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Sep 22, 2026
Cambodia is set to present the outcome of its crackdown on scams to global governments and security agencies gathering in Phnom Penh this week. Yet questions remain over where the missing billions have gone – as well as the role of the country’s elite, who for many years denied the problem existed at all on Cambodian soil. Scam compounds took over declining mega-casinos during the pandemic. As borders closed, gamblers were replaced with scam workers: many tricked, trafficked and forced to commit...
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Believing that a lorry driver in the same neighbourhood had punctured his tyres, a private-hire driver twice left urine and faeces outside his neighbour’s flat in Singapore. Martin Chua Kim Soon, a 67-year-old Singaporean, was fined S$5,000 (US$3,920) by a court on Tuesday. He paid the fine in full after pleading guilty to two counts of insulting behaviour under the Protection from Harassment Act. The court heard that Chua was a private-hire driver with Tada at the time of the offences and lived...
State police HQ is monitoring 7 stations amid efforts to curb drug abuse, trafficking.
Miti clarifies it has 'no info' on such policy as it's under Economy Ministry.
They are carrying out scheduled duties, still have access to offices, adds MB's press sec.
OpenAI announced earlier this month that its AI had solved the Navier-Stokes problem, but a New York University mathematician says the company raced to the answer after learning of his work.
The Living Exhibition opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Sept. 21, featuring more than 25 projects by over 75 artists, photographers and designers from Vietnam and more than 20 other countries.
PM shares an old photo of himself speaking to his family through the phone in prison.
Malaysia’s Sabah state has ordered a full investigation into the Semporna resort where a female tourist from China was allegedly molested and assaulted inside her room by an intruder early last Saturday. State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Jafry Ariffin said he instructed tourism authorities and enforcement agencies to investigate the security lapses that led to the incident and the resort’s licensing status. “I have instructed the relevant tourism authorities to immediately look...
Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam met with Professor Sarah Anne Soule, Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, in New York on Sept. 21, proposing that the school cooperate with Vietnam in leadership development, AI and innovation, and research partnerships.
All-out efforts are underway at Long Thanh International Airport to complete key components, with trial operations targeted for late September and commercial operations in December.