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No Closure Yet for Slain Anti-Logging Fighter Chut Wutty After 12 Years, Activists Call For Reinvestigation

26 Apr 2024 7:42 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and activists called on the government to reinvestigate the case of anti-logging activist Chut Wutty who was shot dead on April 26, 2012.

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No Closure Yet for Slain Anti-Logging Fighter Chut Wutty After 12 Years, Activists Call For Reinvestigation

26 Apr 2024 7:42 PM|

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and activists called on the government to reinvestigate the case of anti-logging activist Chut Wutty who was shot dead on April 26, 2012.

Don Sahong hydropower dam, sits 2 km. from the Cambodian border.On March 10, 2024 (Sovann Sreypich)

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Dams And Climate Change Choke The Mekong: Livelihoods And Ecosystems Are At Atake

26 Apr 2024 11:38 AM|

Stung Treng and Kratie, Cambodia: The Mekong River, a lifeline for millions in Southeast Asia, is facing an ecological crisis. Unpredictable water levels, declining fish stocks, and the disappearance of the iconic Irrawaddy dolphin threaten the livelihoods and traditions of communities along the river.

A recently cleared plot of land that will be used by Indigenous Bunong residents for farming inside the Pu Traeng community forest in Dak Dam commune on March 20, 2024. (Meng Kroypunlok)

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Community Forest Beleaguered Without NGO Support, Work Opportunities For Residents

19 Apr 2024 11:17 AM|

Seeing a tiger seemed like something possible for Pyan Chren’s ancestors, but improbable in his day. But the 57-year-old Bunong farmer does recall a time when his neighbors could spot rhinos and peacocks in the Pu Treng community forest, a tiny shred of the Phnom Nam Lyr Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province.

Armed officers stopped a car driving through the protracted area, while one officer was taking photos. (Pursat Provincial Environment’s Facebook)

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Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes in Pursat Ends with 23 in Jail

10 Apr 2024 4:34 PM|

A month-long government crackdown on environmental crimes in Pursat concluded this week with 18 people in pre-trial detention in provincial prison. Five additional people who have not been charged are also currently detained in the prison pending further court inquiries and proceedings.

Fishers catch fish along the Mekong River near the Prek Takeo stream that will be affected by the Funan Techo Canal project, in Kien Svay district, Kandal province on March 1, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Cambodia’s Ambitious Funan Techo Canal Project Sparks Concerns Near and Far

23 Mar 2024 12:10 PM|

Cambodian government statements assure that the Funan Techo Canal will improve the country’s economy and Mekong waterway network. But locals worry about losing their homes and livelihoods.

A group of gendarmes taking Koyun through a farmland during the natural resource crackdown in Pursat, on GRK News Facebook page on 19 March 2024.

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Major Natural Resource Crackdown in Pursat Continues To Seize Land, Nab People, Dismantle Huts

22 Mar 2024 9:27 AM|

A major crackdown comprising 10 teams, including the National Gendarmerie, National Police Force and Pursat Provincial authorities has seen the arrest of 16 people, who are now under scrutiny for further action. One person has been charged for illegally occupying state land, as the one-month crackdown on natural resource-related crimes presses on.

A pit mine belonging to a gold company in Ratanakiri province in 2023. (Supplied)

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R’kiri Provincial Authorities Deport Vietnamese After Illegal Gold Mining Swoop

18 Mar 2024 9:04 PM|

Ratanakiri provincial authorities arrested 26 Vietnamese illegal gold miners in Ta Veng District, who were deported back to Vietnam through the O'Yadav international border with impunity.

Royal Gendarmerie forces have been deployed in Pursat province for a month-long operation to stamp out national resource crimes, as shown in a photo posted on Royal Gendarmerie Facebook page on March 12, 2024.

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Royal Gendarmerie Arrests 11 Pursat Residents in Wildlife Crime Crackdown

14 Mar 2024 4:06 PM|

Cambodia's Royal Gendarmerie arrested 11 Pursat province residents Tuesday after the military force deployed nearly 300 of its officers to crack down on natural resource crimes. Officers confiscated 11 makeshift huts, nine motorbikes, one electrofishing device, 23 pieces of cut wood, 10 chainsaws and seven plant seedlings, according to a Thursday Royal Gendarmerie Facebook post.

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No Closure Yet for Slain Anti-Logging Fighter Chut Wutty After 12 Years, Activists Call For Reinvestigation

No Closure Yet for Slain Anti-Logging Fighter Chut Wutty After 12 Years, Activists Call For Reinvestigation

Dams And Climate Change Choke The Mekong: Livelihoods And Ecosystems Are At Atake

Community Forest Beleaguered Without NGO Support, Work Opportunities For Residents

Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes in Pursat Ends with 23 in Jail

Cambodia’s Ambitious Funan Techo Canal Project Sparks Concerns Near and Far

Major Natural Resource Crackdown in Pursat Continues To Seize Land, Nab People, Dismantle Huts

R’kiri Provincial Authorities Deport Vietnamese After Illegal Gold Mining Swoop

Royal Gendarmerie Arrests 11 Pursat Residents in Wildlife Crime Crackdown

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No Closure Yet for Slain Anti-Logging Fighter Chut Wutty After 12 Years, Activists Call For Reinvestigation

No Closure Yet for Slain Anti-Logging Fighter Chut Wutty After 12 Years, Activists Call For Reinvestigation

Dams And Climate Change Choke The Mekong: Livelihoods And Ecosystems Are At Atake

Community Forest Beleaguered Without NGO Support, Work Opportunities For Residents

Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes in Pursat Ends with 23 in Jail

Cambodia’s Ambitious Funan Techo Canal Project Sparks Concerns Near and Far

Major Natural Resource Crackdown in Pursat Continues To Seize Land, Nab People, Dismantle Huts

R’kiri Provincial Authorities Deport Vietnamese After Illegal Gold Mining Swoop

Royal Gendarmerie Arrests 11 Pursat Residents in Wildlife Crime Crackdown

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