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Cambodia's alleged scam group execs suspected of money laundering in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 09/04/2026
» KYODO — Two senior executives of Prince Holding Group, a Cambodian conglomerate accused of being one of Asia's largest transnational criminal organisations, purchased luxury real estate in and around Tokyo in a possible money-laundering scheme, sources familiar with the matter said and official property records showed Thursday.
Jakarta ranks world's largest city as Tokyo slips to 3rd
Kyodo News, Published on 01/01/2026
» KYODO — Jakarta ranked as the world's largest city with 41.9 million inhabitants followed by Dhaka, while Tokyo slipped to third against the backdrop of population growth in the developing nations and Japan's greying society, a recent United Nations (UN) report on urbanisation prospects shows.
Myanmar's complex civil conflict creating unlikely alliances among enemies
Kyodo News, Published on 09/12/2025
» YANGON — A 24-year-old fighter from Myanmar's pro-democracy People's Defence Force (PDF) says many of those who fight alongside him have switched sides at times in the long-running civil war, with a lack of financial compensation forcing them to temporarily side with a junta-aligned armed group.
Fire razes 170 buildings in southern Japan, one dead
Kyodo News, Published on 19/11/2025
» OITA — More than 170 buildings were damaged in a massive fire that swept through a dense residential area in the southwestern Japan city of Oita overnight, leaving one person dead, local authorities said on Wednesday.