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DARK SECRETS: 49 - The Real Truth

The cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to loan Cambodia 983 million baht to fund a new road construction project, said deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul.

Bangkok Post

Hundreds of Taiwanese trafficked to Cambodia and held captive by telecom scam gangs

Police forces in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Vietnam have launched major operations to rescue their citizens and shut down trafficking syndicates

The Guardian - AU

Cambodia attracts over 740,000 international tourists in first 7 months

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has attracted more than 740,000 international visitors in the first seven months of 2022, an increase of 560% compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

Bangkok Post

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Experts forecast resumption of overlapping claim area talks

Energy experts say Thailand and Cambodia will resume talks to settle their dispute on an overlapping claim area (OCA) in order to jointly benefit from a new petroleum source and relieve the impact of energy price fluctuations.

Bangkok Post

Casino workers flee Cambodia by swimming to Vietnam

Dozens of Vietnamese casino workers allegedly forced to toil without pay in Cambodia have fled back to their homeland by swimming across a river, authorities in Phnom Penh said on Friday.

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Taiwan seeks to free citizens lured to Cambodia by scammers

Taiwan is seeking to free more than 300 of its citizens lured to Cambodia by crime groups

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Cambodia says lost artifacts found in Gallery 249 at the Met

In the 1970s, long after its encyclopaedic collection had been acknowledged as among the world’s finest, the Metropolitan Museum of Art recognised it had slender holdings in South or Southeast Asian art. One in-house estimate suggested that no more than 60 objects were worth exhibiting.

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Move beyond nationalism

The emergence of ultranationalist sentiment in Cambodia following the box-office success of the Thai period romcom Love Destiny, or Bupphesanniwas 2, is very unfortunate.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong task force tackles SE Asian scams

HONG KONG: Law enforcement authorities in Hong Kong have set up a task force to track down and help trafficked residents ensnared by “boiler room” scams in Southeast Asia that have become a growing scourge.

Bangkok Post

Political Pulse / Authoritarian regimes need a neighborly nudge toward democracy

Authoritarianism now runs rampant in some parts of Southeast Asia. I was a correspondent in this region from 2006 through 2010, and then returned there in 2019. Compared to my previous experience, I strongly felt the spread of authoritarianism and the suppressed social atmosphere that it caused.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Gambling with Thailand's future

Whether you support it or not, betting and gambling dens have been commonplace in much of Thailand for a long time, despite authorities' attempts to stamp it out.

Bangkok Post

US returns to Cambodia dozens of antiquities looted from historic sites

Some of the artefacts, which range from the bronze age to the 12th century, were stolen from ancient Khmer capital Koh Ker

The Guardian - AU

Thai firms eye potential of Cambodian investments

Thai businesses have set their sights on expanding trade and investment in Cambodia, especially in processed food, agriculture, tourism, renewable energy, plastic, and gems and jewellery.

Bangkok Post

Cambodian ambassador: Looted artworks are 'souls' of culture

Cambodia’s ambassador to the United States says the return of 30 antiquities to his country by U.S. law enforcement authorities is like a returning of the souls of Cambodia's culture

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Reuters

U.S. returns to Cambodia 30 antiquities looted from historic sites

(This Aug. 8 story, corrects 6th paragraph to state that Douglas Latchford was a dual citizen of Thailand and the United Kingdom, not Thailand and the United States)

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Nigerian monkeypox patient faces charges, deportation from Cambodia

The Nigerian man who fled from Phuket to Phnom Penh after being infected with monkeypox will be charged with immigration offences in Cambodia and later be deported.

Bangkok Post

Cambodian PM scraps development project threatening wildlife sanctuary

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday cancelled a controversial satellite-city development around a wildlife sanctuary and zoo near the capital following growing online appeals to halt the project.

The Independent UK

ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar warns on further executions

Cambodia’s foreign minister says efforts by Myanmar’s neighbors to help restore peace and normalcy to the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation were hindered by the country’s recent executions of four political activists

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Asean: No Myanmar junta at summits unless peace progress

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's foreign minister on Saturday said the Southeast Asian regional bloc had decided that Myanmar's ruling generals would remain barred from any of its meetings until they show progress on a peace plan.

Reuters

Lack of trust, political will shackling Myanmar peace process, ASEAN envoy says

A lack of trust and political will is stifling Myanmar's peace process and the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN will keep shunning its ruling generals, unless they engage opponents and make concrete progress, a special regional envoy said on Saturday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Scenes of U.S.-China confrontation / Work at Cambodian base sends powerful signals

The U.S.-China conflict has become more intense in the Indo-Pacific region in recent years. While China is aggressively expanding its maritime activities, the United States is increasingly involved in the region in the name of freedom of navigation. Cambodia's Ream Naval Base is now emerging as one of the front…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

China expresses anger at Japan over Taiwan

PHNOM PENH / BEIJING -- The impact of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan spilled over into a high-level dialogue between Japan and China. A meeting between the foreign ministers of Japan and China scheduled for Thursday in Cambodia was shelved at the last minute at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Ready to Discuss Prisoner Swap with US, Lavrov Says

Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss prisoner swaps with the United States through an existing diplomatic channel, a day a Russian court sentenced basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for a drugs offence. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said President Vladimir Putin and his US…

The Independent UK

SE Asian nations criticize Myanmar, but weaker than expected

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers issued their final communique after a series of meetings in the Cambodian capital, criticizing fellow member Myanmar for its lack of progress in ending the violence there, but with weaker language than several countries had hoped for

Reuters

Blinken likely seek out Lavrov after Griner sentencing, White House says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will likely try to speak with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of a meeting in Cambodia, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday after U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison on drugs charges in…

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