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We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Southeast Asia’s scam gangs regroup after Cambodia’s crackdown
Cambodia says it has flushed out a scam industry estimated to have stolen tens of billions of US dollars last year alone, but a string of arrests in recent days suggests the gangs behind it may have simply changed address.
2. Filipino-Americans rattled by Trump’s anti-migrant ‘xenophobia’ games
The recent release of classic arcade games on the White House website, which allow players to deport migrants and build a border wall, has stoked more fear and anger among Filipino-Americans, as observers call out the “xenophobic” tactics in US President Donald Trump’s widening immigration crackdown.
3. What a viral Jennie clip reveals about South Korea’s deepfake struggles

For a few seconds during Blackpink member Jennie’s headline set at Tokyo’s Summer Sonic festival last month, it looked like something had come undone.
4. New Zealand ‘must never be seen as a proxy’, former PM Helen Clark warns
Calling the US Pacific strategy a “game of bluff”, Clark urges Wellington to defend its independent foreign policy tradition.
5. Bangladesh’s talk of joining an ‘Islamic Nato’ raises red flags in India

Bangladesh’s potential entry into a defence pact with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan could give Dhaka fresh leverage in its dealings with India, but observers warn the move risks fracturing its long-standing strategic neutrality and alarming a hawkish New Delhi.
6. US wants foreign warships for its navy. Japan is hoping to be picked
Japan’s Mogami-class warship is turning out to be a hot item among global navies. Australia is buying 11, New Zealand is considering putting in an order – and now, even the United States is showing interest.
7. Malaysian heritage site caught in row over non-local staff

Images of a migrant worker apparently guiding visitors around one of Kuala Lumpur’s best-known heritage sites have triggered a backlash in Malaysia, with critics asking why locals were not hired instead.


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Chinese public security officers escort a suspected China-born scam boss off a plane after he was extradited from Cambodia in April. Photo: China’s Ministry of Public Security/AFP


Jennie of Blackpink performs onstage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California. Photo: Getty Images for Coachella

India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (right) shakes hands with his Bangladeshi counterpart Khalilur Rahman during a meeting in New Delhi in April. Photo: AFP

The Sultan Abdul Samad Building is seen near Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Sopa Images/ Zuma Press Wire/ dpa

Malaysian woman who stabbed boyfriend to death over sex demand gets 12 years

A woman in Malaysia has been convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder after stabbing her boyfriend to death at a hotel in Johor Bahru in 2022. Photo: Getty Images

Philippine ex-speaker stashed billions of pesos ‘he could no longer hide’: prosecutors

House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) speaks as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr looks on at the House of Representatives in Quezon City last year. Photo: Getty Images

Religious activists take part in an anti-corruption rally in Manila, the Philippines, last year. Photo: AP

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From Japan warships attracting US interest to viral clip of Blackpink’s Jennie, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From Japan warships attracting US interest to viral clip of Blackpink’s Jennie, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.


Cambodia’s scam gangs; Filipino-Americans decry ‘xenophobia’ games: 7 Asia highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Japan warships attracting US interest to viral clip of Blackpink’s Jennie, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

1. Southeast Asia’s scam gangs regroup after Cambodia’s crackdown

2. Filipino-Americans rattled by Trump’s anti-migrant ‘xenophobia’ games

From Japan warships attracting US interest to viral clip of Blackpink’s Jennie, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting