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By: Alisa Tang
Date: 24 June 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Since 2010, four people have been killed in a community locked in a battle for the right to use government land
(Updates date of officials' visit in graf 33 and upcoming court verdict in graf 34, year of coup in graf…
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Author: Alisa Tang
KLONG SAI PATTANA, Thailand (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In Klong Sai Pattana, a rural community carved out of an illegal oil palm plantation by land rights campaigners, new arrivals are given a one-year trial run at being farmers.
If the…
By: Ron Corben & Bryan Lynn
Date: August 1st 2016
Source: VOA
An international human rights organization says Southeast Asia is facing increasing conflicts and violence over land grab activity. A “land grab” relates to taking land quickly, forcefully and often illegally.
In this case, the…
By: Kanana Katharangsiporn
Date: August 15th 2016
Source: Bangkok Post
Bangkok's City Planning Department will allow the transfer of development rights and give additional construction space to buildings that remove fences for public use. The move is aimed at encouraging land utilisation and…
Date: 13 September 2016
Source: Forest Peoples Programme
On Wednesday, Thailand’s Administrative Court issued a ruling that the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation was within its rights to burn Karen properties in Bang Kloi village within the National Park in 2011.…
Inclusive approach in concert with Mekong region partners forges unprecedented access to data and information on land
For more information, please contact: Neil Sorensen at +33641668648 or neil.sorensen@landportal.info
GRONINGEN (21 September, 2016) — Land has become a key issue on the global…
Numa abordagem inclusiva concertada com os parceiros da região do Mekong, constrói um acesso sem precedentes a dados e informações sobre a terra
Para mais informações, por favor contacte: Henrique Pires dos Santos através do e-mail henrique.piresdossantos@landportal.info
GRONINGEN (21 de…
Une approche inclusive, menée de concert avec les partenaires de la région du Mékong, permet d’accéder pour la première fois à des données et à des informations sur les questions foncières
Pour de plus amples informations, prière de contacter : Neil Sorensen at +33641668648 ou neil.sorensen@…
Un enfoque inclusivo convenido con los socios de la región del Mekong permite un acceso sin precedentes a datos e información sobre la tierra
Si desea más información, póngase en contacto con: Neil Sorensen: +33641668648 o neil.sorensen@landportal.info
GRONINGA (26 de septiembre de 2016) - La…
By: Cod Satrusayang
Date: October 3rd 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Thai capital on Monday calling on the junta to address land rights and housing needs in what police and organizers said was one of the biggest demonstrations since the…
Source: The Nation
By: Pratch Rujivanarom & Stella Davies
Academics have urged the authorities to admit that people can live in forests while adjusting methods to prove land rights to include evidence from the field and from local residents to resolve land and forest management conflicts.…