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Backroads Unveils New Active Adventures for Travelers in Their 30s and 40s
Breaking Travel News
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June 27, 2025
Backroads, the global leader in active travel, today announced the launch of a dynamic new trip collection for travelers in their 30s and 40s. Selected from Backroads’ extensive portfolio, these journeys deliver meaningful experiences for...
Cambodia Urges Thailand to Speak with One Voice on Border Issues (Video inside)
Fresh News
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Hits: 308 Created: 23 June 2025 Hits: 308 (Siem Reap): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said that before Thailand seeks negotiations with Cambodia, it should first establish internal unity. Only when that clarity exists can any party initiate...
Cambodia bans fuel, gas imports from Thailand from Sunday midnight
Xinhua News Agency
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PHNOM PENH, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia will ban imports of all fuel and gas from Thailand from Sunday midnight after border tensions between the two ASEAN member states have mounted. "Starting from midnight (Sunday), all fuel and gas imports...
Cambodia PM orders halt to fuel imports from Thailand
Channel News Asia
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June 22, 2025
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's prime minister said Sunday (Jun 22) the country would halt all fuel imports from neighbour Thailand, as tensions escalate over an ongoing border dispute. The nations have been at loggerheads since a Cambodian soldier was...
Border restrictions extend beyond the gate — Pattaya faces fallout in trade, tourism, and labor
Pattaya Mail
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June 28, 2025
What happens at the border doesn’t stay at the border — Pattaya’s trade, tourism, and labor flow all stand to lose. (Photo by Jetsada Homklin) PATTAYA, Thailand – The economic shockwaves from the sudden tightening of Thai-Cambodian border controls...
Pattaya Immigration Police deploy drones to track and arrest Cambodian drug dealer in construction camp
Pattaya Mail
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June 28, 2025
Cambodian laborer arrested in Pattaya for trafficking methamphetamine and crystal meth to local workers. PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Immigration officers have arrested a 30-year-old Cambodian national who used his construction job in Pattaya as a...
UN exposes Cambodia as hub of transnational human trafficking and online scam operations
The Nation Thailand
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June 28, 2025
Types of scams victims are forced to carry out: Romance scams: Victims pose as attractive men or women, building fake online relationships with unsuspecting targets. Once trust is gained, they begin requesting money for fake emergencies or...
Cambodia Orders Halt to Fuel Imports From Thailand
The Laotian Times
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June 23, 2025
AFP – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on 22 June that the country would halt all fuel imports from its neighbor, Thailand, as tensions escalate over an ongoing border dispute. The nations have been at loggerheads since a Cambodian soldier...
Paedophile Gary Glitter told hospital worker his Asia holiday to abuse girls was 'the time of his life'
Daily Mail
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June 28, 2025
Paedophile Gary Glitter boasted that a holiday to Asia where he abused girls was 'the time of his life', a health worker has revealed. The woman in her 30s, who cared for the shamed singer while he was having a knee operation at a hospital in...
Bhutan acts to stay off travel ban list
The Bhutanese
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June 28, 2025
After working very hard to stay off any travel ban list and cooperating with United States (US) authorities, Bhutan was congratulating itself when the USA, earlier this month, announced a list of countries facing full and partial travel ban that...
Tourism, trade & ties: 11 envoys present credentials to President Dr. Muizzu
Maldives Voice
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In a ceremony held this morning at the President’s Office, several non-resident ambassadors and high commissioners officially presented their Letters of Credence to President Dr Mohamed Muizzu. Each diplomat was escorted from Republic Square to...
Cambodia closes 2 more border checkpoints with Thailand
Xinhua News Agency
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PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Sunday that two more border crossings with Thailand were completely shut down amid an ongoing border dispute between the two ASEAN member states. Hun Manet said the...
Archaeologists complete restoration of Banteay Samre Temple's ruined window pillars in Cambodia's Angkor complex
Xinhua News Agency
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PHNOM PENH, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have completed the restoration of broken window pillars at two locations in the Banteay Samre Temple in Cambodia's Angkor Archaeological Park, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news...
Flavours of Friendship: Celebrating 60 Years of Cambodia–Singapore Ties
Fresh News
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Hits: 171 (Phnom Penh): On 24-25 June 2025, in a fitting tribute to six decades of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and Singapore, the Singapore Embassy, supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, hosted an exclusive dinner curated by two...
Cambodia halts fuel and gas imports from Thailand as crisis simmers
Al Jazeera
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June 22, 2025
Cambodia’s PM Hun Manet announced that the decision would take effect from midnight on Sunday. Cambodia has announced it will stop all fuel imports from its neighbour Thailand as relations have plunged to their lowest ebb in more than a decade...
Mining and Natural Resources in Cambodia: Investment Potential and Sector Outlook
ASEAN Briefing
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June 27, 2025
Cambodia possesses a broad spectrum of mineral resources that remain largely underexplored, offering significant untapped potential for development. While the mining sector has historically played a modest role in the country’s economy, its...
Cambodia’s Response to Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong’s Cybercrime Allegations
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, June 22, 2025 -- Cambodia firmly rejects the recent allegations made by Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong of Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, as reported in the Bangkok Post on June 20, 2025. The claim that...
Trump says ‘no extensions’ to August 1 tariff deadline; warns more letters to follow
ETAuto
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July 8, 2025
Trump had reignited his global trade war on Monday, threatening more than a dozen countries with steep new tariffs—including 25 percent duties on Japan and South Korea—but also left room for talks.US President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled down...
Deputy PM Phumtham admits Andaman bombings hurt tourism, urges patience amid investigation
Pattaya Mail
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June 27, 2025
Deputy PM Phumtham says Andaman unrest is under close review, urges patience to avoid harming tourism confidence. BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai acknowledged that the recent bomb incidents in...
Northeastern global safety team ensures safe travel for students during Middle East turmoil
Northeastern Global News - Massachusetts
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June 27, 2025
Northeastern’s Global Safety and Support Network — a 24/7 emergency assistance service — quickly stepped in to support students and faculty affected by the developing situation. Northeastern’s security team provided support to students and faculty...