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
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
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