Bangkok says no efforts to verify the claim of UN Special Rapporteur Thom Andrews with Thai authorities Aidan Jones / South China Morning Post Thailand has issued a full-throated rebuttal of comments by a UN human rights specialist whose visit last week to Cambodia found 20,000 people remain displaced by
BANGKOK, 3 August 2026 — Bangkok police have arrested four African nationals in an undercover operation targeting an alleged counterfeit currency scam known as the "black money" scheme, in which suspects claimed ordinary paper could be transformed into genuine US dollar banknotes. The operation, codenamed "Deception within Deception", was carried
Bangkok says no efforts to verify the claim of UN Special Rapporteur Thom Andrews with Thai authorities Aidan Jones / South China Morning Post Thailand has issued a full-throated rebuttal of comments by a UN human rights specialist whose visit last week to Cambodia found 20,000 people remain displaced by
PHNOM PENH, 29 July 2026 — Cambodia recorded a net financial account inflow of US$4.3 billion in the first half of 2026, equivalent to 15.5% of gross domestic product (GDP), marking a sevenfold increase from the same period last year, according to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). The central
The accusation by Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow that Cambodia has “closed the door to negotiations” by initiating compulsory conciliation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS, is an inversion of the facts and an attempt to shift Thailand’s own
PHNOM PENH, 22 July 2026 — India has pledged its full support for Cambodia's upcoming International Conference on Combating Cyber-Enabled Fraud, reaffirming closer cooperation between the two countries to tackle online scam networks and other technology-enabled crimes. The commitment came during talks on Tuesday between Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith, head
PHNOM PENH, 28 July 2026 — Cambodia's banking sector maintained a net non-performing loan (NPL) ratio of 3.3% in the first half of 2026, indicating that banks and financial institutions have sufficient capacity to absorb potential losses, according to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). The figures were presented during
