Three soldiers, one of whom was previously implicated in the murder of an environmental official, were arrested last week in Preah Sihanouk province for allegedly clearing an area of protected forest land in Ream National Park, officials said yesterday.

Provincial deputy prosecutor Ros Saram said that two of the soldiers were arrested on Thursday alongside the operator of an excavator they were using to clear the land.

The following day, a third soldier, Thorn Virak, was arrested.

The driver and three soldiers were charged with clearing the forest land in Ream National Park without permission and they were detained in the [provincial] prison to await trial, Saram said.

The quartet was charged under Article 56 and 62 of the Protected Areas Law, he added.

When asked about details of the four detainees, Saram said that the vehicle operator was a normal villager, while the two arrested alongside him were serving in the military in Preah Sihanouk.

Virak, he said, had military fatigues and had confessed to being a soldier under questioning.

If the claims of being a soldier turned out to be false, he would face additional charges, Sarom added.

Virak previously spent time in prison after he was convicted in July 2009 of supplying the gun used to murder Nov Kim, an environmental official stationed in the park, earlier that year.

The killing took place after Kim detained Virak and four other men on suspicion of illegal logging. Virak was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 500,000 riel (about $123).

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ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va (WVIR) - Bulldozers are clearing trees and moving dirt on 73-acres just outside Charlottesville city limits, making way for a new shopping center.

The 5th Street Station is expected to bring more than 500 jobs to Albemarle County.

Everyone is working well together; the county, the developer, the shopping store management. And we're trying to stay in touch and make sure this project comes out as good as it could possibly come out, said Albemarle Co. Board of Supervisor Chair Jane Dittmar.

Currently, crews are clearing land and putting in underground infrastructure. By the fall of 2016, a Wegmans grocery store will be open. Field and Stream, Dick's Sporting Goods, Petsmart and Panera Bread will follow soon after.

The whole south side of the county is underserved for shopping. This is going to be great for them. It saves them time. It saves them transportation costs, said Albemarle Co. Supervisor Liz Palmer.

Riverbend Development is now working on the second phase of leasing retail space for the shopping center.

They have about 75,000 square feet in negotiations, so we're looking forward to finding out who might be joining the original tenants fairly soon, Dittmar said.

A road connecting Avon Street and 5th Street is expected to be completed by the year as well.

Even people that are not interested in necessarily, oh wow great shopping' and new service businesses are looking forward to easy access between those two roads, said Dittmar

Supervisor Palmer says tax revenue from the shopping center will allow the county to make other improvements in that area.

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Riverslea protest heats up

Concerned Riverslea residents staged a protest at Darch Brook this morning to stop tree clearing and call for more information on private subdivision plans.

Margaret River resident Jim Matan said the group wanted the clearing stopped until more information had been given on plans by developer Walsec to clear land for 70 new houses.

He said the group requested the workers hold off until such time as we can totally ascertain the legality of what theyre doing.

Mr Matan said protestors were at the site at 8am for about an hour before police asked them to leave. Resident Trudy Hayman said members of the group was concerned they had not been consulted before the clearing.

We had questions for them regarding the legality of their operations, she said.

Mrs Hayman said the group had inquired about the developers permission to clear the site, which was granted in 2002.

Were following up on a few avenues in relation to their permits to clear the land, Mrs Hayman said.

We just want to know all the boxes have been ticked.

Mrs Hayman said the developers were bulldozing trees like they were matchsticks.

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Moving to vacate encroachments on over 93,000 acres of prime wakf land located across Maharashtra and to monetise the value of these religious endowments for the welfare of Muslims, the state government is planning to create a special machinery for the removal of these encumbrances. It's also planning to link the lands to the ready reckoner rate, doing away with the present system of charging nominal lease for them.

Moving to vacate encroachments on over 93,000 acres of prime wakf land located across Maharashtra and to monetise the value of these religious endowments for the welfare of Muslims, the state government is planning to create a special machinery for the removal of these encumbrances. It's also planning to link the lands to the ready reckoner rate, doing away with the present system of charging nominal lease for them.

"We are planning to increase the amount when we renovate the leases," revenue minister Eknath Khadse, who also holds charge of the minority welfare department, told dna. He added that the leases on many land parcels, which had been given out for 99 years and 39 years, were due for renewal soon.

"We are planning a special machinery to remove the encroachments (on wakf lands). Once they are removed, the land can be utilised for the welfare of the community."

State government statistics show Maharashtra has around 93,418 acres of wakf land spread over about 23,566 registered properties, with the maximum land parcels in Aurangabad division, followed by 9,310 acres in Pune division, 9,260 acres in Nagpur division, 8,350 acres in Nashik, 5,941 acres in the Konkan and 2,755 acres in Amravati.

According to the chief minister's study group headed by former IAS officer Mehmood-ur-Rehman, which submitted a report on the 'Socio-economic and educational backwardness of the Muslims in Maharashtra,' no detailed survey has been conducted to ascertain the exact extent of encroachment on wakf properties and about 60% of wakf land is under encroachment in Marathwada alone.

"Renowned politicians, well wishers of the community and Muslim intellectuals have often been expressing their views that if proper use of the properties is made and they are honestly managed, it can help uplift a large section of the deprived community. But unfortunately due to mismanagement and misappropriation on a large scale, it has been observed that every year encroachment and illegal sale of wakf properties has been rising," it noted.

"Apart from encroachment by the government, semi-government departments, and local bodies, the properties and open spaces are also in illegal possession of individuals, especially builders, politicians and other influential people," the report added, recommending that prime land or plots must be given on lease or on rent to banks or corporates to collect appropriate rent.

In the winter session, after Khadse had said to do away with the encroachments on wakf lands, the state had invited expressions of interest for collecting data about the encumbrances through satellite and videographic surveys.

In 2011, in a sustained drive across the state, the government had managed to recover over 465 acres of encroached land, most of which is in the Marathwada region. The department had also initiated action to recover 1,208 acres spread across 1,088 properties in districts like Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded, Osmanabad, Latur, Beed, Pune, Nashik, Amravati, Sangli, Nagpur, Ahmednagar, Dhule and Jalgaon.

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