
View ArticlePursat Village Leaders Arrested for Selling State Land
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 31 March 2016, by Khouth Sophak Chakrya A village chief and his assistant accused of fraudulently selling 2 hectares of state-owned forest in Pursat province have been...
View ArticleD’Seaview Construction Moving Fast
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 31 March 2016 The official opening ceremony for Camhomes’ Sihanoukville office was held last Saturday, March 26, graced by a host of honourable guests, including Oknha...
View ArticleEuroCham Issues Real Estate Policy Suggestions
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 31 March 2016, by Alasdair Richards As more high-rise buildings crop up within the capital, EuroCham calls for construction regulations. P Moeun Nhean EuroCham Cambodia...
View ArticleEco-friendly Industrial Park Ropes in Residential and Commercial Zones
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Thu, 31 March 2016, by Hanamariya Halim Factory workers inside one of the factories, with plants nearby to offer more vibrance. A small garden within the factory lies further...
View ArticleCommunities Unite to Oppose Lake Filling
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Fri, 01 April 2016, by Khouth Sophak Chakrya Villagers from communities affected by lake-filling for commercial developments gather in Boeung Kak yesterday to launch the ‘Free...
View ArticleSabres Rattled at Police Meet
Source: Phnom Penh Post | Fri, 01 April 2016, by Mech Dara Police walk past the remains of a fiery blockade on January 4 on Phnom Penh’s Veng Sreng Boulevard. Yesterday, city governor Pa Socheatvong...
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