Coastal Communities Wary as Major Development Appears to Progress
Kampot and Kep fishing communities threatened as tourism project linked to the wife of a government minister reportedly moves forward.
Phin Rathana Apr 28, 5:35 pm
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Kampot and Kep fishing communities threatened as tourism project linked to the wife of a government minister reportedly moves forward.
Kampot education must build a “culture of gratitude” with a photo of Prime Minister Hun Sen in every classroom and a daily routine of bowing to it and giving thanks for the roofs under which students learn, the provincial governor has said.
Kampot authorities have arrested nine construction workers for allegedly killing and butchering three husky dogs for consumption.
Salt flats workers say they are barely earning enough to keep their children in school, fueling fears that they will have to pull their children from school — much like their parents did decades ago.
LSN publisher Los Seng was put under judicial supervision by the Kampot Provincial Court on Thursday after two LSN reporters, who are also on bail, covered a provincial land dispute in November 2021.
Two journalists from Los Seng News, who were arrested for filming a land dispute in Kampot, made a public apology on Wednesday but were then sent to court for further questioning.
Kampot governor Mao Thonin held a public forum to address citizens’ grievances, mostly stemming from land disputes in the coastal province, with the governor coming highly recommended for his ability to resolve land conflicts.
“People like to come to wish for good luck,” Sok Chea says. “If they want to sell their property, like land, they will come to wish to make a deal happen sooner and to get a good price for their land.”
Between official documents, residents’ accounts and visible evidence of filling, reporters have found five seafilling projects on the Kampot coast — some of them spanning hundreds of hectares. Affected fishers have been told there could be twice as many in all.
Visitors on the Kampot riverside are greeted to the intense stench from raw sewage pumping directly into the river, but authorities and ADB had separate understandings of how the problematic pipe would be fixed.
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