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Ctrl-Alt-Pivot? Why China’s tech titans are powering up in Southeast Asia
Read more: Ctrl-Alt-Pivot? Why China’s tech titans are powering up in Southeast AsiaThe likes of Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance are pouring billions of dollars into the region. It’s less about geopolitical pressure and more about potential, analysts say.
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Commentary: Prabowo’s Indonesia draws opposition via cartoon pirates
Read more: Commentary: Prabowo’s Indonesia draws opposition via cartoon piratesPop culture resistance can become a powerful form of resistance – especially when authorities overreact, says a writer who covers Southeast Asia politics.
Thailand
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Cambodian scam compound yields trove of fraud evidence, Thai military says
Read more: Cambodian scam compound yields trove of fraud evidence, Thai military saysCHONG CHOM, Thailand/ODDAR MEANCHEY, Cambodia — The Thai military said on Monday it had recovered a trove of evidence of transnational fraud from a Cambodian scam compound seized during clashes last year between the two countries along their disputed border.
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Police urge gold shops in ‘red zones’ to boost security
Read more: Police urge gold shops in ‘red zones’ to boost securityPolice say that about 100 out of the estimated 1,000 gold shops in Bangkok are in robbery-prone locations and advise the owners to step up security for the safety of the public and tourists.
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US halts trade talks with Thailand over peace pact compliance
Read more: US halts trade talks with Thailand over peace pact complianceThe United States has suspended trade negotiations with Thailand after the latter announced it was halting all work on a peace agreement signed with Cambodia last month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.
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Co-payment scheme spending reaches B38 billion
Read more: Co-payment scheme spending reaches B38 billionThe Khon La Khrueng Plus (Half-Half Plus) co-payment scheme has recorded 37.9 billion baht in spending in the 17 days since its launch, with more than 710,000 participants having fully used their subsidy quota, according to the Ministry of Finance.
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Body of Thai woman killed in Cambodian scam centre found
Read more: Body of Thai woman killed in Cambodian scam centre foundThe body of a 26-year-old Thai woman believed to have been murdered by cross-border scammers in Cambodia has been discovered by aid coordinators, following her family’s calls for increased search efforts.
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Ctrl-Alt-Pivot? Why China’s tech titans are powering up in Southeast Asia
Read more: Ctrl-Alt-Pivot? Why China’s tech titans are powering up in Southeast AsiaThe likes of Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance are pouring billions of dollars into the region. It’s less about geopolitical pressure and more about potential, analysts say.
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Commentary: Prabowo’s Indonesia draws opposition via cartoon pirates
Read more: Commentary: Prabowo’s Indonesia draws opposition via cartoon piratesPop culture resistance can become a powerful form of resistance – especially when authorities overreact, says a writer who covers Southeast Asia politics.
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FSX rejects money laundering claim
Read more: FSX rejects money laundering claimSET-listed investment bank Finansia X (FSX) has denied allegations the company and its executives are linked to a money laundering network, saying such media reports are false.
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Asean observers confirm new landmines laid on Thai-Cambodian border
Read more: Asean observers confirm new landmines laid on Thai-Cambodian borderAsean observers stationed in Thailand and Cambodia have confirmed that new landmines were laid along the Thai-Cambodian border, as Malaysia prepares fresh talks to ease rising tensions between the two neighbours.
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Thai police back new Malaysian border wall plan
Read more: Thai police back new Malaysian border wall planPolice in Narathiwat have expressed support for Malaysia’s plan to build a border wall along the shared frontier to curb crimes and other illicit activities.