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5th Annual Kep Trio Registration Now Open!
December 12, 2011
Bridges Across Borders Cambodia is happy to announce that registration for the 5th Annual Kep Trio Event is now open! Please follow the link below to read more about the event and to register for either the 10km Bike Event, the Half Marathon, 10km Run, or 3km Fun Run / Walk, or a combination of the Bike Event and one of the running events. All proceeds From the event go to the Hand in Hand Community Development Project.
Boeung Kak Lake Residents Score Landmark Human Rights Victory
December 12, 2011
Bridges Across Borders Cambodia sincerely welcomed the delivery of the first batch of land titles to residents of Boeung Kak Lake on Saturday. Land titles were distributed to 254 Boeung Kak households by Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema on September 10th, coinciding with International Human Rights Day. For the families who received titles on Saturday, it marked a successful end to a five-year struggle to defend their homes and land. The titles were issued in accordance with a decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on August 17th, which ordered that 12.44 hectares be cut out of the Boueng Kak development project and land titles provided to the roughly 800 families inside.
In Defence of Freedom of Expression and Inclusive Development
September 5, 2011
In recent weeks, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have been monitoring the resettlement impacts of the Rehabilitation of the Cambodian Railways Project and providing legal assistance to affected people have come under attack by the Cambodian government. The $140 million railway project, which is being financed primarily by loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and a grant from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), requires approximately 4000 families whose homes lie within the corridor of impact to move out of the way. Once completed, a subsidiary of the Melbourne-based Toll Holdings will operate the rails for 30 years.