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1. Shard Calculation

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Response:

Calculated Shard: 123 (from laksa057)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa123.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://hongkongfp.com/2025/09/09/cambodia-opens-us2-billion-chinese-built-airport/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://hongkongfp.com/2025/09/09/cambodia-opens-us2-billion-chinese-built-airport/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/hongkongfp.com\/2025\/09\/09\/cambodia-opens-us2-billion-chinese-built-airport\/","crawl_time":1776006125,"first_indexed_time":1757438573,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,hongkongfp!\/2025\/09\/09\/cambodia-opens-us2-billion-chinese-built-airport\/ s443","src_root_hash":"309947463989720523","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Cambodia opens US$2 billion Chinese-built airport","meta_descriptions":["A US$2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday, bringing hopes for a tourism revival but beset by accusations of land evictions."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"A US$2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday, bringing hopes for a tourism revival but beset by accusations of land evictions.\nTecho International Airport in Cambodia. Photo: Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, via Facebook.\nOfficials hope the facility — which replaces Phnom Penh’s old airport as the capital’s main aviation transport hub — will boost Cambodia’s struggling tourism industry.\nBuilt by a major state-owned Chinese construction firm, the Techo International Airport is a 2,600-hectare (10 square mile) behemoth jointly funded by the Cambodian government and the privately owned Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC).\nA water cannon display greeted the first jet — an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China — to land at the airport on Tuesday, and traditional Khmer dancers welcomed its 160 passengers as they disembarked.\nPassengers rolled their suitcases past golden Buddhist statues and tall trees under the airport’s steel grid-shell roof designed by award-winning British architects Foster and Partners.\nIt was “a great honour to be one of first passengers in the airport”, said British passenger David Weare, who flew in on Singapore Airlines.\n“What I can see, it looks amazing, it’s fantastic…. I can’t wait to get through and see what the rest of it is all like,” he told AFP.\nA water cannon display greets the first jet, an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China, to land at the Techo International Airport, Cambodia, on September 9, 2025. Photo: Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, via Facebook.\nSinn Chanserey Vutha, spokesman for Cambodia’s civil aviation regulator, told reporters that the first of three phases of development cost some $2 billion.\nLocated 20 kilometres south of the capital, Techo airport will be able to handle up to 13 million passengers a year, and aims to reach 50 million by 2050.\nThe old Phnom Penh International Airport, operating since 1959, was closed for good on the eve of the new airport’s debut.\nSinn Chanserey Vutha said it was closed due to “problems” such as a lack of capacity for large planes to land.\nSee also:\nChina pledges billions of dollars to ally Cambodia with eyes on Mekong mega-dams\nTecho is the second major airport in Cambodia to open in the space of two years, following the inauguration of a US$1.1 billion Chinese-funded terminal near the Angkor Wat temple complex in November 2023.\nBut the Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) NGO estimates around 2,000 households have already been or faced eviction as a result of Techo airport’s construction.\n“For some, the airport signifies a final devastating chapter in a long struggle for land, livelihood and community,” it said in a report seen by AFP Tuesday.\nThe civil aviation official could not confirm the number of local residents affected, but said such disputes were “almost resolved”.\nTourism is hugely important to Cambodia’s economy, but visitor numbers nosedived in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic and have struggled to pick up.\nLast year Cambodia received 6.7 million international visitors, generating approximately US$3.6 billion.\nSafeguard press freedom; keep HKFP free for all readers by\nsupporting our team\nSupport HKFP\n  |  \nPolicies & Ethics\n  |  \nError\/typo?\n  |  \nContact\n  |  \nNewsletter\n  | \nTransparency & Annual Report\n | \nApps\nMake a\none-off donation\n.\nDateline:\nCambodia\nType of Story: News Service\nProduced externally by an organization we trust to adhere to high 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Photo: Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, via Facebook.\n\nOfficials hope the facility — which replaces Phnom Penh’s old airport as the capital’s main aviation transport hub — will boost Cambodia’s struggling tourism industry.\n\n[![HKFP Promo](https:\/\/hongkongfp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/HKFP-Promo.png)](https:\/\/hongkongfp.com\/support-hong-kong-free-press\/)\n\nBuilt by a major state-owned Chinese construction firm, the Techo International Airport is a 2,600-hectare (10 square mile) behemoth jointly funded by the Cambodian government and the privately owned Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC).\n\nA water cannon display greeted the first jet — an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China — to land at the airport on Tuesday, and traditional Khmer dancers welcomed its 160 passengers as they disembarked.\n\nPassengers rolled their suitcases past golden Buddhist statues and tall trees under the airport’s steel grid-shell roof designed by award-winning British architects Foster and Partners.\n\nIt was “a great honour to be one of first passengers in the airport”, said British passenger David Weare, who flew in on Singapore Airlines.\n\n“What I can see, it looks amazing, it’s fantastic…. I can’t wait to get through and see what the rest of it is all like,” he told AFP.\n\n![A water cannon display greets the first jet, an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China, to land at the Techo International Airport, Cambodia, on September 9, 2025. ](https:\/\/hongkongfp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/544964351_786294587536378_2670866190152943084_n-1050x700.jpg)\n\nA water cannon display greets the first jet, an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China, to land at the Techo International Airport, Cambodia, on September 9, 2025. 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Meta Title	Cambodia opens US$2 billion Chinese-built airport
Meta Description	A US$2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday, bringing hopes for a tourism revival but beset by accusations of land evictions.
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Boilerpipe Text	A US$2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday, bringing hopes for a tourism revival but beset by accusations of land evictions. Techo International Airport in Cambodia. Photo: Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, via Facebook. Officials hope the facility — which replaces Phnom Penh’s old airport as the capital’s main aviation transport hub — will boost Cambodia’s struggling tourism industry. Built by a major state-owned Chinese construction firm, the Techo International Airport is a 2,600-hectare (10 square mile) behemoth jointly funded by the Cambodian government and the privately owned Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC). A water cannon display greeted the first jet — an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China — to land at the airport on Tuesday, and traditional Khmer dancers welcomed its 160 passengers as they disembarked. Passengers rolled their suitcases past golden Buddhist statues and tall trees under the airport’s steel grid-shell roof designed by award-winning British architects Foster and Partners. It was “a great honour to be one of first passengers in the airport”, said British passenger David Weare, who flew in on Singapore Airlines. “What I can see, it looks amazing, it’s fantastic…. I can’t wait to get through and see what the rest of it is all like,” he told AFP. A water cannon display greets the first jet, an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China, to land at the Techo International Airport, Cambodia, on September 9, 2025. Photo: Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, via Facebook. Sinn Chanserey Vutha, spokesman for Cambodia’s civil aviation regulator, told reporters that the first of three phases of development cost some $2 billion. Located 20 kilometres south of the capital, Techo airport will be able to handle up to 13 million passengers a year, and aims to reach 50 million by 2050. The old Phnom Penh International Airport, operating since 1959, was closed for good on the eve of the new airport’s debut. Sinn Chanserey Vutha said it was closed due to “problems” such as a lack of capacity for large planes to land. See also: China pledges billions of dollars to ally Cambodia with eyes on Mekong mega-dams Techo is the second major airport in Cambodia to open in the space of two years, following the inauguration of a US$1.1 billion Chinese-funded terminal near the Angkor Wat temple complex in November 2023. But the Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) NGO estimates around 2,000 households have already been or faced eviction as a result of Techo airport’s construction. “For some, the airport signifies a final devastating chapter in a long struggle for land, livelihood and community,” it said in a report seen by AFP Tuesday. The civil aviation official could not confirm the number of local residents affected, but said such disputes were “almost resolved”. Tourism is hugely important to Cambodia’s economy, but visitor numbers nosedived in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic and have struggled to pick up. Last year Cambodia received 6.7 million international visitors, generating approximately US$3.6 billion. Safeguard press freedom; keep HKFP free for all readers by supporting our team Support HKFP \| Policies & Ethics \| Error/typo? \| Contact \| Newsletter \| Transparency & Annual Report \| Apps Make a one-off donation . Dateline: Cambodia Type of Story: News Service Produced externally by an organization we trust to adhere to high journalistic standards. Agence France-Press (AFP) is "a leading global news agency providing fast, comprehensive and verified coverage of the events shaping our world and of the issues affecting our daily lives." HKFP relies on AFP, and its international bureaus, to cover topics we cannot. Read their Ethics Code here More by AFP
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Make a one-off donation. 💡 You’ve read article/s this month. Promos disabled for members. A US\$2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday, bringing hopes for a tourism revival but beset by accusations of land evictions. ![Techo International Airport in Cambodia.](https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/545884623_786236737542163_3302036651692789039_n-1050x590.jpg) Techo International Airport in Cambodia. Photo: Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, via Facebook. Officials hope the facility — which replaces Phnom Penh’s old airport as the capital’s main aviation transport hub — will boost Cambodia’s struggling tourism industry. [![HKFP Promo](https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HKFP-Promo.png)](https://hongkongfp.com/support-hong-kong-free-press/) Built by a major state-owned Chinese construction firm, the Techo International Airport is a 2,600-hectare (10 square mile) behemoth jointly funded by the Cambodian government and the privately owned Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC). A water cannon display greeted the first jet — an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China — to land at the airport on Tuesday, and traditional Khmer dancers welcomed its 160 passengers as they disembarked. Passengers rolled their suitcases past golden Buddhist statues and tall trees under the airport’s steel grid-shell roof designed by award-winning British architects Foster and Partners. It was “a great honour to be one of first passengers in the airport”, said British passenger David Weare, who flew in on Singapore Airlines. “What I can see, it looks amazing, it’s fantastic…. I can’t wait to get through and see what the rest of it is all like,” he told AFP. ![A water cannon display greets the first jet, an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China, to land at the Techo International Airport, Cambodia, on September 9, 2025. ](https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/544964351_786294587536378_2670866190152943084_n-1050x700.jpg) A water cannon display greets the first jet, an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China, to land at the Techo International Airport, Cambodia, on September 9, 2025. Photo: Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, via Facebook. Sinn Chanserey Vutha, spokesman for Cambodia’s civil aviation regulator, told reporters that the first of three phases of development cost some \$2 billion. Located 20 kilometres south of the capital, Techo airport will be able to handle up to 13 million passengers a year, and aims to reach 50 million by 2050. The old Phnom Penh International Airport, operating since 1959, was closed for good on the eve of the new airport’s debut. Sinn Chanserey Vutha said it was closed due to “problems” such as a lack of capacity for large planes to land. *See also: [China pledges billions of dollars to ally Cambodia with eyes on Mekong mega-dams](https://hongkongfp.com/2018/01/11/china-pledges-billions-dollars-ally-cambodia-eyes-mekong-mega-dams/)* Techo is the second major airport in Cambodia to open in the space of two years, following the inauguration of a US\$1.1 billion Chinese-funded terminal near the Angkor Wat temple complex in November 2023. But the Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) NGO estimates around 2,000 households have already been or faced eviction as a result of Techo airport’s construction. “For some, the airport signifies a final devastating chapter in a long struggle for land, livelihood and community,” it said in a report seen by AFP Tuesday. The civil aviation official could not confirm the number of local residents affected, but said such disputes were “almost resolved”. Tourism is hugely important to Cambodia’s economy, but visitor numbers nosedived in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic and have struggled to pick up. Last year Cambodia received 6.7 million international visitors, generating approximately US\$3.6 billion. 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Readable Markdown	A US\$2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday, bringing hopes for a tourism revival but beset by accusations of land evictions. ![Techo International Airport in Cambodia.](https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/545884623_786236737542163_3302036651692789039_n-1050x590.jpg) Techo International Airport in Cambodia. Photo: Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, via Facebook. Officials hope the facility — which replaces Phnom Penh’s old airport as the capital’s main aviation transport hub — will boost Cambodia’s struggling tourism industry. Built by a major state-owned Chinese construction firm, the Techo International Airport is a 2,600-hectare (10 square mile) behemoth jointly funded by the Cambodian government and the privately owned Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC). A water cannon display greeted the first jet — an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China — to land at the airport on Tuesday, and traditional Khmer dancers welcomed its 160 passengers as they disembarked. Passengers rolled their suitcases past golden Buddhist statues and tall trees under the airport’s steel grid-shell roof designed by award-winning British architects Foster and Partners. It was “a great honour to be one of first passengers in the airport”, said British passenger David Weare, who flew in on Singapore Airlines. “What I can see, it looks amazing, it’s fantastic…. I can’t wait to get through and see what the rest of it is all like,” he told AFP. ![A water cannon display greets the first jet, an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China, to land at the Techo International Airport, Cambodia, on September 9, 2025. ](https://hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/544964351_786294587536378_2670866190152943084_n-1050x700.jpg) A water cannon display greets the first jet, an Air Cambodia plane travelling from China, to land at the Techo International Airport, Cambodia, on September 9, 2025. Photo: Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, via Facebook. Sinn Chanserey Vutha, spokesman for Cambodia’s civil aviation regulator, told reporters that the first of three phases of development cost some \$2 billion. Located 20 kilometres south of the capital, Techo airport will be able to handle up to 13 million passengers a year, and aims to reach 50 million by 2050. The old Phnom Penh International Airport, operating since 1959, was closed for good on the eve of the new airport’s debut. Sinn Chanserey Vutha said it was closed due to “problems” such as a lack of capacity for large planes to land. *See also: [China pledges billions of dollars to ally Cambodia with eyes on Mekong mega-dams](https://hongkongfp.com/2018/01/11/china-pledges-billions-dollars-ally-cambodia-eyes-mekong-mega-dams/)* Techo is the second major airport in Cambodia to open in the space of two years, following the inauguration of a US\$1.1 billion Chinese-funded terminal near the Angkor Wat temple complex in November 2023. But the Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) NGO estimates around 2,000 households have already been or faced eviction as a result of Techo airport’s construction. “For some, the airport signifies a final devastating chapter in a long struggle for land, livelihood and community,” it said in a report seen by AFP Tuesday. The civil aviation official could not confirm the number of local residents affected, but said such disputes were “almost resolved”. Tourism is hugely important to Cambodia’s economy, but visitor numbers nosedived in the years following the Covid-19 pandemic and have struggled to pick up. Last year Cambodia received 6.7 million international visitors, generating approximately US\$3.6 billion. Safeguard press freedom; keep HKFP free for all readers by [supporting our team](https://hongkongfp.com/support-hong-kong-free-press/) [Support HKFP](https://support.hongkongfp.com/) \\| [Policies & Ethics](https://www.hongkongfp.com/hkfp-code-ethics/) \\| [Error/typo?](https://www.hongkongfp.com/hkfp-corrections-policy/) \\| [Contact](https://www.hongkongfp.com/contact-us/) \\| [Newsletter](https://www.hongkongfp.com/newsletter/) \\| [Transparency & Annual Report](https://hongkongfp.com/annual-report/) \\| [Apps](https://hongkongfp.com/apps/) Make a one-off donation. 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