Found this on facebook page of Cambodia News English. Haven't found any other sources, and link to kohsantepheap.com doesn't work.
Could it be fake news ?

Breaking News: New PP Airport Plans to be Scrapped

Phnom Penh: The new international airport project, which the Royal Government has announced plans to build on more than 2 thousand hectares of land in Kandal province has been shelved. According to sources close to the government, on the morning of June 4, the project was announced to be canceled. after technical and urbanization errors were spotted, resulting from Chinese experts completing the study.

"The airport project in Kandal Stung district, planned to be invested by OCIC and the company," the source said on condition of anonymity. "has been silently canceled, and for three main reasons: First, the airport's location. The terrain makes it difficult to build because of the soil type. After Chinese experts studied, they suggested that the airport at this site could not be built.

Reason 2 The location of the airport is very close to Phnom Penh, as the next 10 years the city will expand, so the airport construction will be cancelled due to technical location requirements with the level of urbanization.

"At present, the Royal Government is re-studying the location of the old airport in Kompong Chhnang province," the source said and another new location in Kompong Speu. However, the detailed study and finish and when and when to choose a particular site is not yet clear. "

The rise of the project has raised the value of land in the area, rising like soap bubbles. Especially, land brokers are happy to buy and sell but this time the tears are here to stay.

Real estate and economics expert Nget Jeu said thaat nyone doing business in the area would need to gather clear information, as he or she may become a victim without knowing it.

"The announcement of the construction of the airport and the cancellation of the airport will cause the public to lose confidence," he said. Therefore, people should collect detailed monitoring information before deciding not to risk their investments. " "I used to evaluate the location of the new airport, it is too close to the city and it is not appropriate to choose this location," he said. No. "
He cautioned citizens not to lose their financial fate to depend on others because it was not a good choice.

Kandal provincial governor Mao Phirun said by telephone on June 4 that he had never known and received any request from OCIC has proposed to invest in the airport project.

"The past is a story that has no source of clarity," A letter, dated December 14 2017, the Royal Government of Cambodia has agreed to establish Cambodia Airports Co., Ltd. (Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd), a public-private investment partnership (PPP) project aimed at developing the 4F International Airport located at Ta Khmao, Kandal Stung district, Kandal province on an area of ​​2,600 hectares under capital The combined investment is about US $ 1.5 billion. Of which 1,100 million USD was to come from foreign banks.

From: Kohsantepheap.com.kh

Three ministries set up web-monitoring group to look out for ‘fake news’
The Cambodian government will monitor all news and social networking sites with immediate effect, “to prevent the spread of information that can cause social chaos and threaten national security”.

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... -fake-news
Coincidence ?

Whatsupdoc wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:22 pm Found this on facebook page of Cambodia News English. Haven't found any other sources, and link to kohsantepheap.com doesn't work.
Could it be fake news ?

Breaking News: New PP Airport Plans to be Scrapped

Spoiler:

Phnom Penh: The new international airport project, which the Royal Government has announced plans to build on more than 2 thousand hectares of land in Kandal province has been shelved. According to sources close to the government, on the morning of June 4, the project was announced to be canceled. after technical and urbanization errors were spotted, resulting from Chinese experts completing the study.

"The airport project in Kandal Stung district, planned to be invested by OCIC and the company," the source said on condition of anonymity. "has been silently canceled, and for three main reasons: First, the airport's location. The terrain makes it difficult to build because of the soil type. After Chinese experts studied, they suggested that the airport at this site could not be built.

Reason 2 The location of the airport is very close to Phnom Penh, as the next 10 years the city will expand, so the airport construction will be cancelled due to technical location requirements with the level of urbanization.

"At present, the Royal Government is re-studying the location of the old airport in Kompong Chhnang province," the source said and another new location in Kompong Speu. However, the detailed study and finish and when and when to choose a particular site is not yet clear. "

The rise of the project has raised the value of land in the area, rising like soap bubbles. Especially, land brokers are happy to buy and sell but this time the tears are here to stay.

Real estate and economics expert Nget Jeu said thaat nyone doing business in the area would need to gather clear information, as he or she may become a victim without knowing it.

"The announcement of the construction of the airport and the cancellation of the airport will cause the public to lose confidence," he said. Therefore, people should collect detailed monitoring information before deciding not to risk their investments. " "I used to evaluate the location of the new airport, it is too close to the city and it is not appropriate to choose this location," he said. No. "
He cautioned citizens not to lose their financial fate to depend on others because it was not a good choice.

Kandal provincial governor Mao Phirun said by telephone on June 4 that he had never known and received any request from OCIC has proposed to invest in the airport project.

"The past is a story that has no source of clarity," A letter, dated December 14 2017, the Royal Government of Cambodia has agreed to establish Cambodia Airports Co., Ltd. (Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd), a public-private investment partnership (PPP) project aimed at developing the 4F International Airport located at Ta Khmao, Kandal Stung district, Kandal province on an area of ​​2,600 hectares under capital The combined investment is about US $ 1.5 billion. Of which 1,100 million USD was to come from foreign banks.

From: Kohsantepheap.com.kh

According to the latest information on the Fresh News website, which is very close to Cambodian government sources, this is indeed a fake news article which was picked up on the internet by an English language Facebook page, Cambodia English News, and google translated. The information has been denied by Fresh News, and there are no other sources confirming the information, so it appears to be false.
Rumors, which abound on Cambodian social media, are sometimes mistakenly used as news sources by local newshounds and Facebook journalists. That seems to have been the case here.

Fresh News report today:

On June 5, 2018, Sin Cheng Sivutha, deputy director-general of the Civil Aviation Technical and Airspace, confirmed to Fresh News that there was no need to cancel the construction of a new Phnom Penh Airport in Kandal province, as some media outlets mentioned.

A statement from the state-run civil aviation official was made after local news and social media reported that the new airport project in Kandal province was canceled for a number of reasons.

"The choice of this location [Airport location in Kandal Steung district, Kandal province] is a comprehensive study, not always being detached, like building a house or constructing a sewage," Mr. Seng Chanvutha said.

http://www.freshnewsasia.com/index.php/ ... 49-44.html

Strange that it came from kohsantepheap though, and is still active on their site