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Preah Sihanouk keeps 3 factories shut
Thu, 27 May 2021
The Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities have temporarily suspended the operations of three factories in two special economic zones for another week from May 26 to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Two of the factories – Cambodian Everwin Express and Prowood (Cambodia) Flowering – are located in the Preah Sihanouk Special Economic Zone on National Road 4 in Prey Nop district’s Bit Traing commune.
The other factory is Xie Cheang Home Furnishings, located in the Jejiang Gorji Special Economic Zone on National Road 4 in Prey Nop district’s Choeung Kor commune.
In a decision dated May 25, the provincial administration said it had found positive cases after suspending the factories prior to the extension to collect samples for Covid-19 testing.
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People living in Chroy Svay commune in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district protested in front of the district hall to demand that authorities keep 63ha of lowland forest as state property and take legal action against forest encroachers. Photo supplied
Koh Kong residents protest encroachment on state land
Wed, 12 May 2021
More than 100 families living in Chroy Svay commune in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district protested in front of the district hall to demand that authorities keep 63ha of lowland forest as state property and take legal action against forest encroachers.
A community representative told The Post on condition of anonymity that over 13ha of the forest in the commune’s Chroy Svay Khang Keurt village had been illegally cleared by unidentified individuals early this year.
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Villagers in Koh Kong’s province’s Sre Ambel district have replanted about 30,000 mangrove trees on nearly 13ha of land that were encroached on previously. Photo supplied
Koh Kong residents replant mangrove trees on 13ha of encroached land
Tue, 4 May 2021
More than than 100 families in Koh Kong’s province’s Sre Ambel district have replanted about 30,000 mangrove trees on nearly 13ha of land that were encroached on previously.
A resident representing a community in the district’s Chroy Svay commune who asked to remain anonymous told The Post on May 4 that the 63ha in the commune’s Chroy Svay Khang Lech and Chroy Svay Khang Keurt villages is a mangrove forest that shelters a variety of flora and fauna, providing a source of livelihoods for local people.
Provincial administration spokesman Sok Sothy said the working group had surveyed and demarcated its boundaries.
Sothy said if illegal land grabbing is discovered the group will search for the identities of the suspects and take administrative measures or build a case against them to send to the provincial court.
The inspection took place on April 3 with the participation of officials from the environment deparment, land management department and the cadastral office as well as local authorities and the Koh Kong provincial court prosecutor.
According to Sothy, the government had allocated plots of land in these locations to local residents but the working group suspects that illegal land clearance and occupation has recently occurred in the area.