Cambodia’s dominant political network has infiltrated down to the local level through a hydraulic control paradigm, unwittingly aided and abetted by international development assistance.
Category: Cambodia
Cementing Cambodia’s future, but at what cost?
As the Kingdom’s construction boom continues, the local production of cement has evolved alongside it. But potential environmental issues may prove costly
The Country Where ‘Everybody Has a Loan’
The average loan size in Cambodia is now among the highest in the world, growing from $200 to $1,000 in the decade to 2014 — twice the pace of per-capita income.
Cambodia’s Hun Set still pushing population growth as deforestation cause
Prime Minister Hun Sen has accused villagers and supporters of the now-defunct opposition party of cutting down trees and encroaching on protected forests.
River residents to be relocated
“The new place has no house and no electricity. We have already received information from the authorities, but we haven’t agreed to go. We asked for land near the river, otherwise we’ll just go back to Vietnam.”
Industrial waste management slipping in Cambodia
Sarom Trading Company is contracted to collect industrial waste eight times per month, while in reality the company only collects three times per month as waste piles grow.
Satellite images reveal humanity’s abusive relationship with Earth’s most precious resource
NASA images show the extensive impact along the Sesan and Srepok Rivers resulting from Cambodia’s Lower Sesan II dam.
Timber trade sanctions sought
The UK-based Environmental Investigation Agency on Wednesday called for a rosewood trade suspension against Vietnam, accusing it of accepting fake Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species permits from Cambodia.
Vietnamese government helping to steal rare Siamese rosewood says Phnom Penh
The government of Cambodia is accusing its Vietnamese counterpart of complicity in the illegal importation of increasingly scarce and highly valuable Siamese rosewood.
Forest law amendment to be done before 2023
Earlier this week, Mr Kheng said that illegal logging in Mondulkiri province is rampant and that an amendment was needed to delegate more power to local authorities.