BANGKOK, Sept. 17, 2026 — Thai immigration police have raided a luxury mansion in Bangkok’s Bang Bon district and arrested 15 people allegedly operating a call-centre scam targeting victims in Japan. The raid took place at around 10 p.m. on September 16 at a mansion on Soi Ekkachai 112 and
BANGKOK, Sept. 17, 2026 — Thai immigration police have raided a luxury mansion in Bangkok’s Bang Bon district and arrested 15 people allegedly operating a call-centre scam targeting victims in Japan. The raid took place at around 10 p.m. on September 16 at a mansion on Soi Ekkachai 112 and
PHNOM PENH, Sept. 16, 2026 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has declared that the country’s crackdown on online scams will continue indefinitely, saying authorities will not allow scam operations to re-emerge in Cambodia. Speaking at the inauguration of Luang Mae Hospital in Phnom Penh on September 16, Hun Manet
PHNOM PENH, Sept. 14, 2026 — Cambodia’s exports rose 19.7% year on year to US$24.16 billion in the first eight months of 2026, reflecting continued strong growth in the country’s international trade, according to data from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). Cambodia’s total foreign trade reached US$50.68
Thailand has repeatedly accused Cambodia of undermining trust and increasing tensions in relations between the two countries. The word “trust” has been invoked by Thailand so frequently that it can sometimes appear as though Cambodia is the party that must bear responsibility for the erosion of that trust. But one
GENEVA, Sept. 8, 2026 — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called for urgent international action to put strict safeguards around artificial intelligence, warning that increasingly powerful AI systems could eventually become difficult for their developers to control. Addressing the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on
PHNOM PENH — Aug. 21, 2026: National Bank of Cambodia Governor Chea Serey has outlined three priorities for strengthening the country's banking sector as geopolitical tensions intensify and global markets remain volatile. Speaking at the 5th Cambodia Banking Conference, Chea Serey said rapid global changes, rising geopolitical tensions, conflicts in
