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Phnom Penh
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King Norodom Sihamoni
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Prime Minister Hun Manet
Thailand
Thai-Cambodia clashes continue even as Trump says both have agreed to ceasefire
The US president says he has salvaged the truce he brokered, but both countries suggest there is still work to do.
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Cambodian evacuees plead for US help
12 Dec 2025 - 5:10PM
Thailand
Thai PM says he will return ‘power to the people’, setting stage for election
12 Dec 2025 - 5:44PM
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Thailand
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Thai military drones strike bunker, casino along Cambodian border
At least 15 people, including Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians, have died in the most recent border clashes.
11 Dec 2025 - 8:19PM
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Cambodian evacuees shelter in makeshift tents
Over 100,000 Cambodian have been living in makeshift tents with only basic supplies as conflict enters fourth day.
11 Dec 2025 - 6:55PM
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Cambodian residents flee border town
Tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes as Thai-Cambodia border clashes expand.
11 Dec 2025 - 5:19PM
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Thai-Cambodia border clash deepens as Trump seeks to ‘put out little flame’
Bangkok reported three civilian fatalities as the US president aims to broker peace amid soaring tensions.
11 Dec 2025 - 5:23PM
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Asean
‘Credible mediation’: Asean urged to help halt deadly Thailand-Cambodia clashes
Analysts urge Asean to take ‘urgent, coordinated action’ if it hopes to mediate an end to the Thailand-Cambodia conflict.
11 Dec 2025 - 5:50PM
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Tens of thousands flee fresh violence along Thai-Cambodian border
The latest clashes come after a US-brokered ceasefire crumbled and have sparked calls from the international community for both sides to exercise restraint.
10 Dec 2025 - 6:03PM
South Korea
Thais attacked in South Korea as conflict with Cambodia spills over
Attackers reportedly asked ‘which country are you from?’ before hitting four men with bottles, leaving two with head injuries.
10 Dec 2025 - 5:21PM
Thailand
Cambodia quits SEA Games in Thailand amid deadly border clashes
The national team had attended the opening ceremony in Bangkok on Tuesday, but was ordered home less than 24 hours later as fighting surged.
10 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM
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Thailand
Trump to call Thailand, Cambodia leaders and ‘stop war’ along border
More than half a million people have fled the border region since the renewed clashes erupted over the weekend.
10 Dec 2025 - 1:54PM
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SCMP Highlights
Singaporean Chinese ‘least attractive’, Philippines cyclones: 7 Asia highlights
From a viral image prompting a beauty debate to Chinese marriage brokers eyeing Nepal, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.
9 Dec 2025 - 12:30PM
Thailand
Fighting rages across Thai-Cambodian border as US calls for calm
Tens of thousands have fled their homes for the second time this year as Thailand and Cambodia trade heavy fire, leaving at least 10 dead.
9 Dec 2025 - 10:40PM
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Cambodia is confronting the scourge of online scams head-on
Readers discuss the cross-border effort targeting the syndicates behind Cambodia’s scam farms, Malaysia’s first fully home-grown EV, and the investigation into the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong.
9 Dec 2025 - 11:30AM
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Thai-Cambodian border sees renewed clashes
The neighbouring countries’ fragile peace deal is on the verge of collapse amid fresh violence.
8 Dec 2025 - 6:13PM
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Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia after soldier killed
Thailand says the F-16 strikes were ‘executed with caution’ against military targets to neutralise a threat to national security.
8 Dec 2025 - 8:23PM
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‘Everyone gets a cut’: why Southeast Asia’s scam industry refuses to die
Authorities are seizing assets and raiding compounds, but analysts warn the clumsy crackdown is merely scattering syndicates to new hideouts.
8 Dec 2025 - 9:51AM
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Climate change
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Fashion industry must tailor climate plans to Asian suppliers’ reality
Efforts to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions in the fashion industry will not work if they rest on a Western design paired with Eastern sacrifice.
7 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
Thailand
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The Thai influencer bringing viral warfare to Cambodia’s border
Gun Jompalang is a self-styled ‘justice crusader’ with over 9 million followers but no commander. He’s not a soldier, but he is waging war.
6 Dec 2025 - 11:00AM
Malaysia
Escaped Malaysian reveals torture, rape inside Cambodia job scam centre
Muhammad Syafiq said hundreds of Malaysians are still trapped in the Phnom Penh site, where he was beaten up daily.
4 Dec 2025 - 9:42AM
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Asean
Thailand, Cambodia clash at UN mine ban talks as ‘fragile’ border truce teeters
Analysts warn relations are in a ‘fragile place’ as the neighbours trade barbs and leverage international law at a UN meeting in Geneva.
3 Dec 2025 - 5:07PM
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Thailand
Chinese man wounded in landmine explosion on Cambodia-Thailand border
Other explosions this year have injured Thai soldiers and helped spark intensive fighting, amid longstanding territorial disputes.
29 Nov 2025 - 9:00PM
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Myanmar
Political show? Why Myanmar is again cracking down on cyber scammers
Myanmar’s junta has been under pressure to raid fraud hubs by China as its citizens have been badly affected by these scammers, analysts say.
27 Nov 2025 - 7:00PM
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South Korea
Seoul sanctions Prince Group chairman Chen Zhi in Cambodia crime crackdown
Chen Zhi, the chairman of the Prince Group, is accused of overseeing scam compounds that detained dozens of South Koreans.
27 Nov 2025 - 5:10PM
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Asean
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In its year under Malaysia, Asean tried to set systemic reform in motion
Despite grumbles about loss of focus and misgivings about the longevity of new networks, Malaysia, ironically, perhaps didn’t go far enough.
27 Nov 2025 - 5:30AM
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Malaysia
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Academic theories deserve rigorous scrutiny, not public shaming
Readers discuss the controversy over a Malaysian academic’s hypothesis about Roman shipbuilding, the Thailand-Cambodia border dispute, and cutting back Hong Kong children’s screen time.
26 Nov 2025 - 11:30AM
Asean
Malaysia’s PM defends Thailand-Cambodia mediator role as tensions rise
Certain political factions in Thailand and Cambodia view his role as harmful to their vested interests, analysts say.
26 Nov 2025 - 4:15PM
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