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Cambodia and Thailand Begin UN Conciliation Process Over Maritime Dispute

Cambodia and Thailand have initiated a United Nations backed conciliation process at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore to resolve a dispute over 27,000 square kilometers of maritime territory. The contested area in the Gulf of Thailand is believed to contain oil…

4 sources across 4 countries · Hong Kong · Indonesia · Japan · Thailand

Who reported this

  • South China Morning Post Hong Kong · Centre-right · Alibaba Group
  • The Jakarta Post Indonesia · Centre-left · PT Bina Media Tenggara
  • The Japan Times Japan · Centre · News2u Holdings
  • Bangkok Post Thailand · Centre · Post Publishing PCL

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Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· evening

Singaporean Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Jail for Assisting Cambodian Scam Syndicate

Muhammad Firdaus Abdul Rahman, 37, was sentenced to 60 months in jail on August 28 for his role in an organized criminal group based in Cambodia. Because he committed the offences while under a remission order from a previous cheating conviction in 2022, he must serve an…

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2 sources · Singapore · 2 of them are linked to a state

Who reported this

  • CNA Singapore · Centre · State-affiliated · Mediacorp, wholly owned by Temasek Holdings
  • The Straits Times Singapore · Centre-right · State-affiliated · SPH Media Trust; management shares under the NPPA

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

Every source for this story reports from Singapore.

· evening

Filipino woman jailed for role in Cambodia based scam syndicate targeting Singaporeans

A 35 year old Filipino woman, De Villar Rizalyn Panganiban, was sentenced to 25 months in jail on August 24 for her involvement in a Cambodia based scam syndicate that targeted victims in Singapore. The syndicate is believed to have caused losses of S$52.5 million across at…

development
2 sources · Singapore · 2 of them are linked to a state

Who reported this

  • CNA Singapore · Centre · State-affiliated · Mediacorp, wholly owned by Temasek Holdings
  • The Straits Times Singapore · Centre-right · State-affiliated · SPH Media Trust; management shares under the NPPA

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

Every source for this story reports from Singapore.

· evening

Cambodia Emerges as Primary Destination for Brazilian Human Trafficking Victims

Cambodia has become the primary destination for Brazilian victims of human trafficking in 2025, accounting for 44 of the 84 cases recorded by the Ministry of Justice under the Standard Operating Protocol for the Care of Victims of International Trafficking in Persons. This…

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2 sources · Brazil

Who reported this

  • UOL Brazil · Centre-left · Grupo Folha
  • Folha de S.Paulo Brazil · Centre · Grupo Folha (Frias family)

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

Every source for this story reports from Brazil.

· morning