Revealed: the huge growth of Myanmar scam centres that may hold 100,000 trafficked people
The Guardian / Rebecca Ratcliffe, South-east Asia CorrespondentOperated by crime syndicates and fostered by the country’s military junta, the number of vast complexes such as KK Park on the Thai-Myanmar border has doubled since 2021Five years ago, the land now home to KK Park – a vast, heavily guarded complex stretching for 210 hectares (520 acres) along the churning Moei River that forms Myanmar’s border with Thailand – was little more than empty fields.Set against rugged mountains south of the town of Myawaddy, KK Park, with its on-site hospital, restaurants, bank and neat lines of villas with manicured lawns, looks more like the campus of a Silicon Valley tech company than what is really is: the frontline of a multibillion-dollar criminal fraud industry fuelled by human trafficking and brutal violence.7 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរNot just resisting, but leading the fight: five women who refuse to be ignored
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The Guardian / Agence France-Presse In Phnom Penh20 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរThree Thai soldiers injured by landmine on border with Cambodia, army says
The Guardian / Clea Skopeliti And Agencies36 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរOnline hate and rising vitriol: deep divisions amid shaky peace between Thailand and Cambodia
The Guardian / Rebecca Ratcliffe And Navaon Siradapuvadol In Bangkok44 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ‘There’s no work now, just debt’: Cambodian garment workers face precarious future as US tariffs loom
The Guardian / Coby HobbsTens of thousands have returned from Thailand since border tensions began, but jobs are becoming harder to find as factories cut hours amid order uncertaintyTens of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers who have fled Thailand since border tensions began were already facing an uncertain future. Now, as they re-enter a precarious job market braced for US tariffs, they are struggling to find work.A 36% export tax imposed on Cambodia by US President Donald Trump is due to come into effect on 1 August. Trade talks between the US and Cambodia resumed after a ceasefire was agreed with Thailand after five days of border fighting, but on the eve of the deadline for setting rates no new deal had been agreed.46 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរThailand accuses Cambodia of violating fragile ceasefire for a second time
The Guardian / Agence France-Presse47 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរThailand seeks to ease fears amid shaky ceasefire deal with Cambodia
The Guardian / Rebecca Ratcliffe In Surin And Agencies48 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរThailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire
The Guardian / Rebecca Ratcliffe In Surin, Thailand49 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ