Thailand seeks parliamentary approval to establish a committee for maritime dispute negotiations with Cambodia.
Leaving Thailand for Cambodia
Thailand has strongly denied allegations of mistreatment against She Zhijiang, a gambling tycoon detained in Bangkok and currently fighting extradition to China. She, accused of operating illegal online gambling networks across Southeast Asia, claims the charges are politically motivated and alleges inhumane treatment in Thai custody.
Thailand’s Transport Company announced its plans to use its current slate of 11 bus routes to Laos and Cambodia to boost cross-border travel.
The gambling tycoon, who says the case against him is politically motivated, was arrested in Bangkok in 2022 on an international warrant and an Interpol red notice sought by Beijing. A Thai court in 2023 ordered his extradition to China but She is appealing the ruling.
The Thai authorities accused an adviser to Hun Sen of hiring the gunman who killed a former Cambodian opposition figure in Bangkok last week.
For government critics in Southeast Asia, fleeing abroad does not necessarily mean safety. Thailand is growing particularly dangerous for foreigners seeking protection.
Whether through complicity or ignorance, Thailand is increasingly at the heart of foreign security operations targeting dissidents that have been deployed on its soil by authoritarian Southeast Asian regimes.
Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor canceled his Bangkok concert.
Ambala police arrested three men involved in a Rs 74 lakh cyber fraud targeting people from Thailand and Cambodia through Telegram links. The main acc
BANGKOK: Thailand and China will work together to combat fast-growing networks of illegal call centres along the Thai border with Myanmar and Cambodia, often staffed by trafficked workers, that aim to defraud people in phone and online scams.
Though Christie's initially focused on Thai market, the company has recently expanded to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam due to growth of the global art market.