Compliance crackdown, civil unrest, and cross-border diplomacy drive the top stories this morning.

🇲🇾 Malaysia

• IRB mandates all job contracts be stamped from Jan 1, 2026
  
• RM10 stamp duty applies, with 2025 as a transition year
  
• Failure to comply post-2026 may result in penalties
  

🌍 International

• Trump deploys 2,000 National Guard troops in LA amid immigration protests
  
• Federal agents face off with demonstrators; local leaders condemn move
  
• No arrests reported yet; ICE targets draw legal and political backlash
  

🌏 Asia

• Cambodia and Thailand agree to revert troops to 2024 border positions
  
• Diplomatic tension follows death of Cambodian soldier in May clash
  
• Cambodia wants ICJ involvement, Thailand insists on bilateral talks

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