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NHK
11 hours ago
- NHK
29 Japanese scam suspects transferred from Cambodia to Japan
Twenty-nine Japanese citizens suspected of attempted fraud in Cambodia have been transferred to Japan by plane. They were arrested by Japanese police during the flight. The chartered aircraft arrived on Wednesday at Chubu Airport, central Japan. They were detained in May at a facility in Poipet, northwestern Cambodia, near the border with Thailand. The facility was used as a scam base. Investigative sources say police believe that the suspects, aged from under 20 to their 50s, attempted to swindle a person in Japan out of money in May, using the telephone and claiming to be police officers. The sources say the suspects are believed to have been tasked with making phone calls, and that about eight people who speak Chinese managed the base. The police plan to analyze data in computers and smartphones they confiscated to shed light on scam groups based outside Japan.
NHK
2 days ago
- NHK
Japanese police leave for Cambodia to bring home fraud suspects
About 80 Japanese police investigators left for Cambodia on Tuesday morning to bring home and arrest Japanese nationals suspected of being part of a fraud scheme. Aichi prefectural police have obtained arrest warrants for 29 people on suspicion of defrauding a person in the Kanto region. They allegedly made a series of calls while impersonating police officers. Investigative sources say the suspects range in age from under 20 to their 50s. They were taken into custody and detained in May at a compound in the northwestern city of Poipet near the Thai border where the scheme was reportedly conducted. The Japanese suspects have since been transferred to a detention center in Phnom Penh. The investigators plan to arrest them upon their return to Japan. They will also analyze computers and smartphones confiscated at the compound and try to shed light on scam syndicates based overseas.
Free Malaysia Today
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Thai PM, ex-Cambodian leader visit disputed border as tensions simmer
Thailand partially closed checkpoints along its border with Cambodia over the dispute. (Royal Thai government/EPA Images pic) ARANYAPRATHET : Thailand's prime minister and Cambodia's influential former premier are visiting different parts of their disputed land border today as tensions simmer between the two neighbours over a territorial dispute and the Thai government teeters on the brink of collapse. The deterioration of relations was sparked by brief armed clashes in a border area late last month that left one Cambodian soldier dead. What followed were a series of tit-for-tat measures by both countries including troop mobilisations, Cambodia's suspension of all fuel and gas imports from its neighbour, and the partial closure of checkpoints by Thailand along the 817km land border. The conflict has added fuel to a crisis facing Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who is battling to revive a faltering economy and scrambling to keep a fragile coalition together in the face of protests as well as a parliamentary no confidence vote. As she arrived this morning at the Thai border town of Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaeo province, opposite Cambodia's Poipet, Paetongtarn was greeted by a crowd of supporters, with several of them holding a large sign saying 'Love You Prime Minister Paetongtarn'. The prime minister said the purpose of her visit was to survey the ongoing crackdown on transnational crime and gauge the impact of border restrictions, which saw Thailand halting all vehicles, tourists and traders from all land border crossings into Cambodia. 'We want to see the impact from this policy and what the government can do to help, this is our main goal for the visit today,' Paetongtarn said in a meeting with officials. The Thai prime minister earlier this week linked the proliferation of illegal online scam centres to Cambodia, but Cambodian authorities have denied involvement. At another part of the border, former Cambodian premier Hun Sen this morning visited troops and officials in Oddar Meanchey province, opposite the Thai province of Surin. Local media footage showed Hun Sen, in military fatigues, arriving by helicopter and meeting with officials in the area. The two leaders has until recently enjoyed warm personal ties, helped by the close relationship between Hun Sen and Paetongtarn's influential father, Thailand's former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. But in a leaked phone conversation with Hun Sen, Paetongtarn was heard denigrating a Thai military commander – a red line in a country in which the military holds significant clout – piling political pressure on the Thai government. The prime minister has since apologised over the leaked call but the incident was used as a justification by the Bhumjaithai party to leave the government coalition last week. Bhumjaithai said earlier this week that it will seek a parliamentary no confidence vote against prime minister Paetongtarn and her cabinet over the leaked call. Paetongtarn is also facing judicial scrutiny after a group of senators gave the constitutional court and a national anti-graft body a wide remit to investigate her conduct. Decisions from either bodies could lead to her removal. Anti-government groups are also planning a street protest starting Saturday, demanding her resignation.
Malay Mail
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Thai PM, Cambodia's Hun Sen visit tense border amid troop buildup and political crisis
ARANYAPRATHET (Thailand), June 26 — Thailand's prime minister and Cambodia's influential former premier are visiting different parts of their disputed land border on Thursday as tensions simmer between the two neighbours over a territorial dispute and the Thai government teeters on the brink of collapse. The deterioration of relations was sparked by brief armed clashes in a border area late last month that left one Cambodian soldier dead. What followed were a series of tit-for-tat measures by both countries including troop mobilisations, Cambodia's suspension of all fuel and gas imports from its neighbour, and the partial closure of checkpoints by Thailand along the 817km land border. The conflict has added fuel to a crisis facing Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who is battling to revive a faltering economy and scrambling to keep a fragile coalition together in the face of protests as well as a parliamentary no confidence vote. As she arrived on Thursday morning at the Thai bordertown of Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaeo province, opposite Cambodia's Poipet, Paetongtarn was greeted by a crowd of supporters, with several of them holding a large sign saying 'Love You Prime Minister Paetongtarn'. The prime minister said the purpose of her visit was to survey the ongoing crackdown on transnational crime and gauge the impact of border restrictions, which saw Thailand halting all vehicles, tourists and traders from all land border crossings into Cambodia. 'We want to see the impact from this policy and what the government can do to help, this is our main goal for the visit today,' Paetongtarn said in a meeting with officials. The Thai prime minister earlier this week linked the proliferation of illegal online scam centres to Cambodia, but Cambodian authorities have denied involvement. Human rights group Amnesty International on Thursday accused Cambodia's government of 'deliberately ignoring' abuses by cybercrime gangs who have trafficked people from across the world, including children, into slavery at brutal scam compounds. Amnesty said in a report that it had identified 53 scam centres and dozens more suspected sites across the country, including in the capital Phnom Penh. A Cambodian government spokesman said the country rejected allegations of inaction. Controversial call At another part of the border, former Cambodian premier Hun Sen on Thursday morning visited troops and officials in Oddar Meanchey province, opposite the Thai province of Surin. Local media footage showed Hun Sen, in military fatigues, arriving by helicopter and meeting with officials in the area. Hun Sen, the president of the country's senate and father of incumbent premier Hun Manet, still wields enormous clout in Cambodian politics. The veteran Cambodian politician and the Thai premier until recently enjoyed warm personal ties, helped by the close relationship between Hun Sen and Paetongtarn's influential father, Thailand's former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. But in a leaked phone conversation with Hun Sen, Paetongtarn was heard denigrating a Thai military commander — a red line in a country in which the military holds significant clout — piling political pressure on the Thai government. The prime minister has since apologised over the leaked call but the incident was used as a justification by the Bhumjaithai party to leave the government coalition last week. Bhumjaithai said earlier this week that it will seek a parliamentary no confidence vote against Prime Minister Paetongtarn and her cabinet over the leaked call. Paetongtarn is also facing judicial scrutiny after a group of senators gave the Constitutional Court and a national anti-graft body a wide remit to investigate her conduct. Decisions from either bodies could lead to her removal. Anti-government groups are also planning a street protest starting Saturday, demanding her resignation. — Reuters
Arab News
25-06-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Cambodians at quiet Thai border plead for peace
POIPET, Cambodia: At the usually bustling border crossing of Poipet between Thailand and Cambodia, tuk-tuk driver San Noeun now has to work overnight to make ends has all but closed the land crossings in seven border provinces as a territorial dispute with Cambodia that erupted into deadly military clashes last month living near the checkpoint in Poipet – the main land crossing between the two neighbors – say they are worried about the conflict Noeun, 64, said the dispute had badly impacted small businesses and people like himself who earn hand-to-mouth from daily commuters around the border.'Since the border dispute, we cannot make much money,' he said, adding he could previously make around $18 a day.'It causes trouble to our livelihood.'He wrung his hands in an appeal to both the Cambodian and Thai authorities to end the dispute and re-open the border.'Please don't use weapons. I don't want to see a war anymore. I am so tired of it,' he – a busy casino city popular with Thai gamblers and known for underground cyberscam operations – is dotted with new construction since the gates on the Cambodian and Thai sides were both locked, the border crossing has fallen unusually residents said there are fewer people around in the evenings, and those that do come are spending Noeun said he usually drives many foreign casino workers around 'but they don't come out to hang around now.'Chhan Siyoeung, 54, a shoe vendor with a store about a kilometer (0.6 miles) from the Thai border, also bemoaned a drop in sales due to fewer commuters.'When there is a problem like this, people don't want to spend money,' she said.'I am so scared, but I cannot go anywhere else. If I stay here, I could make some money.'She said military violence would see local Thais and Cambodians suffer the most, and urged authorities not to take up the flimsy hut where he stays with his son, San Noeun is also afraid.'I am a bit scared. We do not have a bunker.'He had just returned with 200 baht ($6) after offering an overnight ride-hailing service.'It is very hard now. We do not make enough money for day-to-day expenses,' he said, fretting over his $2,000 debt to a the hardship, some said they were confident they could ride out the hardships of the border dispute.'It is quiet, So it is a bit difficult to do business,' fruit vendor Pov Bal, 34, said. 'But it should be okay.'
