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South African DJ's murder exposes nexus between crime and power
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» JOHANNESBURG — On a quiet November night in 2022, DJ Sumbody -- a rising star in South Africa's music scene -- was gunned down in a hail of bullets while heading home.
Five Thai districts bordering Cambodia deemed unsafe
Online Reporters, Published on 25/07/2025
» Areas up to 40 kilometres inland from the border in five districts in Si Sa Ket and Ubon Ratchathani provinces are considered risky as they fall into the firing ranges of rockets deployed by Cambodian forces, the Royal Thai Army said on Friday.
Thai army calls Hun Sen a war criminal, denies Preah Vihear temple claims
Online Reporters, Published on 25/07/2025
» The Royal Thai Army has strongly condemned systematic attacks on Thai civilian targets by Cambodian forces, whilst dismissing claims that Thai troops have seized the disputed Preah Vihear temple as "fake news".
Thailand, Cambodia exchange heavy artillery as fighting rages for a second day
Reuters, Published on 25/07/2025
» SURIN — Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery on Friday as their worst fighting in more than a decade stretched for a second day, despite calls from the region and beyond for an immediate ceasefire in an escalating border conflict that has killed at least 15 people.
China holds back for now over Taiwan
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 25/07/2025
» 'I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me we [the US and China] will fight in 2025," wrote General Mike Minihan, head of US Air Mobility Command, in a private memo two years ago. There are still five months to go, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that he's wrong.
Thai air strikes hit two Cambodian targets
Published on 24/07/2025
» Thailand has carried out air strikes on Cambodia, hitting two military targets on Thursday, as the countries’ border conflict intensified, with clashes reported in six locations.
Vietnam to buy two Lockheed Martin helicopters
Reuters, Published on 24/07/2025
» HANOI — Vietnam's police ministry has agreed to buy two Lockheed Martin helicopters, according to three people with knowledge of the talks, in what would be a key security deal since Washington lifted an arms embargo on the Communist-run nation a decade ago.
Cook Islands wages war on 'plague' of hungry starfish
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS) — Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands.
Cambodia opens fire at Thai military base
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/07/2025
» Cambodian soldiers opened fire at a Thai military base in the northeastern province of Surin and launched rockets toward Si Sa Ket on Thursday morning as hostilities in the disputed border area worsened, according to the Royal Thai Army.
Thai air strikes hit two Cambodian targets
Online Reporters, Published on 24/07/2025
» Thailand has carried out air strikes on Cambodia, hitting two military targets on Thursday, as the countries’ border conflict intensified, with clashes reported in six locations.