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Households along Boeung Trabek canal at Samaki Rong Roeurng community in Chamkar Mon district face eviction due to the canal expansion project to relieve flooding in Phnom Penh. Photo taken on May 26, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Boeung Trabek Residents Face Eviction as June 22 Deadline Looms

20 Jun 2025 7:36 PM|
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About 12 Samaki Rong Roeurng households near Boeung Trabek in Phsar Deum Thkov commune, Chamkar Mon district decried the low compensation of $1,000 to $3,000 offered to them, pleading for more equitable assistance or alternative land. They have been given time till June 22 to vacate their home as announced by the district authority on June 13.

Authorities in Kampong Thom province’s Sandan district stop a youth group from visiting the O’Kbal Daun Krey community forest. Photo taken on September 25, 2021. Cheat Chan Rainsy

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Youth activists cry foul after being turned away from community forests

30 Oct 2021 6:29 PM|

Several youth environmental groups said they have been blocked from entering community forests in recent months, with local authorities saying they need special permits and that the forests are too…

Yuon Chhiv’s wife Ouch Vanthan wipes away her tears during an interview at her house in Prey Kralorm village, Thmar Sar commune while talking about her husband's arrest. Photo taken on October 22. CamboJA/ Khuon Narim

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Family of online news publisher say Yuon Chhiv’s arrest linked to land dispute

30 Oct 2021 2:37 PM|

Koh Kong Province’s Botum Sakor district: Ouch Vanthan, the wife of imprisoned online news publisher Yuon Chhiv, has spoken out about her husband’s arrest over his reporting on a land…

A border protection police battallion based in the Kamrieng district of Battambang province on October 16 arrested the organizer of a group of migrant workers who allegedly attempting illegal crossings into Thailand. Photo sourced from the battallion's Facebook page.

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About 20 ringleaders arrested for helping hundreds of migrant workers attempt illegal crossings into Thailand

21 Oct 2021 8:57 AM|

Despite ongoing pandemic restrictions, an increasing number of migrant workers are being caught attempting to cross illegally into Thailand.

Villagers gather to demonstrate in front of police barricades where authorities blocked a road leading to their farmland, which is being cleared to prepare the site for a planned airport in Kandal Stung district, Picture taken on September 12, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Kandal villagers report feeling pressured into accepting land compensation

13 Oct 2021 9:13 PM|

A number of families affected by the new airport project in Kandal Stung district are still refusing to accept the state’s proposed compensation for their land, instead hoping that the…

A border protection police battallion based in Battambang province's Kamrieng district on Tuesday raided four guesthouses where illegal Cambodian migration workers stayed before allegedly attempting illegal crossings into Thailand. Photo sourced from the battallion's Facebook page.

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In face of financial challenges, Cambodian migrant workers continue illegal border crossings

12 Oct 2021 9:58 PM|

Battambang provincial police officials detained on Tuesday more than 100 migrant workers allegedly attempting to cross illegally into Thailand despite ongoing pandemic restrictions.