"Court drops dispute against 7 villagers", 30 November 2017

The Pursat Provincial Court...decided to drop charges against seven villagers accused in 2011 of destroying private property in a long-running land dispute with the prominent developer Pheapimex Group.

"The court dropped the charges of destroying company's property, and the $400,000 compensation that the company demanded was also declined...."

...The complaint was filed after locals stopped Pheapimex bulldozers from clearing land they maintained was theirs. The company was granted a 315,028-hectare concession in Pursat and Kampong Chhnang provinces.

One of the accused, Lach Saran, 41, said he was happy about the result "because I do not have money and time to travel to the court for the case anymore".