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Southeast Asia facing hidden extremist threat
Oped, Published on 07/07/2025
» In May, Indonesia's counter-terrorism unit arrested an 18-year-old man in Gowa, South Sulawesi, on charges of spreading Islamic State (IS) propaganda and inciting bomb attacks on social media. Identified only as MAS, the suspect represents a deeply troubling development in Southeast Asia's struggle against terrorism: the rise of youth radicalisation driven entirely by online exposure.
SE Asia trafficked cyber victims freed but far from home
Published on 30/05/2025
» Most of Jaruwat Jinnmonca’s anti-trafficking work used to focus on helping victims swept into prostitution.
Romanian far-right rides TikTok wave in election re-run
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» BUCHAREST - With 1.3 million followers, a Donald Trump-supporting far-right candidate is riding a wave of popularity on TikTok ahead of the re-run of Romania's presidential election in which he is expected to win Sunday's first round.
France's Le Pen faces verdict that could end presidential hopes
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» PARIS - A French court on Monday will rule in the trial of far-right leader Marine Le Pen over an alleged fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, a verdict which could ruin her chances of standing in the next presidential elections in two years.
The 'new silent ones': Opponents lie low in Russia
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» MOSCOW - One feels "buried alive", another is careful about what he says in public places -- opponents of Russia's campaign in Ukraine are being dubbed the "new silent ones", like Soviet-era dissidents.
Digital ministry to use AI to sniff out fake news
Published on 13/02/2025
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society says it is cooperating with over 300 agencies to eradicate fake news while looking to use artificial intelligence (AI) to verify news reports.
Chinese scam 'bosses' held in Bangkok
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/02/2025
» Police in Bangkok have arrested two Chinese nationals who are believed to be senior members of a call centre gang that operated a new and sophisticated "add insult to injury" scam.
Police bust ‘insult to injury’ scam bosses
Published on 06/02/2025
» Police in Bangkok have arrested two Chinese nationals alleged to be senior members of a call centre gang that operated a new and sophisticated “insult to injury” scam.
Tackling roots of PM2.5 air pollution in Thailand
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/02/2025
» Haze pollution was a chronic problem nationwide, long before the capital was blanketed in PM2.5 pollutants over the past few weeks.
China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar
Published on 22/01/2025
» BEIJING/BANGKOK - The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star.