11+ hour, 56+ min ago   (581+ words) SINGAPORE: Cambodia and Thailand will face off before international mediators in Singapore this week in a long-standing dispute over valuable maritime resources, the latest spat between the feuding neighbours. Phnom Penh initiated a UN-backed conciliation process at the Permanent Court…...

11+ hour, 21+ min ago   (336+ words) ALOR SETAR: Several iron cannonballs believed to be remnants of the 1821 Kedah-Siam War have been added to the Kota Kuala Kedah Museum collection. The cannonballs, discovered about 20 years ago at the Kuala Kedah estuary near here, were handed over by…...

1+ day, 16+ min ago   (167+ words) The Ministry of Tourism and Sports announced that the proposal will be open for public consultation until Sept 28 before submission to the National Tourism Policy Committee for review. According to Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul, the proposed rate is a flat 450 baht…...

1+ day, 20+ min ago   (1551+ words) PARIS: Vietnam and France have issued a joint statement on promoting the implementation of their comprehensive strategic partnership framework on the occasion of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam's official visit to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (154+ words) The Star Myanmar, Cambodia vow joint fight against cyber scams, transnational crime PHNOM PENH: Cambodia and Myanmar have pledged to intensify joint efforts to combat cross-border crime and cyber scams, according to a press release from Cambodia's Ministry of Foreign…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (222+ words) The leader of Myanmar’s military-­backed government was in the country to meet with its leaders in his latest effort to normalise relations with other members of Asean, as critics warn the visit could weaken the bloc’s collective efforts to…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (375+ words) BANGKOK: (Bernama) Thailand will reduce the visa-free stay for Malaysian passport holders from 60 days to 30 days effective Sept 15 under revised entry rules that also affect dozens of countries and territories. Despite the shorter period, Malaysian Ambassador to Thailand Datuk Wan…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (199+ words) JAKARTA: Hosts Indonesia will take on Singapore after Malaysia play guest side Bangladesh when the inaugural FIFA Asean Cup's Premier Division kicks off in Jakarta on September 25, the global soccer body said on Thursday. The new 14-team competition, featuring 11 Asean…...

4+ day, 53+ min ago   (262+ words) PHNOM PENH: (Bernama) Nearly 6,000 Cambodian children remain displaced and unable to return home or resume regular classes as a result of the border conflict with neighbouring Thailand. Cambodian Information Minister Neth Pheaktra said children have been deprived of their routines,…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (312+ words) BANGKOK: A police officer, who allegedly shot and killed his wife at a kindergarten, surrendered early on Thursday (Sept 10) after a standoff lasting more than 18 hours, with his son helping persuade him to leave the house. Pol Sub Lt Thatsaphong…...