Ministry dismisses protestors, says they lack legal basis for land claims
Over 800 villagers came in five different groups from Koh Kong, seeking intervention.
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Debt and migration during COVID-19
Strict Thai border closures and water shortages cause financial hardship for villagers
Agriculture improved to reduce migrants
Prey Veng provincial authorities say that locals should boost agricultural production.
Ministry refutes KRP president’s accusations
Ministry rebuffs accusations of using undue violence and illegally detaining villagers.
Police clash with villagers over land encroachment
Clashes as officials were trying to dismantle illegally built homes in the Ream Park.
Villagers from two provinces march to three ministries over land disputes
Nearly 100 villagers march to hand over petitions related to land disputes.
Unity intiative whets pounded rice producers’ appetite for profits
Villagers are looking forward to bumper sales of their Ambok.
India provides hand pumps in Tboung Khmum
Over 800 hand pumps are handed to villagers in Tboung Khmum for drinking water.
More than 200 protest over land woes in Preah Sihanouk
More than 200 villagers protest over land disputes.
Villagers poisoned in two separate cases over weekend
One person is killed and about 40 others are injured after consuming poisoned food.
Villagers protest monk’s eviction
More than 40 villagers gather at the O’Damrey pagoda to protest the eviction of a monk and the removal of the pagoda.
Wells for drought-hit villagers in Kampong Cham
CBN Cambodia provides forty freshly-dug wells to villagers in Prey Chhor district.
Hun Sen warns of bad weather
PM appealed to villagers to be careful because despite the current dry season, strong winds and lightning strikes still occur.
More than 30 percent of villagers do not have clean water
The Rural Development Ministry yesterday said more than 30 percent of the rural population in the Kingdom still do not have access to clean water.
Villagers return to Phnom Penh over UDG land dispute
Kiri Sakor representatives push the Environment Ministry for a speedy resolution.
Court charges 11 over land dispute
11 people are sent to court over allegations that they incited villagers to occupy state and private land, official says.
Food poisoning strikes dozens at funeral reception
Officials are appealing to people to be wary of the food they consume after dozens of villagers in Prey Veng province were poisoned at a funeral reception in Preah Sdech district.
Four villages in Koh Kong province face water shortage
Hundreds of villagers in Khemarak Phoumint city are facing a water supply shortage.
Apsara starts pilot project to treat toilet water from villagers’ homes
The Apsara Authority has started a pilot project to treat contaminated water,
Boeung Tamouk reclamation project worries villagers
The government is going ahead with its plans to revamp part of Phnom Penh’s largest water reservoir into a vegetable market, despite complaints from villagers, fishermen and vegetable vendors that the market would be counterproductive to their livelihoods.
41 missing after fatal landslides in western Indonesia
A total of 41 villagers are missing after fatal landslides struck Suka Bumi district.
Battambang jute growers pine for the crop’s glory days
Farmers in Battambang province are pining for the old days when jute was used to weave sacks, ropes, mats and baskets. Thanks to the popularity of plastic, they can now hardly eke out a living selling jute.
Silk ribbon embroidery pulls Xinjiang villagers out of poverty
Nassaguri Tokhtkurban, 42, has three roles: businesswoman, student and part-time lecturer, but she was better known to many as the head of a startup with 68 skilled local artisans.
Plant halts production amid complaints
Kratie officials warn a cassava flour production company to manage its waste.
Kratie authorities ban homes on riverbank after collapse
Authorities in Chhloung orders villagers not to build houses along the riverbank.
Officials testing blood after mass food poisoning
Ratanakkiri health officials are testing blood samples over food poisoning.
Ministry sees success emulating South Korean villages
A South Korean model village programme is lauded as successful in 3 provinces.
A building of hope
Students, parents and villagers gathered under a tent on a sunny morning on October 22. Everyone’s excitement was palpable in the air; and so as hope.
Eviction notices along Stung Prek Thnort river
Dangkor authorities issue a 7-day deadline for villagers to vacate their illegal homes.
More than 100 logs found in forest
Military police in Kon Mom seize more than 100 large timber logs which villagers came across in a forest in Trapaing Krahorm.
