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.
Tag: villagers
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.
Kratie villagers rally in capital
Over 100 people representing families in Kratie rally awaiting a land dispute resolution from the Land Management Ministry.
Rice wine producer charged over Kratie poisonings
Kratie Provincial Court charges a rice wine producer over the poisoning of 89 villagers.
Kratie again hit by fatal poisonings
Sambo district, Kratie province – Authorities here have banned villagers from making and selling rice wine after five people died and many others were hospitalised due to methanol poisoning.
Villagers again demand land resolution
Dozens of Prek Khsach villagers protest to speed up land dispute resolution.
Four villagers guilty of encroaching on land
Four villagers are found guilty of encroaching on land belonging to a businessman.
A dozen Kratie farms demolished
Authorities in Kratie province yesterday demolished a dozen family farms deemed illegal in Snuol district’s Khsoem commune.
Population growth fuels deforestation: PM
PM accuses now-defunct opposition supporters of encroaching on protected forests.
Four on trial for land encroachment
Preah Sihanouk Court held a trial for four villagers accused by businessman Tan Tap of encroaching on his land in Stung Hav.
Police chief suspended over death threats
Thpong police chief is put on administrative leave over alleged killing threats.
Pumping station pollution plagues community
Villagers living by Tamouk lake are tired of rancid bubbles wafting into their homes.
Bird flu outbreak in Tboung Khmum
Tboung Khmum provincial officials are warning villagers to be cautious and aware that bird flu could be transmitted to humans.
India wins praise for ‘exemplary’ flood relief as community pitches in Kerala
India’s response to floods in Kerala wins praise.
India wins praise for ‘exemplary’ flood relief in Kerala
Flooding on the scale seen in Kerala could have killed 10 times more people a decade ago, but India’s disaster management capacity has improved significantly in that time.
PM urges quick relief for flood victims
PM says ministries must continue prioritising the safety of villagers affected by floods.
Royal pardon returns freedom to activist
Prominent land activist Tep Vanny has been reunited with her family after two years in jail and plans to continue her fight for displaced Boeng Kak villagers.
