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The scammer, who tried to dupe Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra by using AI technology to imitate the voice of a foreign leader, is based in a neighbouring country, said Pol Lt-Gen Trairong Phiwpan, commissioner of the Cybercrime Suppression Bureau.
Senator Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth and depth of knowledge” needed to lead international negotiations, asked Pete Hegseth if could name one member of the ASEAN, describe what type of agreement the US had with the countries and how many nations were in the bloc.
The mother of a man who fell to his death from an 18-storey building in the Cambodian border town of Poipet said she believed her son was deceived into working there, as he had told her he was going to work in Ratchaburi province.
A man captured on CCTV falling from an 18-story building in Poipet, a border city in Cambodia, has been identified as a resident of Kanchanaburi province in Thailand.
Putrajaya, Malaysia - Jailed former Malaysian leader Najib Razak moved closer on Monday to serving the rest of his sentence at home after an appeal court ruled he could use a royal decree supporting his claim.
A group of 151 Thai nationals are among 5,864 prisoners released from prisons in Myanmar today, on the 77th anniversary of the country’s independence.
Myanmar's embattled junta government on Saturday said it would release almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country's independence day.
Malaysia has become the new rotational ASEAN chair beginning today, facing various challenges both from within and externally.
The inaugural meeting of the special task force to address the situation arising from Myanmar’s conflict has been scheduled for January 13, following months of delay, an informed government source said.
The appointment of Thaksin Shinawatra as a personal advisor to Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship has surprised many, including former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai complained today that the significance of MoU44 between Thailand and Cambodia has been blown out of all proportion.
Thailand under the Pheu Thai Party-led governments has struggled over the past year to utilize cooperation with neighboring countries Cambodia and Myanmar to achieve the objective of economic development, stability and peace.
