Cambodia: Prime Minister Institutes Moratorium On Land Concessions

Cambodia: Prime Minister Institutes Moratorium On Land Concessions   Responding to international pressure, the Prime Minister of Cambodia announced Monday that he would temporarily suspend granting land to all domestic and foreign companies in Cambodia. The order also calls for a review of all existing concessions, canceling any agreement that involved the grabbing of villagers' land and illegal logging. The order states that the suspension was due to the "necessary and urgent need to...

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