One man received six months in jail and three were released on Monday when Kampot provincial court tried four villagers accused of property destruction, following a land dispute with local military. The four were charged following a complaint brought by officials of RCAF Division 31. The courts sentenced Nhek Chantha, 52, to six months with [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Kampot’
Posted in 
Tags: 
Farmers Want Campaign Promises Kept
November 20th, 2008 
Cambodian News Cambodian farmers called on government officials Wednesday to keep to their election campaign promises to improve agriculture, as a two-day meeting among regional representatives wrapped up. The farmers said they were promised increased irrigation, more technical training and fertilizer and seeds, but were disappointed by the sector’s meager portion of the national budget. “The budget [...]
Three Hospitalized in Kampot Crackdown
November 19th, 2008 Cambodian News Security forces, including police and military, continued forced evictions in Kampot province for a second day Tuesday, following the injuries of at least three villagers Monday. The authorities destroyed an estimated 230 small homes in Ta Ken commune, Chhouk district, in two days of operations to oust residents from a national park, officials said. Soldiers [...]
CPP Offered Gifts for Vote: Kampot Villagers
August 1st, 2008 Cambodian News On a quiet evening this week following Sunday’s election, a group of old men sat on a bamboo bed in a wooden house in Kampong province sipping tea and talking politics. Shortly before the election, 65-year-old Tean Son said, he was given a sarong by ruling party officials in exchange for a promise to vote [...]