PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): A senior official in Preah Vihear province said that in the last few years no Cambodians had crossed the border to illegally fell Kranhuong trees (Dalbergia cochinchinensis) in Thailand, as both authorities had tightened border crossings due to the outbreak of Covid-19.
At a press conference – held to discuss the progress of Preah Vihear’s local communes and the direction of the coming year’s work – at the Office of the Council of Ministers on Feb 15, deputy governor of Preah Vihear, Ung Vuthy (pic) explained that it had previously been an issue.
