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Thailand Issues Arrest Warrant for Cambodia Casino Tycoon Kok An
Casino.org
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July 8, 2025
Posted on: July 8, 2025, 05:32h. Last updated on: July 8, 2025, 05:32h. Thai police raid Kok An-linked sites in nationwide crackdown Crown Casino tied to regional trafficking and scam operations Arrest warrant strains already tense Thai-Cambodian...
Cambodia Urges Thailand to Honour Agreement on Repatriation of 20 Khmer Artifacts
Fresh News
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Hits: 102 Created: 07 July 2025 Hits: 102 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeurng Sackona sent a letter to Thai Minister of Culture Paetongtarn Shinawatra regarding the suspension of the repatriation of the 20 pieces of...
Cambodia ready to fund transport of 20 antiquities from Thailand
The Nation Thailand
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July 8, 2025
Timeline: Thailand’s repatriation of Cambodian antiquities In 2000, Thai authorities seized 43 Cambodian antiquities illegally imported from Singapore. Over the years, 23 items were returned to Cambodia following Cabinet approvals in 2009 and...
Thai dress sparks Unesco row as Cambodia asserts cultural claim
Inquirer
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July 9, 2025
BANGKOK – A potential cultural clash is brewing as Thailand prepares to submit its exquisite royal traditional dress (Chut Thai Phra Ratchaniyom) for consideration as a Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2026. This move has been...
Cambodia Airways launches direct Phnom Penh–Penang flights
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 6, 2025
Cambodia Airways’ new direct flights from Phnom Penh to Penang enhance regional connectivity and drive tourism and economic cooperation forward. PENANG, MALAYSIA – Tourism Malaysia celebrated the official launch of Cambodia Airways’ inaugural...
Media reports more African nations facing US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is reportedly preparing to broaden its controversial visa restrictions to include citizens from 36 more countries—25 of which are in Africa—according to an internal State Department memo cited by The Washington Post over...
Cambodia Partners with China to Promote Sports Tourism Through Martial Arts
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 08, 2025 -- The Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia is partnering with the Kun Khmer Federation of Cambodia and Emei-Legend, a renowned martial arts club from Sichuan Province, China, to promote sports tourism and boost...
Is Fashion Ready for Climate ‘Crunch Time’?
Sourcing Journal - New York
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July 8, 2025
“We are playing Russian roulette with our planet,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned at the American Natural History Museum in New York City last month, citing a World Meteorological Organization that predicted even more...
Fashion brands move slow on green promises
Otago Daily Times
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July 8, 2025
The fashion industry is responsible for up to 8% of the world's planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions, according to United Nations figures, which many of its companies have promised to tackle with targets to reach net zero by 2050 or sooner. Yet...
Thai-Cambodian Traditional Dress Sparks UNESCO Heritage Debate
Khaosod English
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July 8, 2025
BANGKOK — A heated debate has emerged between Thailand and Cambodia over traditional wedding attire following Cambodia’s submission to UNESCO for Intangible Cultural Heritage recognition, with Thai nationalist groups raising concerns about...
Top four lessons from the art of the tariff deal
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 8, 2025
Believers will say it’s been months of 4D chess. But believers of the US tariff policy are few and far between. It is more likely that, following months of whiplash and negotiations, the deals that countries reach (if they manage to) will be...
Cambodia’s strategic push for trade diplomacy at Expo 2025 Osaka
Khmer Times
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July 7, 2025
Synopsis: Cambodia’s presence at Expo 2025 is a declaration of its post-pandemic resilience and readiness to engage with the world. Cambodia’s pavilion – inspired by the ancient temples and the growing economic and trade investment opportunity –...
Cambodia calls out Thailand over continued misleading claims
Khmer Times
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July 7, 2025
Synopsis: Cambodia rebukes Thailand over ‘misleading’ border claims, citing violations of MoU 2000 and international law, and defends its move to seek ICJ intervention amid escalating tensions. Following the revelation of the MoU 2000 and other...
Cambodia slams allegations of ties to N Korean hackers
Khmer Times
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July 7, 2025
A screen shot of a mobile phone show the Telegram of BlackEye-Thai hacker group. KT/Pann Rachana Synopsis: Cambodia denies collusion with North Korean hackers, accuses Thai group of cyberattacks amid escalating digital tensions. The Ministry of...
Thai dress unrelated to Cambodia's wedding tradition, says Culture Ministry
The Nation Thailand
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July 8, 2025
Addressing concerns on social media about Cambodia’s proposal to submit its "Khmer wedding tradition" to UNESCO, he clarified that the submission pertains to a cultural heritage unique to Cambodia and does not involve the “Thai traditional dress”...
Culture BitesTips for a kid-friendly, cultural summer in Abu Dhabi
The National News
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In this episode of Culture Bites, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews offer some inspiration for an art-infused summer with respite from the heat. Enas discusses a family day out at Saadiyat Cultural District, including a stop at teamLab Phenomena...
Cambodia says Thailand attempting to ‘tarnish’ it with claims it engaged North Korean hackers
The Straits Times
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July 7, 2025
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia accused Thailand on July 7 of a “malicious attempt” to smear its reputation with accusations it has launched cyber attacks on the neighbouring nation, as a diplomatic feud festers. The South-east Asian neighbours have been at...
Fast Fashion’s End Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
The Atlantic
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July 8, 2025
When President Donald Trump started his trade war with China earlier this year, the fast-fashion industry seemed poised to take a major hit. Stiff tariffs and changes to other trade rules pushed the Chinese-founded companies Shein and Temu to...
Cambodia says Thailand attempts to ‘tarnish’ it with hacking claims
Politiko
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July 7, 2025
Cambodia accused Thailand on Monday of a “malicious attempt” to smear its reputation with accusations it has launched cyber-attacks on the neighbouring nation, as a diplomatic feud festers. The Southeast Asian neighbours have been at loggerheads...
What fashion has done so far to avoid tariffs
The MDS
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July 8, 2025
The reciprocal tariffs announced by Donald Trump in April have hit fashion, which has its largest consumer market in the world in the United States and the largest concentration of its value chain in Asia. Three months later, the president of the...