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A Cambodian court has sentenced four Chinese nationals to life imprisonment for murdering a kidnapped Chinese couple in Sihanoukville last July. The convicts must also pay $300,000 in compensation to civil plaintiffs.
Myanmar's narcotics police have dismantled significant drug trafficking operations in central regions, confiscating 17.6 kilogrammes of heroin and a million stimulant tablets while arresting nine suspects across two separate cases.
Thailand has suspended scheduled peace talks with southern insurgents originally planned for September in Malaysia following a violent attack that claimed five lives last week in Narathiwat province.
Thailand's criticism of Cambodia's Chinese tank deliveries exposes a double standard in Southeast Asian military posturing. While Bangkok openly advertises its F-16 and Gripen fighters and has conducted airstrikes inside Cambodia, it frames Cambodian defensive purchases as threatening aggression.
Indonesian authorities have arrested a 34-year-old Singaporean man following a raid on a house in Jakarta's Pantai Indah Kapuk area used to manufacture etomidate vapes, known as Kpods. The operation was uncovered through investigations into smuggled material from Malaysia.
A 19-year-old from Sarawak has been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of attempting to smuggle cannabis. Malaysian police believe the teenager was deliberately recruited as a drug courier by a larger trafficking network.
A gambling conglomerate controlled by influential Cambodian tycoon Lim Heng rented buildings at above-market rates to operators running massive scam and human trafficking operations from a compound near the Thai border, Reuters investigation reveals.
Cambodia reported that four soldiers were wounded when an explosive device detonated along its border with Thailand during a patrol operation in Oddar Meanchey province on Sunday afternoon.
Thai narcotics officials have dismantled a transnational heroin trafficking network, confiscating 24.38kg of the drug concealed in five parcels routed to Australia and Taiwan through postal channels disguised as everyday consumer goods.
Departing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a long-awaited defence investment plan, emphasizing funding for drones and autonomous systems as Britain reshapes its military capabilities.