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King Norodom Sihamoni
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Prime Minister Hun Manet
Scams and swindles
Scripts, bank details and military rules: Cambodian scam compound secrets
Mostly run by Chinese criminal gangs and staffed partly by trafficking victims, these complexes have proliferated across Indochina.
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Singapore
Singapore Airshow: airlines ‘crying out loud’ for planes amid supply crisis
6 Feb 2026 - 11:45PM
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Thailand
‘Still handsome’ Abhisit breathes new life into Thailand’s oldest party
4 Feb 2026 - 3:37PM
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South Korea
‘Ruin you’: Cambodians outraged by South Korean president’s anti-scam threat
Critics said Lee Jae Myung should have posted in Chinese, not Khmer, as his warning to foreign syndicates sparked anger across Cambodia.
3 Feb 2026 - 3:53PM
Thailand
Inside an abandoned Cambodian scam centre seized by Thai troops
Fake law enforcement uniforms from nations including China and Singapore were found alongside mock police sets used to intimidate victims.
5 Feb 2026 - 2:02PM
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Crime in China
China moves to boost cybercrime penalties by adding exit ban after sentences
Amid cross-border crackdown, draft Cybercrime Prevention and Control Law bill lists exit bans among tools to punish cybercriminals.
2 Feb 2026 - 10:24PM
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Hong Kong courts
Mainland Chinese student jailed for 3 months for cheating in TOEFL test
Huang Xinyi paid someone else to take test on her behalf in Cambodia and submitted results to Hong Kong’s Lingnan University so she could graduate.
2 Feb 2026 - 7:26PM
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China-Asean relations
Nearly 1,800 Chinese among thousands held as Cambodian police raid scam compound
Action ‘truly reflects’ that Cambodian government will never loosen crackdowns on online scammers, interior ministry spokesman says.
1 Feb 2026 - 8:56PM
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South Korea
South Korea forced to act after Cambodian worker’s death in freezing dorm
Seoul has apologised and pledged to improve foreign worker housing following the woman’s death in a makeshift dwelling in 2020.
30 Jan 2026 - 4:01PM
Diplomacy
Base instincts: why US warship visit won’t calm fears over Cambodian port
The USS Cincinnati is the first US warship to dock at Ream Naval Base since its China-funded expansion was completed in April last year.
30 Jan 2026 - 6:10PM
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Asean
Just 1 visa to rule them all? How European-style pass could help Asean tourism
While Asean members such as Malaysia and Vietnam have shown strong post-pandemic growth, tourist numbers have lagged in the Philippines.
29 Jan 2026 - 2:41PM
India
Nipah cases in India raise regional anxiety but experts say escalation unlikely
The virus’s high fatality rate has prompted precautionary measures across Asia, even as analysts say the outbreak remains limited.
28 Jan 2026 - 8:08PM
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Indonesia
‘Cruellest’ practice: Elephant rides banned in Bali parks over welfare concerns
Asian countries, such as Cambodia and India, have ended commercial elephant rides due to the same concerns.
27 Jan 2026 - 5:49PM
Thailand
Fear of Thai border action steers Cambodia towards UN law of sea after 43 years
Cambodia’s smaller and weaker navy will find safety in numbers and rule of law now that it has ratified Unclos, according to analysts.
27 Jan 2026 - 6:03PM
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China-Asean relations
Why China was so keen to get to alleged cybercrime boss Chen Zhi first
Young tycoon, who was indicted by the US in October, was extradited from Cambodia this month, accused of running a vast scam network.
26 Jan 2026 - 11:35AM
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2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict
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When conflicts disrupt education, societies lose
Readers discuss education for crisis-affected children, how Donald Trump is reshaping global politics, and the truth about Europe.
24 Jan 2026 - 11:30AM
South Korea
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South Korean scam suspects brought home from Cambodia
Seoul continues its crackdown on scam centres in Southeast Asia following the kidnapping and murder of a South Korean student in Cambodia.
23 Jan 2026 - 10:31PM
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South Korea
73 South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia face online scam probe
Arriving in handcuffs, the suspects allegedly scammed fellow South Koreans out of US$33 million.
23 Jan 2026 - 10:34PM
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Southeast Asia forced-labour scams
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Hundreds of Indonesians leave Cambodian scam centres
Authorities are investigating whether scam workers, many without legal documents, joined voluntarily.
22 Jan 2026 - 5:31PM
United States
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Why isn’t Trump learning from past foreign policy mistakes?
From Venezuela and Iran to Greenland and Canada, US interventions and threats risk spillovers and retaliation – as history shows.
20 Jan 2026 - 8:30PM
Indonesia
440 Indonesians freed from Cambodia cyberscam hubs in criminal crackdown
Workers seek repatriation after scam operators, fearing police raids and new government measures, abruptly release hundreds of staff.
22 Jan 2026 - 5:35PM
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China-Asean relations
China keeps pressure on Cambodia to target cross-border fraud and trafficking
The transnational crimes are a serious barrier to deeper cooperation, Beijing’s envoy says.
17 Jan 2026 - 5:00PM
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Thailand
Ruling Thai party vows to end Cambodia conflict, close scam hubs if it wins poll
Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Bhumjaithai’s second candidate after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, believes his party has popular support.
17 Jan 2026 - 3:30PM
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Asean
Visa suspension tests US priorities in Southeast Asia
The move reflects an ‘America first’ policy approach and treats certain allies in the region as ‘strategically insignificant’, analysts say.
17 Jan 2026 - 2:00PM
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2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict
Token gesture? Why US is spending US$45 million on Thai-Cambodian border war
Washington is looking to reposition itself as the main peacemaker in Southeast Asia following Beijing’s mediation successes, analysts say.
15 Jan 2026 - 6:26PM
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Laos
‘Not the end’: Cambodia keeps up scam crackdown after Chen Zhi sent to China
Phnom Penh signals zero tolerance for scam centres following the deportation of the Prince Group tycoon.
14 Jan 2026 - 7:38PM
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US immigration
At least 4 migrants have died in US ICE custody since start of 2026
Reported deaths occurred in the first 10 days of the year; two of them attributed to ‘heart-related issues’.
14 Jan 2026 - 2:05PM
Thailand
Suspected scam boss linked to South Korean student’s death arrested in Thailand
The arrest follows international outrage over the killing of the university student, which led to a joint Thai–South Korean investigation.
13 Jan 2026 - 8:05PM
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