The ministry has said this could result in a smaller rice harvest year on year in 2020, a significant decline considering the rice sector is still one of the mostly rural nation’s main employers.
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Losing dolphins for more hydropower
“Before 2016, when there was no dam, there were more than 10 Irrawaddy dolphins [a Red List species] in my area, but in recent years they have disappeared and only three remain now.”
Hun Sen orders probe into land dispute cases
The municipal administration is alleged to have grabbed the land of eight families in Spean Khpos village, Kilometre 6 commune, in Russey Keo district for profiteering purposes.
UNDP set to address Kingdom’s challenges
The Accelerator Labs in Cambodia and 59 other countries represent a new approach to finding solutions to challenges in the development sector.
‘No fish’: How dams and climate change are choking Asia’s great lake
Across the Tonle Sap, a vast shallow lake in the heart of this Southeast Asian nation, fishermen are experiencing the least productive season in memory.
Police clash with villagers over land encroachment
Preah Sihanouk provincial officials yesterday clashed with a group of villagers armed with sticks and machetes as the officials were trying to dismantle illegally built homes in the Ream National Park.