Off the banks of Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changva peninsula, in the shadow of the famous Sokha Hotel, the ubiquitous fishing boats and sand dredgers have been replaced by military vessels, and local fisherpeople have been asked to temporarily clear the area with no compensation until the Asean Summit is over.
More than 1,000 motorbikes have been confiscated after a crackdown on unlicensed pawnshops in Phnom Penh. People who have previously had their motorbikes stolen are now visiting the garages where the vehicles are being kept in the hope of regaining their motos.
Candlelight Party candidates in Phnom Penh’s Prek Liep commune allege they were offered gifts, threatened and forced to sign an NEC complaint that led to the party’s disqualification from contesting the commune.
A volunteer group has been working for the last two months to clean up the riverbank in Chroy Changva district, while also trying to change people’s behaviors when it comes to trash disposal.
Floodwaters are rising on a small group of Chroy Changva residents who say they have suffered two months of unprecedented flooding after officials filled a nearby canal earlier this year.
A fisherman is waiting for sand-dredging company officials to respond after his boat and home was severely damaged in a crash with one of the barges hauling new land for Phnom Penh’s developments.
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