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Early border closure in Sa Kaeo strands thousands
Online Reporters, Published on 07/06/2025
» One of the busiest checkpoints on the Thailand-Cambodia border — Ban Khlong Luek in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province — was closed unexpectedly on Saturday afternoon, stranding thousands of people.
A sombre Khmer new year break
News, Editorial, Published on 19/04/2020
» Across Southeast Asia, Covid-19 has dampened spirits for what is usually a joyous jubilee, with government's putting the kibosh on large-scale festivities that usually usher in the traditional new year.
I’ll meet you near the temple
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 03/04/2016
» Pueng Pung’s life has been determined by war and Thai-Cambodian border politics. Originally from Si Sa Ket province, the 64 year old spent her childhood freely travelling across the border.
Fishermen forced to play waiting game
News, Published on 20/05/2015
» The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Sunday evacuated 42 Thai fishermen from Benjina, a remote fishing island in Indonesia, as part of their repatriation to Thailand, according to an IOM official.
First fishing slaves return home, hundreds still waiting
News, Published on 15/05/2015
» When Kyaw Naing arrived at the tiny thatch-and-bamboo shack in Myanmar, it was empty and the door stood wide open.
The graveyard of fishermen
Spectrum, Published on 29/03/2015
» Surrounded by tall grass and wild shrubs, small wooden plaques bear the names of 64 fishermen from Thai boats who never made it home.
Year in Review
Asia focus, Published on 29/12/2014
» Asia rose to new heights in 2014 despite the many challenges that beset the region. Headline-making developments ranged from China dethroning the United States as the world's largest economy, subject to vigorous debate as that may be, to the tragic mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
Army denies driving out Cambodians
News, Published on 15/06/2014
» The military junta has denied ordering the mass expulsion of Cambodian workers, as reports of extortion and abuse filtered in from the tens of thousands of migrants fleeing across the border.
Cambodian migrant workers take flight
Online Reporters, Published on 14/06/2014
» As many as 37,000 Cambodian migrants left Thailand on Friday and another 6,000 tried to leave Saturday morning, bringing the total to 70,000 over seven days, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for Asia Pacific.
Fleeing illegal workers left stranded
Published on 11/06/2014
» Two groups of Cambodian migrant workers were left stranded in two districts of Prachin Buri on Wednesday after their bus drivers who were supposed to take them to a border crossing to return home feared arrest after the junta launched a campaign to crack down on illegal foreign labour.