Cambodia ordered the ban on exports of sand Singapore reclamation program will be affected

According to Taiwan's "China Times News" July 12 reported that the villain has always been known for reclamation Singapore, the country plans to 2030 years ago to build the size of New York Manhattan, but Cambodia announced on the 12th will be a complete ban Export the sand, this measure will make Singapore's reclamation plan affected, so that it must find another new source of sand.
According to reports, the Cambodian Ministry of Mines and Energy said on the 12th, Cambodia for environmental reasons will be a complete ban on the export of sand. Since most of the sand in Cambodia has been exported to Singapore for a long time to reclamation. So the decision to ban the export of sand means that Singapore must find new sources of sand.
Singapore's reclamation program has made it the world's largest importer of sand and gravel. Between 2010 and 2015, Cambodia became the largest supplier of gravel in Malaysia and exported 56 million tons due to the ban on sand and gravel in the environmental protection areas in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Cambodian companies are scrambling to dig up gravel to meet Singapore's needs, but the price is Cambodia to the river fishermen, and the whole of Southeast Asia, the number of mangrove trees were emptied.