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Phnom Penh
Head of State
King Norodom Sihamoni
Head of Government
Prime Minister Hun Manet
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29 November, 2024
Thailand
Thailand shuts power to Myanmar’s scam hub
Thai prime minister is due to meet President Xi Jinping to discuss the scam crisis
6 Feb 2025 - 2:39PM
Thailand
Thailand shuts power to Myanmar’s scam hub, PM Paetongtarn vows firm action
6 Feb 2025 - 2:47PM
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Asia travel
YouTubers blamed for monkey attacks on tourists at Angkor temples
5 Feb 2025 - 6:45PM
Thailand
AI-assisted scam costs Thai beauty queen US$118,000
The scammers allegedly used AI to impersonate Thai police officers to deceive victims including Thai-British beauty queen Charlotte Austin.
5 Feb 2025 - 11:32AM
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Crime in Hong Kong
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‘Scam farm’ rescues rest on following the right path to freedom
Return of remaining Hong Kong residents held by fraudsters in countries bordering Thailand hinges on balancing operational needs and transparency.
5 Feb 2025 - 6:15AM
Crime in Hong Kong
Scam farm victim returns to Hong Kong, as officials vow to help 9 others
Woman was found on the Myanmese side of border near Thailand’s Tak province on Sunday.
4 Feb 2025 - 10:39PM
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United States
Sudden US funding freeze forces Cambodia to partially halt mine clearance
President Trump has pressed pause on helping clear unexploded bombs, many of which were dropped by the US in the Vietnam war.
31 Jan 2025 - 6:26PM
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China-Asean relations
China tries to downplay claims it pulled out of Cambodian canal project
Embassy in Phnom Penh publishes article dismissing recent reports that cast doubt on Beijing’s commitment to the Funan Techo project.
29 Jan 2025 - 9:20PM
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Thailand
Crime kingpin who claims he spied for China ‘fears for his life’ in Thai jail
Lawyers for She Zhijiang, who is fighting extradition to China, say the Chinese national can no longer walk after being ‘brutally’ attacked.
27 Jan 2025 - 10:17AM
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Crime in Hong Kong
Hongkonger stuck in Thailand to fly home on Monday after scam farm ordeal
Security chief Chris Tang ‘thankful’ to secure return of 29-year-old in time for Lunar New Year.
25 Jan 2025 - 4:21PM
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Lunar New Year
4 people die in Cambodia in Lunar New Year gift crush
The crowd had gathered at a local tycoon’s home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with money.
23 Jan 2025 - 5:01PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Electric shocks, physical assault: inside Southeast Asia’s forced labour camps
Recent high-profile rescue of mainland actor Wang Xing has put the plight of thousands trapped in compounds in focus.
24 Jan 2025 - 3:53PM
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Hong Kong society
Second Hong Kong man rescued from Southeast Asia scam farm: ex-politician
Former District Councillor Andy Yu tells the Post the man has fled to Bangkok after four months of captivity.
20 Jan 2025 - 8:53PM
War and conflict
Cambodia extends mine-free deadline after villager, 2 deminers killed
The villager ‘ran over an anti-tank landmine’ on his farm in northwestern Battambang province.
18 Jan 2025 - 4:50PM
Malaysia
Malaysian freed from Cambodian scam centre over lack of computer, English skills
The 38-year-old single father, who lost 20kg during his captivity, had been duped into travelling to Cambodia on an offer to work as a driver for US$5,000.
16 Jan 2025 - 6:07PM
Hong Kong
Overseas job offers may appear attractive but due diligence in order
Measures by Thai authorities to protect visitors – including those from Hong Kong – by heading off sham offers of lucrative work a welcome step.
16 Jan 2025 - 6:15AM
Crime in Hong Kong
Thailand set to roll out measures on visitor safety, Hong Kong official says
Security official Michael Cheuk expresses hope 12 Hong Kong residents stuck in Southeast Asia can be brought home before Lunar New Year.
15 Jan 2025 - 8:48AM
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Hong Kong politics
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How can Hongkongers protect themselves from Southeast Asian job scams?
Hong Kong authorities have come under renewed pressure to ensure the return of residents believed to be held captive in the region.
16 Jan 2025 - 6:58PM
China-Asean relations
Cambodia’s China-backed canal on Mekong seen to put ‘fragile ecosystems’ at risk
Chinese and British researchers say Funan Techo canal’s passage through habitats crucial to biodiversity may cause ecological harm and more.
14 Jan 2025 - 4:26PM
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Thailand
Thai murder suspect acted out of ‘gratitude’ in Cambodian lawmaker killing
Motorcycle taxi driver and former marine Ekkalak Paenoi confessed to the crime on Saturday after his arrest on Wednesday.
12 Jan 2025 - 5:19PM
Accidents and personal safety
Hong Kong woman, 24, back home after suspected abduction in Southeast Asia
Security Bureau says Immigration Department followed up on case and ‘it is understood that the person has returned to Hong Kong’.
12 Jan 2025 - 1:29AM
Thailand
Suspected hitman extradited to Thailand over shooting of Cambodian lawmaker
Thai national Ekkalak Paenoi faces charges including premeditated murder in the death of Lim Kimya in Bangkok.
11 Jan 2025 - 6:37PM
Crime
Cambodian police arrest suspect in politician’s Bangkok shooting
Multiple Thai media outlets reported that a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on Lim Kimya as he arrived in Thailand’s capital.
8 Jan 2025 - 10:25PM
Diplomacy
Cambodia’s approval of Japanese naval visits signals ‘balanced’ foreign policy
The move comes as Cambodia-China ties might have stalled due to Beijing holding up funding for Phnom Penh and concerns about scam centres.
25 Dec 2024 - 10:06PM
Crime
Cambodian man gets 31 years in jail for gunning down soon-to-be married couple
Businessman Srey Sina was also ordered to pay more than US$2 million in compensation to Long Lysong and Khin Kanchana’s families.
24 Dec 2024 - 10:05AM
Japan
‘Modern slavery’: the dark truths behind Japan’s foreign trainee scheme
As more victims step forward, the spotlight intensifies on a system that activists say prioritises profit over workers’ dignity and safety.
18 Dec 2024 - 3:45PM
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Religion
Naga, the mythical snake that protected Buddha yet poisoned a river
Often many-headed and called the King of Serpents, Naga is worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists, especially in Southeast Asia.
1 Jan 2025 - 5:20PM
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Defence
US warship docks in Cambodia for first time in 8 years
China responded to the US warship’s visit by saying such exchanges should promote regional peace and stability, ‘rather than the opposite’.
17 Dec 2024 - 10:57AM
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