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‘Escaping Hell’: Myanmar Scam Center Workers Plead to Go Home

Hundreds of exhausted young men lie in an open-sided detention center in a seedy Myanmar border town, sweating through thick tropical heat by day and prey to clouds of mosquitoes by night. They are among some 7,000 people from more than two dozen countries released from scam compounds who are...

Thailand Sets 30-Day Deadline for E-Cigarette Crackdown

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered a swift crackdown on e-cigarette sales, giving...

Lao National Among Over 7,000 Foreigners to Be Deported After Scam Crackdown in Myanmar

A Lao national is among more than 7,000 foreign victims set to be deported...

Laos Added to Financial Grey List as Concerns Grow

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has added Laos to its grey list due...

Bus Overturns in Prachin Buri, Killing 18

LATEST UPDATE BY AFP AT 10:49 AM An accident occurred in Prachin Buri, Thailand, early...

Illegal Condom Recycling Facility Raided in Vietnam

Authorities in Vietnam discovered a facility storing used condoms for recycling and sale during a search at an apartment on Saturday. According to a report...

Thailand Cracks Down on Online Vendor Pricing

Thailand has declared fines of up to THB 10,000 for online vendors who refuse to display prices of products available online. According to a report...

Seven Laotians Killed at Illegal California Marijuana Operation

Seven Lao nationals have been killed at an illegal marijuana growing operation uncovered in rural California, United States. US authorities found the bodies of six...

Cambodia Plans Controversial New Internet Firewall

Cambodia has laid plans to route its internet traffic through a national internet gateway that will allow the country to limit certain content. Plans for...

Thailand Announces Phuket will Reopen to Long-stay Tourists

Thailand has announced plans to reopen Phuket to tourists willing to stay for 30 days, with the first 14 days spent in quarantine. Governor of...

Cambodia to Ban Revealing Clothing under Draft Public Order Law

A draft law on public order that would prohibit women in Cambodia from wearing overly revealing clothing has drawn criticism from civil society leaders. The...