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Cambodia

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Capital

Phnom Penh

Head of State

King Norodom Sihamoni

Head of Government

Prime Minister Hun Manet

Asean

Can Rubio’s Asia tour ease region’s anxiety over looming US tariffs?

US secretary of state’s presence may offer symbolic reassurance but little else as deadline nears for trade talks, observers say.

3 Jul 2025 - 5:02PMvideocam

Thailand

Phumtham Wechayachai steps in as Thailand’s acting PM

3 Jul 2025 - 6:43AMvideocam

Thailand

Thai court suspends PM over leaked phone call as political crisis deepens

2 Jul 2025 - 11:30AMvideocam

The Philippines

From mayor to ‘usurper’: Philippine court rules Alice Guo is a Chinese citizen

The former Bamban mayor is now in detention, facing Pogos-linked charges of human trafficking, money laundering and corruption.

30 Jun 2025 - 9:27PMvideocam

Former Bamban mayor Alice Guo attending a hearing at the Philippine Senate on September 9, last year. Photo: EPA-EFE

Thailand

Thailand and Cambodia tensions escalate as Hun Sen targets Paetongtarn

The Cambodian strongman’s heated tirade is a ‘calculated’ move to boost local support while deflecting international scrutiny, analysts say.

30 Jun 2025 - 6:07PMvideocam

China's military weapons

Could Cambodia hit the Thai capital with its made-in-China weapons?

As border tensions rumble, Cambodian Senate chief Hun Sen claims Bangkok is within striking distance.

29 Jun 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong should look to Africa, South America for new markets: trade body head

Trade Development Council chairman Frederick Ma says he expects Hong Kong’s exports in the second half of the year to be weaker.

28 Jun 2025 - 7:22PMvideocam

The ongoing trade war is expected to hit Hong Kong’s exports in the second half. Photo: Eugene Lee

Thailand

Protests erupt in Thailand demanding Paetongtarn’s removal after leaked call

Outrage over the recorded call mostly revolves around the prime minister calling a Thai military commander ‘an opponent’.

30 Jun 2025 - 4:21PMvideocam

Asean

Letters | Cambodia is committed to peace on the border

Readers discuss the rules-based order in Southeast Asia, how to build Asean’s power, and the Israel-Iran ceasefire.

28 Jun 2025 - 11:30AM

Thailand

Groundhog Day in Thailand as Shinawatra clan faces protests, courts and crisis

Court rulings, street protests and coalition rifts could force Paetongtarn Shinawatra to step down.

27 Jun 2025 - 6:37PMvideocam

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (centre) speaks to troops during a visit to the Royal Thai Army’s Morakot Operations Base in Ubon Ratchathani province on June 20. Photo: AFP

Southeast Asia forced-labour scams

Video | Scam compounds ‘deliberately ignored’ by Cambodia

The human rights group identified 53 scam farms in the country that were staffed by trafficking victims, including children from China

27 Jun 2025 - 4:36PM

Amnesty says Cambodia’s multibillion-dollar scam industry thrives with government blessing

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Myanmar

Myanmar burns US$300 million worth of confiscated drugs

Myanmar has a long history of drug production and is a major source of illegal drugs bound for East and Southeast Asia.

26 Jun 2025 - 7:23PM

China economy

Opinion | The new wave of globalisation could be China-led

Going global not only defuses the perils of protectionism, it also allows Chinese firms to bring jobs and economic benefits to the world.

26 Jun 2025 - 5:21PMvideocam

Scams and swindles

‘A living nightmare’: Cambodia blasted for backing US$12.5 billion scam hubs

The rights group identified 53 scam farms in the country that were staffed by trafficking victims, including children from China.

27 Jun 2025 - 4:45PMvideocam

A suspected scam compound in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Photo: Reuters

Thailand

Wat’s the problem: Cambodia resurrects cultural theft claims against Thailand

Cambodia’s culture minister has called Wat Phu Man Fa’s Sihanakhon temple complex a ‘blatant infringement’ on its iconic Angkor Wat.

25 Jun 2025 - 5:23PMvideocam

A photo taken in November last year shows the Sihanakhon temple complex in Wat Phu Man Fa under construction. Photo: Facebook/Amazing World Culture Club

Thailand

Cambodian workers in Thailand caught in crossfire of nationalist war

More than 1 million Cambodian workers fear the damaging impact of a worsening row between Bangkok and Phnom Penh.

24 Jun 2025 - 7:35PMvideocam

Thailand

Thailand, Cambodia shut border crossings amid turmoil in Bangkok

The countries ratcheted up tensions as Paetongtarn fights to save her government from a crisis triggered by a leaked phone call with Hun Sen.

23 Jun 2025 - 2:26PMvideocam

Asean

Opinion | Cambodians don’t want to be a chess piece in the US-China rivalry

US tariffs are delaying progress on working conditions while border tensions with Thailand jeopardise the informal economy.

22 Jun 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Garment workers make clothes at a factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on December 17, 2021. Photo: Xinhua

Thailand

Thailand’s PM digs in as defections and legal challenge threaten her power

As Paetongtarn Shinawatra tries to bolster her coalition, she could face a court challenge from Thai senators and planned street protests.

21 Jun 2025 - 5:00PMvideocam

China-Asean relations

Top Thai lawmaker invited to China as Cambodia border row tests Beijing’s diplomacy

Analysts predict Beijing will opt for a behind-the-scenes role over direct intervention as tensions build between Southeast Asian countries.

21 Jun 2025 - 7:07PMvideocam

Asean

Asean credibility at stake as Thailand-Cambodia tensions escalate: analysts

Diplomatic rift raises fresh questions over Asean unity and bloc’s ability to mediate conflicts between member states, observers say.

20 Jun 2025 - 7:31PMvideocam

Asean leaders pose for a group photo during the plenary session at the Asean summit in Kuala Lumpur on May 26. The bloc was founded in 1967. Photo: AFP

Thailand

Will a leaked phone call lead to a Thailand coup?

Paetongtarn’s conversation with Hun Sen has hit a nerve in Thailand’s fragile civil-military dynamics and regional diplomacy, analysts say.

19 Jun 2025 - 7:05PM

Thailand

Thai PM fights for political survival as Cambodia leaked call saga snowballs

Paetongtarn Shinawatra under pressure to resign after a coalition partner quit over a leaked conversation with Cambodia’s Hun Sen.

20 Jun 2025 - 3:58PMvideocam

Thailand

Cambodia bans fruit and vegetables from Thailand amid border row

Ex-leader Hun Sen made good on his threat to block imports after Thailand maintained border curbs, urging Cambodian migrants to return home.

17 Jun 2025 - 2:40PM

Thailand

Cambodia takes Thailand to World Court after fatal border clash

After a deadly border incident and inconclusive talks, Cambodia is now unilaterally appealing to the International Court of Justice.

16 Jun 2025 - 9:46AM

Thailand

Thailand and Cambodia meet to resolve border dispute, avoid clashes

Both armies said they acted in self-defence when their troops exchanged fire on May 28 at a border area where one Cambodian soldier was killed.

14 Jun 2025 - 5:54PM

Cambodia’s Minister in charge of State Secretariat of Border Affairs Lam Chea (centre-right) speaks with Thailand’s Border Affairs Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Prasas Prasasvinitchai (centre-left) during a meeting as part of the 6th meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Boundary Commission (JBC), in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Instagram influencer pleads for release of father arrested in Cambodia

In a letter to Cambodia’s premier, Stephanie Cheng, known as Laparasian on Instagram, says her father is in urgent need of medical care.

14 Jun 2025 - 8:15PM

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong’s mediation centre open to developed nations, Western countries

Deputy Secretary for Justice Horace Cheung assures centre’s services available to all despite developing nations being its founding members.

14 Jun 2025 - 4:26PMvideocam

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