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Explainer: Why are Thailand and Cambodia fighting along their border?

People flee amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, Dec 8, 2025.
People flee amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, Dec 8, 2025.

Dutch man leaves Indonesia death row to return home

Dutch life-sentenced prisoner Ali Tokman (left) and death row convict Siegfried Mets (right) attend a handover ceremony for their repatriation at Cipinang Prison in Jakarta on Dec 8.
Dutch life-sentenced prisoner Ali Tokman (left) and death row convict Siegfried Mets (right) attend a handover ceremony for their repatriation at Cipinang Prison in Jakarta on Dec 8.

New S’pore-Ipoh flights boost city’s effort to become a regional travel hub: Perak state exco member

Perak state executive council member Loh Sze Yee welcomed passengers on the inaugural flight on Dec 8, 2025.
Perak state executive council member Loh Sze Yee welcomed passengers on the inaugural flight on Dec 8, 2025.

Chinese tourists flock to Malaysia’s Semporna diving paradise, but local businesses feel sidelined

whsemporna - Chinese tourists filled the void left by Western and Japanese tourists in Semporna after the sea-kidnapping incidents in the 2010s. All photo credit to ST Lu Wei Hoong
whsemporna - Chinese tourists filled the void left by Western and Japanese tourists in Semporna after the sea-kidnapping incidents in the 2010s. All photo credit to ST Lu Wei Hoong

How the Thailand-Cambodia conflict went from Trump-backed ceasefire to air strikes

A Thai military personnel walks near the Thai-Cambodian border at Chong Chub Ta Mok area, in Surin province, Thailand, on Aug 20.
A Thai military personnel walks near the Thai-Cambodian border at Chong Chub Ta Mok area, in Surin province, Thailand, on Aug 20.

Indonesia says more than $4 billion in recovery funds needed after Sumatra floods

A drone view shows devastated area following deadly flash flood in Batang Toru, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 7, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
A drone view shows devastated area following deadly flash flood in Batang Toru, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 7, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia as border tensions reignite

An injured Thai soldier being evacuated following clashes along the the Thai-Cambodia border in Thailand's Sisaket province, on Dec 7.
An injured Thai soldier being evacuated following clashes along the the Thai-Cambodia border in Thailand's Sisaket province, on Dec 7.

Parents in Malaysia welcome under-16 social media ban

The ban is anticipated to come into effect on Jan 1.
The ban is anticipated to come into effect on Jan 1.

Dutch drug convict in Indonesia transferred ahead of deportation

Dutch prisoner Ali Tokman (centre) sits in a car as he leaves the Surabaya Prison in Porong, East Java province on Dec 7, 2025.
Dutch prisoner Ali Tokman (centre) sits in a car as he leaves the Surabaya Prison in Porong, East Java province on Dec 7, 2025.

‘Everything destroyed’ as Indonesia’s Aceh grapples with disease after floods

A survivor walks through tree trunks stranded at a mosque in an area affected by a deadly flash flood following heavy rains in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia.
A survivor walks through tree trunks stranded at a mosque in an area affected by a deadly flash flood following heavy rains in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.