Cambodia’s banned sand trade with Singapore appears to be back

Mongabay
Aug 11, 2026, 6:18 pm303 ptsTop
Authorities in Cambodia’s Koh Kong province say they’ve approved a sand mining operation exporting to Singapore, despite an export ban imposed by national authorities a decade ago after large-scale dredging was found to be damaging riverine and coastal ecosystems. The dredging is occurring in an area of the…

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