BANGKOK – The Chinese Embassy in Cambodia announced on January 4 the successful rescue of a 20-year-old Chinese social media influencer who was found begging on the streets of Sihanoukville after falling victim to a transnational job scam. Another Thai National Tortured to Death in Cambodian Scam Compound The victim, identified by her surname Wu, […]
BANGKOK – Cambodian authorities, in coordination with Thai officials, have uncovered a new transnational scam compound in Malai city, Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia. The center is believed to have relocated there after increased law enforcement pressure along the Thai-Cambodian border. China Repatriates Over 1,200 Suspected Scammers in Cross-Border Operation Pol Lt Gen Jirabhob Bhuridej, deputy […]
A family vacation in Indonesia turned to tragedy when a Spanish father and his three children disappeared after their tourist boat sank near Komodo Island. The victims are a 44-year-old man and his three sons, aged 12, 10, and 9, from Valencia. 38 rescued from sinking tourist catamaran off Koh Racha Yai in Phuket According […]
BANGKOK – Four Cambodian men have been arrested and formally charged in South Korea for allegedly attacking two Thai nationals with glass bottles, an incident that underscores how tensions from the Thai-Cambodian border conflict are affecting communities abroad. The assault took place on December 7 in Yeongam county, South Jeolla province, resulting in injuries to […]
Adult content creator Bonnie Blue, legally named Tia Billinger, is set to be deported from Bali after Indonesian authorities fined her for a traffic violation during her holiday on the island. The 26-year-old, who gained notoriety in January for claiming a world record by having sex with 1,057 men in 12 hours, was initially detained […]
Hong Kong, November 27, 2025 – A catastrophic fire that tore through a public housing estate in Tai Po has claimed at least 128 lives and left hundreds unaccounted for, in one of the deadliest blazes to strike the city in decades. Three individuals have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter as authorities launched a […]
BANGKOK – At least 27 people have died after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsized in the Andaman Sea near the Thai-Malaysian maritime border, according to authorities from both countries. The tragedy has highlighted the ongoing peril faced by members of Myanmar’s persecuted Muslim minority who undertake dangerous sea journeys in search of safety. Rohingya […]
BANGKOK – A twelve-year-old Thai girl, who was allegedly trafficked to Japan and forced into sexual servitude, is now under the protection of Japanese authorities in Tokyo. The case, which has triggered a cross-border investigation, came to light after the victim sought help from immigration officials in mid-September. Mother among women caught selling young girls […]
