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Phon Sothyroth

Phon Sothyroth is a Phnom Penh-based freelance journalist and fixer dedicated to reporting on human, land, environmental, and labour rights. She is a contributor to CamboJA News, one of Cambodia’s last independent media outlets.

10 September 2025

Land Rights

Cambodia’s new airport slowly breaks a rural community

As Cambodia’s Techo International Airport rises, development blocks the fishing lakes that supported 400 families for decades. Without formal land titles, the community now faces forced eviction.

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Cambodia’s new airport slowly breaks a rural community

As Cambodia’s Techo International Airport rises, development blocks the fishing lakes that supported 400 families for decades. Without formal land titles, the community now faces forced eviction.

Cambodia’s new airport slowly breaks a rural community

10 September 2025

As Cambodia’s Techo International Airport rises, development blocks the fishing lakes that supported 400 families for decades. Without formal land titles, the community now faces forced eviction.