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Cambodia arrests alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi
News Agencies and Online Reporters, Published on 07/01/2026
» The Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, accused of running online scam centres that used trafficked workers in Cambodia to defraud people around the world of billions of dollars, has been arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said on Wednesday.
Malaysian PM appeals for calm after Najib court ruling
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 23/12/2025
» Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged all parties to handle jailed former leader Najib Razak’s failed bid for house arrest with “full patience and wisdom” after a court ruling on Monday tested ties within the governing coalition.
Bondi shooters visited on Indian passports, says Philippines
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» MANILA — Philippine immigration authorities said the father and son accused of killing 15 people in Sydney visited the country last month and travelled on Indian passports.
33 killed in airstrike on Myanmar hospital
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 11/12/2025
» SINGAPORE — Myanmar’s military regime carried out airstrikes on a public hospital in western Rakhine State late Wednesday, according to an opposition group, killing at least 33 people ahead of a tightly controlled national election.
Twelve killed in residential fire in southern China
Reuters and AFP, Published on 10/12/2025
» BEIJING — Twelve people have been killed in a residential fire in the southern Chinese city of Shantou, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
Asean re‑engagement with Myanmar difficult, says Thai minister
Reuters, Published on 26/11/2025
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will find it difficult to re-engage with Myanmar even after its upcoming election, Thailand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeo said on Tuesday evening, calling for the release of the country's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Vietnam flood death toll reaches 16
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 20/11/2025
» HANOI - The death toll from a new round of torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam since the weekend has risen to 16, a government report said on Thursday, with water levels rising further in already inundated towns and villages.
Twenty troops killed in Georgia plane crash
Reuters and AFP, Published on 12/11/2025
» ANKARA — Turkey's defence ministry said on Wednesday that 20 soldiers were killed in the crash of its military aircraft in Georgia a day earlier, as inspectors continued to seek clues what caused the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) member's cargo plane to go down.
China to host 2026 Apec meeting in Shenzhen, 'vigorously' push AI cooperation
South China Morning Post and Bloomberg, Published on 01/11/2025
» GYEONGJU — China will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in its southern city of Shenzhen in November next year.
Myanmar detains over 10,000 foreigners in scam centre crackdown
Bloomberg and South China Morning Post, Published on 28/10/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar’s military government has detained more than 10,000 foreign nationals over the past nine months who the junta said illegally entered the country for involvement in online scams.