Khmer News in Cambodia

Sitting on the floor of her tiny thatched cottage, rocking her sleeping 18-month-old child in a hammock, Rin Neang, 23, and eight months pregnant with another child, is full of hope that her family will soon own its own piece of land.
“I heard that they [the government] will give my family a piece of land [...]

Land grabbing issue in Cambodia

Sim Naren and her children are busy clearing grass off her land to plant more crops. A small patch of her two hectares is already cleared, with rice and corn and fruit trees growing on it. But there is a lot more work to do. Naren, a 45-yearold widow, puts down [...]

Prime Minister Hun Sen has repeatedly warned that a failure to improve land management and stop “land grabbing” could lead to a “farmers’ revolution.” While the World Bank is supporting the government to title more land under its Land Management and Administration Project, the issue of what to do about existing land disputes remains a [...]