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US collectors to return looted artefacts to Cambodia
Published on 13/09/2023
» PHNOM PENH - A billionaire family in the United States will return more than 30 looted ancient artefacts to Cambodia after agreeing it “wrongfully possessed” the treasures, the Cambodian government said on Wednesday.
Asean welcomes world leaders as China-US rivalry overshadows region
Reuters, Published on 06/09/2023
» JAKARTA - Southeast Asia's Asean bloc on Wednesday welcomed world leaders to Indonesia's capital for a summit likely to be dominated by worry about rivalry between the United States and China overshadowing the region.
Asean to discuss Myanmar crisis, South China Sea disputes
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2023
» JAKARTA - Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) met in Indonesia's capital on Tuesday, with the prolonged political crisis in Myanmar and disputes in the South China Sea expected to be on the agenda.
Cyber-scam industry booms in plain sight in Cambodia
Published on 29/08/2023
» PHNOM PHEN: Around the world, reports of cyber-scam schemes targeting unsuspecting victims online have proliferated rapidly. Southeast Asia has become a centre of gravity for those criminal syndicates, often in remote and war-torn corners. But in Cambodia, the scam industry has been flourishing well within the reach of officials.
Myanmar extradites 7 online scam suspects to China
Published on 24/08/2023
» Myanmar authorities have handed over seven people suspected of involvement in online scams targeting Chinese citizens to Beijing authorities, state media reported on Thursday.
Protesters call on Laos to release China rights lawyer as deportation looms
Published on 07/08/2023
» Rights groups and activists protested outside the Laos Embassy in London on Monday to demand the release of a prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who was arrested in Laos last month after fleeing China and who now faces the risk of repatriation.
Asean struggles for unity on Myanmar conflict
Reuters, Published on 13/07/2023
» JAKARTA: Finding unity over how to deal with Myanmar’s junta continued to evade Southeast Asian nations on Thursday, as foreign ministers meeting in Jakarta struggled to agree on a communique that would include a reference to their neighbour’s internal strife.
Myanmar crisis to dominate Asean meeting
Kyodo News, Published on 11/07/2023
» JAKARTA: Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) met in Indonesia Tuesday, with Myanmar's deadlocked political crisis expected to dominate discussions.
Fury among aid groups as US approves cluster bombs for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 08/07/2023
» PARIS - Humanitarian organisations on Friday condemned plans by the United States to supply controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine, citing the long-lasting danger posed by the weapons which leave behind unexploded bomblets.
130th joint patrol on Mekong River begins
Published on 30/06/2023
» KUNMING: Law-enforcement authorities from China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand joined forces on Wednesday to begin the 130th Mekong River joint patrol.