Burning of Environment Ministry Station Caps Off Years-Long Feud
Srae Chis commune, Kratie province — The scorched remains of an Environment Ministry station still lay strewn about after more than 300 farmers stormed and burned it down two weeks…
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Hun Manet Met With New Cabinet, But Government Still Hasn’t Released Official List
Prime Minister Hun Sen and his successor Hun Manet met with members of the new cabinet on Thursday at the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) headquarters, but the government has yet…
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Judge Questions Real Estate Tycoon Charged with Fraud
Update: Phnom Penh Minicipal Court spokesperson Y Rin confirmed that an investigative judge decided to charge tycoon Hy Kimhong with aggravated fraud and five of his 13 arrested bodyguards, Chhim…
Cambodian Police Contradict Indonesian Officials, Claim Repatriated Indonesians Are Not Victims
The Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh repatriated 41 Indonesian citizens in the last month from online scam operations, it announced Monday, but Cambodian police officials say that these people were…
Government Reclassifying Biodiversity Corridors Into Protected Areas
At least 15 protected areas have expanded to integrate adjacent biodiversity corridors, according to government sub-decrees issued in July and released sporadically over the course of the week.
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More Indebted Farmers Suffering from Arrested Tycoon’s Alleged Land Fraud File Complaints
Around 100 families from Kandal, Kampong Chhnang and Kampong Cham provinces filed complaints to the Phnom Penh municipal court on Wednesday against tycoon Hy Kimhong, who was arrested earlier this…
Government Expands Protected Areas by More Than 550,000 Hectares
Cambodia’s protected areas have expanded by more than 550,000 hectares across 12 provinces, government sub-decrees issued on July 17 reveal.
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Police Arrest Tycoon and His 13 Bodyguards in Alleged Land Fraud Scheme
Phnom Penh police arrested tycoon Hy Kimhong on Monday for allegedly defrauding more than 690 Kampot families out of millions of dollars in a real estate scheme.
