By BARNEY HENDERSON, KUALA LUMPUR
The Age
SINGAPORE has been accused of launching a clandestine ''sand war'' against its neighbours by paying smugglers to steal entire beaches under the cover of night.
The island city-state's size has increased more than 20 per cent since the 1960s and demand for sand for lucrative land reclamation and development projects is higher than ever.
However, recent bans on exporting sand in Indonesia, Cambodia and Vietnam have cut supplies and opened up a thriving smuggling trade.
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