Joel Brinkley, a professor of journalism, spoke to VOA Khmer recently about his book and possible solutions to Cambodia’s “curse.”
An estimated 2.3 million hectares were given over as concessions to private companies in recent years, Adhoc recently reported.
The 27-minute film follows the work of a leading NGO working to rally support for an end to widespread land grabbing in Cambodia.
The survey questioned 2,000 people in face-to-face responses in November and December last year.
Cambodia held its annual Plow Ceremony on Wednesday, with royal oxen predicting a good year for beans and corn.
In an account published in the English-language daily, the reporters said they had not witnessed the shooting directly.
The rights group Adhoc reported in March an increase in land concessions that ranged from 70 to 99 years.
The FAO predicts world rice production at the paddy level will exceed 730 million tons for 2012 - up almost two percent from 2011.
Rann Bunroth is reportedly being charged for failing to stop military policeman In Ratana from shooting Chut Wutty on April 26.
Cambodia has reduced the number of maternal deaths, meeting a 2015 goal early, health officials told VOA Khmer.
The government has established an investigative committee, and two men have been detained for questioning in the April 26 shooting.
Wutty's death provoked outrage from rights groups, who claim the government frequently turns a blind eye to illegal logging.
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