The Pursat Provincial Administration has issued clarification regarding media coverage of the alleged impending eviction of 30 veterans’ families. A December 30 video report claimed that the families in Thma Da commune’s Ekpheap village of Veal Veng district have lived on the land for many years, but were evicted to make way for the construction of a national road.
Farmers affected by flooding this rainy season have replanted more than 99 per cent of their rice fields, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh/Asia News Network): King Norodom Sihamoni on Nov 19 ordered the second-term appointment of governors to three provinces: Oddar Meanchey, Siem Reap and Tbong Khmum.
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng told new Pursat provincial governor Khoy Rida to strive for new achievements and improve the efficiency of work by his administration, while Rida himself pledged to prevent crimes in all forms and clamp down on illegal drugs within his purview. Rida replaces Cheav Tay, who has been transferred to the ministry due to his health conditions.