Cambodia approves cement factory in wildlife sanctuary
Tuesday, 29 April 2025 () Phnom Penh (AFP) April 29, 2025
Cambodia's government has approved plans for a cement factory deep inside a protected wildlife sanctuary, according to an order seen by AFP on Tuesday, fuelling environmental concerns. Prime Minister Hun Manet signed the order in January leasing a 99-hectare (245-acre) plot of land inside the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary to KP Cement "for investment in a plan to set up a cement factory", the