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Nate Thayer, reporter who interviewed Pol Pot, dies

Nate Thayer, a fearless reporter who survived several brushes with death over decades covering conflict in Southeast Asia and was the last western journalist to interview Pol Pot, the leader of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, has died

The Independent UK

Cambodia starts building bridge across Mekong with China funds

KRATIE, Cambodia: Cambodia has broken ground for the construction of a bridge across the Mekong River in Cambodia's northeastern part, with funds from China.

Bangkok Post

Plans proceeding for joint petroleum production with Cambodia

The government is proceeding its years-long plan for joint production of petroleum resources in the Gulf of Thailand together with Cambodia, according to government sources.

Bangkok Post

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Thais storm into semis, eye Asean crown

Thailand aim to retain the Asean title after reaching the semi-finals of the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup.

Bangkok Post

Embittered Thai craft beer brewers plead for justice

With the onerous liquor laws that have let just a few large breweries dominate the market and have forbidden entry by small-scale newcomers for decades, Chiang Mai native Saksit Sanguanphon was forced to fulfil his dream to produce his own artisanal craft beer somewhere else. He went to Laos.

Bangkok Post

Nine remain missing after casino blaze

Nine Thai nationals caught in the Cambodian hotel-casino blaze are still missing, Sa Kaeo authorities said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Casino inferno blamed on electrical fault

POIPET, Cambodia: An electrical fault caused the devastating Poipet casino fire that killed 27 people, many of them Thais, Cambodian authorities said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

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Human trafficking rampant in Southeast Asia; victims duped

HANOI/BANGKOK -- Thousands of young people from Southeast Asia seeking job opportunities have been sold to gangs of Chinese scammers who force their victims to take part in crimes and physically assault them.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

27 Thais perish in Poipet casino inferno

The bodies of 10 of the 27 Thais who died in the casino inferno in Poipet in Cambodia have been returned to the border town of Aranyaprathet as authorities try to tackle congestion at another checkpoint to keep trade flowing between the two countries.

Bangkok Post

More victims recovered from Cambodia casino hotel fire

The confirmed death toll from a massive fire at a casino hotel complex in western Cambodia has risen to 25 as search efforts resume

The Independent UK

Rescuers search for bodies in ruins of Cambodia casino fire

Cambodian rescue teams recovered several bodies on Friday from the charred rooms of a casino-hotel where a fire killed at least 27 people a day earlier, with more than 20 people still missing.

Reuters

Cambodia casino fire kills dozens

A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino Thursday injured over 60 people and killed at least 19 — a number that officials warned would rise after the search for bodies resumes Friday.

France 24

A massive fire at Cambodia hotel and casino kills at least 19 people

Neighboring Thailand sent firetrucks and emergency workers to help cope with the 12-hour inferno in a bustling border town. Some victims are believed to still be under debris or in locked rooms.

WEKU

Death toll in Cambodia casino fire rises to 19 as scores injured in infernal blaze

At least 19 people have died and 60 more are thought to be injured after firefighters brought a huge blaze at the Grand Diamond City hotel in Poipet, Cambodia under control

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Bangkok Post

10-man Thailand draw with Indonesia

JAKARTA: Defending champions Thailand fought back from going a goal behind and seeing a player sent off to earn a 1-1 draw with Indonesia in Jakarta in the Asean Football Federation championship on Friday in a re-run of last year’s final.

Bangkok Post

At least one Thai confirmed dead in Poipet inferno

Of the 108 known victims of the Poipet casino fire in Cambodia so far, 34 were sent for treatment in Sa Kaeo province of Thailand and one of them died, according to the public health minister.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Several Killed, Scores Injured in Huge Hotel-casino Fire on Cambodian Border

About 10 people are dead and more than a dozen on life support after a fire at a Cambodian border casino, with photos from the scene showing people desperately huddled on ledges and perched on windowsills in a bid to escape the flames. The blaze at the Grand Diamond City…

Reuters

Cambodian casino fire kills 19, dozens more feared dead

At least 19 people, many of them Thais, were killed and up to 30 were missing after a fire tore through a casino-hotel complex in a Cambodian town on the Thai border, officials said on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Fire at hotel casino on Cambodia border kills at least 10

Police in Cambodia say a fire burning through a hotel casino has killed at least 10 people and injured 30 others

Reuters

Cambodia border casino fire kills 7, injures 53 - Thai authorities

A fire at a casino complex at Cambodia's border with Thailand has killed at least seven people, with 53 wounded and eight people missing, provincial authorities in neighbouring Thailand said on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Cambodia hotel-casino fire kills 26, electrical fault blamed

The blaze started on the first floor and spread quickly along carpets before engulfing the multistorey complex.

Daily Mirror

Cambodia hotel fire kills 10 with 'at least 50' trapped as people seen jumping from windows

At least 10 people have died and 30 more are thought to be injured as firefighters attempt to bring a huge blaze at the Grand Diamond City hotel in Poipet, Cambodia under control

ABC News

The scam behind the scammers: Lured, trapped and forced to catfish strangers

When Nokyoong and Neung set off for new jobs in Cambodia, they hoped to give their loved ones a better life. Instead they were trapped in an elaborate scam and left fearing for their lives.

The Independent UK

Deaths of 3 endangered Cambodian dolphins raise alarm

Conservationists in Cambodia are alarmed at the deaths of three endangered freshwater Irrawaddy dolphins, whose population has seriously declined in recent years

Bangkok Post

Trat, trade and tourism

After facing a slump for almost three years, economic activity in several border provinces is getting back on track, especially in Trat -- which is a major tourist destination and a gateway to Cambodia.

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