Recovering South Korean drug users at rehab call for more help
Stigma remains a major obstacle, with many people perceiving a history of drug use as a “deadly social faux pas.”
Crime
10-year-old among 4 who sustained bullet wounds in Rohingya camp
Authorities, citing locals, said a group of 15 to 20 criminals in black masks opened fire indiscriminately at a shop around 4:30pm.
Multiple chaebol family members arrested on drug charges
Along with deviation among the upper class, celebrities' drug crimes have also come to the fore regularly.
Online child abuse on the rise: NGO report
During the 15 years that Child Helpline Cambodia has been operating, the nature of the complaints has changed, the executive director said.
Once ‘drug-free’, South Korea is reaching tipping point
Experts point to inadequate prevention and rehabilitation efforts as the reason behind a marked increase in drug offences, especially among the young.
7 Thais escape slave conditions at call centre in Cambodia
The victims said they were allowed out of their detention facility at 5 am after their Chinese bosses learned that they had sought help via Facebook.
Death of Korea’s ‘villa king’ leaves hundreds with empty pockets
His properties have been confiscated by the local court due to his debt in real estate taxes, casting uncertainty over the retrieval of the victims’ deposits.
Where do child sex offenders live? Where should they?
Recent releases from prison of notorious child rapists spark calls for measures to prevent them from residing near children.
4 cops killed, many injured in midnight siege of police station in Lakki Marwat
While no group has taken responsibility for the attack, the police suspect the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as the group is known to operate in the area.
High recidivism rate threatens counterterrorism strategy
Indonesia faces a higher rate of recidivism among its jihadists as the internal and external problems in the country are more complex.