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Flash Info | Klaing Toek 78 Community Requests End to Siem Reap Water Reservoir Encroachment

5 June 2026

More than 70 members of the Klaing Toek 78 Community gathered in front of the Siem Reap Provincial Hall yesterday to demand the provincial governor intervene to end encroachment onto a water reservoir. The community, which lives around the Klaing Toek 78 water reservoir in Kantrak, Svay Preae,Kuok Krasang, and Svay Dankum village in Sangkat Svay Dankum and Sambour village in Sangkat Sambour, relies on it for their daily livelihoods.

Unidentified families reportedly used machinery to transport soil, erect three houses, and cultivate the land in March 2026. The area, which spans approximately 1,096 hectares, is state property and serves as an important source of water for dry rice cultivation and a daily source of income for community members. Community members said that these encroachment activities have affected more than 200 families who currently depend on the reservoir.

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Article | Post-Ceasefire Razing of Cambodian Villages Likely Violates International Law

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Publicly available imagery and footage indicate that a significant number of homes and structures in Chok Chey and Boeung Trarkuon villages in Banteay Meanchey province have been razed and cleared by Thai forces in the days and weeks after the 27 December ceasefire. The destruction of civilian homes during a conflict goes against the Geneva Conventions and international human rights law, regardless of which side of the contested border the houses stand.

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