Singapore sand imports threaten an already sinking Cambodian fishing community, again

Mongabay
Nov 5, 2026, 7:15 pm124 ptsTrending
Editor’s note: *Cambodian fishers who spoke to Mongabay asked that pseudonyms be used, fearing reprisals. BANGKOK, Thailand — Sand mining vessels were once a familiar sight to residents of Koh Sralao, a fishing village in Cambodia’s Koh Kong province. But it had been a decade since anyone had seen them.…

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