Mondulkiri Timber Trucks Dynamited
Mondulkiri: Following a crackdown on large-scale illegal logging in Mondulkiri, 4 people, including Oknha Suoeng Sam Ol, were arrested and more than 40 vehicles seized. 4 illegal logging trucks found…
Timber Oknha Soueng Sam Ol Arrested in Modulkiri
Mondulkiri: According to a senior military source, on 9 July 2019, four people, including timber tycoon Oknha Soeung Sam Ol, were arrested and 40 trucks used to transport wood siezed…
The European Commission and Illegal Timber Trade
Files obtained by New Internationalist show that the European Commission knowingly legitimized a Vietnamese government agency that facilitated the theft of roughly half a billion dollars of endangered species. Jack Daviesreports. A Vietnamese…
Timber Tycoon Arrested After KTV Punchup
(Kampong Cham): Oknha Vun Bunthai was arrested by police on January 5, 2019 at the Karaoke Villa in Kandal province. Kompong Cham provincial governor Kouch Chamroeun told Fresh News on January 6 that…
Timber Transporter Tips and Dies
Stung Treng: A man transporting wood on a motorbike was crushed by his load on the night of November 21, 2018 along National Road No. 9, Veal Chong Village, Anlong Chrey Commune…
Timber Yard Raided in Kampong Chhnang
Kampong Chhnang: Provincial Forestry Officials of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Kampong Chhnang Province, on November 13, 2018, together with local forces, closed down an illegal wood…
RCAF Car Stopped With 2 Tons of Timber
Kampong Thom: A Highlander car with an RCAF license plate was stopped with almost 2 tons of timber inside. Police attempted to stop the vehicle in the early hours of…
Vietnam and Cambodia Meet to Discuss Timber Trade
Delegates at the event is titled “Policy dialogue on trade in timber and timber products between Việt Nam and Cambodia: Legality and sustainability” held in HCM City on October 22…
Illegal Timber Trafficking in Ratanakiri Videos
Filmed over 3 days from September 30 to October 2, 2018, we (http://nkdnews.com/) have witnessed firsthand the illegal transport of illegal timber to Vietnam. The wood is taken from districts…
Early Travelers: E.F.J. Forrest, 1850’s
Sometime in the mid to late 1850’s, an Englishman was one of the the first western travelers to visit Angkor Wat. Very little is known about the writers- the Englishman…
Mondulkiri Cop Shot By Local Businessman
Mondulkiri province: At 21:20 on August 4, 2021, a police officer was seriously injured after he was shot while patrolling in Kandal village. Sangkat Spean Meanchey, Sen Monorom City, Mondulkiri…
Loggers Told Turn Themselves In As Officials Charged With Forestry Crimes
Phnom Penh: Today, General Sao Sokha, Deputy Commander of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, Commander of the National Gendarmerie and Chairman of the National Commission for the Prevention and Suppression…
War Within A War: The Rise & Fall Of FULRO, PT II
This article continues from PART ONE The Second FULRO Rebellion On September 15, 1965, 500 FULRO Montagnards assigned to Buôn Ma Thuộc received arms, following the latest settlement between the…
Van & Rosewood Seized- Transporter Escapes
Preah Vihear: Mr. Nuon Sokhom, Director of Preah Vihear Forestry Administration, continued to lead district and Tbeng Meanchey forest officials to seize a minivan loaded with nearly 20 pieces of luxury…
Herd Of Elephants Caught On Camera In Mondulkiri
Mondulkiri Province: According to the Wildlife Conservation Organization (WCS) on the morning of November 24, 2020, it was confirmed that some villagers in Pouchar in Mondulkiri Province spotted a herd…
Thai Rangers Clash With Armed Loggers On Border
Thai army-trained rangers and forestry officials on Wednesday exchanged gunfire with a group of Cambodian lumberjacks in a border area of northeastern Thailand, a government official said. Five Cambodians, two…
