More than 130 families from Kamboul commune, in Phnom Penh’s Kamboul district, who have been displaced to make way for the expressway, still seek compensation.
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Community upset by land clearing arrests
Rights group has looked into the case and found that the land in question has been cleared and cultivated, as well as traded among villagers for years.
Forest community files petition over crimes
The Prey Preah Roka Forest community has asked for legal action against forest crimes after nine patrols since early last year led to the discovery of 98 forest offences.
ANZ compensates Cambodian families forcibly evicted to make way for sugar plantation
Families were evicted from their farms with little compensation, and the project was rife with reports of child labour and unsafe work practices.
Bulldozers seized from five VN loggers in Mondulkiri
They had not yet bulldozed the forested land because as they were preparing to do so, more than 30 community members flocked to the area.
‘Houses On The River Will Fall’: Cambodia’s Sand Mining Threatens Vital Mekong
The capital has filled in many of its lakes hampering Phnom Penh’s handling of runoff from the annual monsoons and exacerbating flooding.