More than 100 NGOs called on Cambodia’s government to direct microfinance
institutions (MFI) and lenders to suspend all loan repayments and interest
accrual for at least three months to allow borrowers the ability to shelter
at home during the country’s latest and deadliest coronavirus outbreak.
Fifty-three Bunong indigenous families in Kbal Romeas commune Stung Treng
province’s Sesan district have accused a company of illegally setting up
boundary poles for a plantation and encroaching on community land, an
accusation the provincial authorities have denied.
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A group of 61 families in Siem Reap province’s Slakram district are
protesting the installation of a cell base tower by telecoms firm Metfone in
their community. Residents believe the tower’s antenna emits harmful
radiation that affects their health.
Three youth activists for environmental group Mother Nature stood firm in
the closing of their incitement trial on Thursday as the presiding judge
pressed them that the group’s Facebook page was illegal, the government
filling in lakes would improve traffic, and the activists’ research was
insufficient
