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Prek Takong 1 villagers submit a petition to the Ministry of Interior to dismiss the village chief on January 16, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

​​Prek Takong Residents Press Again for Chief’s Removal

Dozens of villagers from a Phnom Penh outskirts community gathered outside the Interior Ministry on Thursday, following up on a petition they filed last month demanding their village chief’s removal and investigation for ignoring alleged crimes tied to the local online gambling industry.
A rural area in Stung Treng province, expected to be part of a new program under the social land concession scheme. Photo posted on Fresh News on Jan. 29, 2025.

Govt to Grant Land Under New Program, But Past Looms Large

The government will revamp its social land concession scheme – designed to give land to the poor but mired in disputes and deforestation – by launching a new program to reserve land for landless Cambodians and shield it from illegal encroachment, Prime Minister Hun Manet said in a Facebook address on Tuesday.