January 25, 2023
Participants from indigenous communities attend a forum in Phnom Penh. (Hean Rangsey/VOD)

Indigenous Groups Warn: ‘We Will Be Slaves on Our Land’

Communities are already facing lawsuits for traditional farming practices and seeing encroachment on ancestral lands as new draft laws are set to further erode protections, indigenous groups warned in a forum with government officials on Wednesday.

Hun Sinath, left, meets with Seang Chanheng on Monday. (Hun Sinath's Facebook)

Hun Sen’s Sister Wins Dispute Over Land Inside Airport Concession

A plot of 50 hectares — or possibly 80 — within state land that was allocated to a major airport development is instead being transferred from a controversial tycoon to the prime minister’s sister, according to murky details emerging from a public spat among elites.