Land disputes solved, flooded forest returned in Cambodia's Kampong Chhnang

Kampong Chhnang governor Sun Sovannarith holds a conference on commune development progress. - KAMPONG CHHNANG ADMINISTRATION

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): In December, the Kampong Chhnang Provincial Administration had resolved nearly 600 land disputes throughout the province and reclaimed over 30,000ha of flooded forest land as state property, according to governor Sun Sovanrith.

Sovanrith provided the figures during a news conference held to review the goals set by the provincial administration and progress made by its 71 communes at the Office of the Council of Ministers on Jan 25.