Vietnamese authorities have intensified their campaign against illegal online gambling by dismantling two major football betting syndicates that allegedly handled transactions worth approximately US$133 million. The large-scale operation resulted in the arrest of 85 suspects, marking one of the country’s most significant crackdowns on illegal betting during the ongoing FIFA World Cup. According to police...
Putrajaya: Cambodia and Thailand have reached an agreement for an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” effective at midnight local time (12 p.m. Monday), as stated by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday. This announcement follows several days of violent clashes along the disputed border between the two Southeast Asian nations, according to Malaysia’s state media....
Thailand and Cambodia engaged in conflict for a third consecutive day on Saturday, with the death toll from their most violent clashes in years rising to 33, prompting Phnom Penh to demand an “immediate ceasefire”. A longstanding border dispute escalated into severe hostilities involving aircraft, artillery, tanks, and ground forces on Thursday, leading the UN...