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Court upholds genocide conviction for last surviving Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan

The final verdict brings a close to a court process which stretched 16 years, cost $500 million and resulted in the conviction of three senior Khmer Rouge leaders.

ABC News

Former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan loses genocide appeal

Ruling marks the final decision by the court and ends 16 years of work by the UN-backed war crimes tribunal in Cambodia.

Al Jazeera

Khmer Rouge tribunal ending work after 16 years, 3 judgments

An international court convened in Cambodia to judge the brutalities of the Khmer Rouge regime that caused the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people in the 1970s is ending its work after taking 16 years to convict just three men of crimes

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Malaysia brings home 15 victims of Cambodian cybercrime racket

Malaysian authorities have rescued 15 victims of suspected cybercrime rackets in Cambodia, its foreign ministry said, as the government steps up efforts to help hundreds of its citizens trapped by similar operations across Southeast Asia.

Reuters

Cambodia court rejects genocide appeal of last surviving Khmer Rouge leader

Judge upholds conviction of Khieu Samphan, 91, in what is likely to be UN-backed court’s last judgment

The Guardian - UK

Malaysian dad pleads help for scam victims after son died

The parents of a Malaysian man who died after falling prey to a human trafficking scheme have appealed to the government to rescue other scam victims trapped in Myanmar and Cambodia

The Independent UK

Cambodian police raid alleged cybercrime trafficking compounds

Cambodian authorities said raids are underway this week at suspected cybercrime compounds across the Southeast Asian country, uncovering evidence of human trafficking, illegal confinement and torture.

Reuters

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Japan, U.S. aim for stronger economic ties with ASEAN

SIEM REAP, Cambodia -- Japan and the United States are trying to accelerate economic cooperation with Southeast Asian countries. Home to many manufacturing plants, Southeast Asia is central to the global supply chain and an important region in terms of economic security.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

OCA talks with Cambodia set to resume

Talks on the overlapping claim area (OCA) between Thailand and Cambodia to jointly benefit from the petroleum business there are expected to resume, part of efforts to decrease dependence on expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, said deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow.

Bangkok Post

Care vital for energy deal

The recent move of Thailand and Cambodia in agreeing to reopen talks on an overlapping claims area (OCA) in the Gulf of Thailand is a good sign for the energy security of both countries amid the global energy crisis.

Bangkok Post

Message on the 8th Constitution Day & National Day of Nepal

Nepal celebrates the 8th Constitution Day and National Day today. On this happy occasion, I would like to extend greetings and felicitations to all fellow citizens living in Thailand and the accredited countries namely Cambodia, Laos, Singapore and Vietnam.

Bangkok Post

Philanthropist Geraldine Cox reflects on life saving hundreds of children, hands over reins of Cambodian orphanage

Adelaide's Geraldine Cox is internationally recognised for saving hundreds of children in Cambodia over almost three decades. Now she's found the successor, ABC journalist Tracey Shelton.

ABC News

Inside the 'pig-butchering' scams seeing thousands trafficked into cyber slavery

From Taiwan to Indonesia, thousands have been trafficked to Cambodia and confined in casinos or dystopian compounds surrounded by thick coils of barbed wire, where they are forced to conduct elaborate cyber scams.

ABC News

Mass trial of Cambodian opposition members charged with treason

The Clooney Foundation for Justice said ‘Cambodia must stop misusing its laws to criminalize dissent’.

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Cambodia begins treason trial of 37 opposition figures

A trial has begun in Cambodia for activists and former opposition lawmakers accused of a treason conspiracy for allegedly trying to help an exiled political candidate return home

Bangkok Post

Sea riches prompt new talks

Thailand will hold talks with Cambodia over a 26,000 sq km overlapping claims area (OCA) estimated to hold up to 500 million barrels of oil and gas deposits under the seafloor.

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Global Pressure Mounts on Cambodia Over Foreign-run Trafficking, Scamming Rings

Cambodian authorities have rescued at least 900 foreign citizens from trafficking rings this year, the interior minister said.

The Independent UK

24 more Malaysians rescued from Cambodia human traffickers

Malaysia’s foreign minister has brought 24 Malaysians back from Cambodia who were rescued from human traffickers, out of a total of 148 citizens he said have been reported missing in the country

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Bangkok Post

Asean customs transit system a boon

Over three years ago, Mr Raj, the general manager of City Zone Express (CZE) Malaysia, a regional logistics company with branches in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, and China and a fleet of more than 260 vehicles, was proud of his GPS-equipped fleet. It had innovative security gadgets and an…

Bangkok Post

Thanks to Gorbachev, SE Asia found peace

Lest we forgot, President Mikhail Gorbachev was the Soviet leader who was the game changer in bringing an end to the Cambodian conflict. Southeast Asia owes him for giving peace a chance during the most turbulent time in this part of the world. The global media has widely credited him…

The Guardian - UK

Last Night I Saw You Smiling review – tender Cambodian eviction story

Director Kavich Neang has captured the heartbreak of residents evicted from their Phnom Penh flats in a landmark modernist building

Bangkok Post

Myanmar's junta is running out of time to make progress on Asean peace plan

Ahead of the 55th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) foreign ministers' meeting in August, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen mulled over a "new approach" to the Myanmar crisis. The country's junta government had just executed four political prisoners.

Daily Mirror

Meet the ex-Leicester coach who left academy football to become a manager in Cambodia

EXCLUSIVE: Former Leicester academy coach Alistair Heath left English football last December to become the manager of Cambodian Premier League outfit Angkor Tiger

Bangkok Post

Taiwan indicts nine in Cambodian boiler room case

Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday indicted nine suspects on human trafficking charges for allegedly luring 88 people to Cambodia to toil in online scam syndicates that have become a regional scourge.

Bangkok Post

Hun Sen pursues opponent in Paris court

PARIS: Veteran Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy faced a French court on Thursday in defamation cases brought against him by top officials in his home country.

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