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Cambodia says nearly 200 scam centres closed
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2026
» KAMPOT, Cambodia - Cambodia has closed almost 200 scam centres in a crackdown on transnational fraud in recent weeks, a senior government official said, with authorities providing rare access to one centre in a bid to show they are tackling the sophisticated operations targeting people across the globe.
In show of support, Canada, France open consulates in Greenland
AFP, Published on 07/02/2026
» NUUK - Canada and France, which both oppose US President Donald Trump's claim to Greenland, opened consulates in the Danish autonomous territory's capital on Friday, in a show of support for the local government.
In Finland's forests, soldiers re-learn how to lay anti-personnel mines
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» KAJAANI - Finland is barely out of the treaty banning them but the country's armed forces are already training soldiers to lay anti-personnel mines, citing a threat from neighbouring Russia.
Anger in UK after Trump insults NATO troops
Published on 23/01/2026
» LONDON - US President Donald Trump’s comments that NATO troops stayed off the front line in Afghanistan were “deeply disappointing”, a British minister said on Friday, noting that many European soldiers had died supporting American-led operations.
Asean will not certify Myanmar election or send observers
Reuters, Published on 20/01/2026
» KUALA LUMPUR — The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will not send observers to army-ruled Myanmar's ongoing three-stage election and will therefore not endorse the poll, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Cambodia to keep up crackdown on scam centres after arrest of alleged mastermind
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2026
» Cambodia's arrest of alleged scam centre kingpin Chen Zhi and his extradition to China was "not the end" of the Southeast Asian nation's battle to stamp out trans-border crimes, its foreign minister said.
Vietnam's Communist Party chief Lam seeks presidency in China-style expanded power mandate
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2026
» HANOI - Vietnam's Communist Party chief To Lam is seeking to combine his party role with the state presidency, officials said, in a move that would align Vietnam's political structure more closely to China's where President Xi Jinping heads the party and state.
Vietnamese caught in Japan's illegal worker crackdown
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» TOKYO — For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing Japan's dire labour needs.
Stocks pull lower at end of record year for markets
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» NEW YORK - Stock markets mostly retreated Wednesday in thin trading, following a year of record gains for key assets as central banks cut interest rates and the tech sector boomed thanks to the growth of artificial intelligence.
Myanmar votes amid civil war, junta chief down plays presidential role
Reuters, Published on 28/12/2025
» Overshadowed by civil war and doubts about the credibility of the polls, voters in Myanmar were casting their ballots in a general election starting on Sunday, the first since a military coup toppled the last civilian government in 2021.