Main photo: Chaiwat Limlikitaksorn, the former head of Kaeng Krachan National Park and one of the indicted officials.

An activist says the son has ties to the company behind the planned development of a treasured forest.

Main photo: A cleared area is seen in Phnom Tamao Forest, south of Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, Aug. 6, 2022.

• Expat demand for homes in Bali, Indonesia, is spiking.
• The spike is driven by the rise of remote work, a new second-home visa, and skyrocketing rents.
• "The last 18 months — I've never seen it been busier in Bali," said Nathan Ryan, the founder of Bali Realty.

Main photo: Pantai Berawa beach in Canggu, North Kuta in Bali, Indonesia 

As the World Bank calls on nations to boost food production to combat the global food security crisis exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a conspiracy is festering on social media.

It lays the blame for the food crisis at the feet of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, claiming he has sold off 17 million hectares of farmland to US corporations.

In Mwanza, Tanzania, Nairukoki Leyian-Naisinyai tells me that here, "Corporations come with papers from the government claiming that they have the right to our land." She points to the large corporations that have entered the lands of the Maasai people to mine rubies and tanzanite. The Maasai can neither assert their rights to the land nor benefit from the mining of these precious resources.

Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka has said at least 260,000 people are on the waiting list to be allocated farms.Masuka was speaking during a field day in Kwekwe, before putting unproductive farmers on notice.The senior government official confirmed that at least 304 whites are occupying farms in the country.

“We have taken 99% of land from former white farmers and we have 304 white farmers occupying farming land. We have now given them tenure documents and offer letters,” he said.“On the other hand nearly 300,000 black farmers are occupying both A1 and A2 farms.