Community miners out of work
The Chong Phlas Gold Mining Community in Mondolkiri, has been shuttered, leaving dozens without jobs.
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Still no solution to land dispute
Two groups of villagers representing more than 500 families locked in land dispute cases rally for a solution.
Cow thieves wrangled
Kandal Provincial Court charges two farmers with theft after the pair was accused of stealing 20 cows from Ang Snuol district.
Selling lottery tickets for life
Tnaot commune, Svay Rieng province – Dozens of homes sit empty here, with villagers who remain reluctant to say where their neighbours have gone because they fear getting them in trouble with police.
Kandal villagers demand intervention
About 800 people representing more than 2,000 families in Kandal gather to file a complaint against multiple companies.
Koh Kong protesters briefly blocked from capital return
Villagers are blocked from protesting at Land Management Ministry over land dispute.
Authorities raid Battambang mines as compliance push expands
Mines officials expand their compliance push against mining operators to Battambang.
Chong Phlas miners ordered to shutdown
Authorities in Mondolkiri give ten gold mining sites 15 days to shut down operations.
Further floods coming to Kingdom
The Water Resources Ministry announces that most provinces are going to face flooding again beginning in early June.
Authorities shutter illegal mines
Nearly 30 illegal gold mining operations have been shuttered in Mondolkiri province over the past week.
Miners flee amid compliance push
Villagers from the Chong Phlas Gold Mining Community have fled or withdrawn into their homes, too scared to continue their work for fear of being blamed for poisoning waterways.
Villagers injured in storm
At least three people were injured and nearly 500 homes damaged by a heavy storm in Kampong Cham province’s Batheay.
Food poisoning in Kratie
After attending a forum by the provincial Department of Commerce 53 children and 22 women were afflicted with food poisoning and required medical treatment.
Feasibility study to begin in Koh Kong
The government has announced the approval of a feasibility study to be conducted in Koh Kong province.
Mining inspections begin Poisoning case sparks compliance campaign
Mines and Environment ministry officials yesterday inspected a Chinese mining firm in Mondolkiri province in the wake of a poisoning case that left 13 villagers dead in Kratie province.
Villagers’ deaths prompt mines meeting
Mines Minister Suy Sem yesterday ordered mining operators to follow the law to prevent mining waste from polluting rivers in the wake of more than 10 villagers dying from consuming tainted water in Kratie province.
Villagers not poisoned by cyanide: Mines Minister
Mines Minister Suy Sem has dismissed a claim by Industry Minister Cham Prasidh, who said that villagers in Kratie province were poisoned and killed by cyanide-tainted water due to run-off from gold mines.
Ratanakkiri river itching probe draws a blank
Ratanakkiri Health officials move to quash reports of ill-effects from Sesan river water.
Koh Kong land dispute to be reinvestigated
Land Management Ministry to solve a land dispute after a weeks-long demonstration.
Villagers in Kratie province were poisoned by mining: Industry Minister
Industry Minister Cham Prasidh has said that villagers in Kratie province’s Chetr Borei district were poisoned after consuming water tainted with cyanide which was used for mining operations in Mondolkiri and Kratie province.
