Timber firms face action
The government has said it will revoke the business licences and immediately halt the operations of five companies in Mondulkiri province’s Koh Nhek district if they are found to be involved in forestry crimes.Phnom Penh Post, 19 July 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging Two more companies suspected of illegal logging in Mondulkiri
The National Committee for Forest Crime Prevention yesterday identified two more companies suspected of illegal logging in Mondulkiri province, where authorities continue to crack down on criminal networks following the arrest of well-known timber tycoon Soeng Sam Ol.Khmer Times , 19 July 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging, illegal harvesting Chinese called for questioning
Mondulkiri Provincial Court deputy prosecutor Morm Vanda has issued a warrant ordering two Chinese nationals to answer questions regarding alleged forestry crimes, after the court last Thursday summoned two Cambodian nationals for questioning.Phnom Penh Post, 17 July 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging, illegal harvesting Court summons four more suspects over Mondulkiri logging
Mondulkiri provincial Military Police are hunting four more people on court orders after tycoon Soeng Sam Ol and three alleged accomplices were placed in pre-trial detention on illegal logging charges.Phnom Penh Post, 16 July 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging, illegal timber trade, Mondulkiri Officials questioned over tycoon’s logging
Five senior officials in Mondulkiri were questioned by the National Committee for Forest Crime Prevention on Saturday over a large-scale illegal logging operation allegedly run by well-known timber tycoon Soeng Sam Ol, who was arrested last week.Khmer Times , 15 July 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging Oknha Sam Ol and three others charged and jailed
Tycoon Soeng Sam Ol and three alleged accomplices have been placed in pre-trial detention after being charged with illegal logging, while more than 40 vehicles reportedly used to carry out the offences were handed over to Mondulkiri provincial authorities on Sunday.Phnom Penh Post, 15 July 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging Local Cambodian Patrols Seek to End Illegal Logging
According to Forest News, Cambodia loses about 208,000 hectares of forest every year from logging. Now some local residents who rely on the forest to make their living are fighting back and asking for help. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports.Voice of Cambodia, 24 June 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging Local Cambodian Patrols Seek to End Illegal Logging
According to Forest News, Cambodia loses about 208,000 hectares of forest every year from logging. Now some local residents who rely on the forest to make their living are fighting back and asking for help. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports.Voice of Cambodia, 24 June 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging Mondulkiri forest community claim they received death threats from sawmill boss
Three community activists from Bou Sra commune in Mondulkiri province’s Pech Chreada district have claimed that they received death threats from the owner of four sawmills after they took photographs of alleged illegal logging from the community forest.The Phnom Penh Post, 24 June 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging, community forest Deforestation warming Cambodia, activists say
As the impacts of climate change become more apparent worldwide, members of the public are connecting more weather events to the phenomenon.MENAFN, 23 June 2019
Cambodia, Timber, deforestation Group tackles forestry crimes
Five new chainsaws and six makeshift tractors were impounded by the Prey Preah Roka Forest Community Network (PPRFCN) and rangers during a three-day forest patrol from June 7-9 in Preah Vihear province.Phnom Penh Post, 12 June 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging NGOs Raise Concerns Over Illegal Logging
Illegal logging and timber trafficking are continuing with impunity as local administrators and government officials become complacent under the country’s single-party rule, two NGO officers said.Vod Hot News, 10 June 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging Cambodian Loggers Narrowly Escape Arrest in Thap Lan National Park
A group of Cambodian illegal loggers narrowly escaped arrest after allegedly smuggling precious Siamese rosewood in a national park in Thailand’s northeast.Thailand News, 07 June 2019
Cambodia, Thailand, Timber, deforestation, Cambodia, illegal timber trade, Timber, Thap Lan National Park, Thailand, South East Asia, Asia Pacific Two Activist Supporters of Banned Cambodian Opposition Party Arrested For ‘Forest Encroachment’
Chan Sophal and his colleague Tuon Sam Ath were arrested in Pursat’s Veal Veng district on the evening of May 28 for alleged engagement in illegal logging and are being held at the provincial prison, Chan Sophal’s wife Pen Savorn told RFA’s Khmer Service on Wednesday. The two men have yet to obtain legal counsel.RFA, 29 May 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Illegal logging Sar Kheng recognises Phnom Samkos logging
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on Saturday acknowledged that there had been illegal logging in the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary in Pursat province. Civil society groups lauded the acknowledgement and urged the authorities to immediately combat the crimes.Phnom Penh Post , 27 May 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Cambodia Timber Company in Cambodia Continues to Collect Wood from Protected Forest Areas.
A timber company in Cambodia is ignoring environmental protection laws by transporting felled trees by night from protected forests in the country, activists said on Monday.RFA, 20 May 2019
Cambodia, Timber, Cambodia Cambodia’s sanctuaries under threat
Cambodia’s Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary is symbolic of the country’s poor forestry management. Around 2,000 square kilometres (sq km) – around three times the size of Singapore – is lost to illegal logging in Cambodia every year where wildlife sanctuaries – despite their name – are not spared.The Asean Post , 07 May 2019
Cambodia, Timber, illegal timber trade