Four years after residents of coastal Koh Kong were evicted from their land by the Chinese state-owned Union Development Group under a long-term land lease, they say the promises of better lives and jobs at their relocation site have proven to be empty. By 2021, more than 1,000 families, exhausted by the struggle, agreed to relocate nearly 50 kilometers from their homes under a land titling arrangement – one they saw as their only remaining option. But now, far from the coast, he struggles to make a living from the dry, infertile soil. There is little access to electricity and tap water, forcing residents to buy water, especially during the dry season. This deforestation has also disrupted the lives of local communities, many of whom relied on non-timber forest products for survival... Despite multiple phone calls, UDG did not respond to the authors at Mekong Eye for comment.