Yet swathes of new development make it harder to settle old disputes over ownership in a kingdom where land has been commandeered by prominent, government-connected tycoons.
Category: Cambodia
PM calls on soldiers to end role in Cambodian logging
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday called on soldiers to stop colluding with illegal timber traders and work with law enforcement officers to protect natural resources.
Violent clashes break out in Preah Sihanouk, one man shot
According to villagers in the area, some people had been living there for many years, with some spending $4-$5,000 for their plots.
Six protesters held after police clash
“If they have the land title, they should meet the people to solve the problem but the police came in force with machines to measure the land and fired on people instead.”
Disturbing: Cambodia police shoot land protester in Sihanoukville (video)
There are sounds of guns being fired, as the videographer runs across what appears to be freshly graded land forming part of a new real estate development. In the distance people can be seen running.
Happy eco-campers: protecting wildlife in Cambodia
A new eco-tourism camp keeps a remote forest safe from poaching, and offers a laid-back stay with creature comforts
How can Cambodia take on the mammoth task of fighting its illegal ivory trade?
This month’s discovery of trinkets carved from the tusks of extinct woolly mammoths is just the latest evidence that Cambodia is playing a growing role in the international illegal ivory trade
China pledges $800m in aid to Cambodia
Mr Hun Sen is on a three-day visit to China where he asked for more aid and investment in his country’s crucial textile industry.
‘Empty Forest Syndrome’ Creeps into Northeastern Cambodia
The roar of the tiger has been replaced by the growl of the chain saw in Northeastern Cambodia’s Virachey National Park.