Chinese military cargo planes delivered rockets, artillery shells, and mortars to Cambodia weeks before a simmering border dispute with Thailand erupted into a brief but deadly war in July, according to Thai
The departure of hundreds of thousands of Cambodian workers following last year’s border conflict has exposed how heavily parts of Thailand’s economy depend on migrant labour from neighbouring countries. Industries ranging from
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The alleged mastermind behind the killings of two Russian siblings and a Thai family of three was released from prison just seven weeks before the first murder, triggering intense criticism of Thailand’s
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A bitter legal dispute involving members of Thailand’s billionaire family behind the Singha beer empire has drawn renewed attention to a century-old law that allows parents to revoke gifts from children accused
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Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng, alleging he was part of a transnational criminal network that laundered money from online scams and illegal gambling through unauthorized cryptocurrency
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Scientists have unveiled a colossal new dinosaur species discovered in Thailand, estimating that the enormous creature weighed as much as nine adult Asian elephants. The newly identified long-necked herbivore, named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis,
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Criminal syndicates behind Southeast Asia’s vast online scam industry are rapidly abandoning Cambodia as a government-imposed crackdown deadline approaches, triggering a regional reshuffle of illicit operations. Authorities, under mounting pressure from global
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Cambodia has accused Thailand of maintaining forces inside Cambodian territory following last year’s fighting, despite a peace accord brokered with the involvement of Donald Trump, Reuters reports. In his first interview with
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Since the American War on Vietnam, Bangkok has been a key hub for international journalists and academics in Southeast Asia. It offers modern infrastructure, easy travel, and a high quality of life,
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As Thailand goes to the polls, three visions compete: one which experiments in strange new populist economics, one which critiques from the seminar room, and one paying to keep the countryside quiet.
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South-east Asia has become the “ground zero” for the global online scamming industry, according to the UN, costing victims billions of US dollars each year. Scam operations are run by Chinese crime
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