Hospital mandating recovering alcoholic to clean facility is a rights violation: Court
Court documents showed that the hospital mandated its in-patients to engaging in manual labour as part of its recovery program.
Crime
Buying cannabis online was like ordering takeout pizza, says former abuser
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in its World Drug Report 2022 that the previous downward trend of global cannabis seizures was reversed in 2020 during the…
Malaysia’s digital fraud ‘kill switch’ not a cure-all: Experts
Experts called for a stronger role by the National Scam Response Centre, which was recently allocated RM10 million to help Malaysians combat online fraud and scams.
Deadlier and more media savvy, separatist rebels evolve in Papua
Fighters in the Indonesian, western half of New Guinea island have for decades waged a low-level battle for independence.
Japanese police focus on finding ‘Luffy’ crime masterminds
According to the National Police Agency, more than 50 cases in 14 prefectures since the summer of 2021 are suspected to be related.
Thailand will not slip on global human-trafficking ranking this year: Deputy national police chief
“I expect no change in the ranking. It’s unlikely that Thailand will be demoted this year,” he said.
Koreans lost nearly W1.7 trillion to phishing scams over past 5 years
More than 60 percent were victimised by scammers claiming they would help them with loans, which accounted for nearly 1 trillion won of the damage.
PTI supporter sentenced to 3 years in prison for tweeting against army
According to the complaint, he tweeted about "the helicopter incident” last year with the intent to “spread panic” in society.
More travellers detected trying to use impersonated identities at S’pore’s borders in 2022: ICA
The cases detected often involved immigration offenders who had previously overstayed or were deported, or those who had committed or attempted to commit various offences in…
Telegram group circulating obscene images allegedly of Singaporean women; police investigating
It is not known where the group is based, but it claims to offer obscene material, mostly of Singaporean women.