Land
RCSS faces landmine claims
Ethnic Palaung civilians fleeing fighting in Namkham township have accused forces of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) of laying landmines around their village and looting their homes. IDPs from Law Naw spoke to The Myanmar Times in a makeshift camp set up about 10 ...
Over 500 people killed or injured by UXO since 2009
Over 500 people have been affected by UXO-related accidents in Laos since 2009, according to a report from the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) for UXO/Mine Action in Laos. The NRA reported that from 2009 until the present there had been 319 incidents involving unexploded ordnance, claiming ...
That Luang Marsh SEZ condos have wide appeal
A majority of people buying condo apartments at That Luang Marsh Specific Economic Zone (SEZ) in Vientiane are Lao or of Lao origin living in France, officials in charge of the project have said. Vice President of the zone’s management board Mr Pheng Inthilath told Vientiane ...
Cambodian Government denies land issues
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction issued a statement on 6 January defending its track record and denying that Germany ended its support for the ministry’s land rights program due to a lack of transparency and sluggish reform pace. “The German side accepted that ...
Bavet SEZ hashes out fears with deputy PM
A representative of a Svay Rieng province special economic zone that was rocked by violent strikes in December discussed security and law enforcement during a meeting on 2 February with Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An, the province’s ruling party lawmaker. Keep reading ...
Bomb-clearing in Laos may get more U.S. help
Secretary of State John Kerry said on 25 January that the United States is considering increasing financial aid to help Laos clear the countryside of unexploded ordnance left over from the Vietnam War more than four decades ago. Speaking at the end of a one-day stop in ...
US to increase aid to clear unexploded bombs in Laos
Secretary of State John Kerry said on 25 January that the United States is considering increasing financial aid to help Laos clear the countryside of unexploded ordnance left over from the Vietnam War more than four decades ago. Speaking with reporters at the end of a one-day ...
Governor visits Boeung Trabek following demolitions
Following the 19 January demolition of six homes in Village 1, a community on the southern shore of Phnom Penh’s Boeung Trabek reservoir, Municipal Governor Pa Socheatvong on 20 January addressed residents, promising a solution to a largely sceptical audience. Speaking on the afternoon of 20 January, Socheatvong said ...
NLD compiles land-grab lists
Amid indications that the incoming National League for Democracy government will take up the issue of land-grabs, the party’s Mandalay Region has begun compiling a list of farmland seized unlawfully in the region. “We are collecting data on farmland disputes. It will be up to the ...
Lao Government approves new SEZ in Luang Prabang
The Lao government has given the green light for a Lao company to set up a special economic zone (SEZ) in Luang Prabang province, bringing the total number of SEZs nationwide to 13. The development is part of plans to create a new town in the ...
