Cambodia bans Thai movies and TV shows in latest border feud tit-for-tat
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia escalated its cold war with Thailand on Friday when it announced a ban on Thai movies and TV shows and a boycott…
Fashion brands accused of shortcuts on climate pledges overlooking workers | Fashion Industry
A new report accuses fashion giants of not considering the welfare of workers affected by climate change in garment factories in Southeast Asia.Fashion brands including…
Thailand, Cambodia to return to military positions after border clash | Border Disputes News
In a brief firefight at the end of May, a Cambodian soldier was killed along the countries’ shared border.Thai and Cambodian forces are expected to…
Thailand and Cambodia reinforce troops along disputed border: Thai minister | Border Disputes News
Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai says Thailand reinforces military presence in response to Cambodia move.Thailand has reinforced its military presence along a disputed border with Cambodia…
Thailand ready for ‘high-level operation’ in Cambodia border dispute | Border Disputes News
Thailand’s military said it had gathered ‘worrisome’ indications that Cambodia has stepped up its military readiness.Thailand’s military has said it is ready to launch a…
Abused, exploited: How two Africans became trapped in a cyber-scam in Laos | Cybercrime
Bokeo province, Laos – Khobby was living in Dubai last year when he received an intriguing message about a well-paying job working online in a…
Cambodia PM urges calm after border clash with Thailand leaves soldier dead | Border Disputes News
Cambodian and Thai officials claim soldiers from other side opening fire first in latest deadly border clash between the neighbours.Cambodia’s leader has called for calm…
Methamphetamine trafficking surges from ‘Golden Triangle’ region | Drugs News
UN Office on Drugs and Crime says ‘explosive growth’ in synthetic drug trade led to record seizures of methamphetamine in East and Southeast Asia in…
ASEAN kicks off summits with China, Gulf states amid US tariff threat | News
Southeast Asian leaders are set to hold their first ever summit with China and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as they seek to insulate…
Was ex-Cambodian MP Lim Kimya politically assassinated in Bangkok? | Show Types
101 East investigates cross-border persecution and the killing of former Cambodian opposition MP, Lim Kimya, in ThailandCritics say the Cambodian government’s attacks on opposition members…
Thailand readies homecoming for stolen ancient statues located in US museum | Arts and Culture News
Bangkok, Thailand – Over several years in the mid-1960s, the crumbling ruins of an ancient temple in northeast Thailand were picked clean by local looters.…
Politics & Diplomacy: Exclusive Interview with Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim | ASEAN
101 East exclusive: Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim talks ASEAN, transnational crime, 1MDB, Najib and finding Jho Low.Anwar Ibrahim came to power in Malaysia soon after…
Cambodia seeks China’s financial support as Xi visits amid US tariff war | Trade War News
Cambodia is an important leg in Xi’s regional tour, with half of businesses there exporting to the US Chinese-owned.Cambodia is hoping to shore up more…
Fifty years after fall of Phnom Penh, history weighs on Cambodian politics | Conflict News
Fifty years after the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge rebel army, the events of April 17, 1975 continue to cast a long…
Xi arrives in Malaysia with a message: China’s a better partner than Trump | Trade War News
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in Malaysia as part of a Southeast Asian tour which is seen as delivering a…
Xi courts Southeast Asia amid Trump tariff turmoil | Newsfeed
NewsFeedChinese President Xi Jinping is courting Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia as Trump-era tariffs rattle Asia. As US trade pressure mounts, Xi is pitching China as…
Monday 14 April Khmer New Year in Cambodia
Like most New Year holidays, Khmer New Year is full of tradition and rituals. The three days of celebration each have their own name and…
The Murder of Malcolm Caldwell | Crime
Two Americans and one Brit were invited to Communist Cambodia in 1978 to meet the brutal dictator Pol Pot. The Brit is called Malcolm Caldwell,…
Sunday 29 December Peace Day in Cambodia
Signed by Prime Minister Hun Manet, the sub-decree said the move was to respond to the sacred desire of the Cambodian people who love peace…
Thursday 14 November Water Festival Ceremony in Cambodia
The festival marks a reversal of the flow between the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers. Due to the amount of water deposited during the rainy…