Thai warplanes have bombed compounds where people are forced to defraud others online. Rights activists say trafficking victims’ lives are at risk.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Monday in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for a special meeting to discuss an ongoing border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia that escalated into deadly combat two weeks ago.

Cambodia has continued firing heavy weapons at Thai border areas, prompting Thailand to question Cambodia’s sincerity ahead of planned truce negotiations.

A Cambodian official has accused Thailand over vandalising a Hindu statue in a disputed border area, after more than two weeks of military clashes between the neighbours.

Laborers being held against their will to run online scams were forced to keep working even as Thai military attacks on a disputed border area intensified.

Caretaker leader Anutin Charnvirakul named Bhumjaithai’s PM candidate, banking on nationalism and Cambodia tensions to win election.

Heavy combat between Thailand and Cambodia has entered a second week, with Cambodia claiming Thai bombing is hitting deeper into its territory.

Footage showing Thai military personnel dismantling a Hindu deity statue in a disputed border zone has sparked outrage in Cambodia and renewed concerns over rising tensions between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.