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Clouded leopard rescued in Bokor park dies

Official: Protect rare pitcher plants

Bokor realty market in stasis

No major changes have been observed so far in Bokor’s market momentum and property prices in the nearly three months since the Kampot provincial town was created, with real estate experts pointing out that the latest Covid-19 outbreak has delayed many investment plans.

Hopes for second Kampot town

Share Hopes for second Kampot town Wed, 31 March 2021 A recently-minted coastal town in the southwestern province of Kampot has generated very high hopes for investment, development and jobs in the area. The government issued a sub-decree on March 16 to establish Bokor town in the western reaches of the province, adjacent to the western edge of Kampot town and comprised of three communes formerly in Teuk Chhou district – Prek Tnort, Koh Touch and Boeung Touk from west to east. The new town will have significant overlap with Bokor National Park – which extends to bordering districts and neighbouring Preah Sihanouk province – and will house the park’s main attractions.

'A disgrace': Luxury housing plans threaten Cambodia's Bokor National Park

Bokor National Park, also known as Preah Monivong Bokor National Park, sits on the southern coast of Cambodia and is a refuge for many threatened plants and animals, as well as a popular tourist site. But conservationists warn Bokor’s habitat is under threat from the development of luxury residential estates that are planned to occupy 19,000 hectares inside the park. The park gained official protected status in 1993, yet was awarded to Cambodian tycoon Sok Kong in 2007 as a 99-year concession for $1 billion. In the intervening years, Kong’s company has developed an access road, luxury hotels and condominiums in Bokor.