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THAILAND

Thais, Chinese arrested in raid on scam gang

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/05/2025

» Police arrested 18 Thais and 13 Chinese nationals in Chon Buri, Rayong and Samut Prakan provinces, allegedly for forming a scam gang and assaulting the holders of their mule bank accounts.

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OPINION

Venezuela's fall deepens under Maduro's rule

Oped, Published on 15/05/2025

» What was akin to a celebration of global dictators and political rogues, Venezuela's Marxist dictator, Nicholas Maduro, visited Moscow to join Vladimir Putin in celebrating Russia's May 9 Victory Day Parade, the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany. Mr Putin's pantheon included communist China's leader Xi Jinping and Brazil's President Lula da Silva, among others.

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THAILAND

New Thai digital arrival cards ‘will help track criminals’

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/04/2025

» The new Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC), which will replace paper cards from May 1, will help improve the screening of transnational criminals in addition to making arrivals more convenient for visitors, say immigration officials.

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WORLD

Cambodia eyes more China help as Xi visits amid US tariff standoff

Published on 17/04/2025

» Cambodia is betting on more financial support from China, including for infrastructure, as President Xi Jinping visits the country on Thursday at the end of a three-nation trip in Southeast Asia, a Cambodian government spokesman said.

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OPINION

Time to tackle toxic spill

News, Editorial, Published on 15/04/2025

» As the problem of scammer gangs in Myawaddy, Myanmar, tapers off, another serious transboundary problem emerged with the Pollution Control Department, under the Environmental Ministry, issuing a ban on April 4 against the use of water in the Kok River, which runs from Myanmar into Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces.

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THAILAND

‘Up to 100,000’ still working in Myanmar scam hubs

Published on 18/03/2025

» Despite a weeks-long multinational crackdown, scam centres along the Thai-Myanmar border are still operating with up to 100,000 people working there, says the top police general leading Thailand’s operations against the fraud compounds.

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OPINION

Uyghur beat-up

Postbag, Published on 09/03/2025

» Re: "Govt draws flak for deporting Uyghurs", (BP, March 1).

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THAILAND

Chiang Rai man ‘helped scammers launder B30 million a day’

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/03/2025

» A 21-year-old man arrested in Chiang Rai has admitted to having laundered an estimated 30 million baht a day for dozens of Cambodia-based call-centre scam gangs that preyed on Thais, police say.

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THAILAND

Explainer - What are Southeast Asia's scam centres, and why are they being dismantled?

Published on 04/03/2025

» Scam centres that operated along the Thai-Myanmar border for years have drawn fresh attention after the high-profile abduction and release of a Chinese actor in Thailand.

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LEARNING

Thailand considers wall on Cambodia border

Gary Boyle, Published on 04/03/2025

» Thailand will study the feasibility of building a wall along part of its border with Cambodia to prevent illegal crossings, government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said on Monday.