Governor: Long-standing land dispute in Kandal nears solution

Publication date 11 June 2021 | 08:52 | ICT

On June 7, an inter-ministerial committee convened a meeting to discuss ways to quickly bring about a solution to a land dispute that erupted into violence on June 3 at the Chamkar Barang area in Tuol Prich commune of Kandal province’s Ang

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