Man held over felling palm tree with over 100 endangered bird nests in Bangladesh
The incident sparked widespread outrage after it was discovered that the felling of the palm tree destroyed the nests and killed around 96 chicks and eggs.
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Telegram increases cooperation with South Korean police in criminal investigations
This signals a major policy shift by the platform long associated with untraceable messaging.
Suspicious devices resembling bombs found in Thailand’s Phuket and Krabi this week
Explosive Ordnance Disposal officers quickly responded, safely neutralising the threats. So far, two suspects involved in the incident have been arrested.
Nepal fails to enforce anti-torture law
Different studies suggest officials implicated in torture and related custodial deaths nearly always evade judicial processes, reinforcing a culture of impunity. Investigations…
Philippines cedes drug war case to ICC due to ‘destroyed evidence’
Driven by the significant challenge of destroyed or absent evidence, the Philippine government has chosen not to pursue the war on drugs cases and let the International Criminal…
Mob violence now alarmingly routine in Bangladesh
At least 179 people were killed in mob attacks between August 2024 last year and June 23 this year, per human rights organisation.
Two men arrested with suspected homemade bomb in southern Thai province of Phang Nga
Upon inspecting the vehicle, officers discovered what appeared to be a homemade explosive device with a timer, concealed in a transparent plastic bag inside one of the suspects’…
Rights group calls out Pakistan authorities for failing to protect KP civilians from ‘repeated quadcopter attacks’
The statement came in response to reports of multiple such attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan over the past year.
At least US$20,000 lost in about 2 weeks to Blackpink concert ticket scams in Singapore
The police said on June 24 that there were at least 18 reported cases in which victims bought fake concert tickets through third-party platforms.
Vietnam jails six people over trafficking of 2.8-tonne pangolin scales
All eight pangolin species are listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which bans international trade…