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French court jails Lafarge ex-CEO for funding IS in Syria
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to the Islamic State group and other jihadists to maintain its business in war-torn Syria.
Two border flashpoints reopened to visitors for Songkran
Online Reporters, Published on 13/04/2026
» SURIN - The army is allowing public access during Songkran to two strategic points fiercely contested during last year's border war with Cambodia - Ta Kwai ancient temple, which is a cultural heritage site, and nearby Hill 350.
China model gains appeal in Vietnam as police expand power
Published on 13/04/2026
» HANOI - Vietnam is increasingly edging closer to China's model of governance, tightening state control while embracing Chinese technology and regulation as its most powerful leader in decades heads to Beijing this week, according to internal documents, public policy plans and sources.
Our shared heritage
News, Editorial, Published on 13/04/2026
» Songkran, the traditional new year, has become a time when Thai and Cambodian netizens wage a war on screens, as both have defiantly claimed ownership over the centuries-old tradition.
Police launch probe after TV director lured to Poipet scam camp
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/04/2026
» An investigation is under way into a case involving a TV series director who was allegedly lured across the border to Cambodia, forced to open mule bank accounts for a scam network and held for about two weeks before being released, police said.
Nepal's new govt faces challenges
News, Published on 13/04/2026
» Nepal's new government, led by Balendra Shah, more popularly known as Balen, is moving fast and shaking the politics of the Himalayan nation.
Lebanon PM says working to get Israeli troop withdrawal
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Sunday he was working to stop the Israel-Hezbollah war, even as Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu told troops in south Lebanon that the fight there was far from over.
Rak Chart Party asks Unesco for stricter heritage scrutiny
Online Reporters, Published on 12/04/2026
» The Rak Chart Party has delivered a letter to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) headquarters in Paris calling for greater rigor in the organisation’s World Heritage registration process, to prevent what it described as the distortion or misappropriation of cultural origins.
Six boats caught smuggling goods to Cambodia
Published on 12/04/2026
» TRAT - Six men were arrested off the coast of this eastern province trying to smuggle food and other consumer goods to Cambodia in six open, coastal boats on Saturday night.
Thailand not ready for border talks with Cambodia: Sihasak
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 12/04/2026
» Thailand is not ready to attend the Thailand-Cambodia Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting scheduled for April 17-25, as internal procedures remain incomplete, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Saturday.