I visited Angkor Wat! Amazing place. Here are a few pics - will post more and some written thoughts soon for my patrons at https://www.patreon.com/timrichards

#Cambodia #travel

I visited Angkor Wat! Amazing place. Here are a few pics - will post more and some written thoughts soon for my patrons at https://www.patreon.com/timrichards

#Cambodia #travel

I am zipping off in a minute for a last-minute tour of Angkor Wat, arranged via my posh hotel. I only have the one arvo available, so thought I should seize the moment. I've hardly spent anything on this trip otherwise, so what the hell.

#Cambodia

Thailand said tariff talks with the U.S. will move forward on a separate track from its commitments to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thailand's border dispute with Cambodia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-us-trade-cambodia-border/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #us #trade #cambodia

Cambodia and Thailand accused one another of fresh clashes along their border after Bangkok said it was pausing the implementation of a U.S.-backed peace deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/asia-pacific/cambodia-thailand-border-clashes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia

An Chinese alleged racketeer linked to a hugely lucrative scam hub in Myanmar, who spent over a decade on the run from Chinese authorities, has been extradited from Thailand to China, according to Thai police. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/asia-pacific/crime-legal/chinese-scam-kingpin-thailand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #myanmar #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia #fraud

The chief of Thailand’s armed forces said he was “halting all agreements” with Cambodia after a landmine blast along their border that maimed a Thai soldier, escalating tensions between the neighbors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/asia-pacific/politics/thai-military-cambodia-trump-truce/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia #us #donaldtrump

Businessman Chen Zhi worked meticulously to cultivate an image of legitimacy and even philanthropy. That is now unraveling, after the U.S. and U.K. accused him of running a transnational criminal ring. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/world/crime-legal/how-kingpin-empire-cambodia-london/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #organizedcrime #fraud #cambodia #london #princegroup #china #chenzhi #singapore

Japan is deploying two officers to Lithuania for demining training in support of Ukraine, marking a key step in its evolving security strategy and the maturation of its defense policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/31/japan/japans-demining-deployment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #groundselfdefenseforce #ukraine #lithuania #russia #russiaukrainewar #cambodia #poland #jica #defense

In a whirl of activity after landing in Kuala Lumpur, Trump unveiled trade agreements with Malaysia and Cambodia, as well as the frameworks for deals with Thailand and Vietnam. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/28/economy/trump-southeast-asia-trade-edge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #malaysia #cambodia #thailand #vietnam

Sixty-four South Koreans who had been detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in cyberscam operations returned home Saturday and were under arrest, a police official said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/18/asia-pacific/crime-legal/south-korea-cambodia-scam-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #cambodia #fraud #gangs

A Thai princess has called for the military to construct a barrier along the Thai-Cambodian border after a territorial dispute between the two countries escalated into deadly clashes earlier this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/asia-pacific/politics/thai-princess-cambodian-border-wall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia

U.S. and U.K. authorities unveiled sanctions against a British-Cambodian tycoon accused of running cyberscam operations where workers, some trafficked, carry out transnational fraud schemes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/asia-pacific/crime-legal/cambodia-prince-us-uk-sanctions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #cambodia #fraud #us #uk #organizedcrime #forcedlabor #humantrafficking

Experts say the landmines that sparked a clash between Thailand and Cambodia were likely newly laid. Phnom Penh denies the accusation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/asia-pacific/politics/landmines-thailand-cambodia-clash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #landmines #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia

Do you know any #globalSouth #artist interested in #climate and/or #futurism #art ?

#africa #india #brazil #southAmerica #latinamerica #argentina #chile #colombia #southeastAsia #philippines #indonesia #singapore #middleEast #thailand #cambodia #climateChange #illustration

Do you know any #globalSouth #artist interested in #climate and/or #futurism #art ?

#africa #india #brazil #southAmerica #latinamerica #argentina #chile #colombia #southeastAsia #philippines #indonesia #singapore #middleEast #thailand #cambodia #climateChange #illustration

South Korea will send a special team to Cambodia on Wednesday to discuss cases of fake jobs and scam centers involved in kidnapping dozens of its nationals, officials said a day after Seoul vowed to bring them all home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/asia-pacific/crime-legal/seoul-cambodia-scam-kidnappings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #cambodia #forcedlabor #fraud #cryptocurrencies

The U.S. has charged in absentia the chairman of Cambodian conglomerate Prince Group with running a "sprawling cyber fraud empire” that led to the seizure of bitcoin worth about $15 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/world/crime-legal/us-bitcoin-cambodian-cyber-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #cambodia #cybercrime #bitcoin #us #fraud #organizedcrime #romancescams

Eighty South Koreans who were possible victims of fake jobs or scam centers were unaccounted for in Cambodia, South Korea's foreign ministry said, after the torture death of a student there shocked the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/asia-pacific/crime-legal/south-korea-cambodia-scam-center/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #cambodia #fraud #gangs

U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the ceremonial signing of a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia at an upcoming summit of Southeast Asian nations, the foreign minister of host Malaysia has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/asia-pacific/politics/cambodia-thailand-trump-asean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #cambodia #thailand #asean #southeastasia #donaldtrump