Regional news from Southeast Asia in English — ASEAN politics, economy and diplomacy, covered by Thai PBS World.
More than 4,000 Malaysian tourists, who had been trapped by the severe flooding in Thailand’s Hat Yai since Sunday, have safely returned to Malaysia, with the help of officials and volunteers from both countries.
More than 600 suspected scammers, most of them Chinese nationals, have been camping out since Wednesday on the bank of the Moei River in Myanmar, opposite Mae Sot district of Thailand’s Tak province, after they had escaped a crackdown on online call centres in the Shwe Kokko ‘scam city’ in Myawaddy province.
Military-ruled Myanmar's election starting next month will be neither free nor credible, Thailand's foreign minister said, calling for the release of detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Malaysians are being advised to postpone travel to Thailand and Vietnam due to unstable weather, causing severe the flooding affecting several areas of both countries, said Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan today.
Malaysians stranded by severe flooding in southern Thailand have expressed their gratitude for the kindness and support shown by Thai citizens, as emergency teams continue to evacuate thousands of people from inundated areas.
Can Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia be trusted as an honest broker in the Thai-Cambodian border dispute? The answer depends on which groups of people you ask in Thailand.
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim denied claims that Malaysia had interfered in the recent diplomatic tensions between Thailand and Cambodia, saying it merely facilitated dialogues for an amicable solution.
Panic gripped Myanmar’s notorious Shwe Kokko scam city in the Myawaddy border town late last night and early this morning as Myanmar government forces and their Karen allies, the Border Guard Force (BGF), raided the city in a renewed attempt to crack down on numerous online scam centres.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he welcomed the commitment and assurances from Thai and Cambodian leaders to engage in dialogue to ensure the full and effective implementation of their peace agreement.
Malaysia is prepared to host negotiations between Thailand and Cambodia in response to renewed tensions along their shared border, according to Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan.
PHNOM PENH - A Cambodian conglomerate whose founder has had more than US$15 billion of allegedly ill-gotten assets seized said it “categorically rejects” claims he amassed his fortune running an internet scam empire.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has brushed off criticism from a retired Thai general who accused him of meddling in Thailand’s internal affairs by hosting the recent signing of the Thai-Cambodian peace accord in Kuala Lumpur.
