Kampong Cham Authorities Arrest Private Power Company Staff Over 170-Year-Old Palm Tree Felling

In Kampong Cham, Cambodia, three individuals from a private electricity company have been arrested for illegally felling seven 170-year-old palm trees lining a temple's entrance road. The trees were cut to facilitate power line installation. Local residents and the temple community have strongly protested the action, prompting authorities to intervene.