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At least 23 arrested after man lynched for alleged blasphemy in Swat’s Madyan: police

The mob had brutally lynched a man — who had been detained for the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran — inside the Madyan police station on Thursday evening. The mob had…

  • Published: June 24, 20247:25 am
  • Author Fazal Khaliq
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Cops rescue 73 individuals, children included, from human trafficking in large-scale operation in Malaysia

The victims—25 men, 26 women, and 22 children—were rescued in a large-scale nationwide operation codenamed ‘Ops Mega Pintas.’

  • Published: June 21, 202412:00 pm
  • Author Farik Zolkepli
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Man killed by mob in Pakistan’s Swat district over alleged Quran desecration

Videos making the rounds on social media show a mob circling a body on fire in the middle of the road as well as people gathered in huge numbers outside a police station.

  • Published: June 21, 20247:23 am
  • Author Fazal Kahliad
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Fine for man who squirted mixture of urine and flour on woman’s dress to try to chat her up

On June 20, Tan Jun Hao, a 31-year-old Malaysian, was fined $1,200 after he pleaded guilty to using criminal force on one of the women.

  • Published: June 21, 20247:17 am
  • Author Shaffiq Alkhatib
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Cafe owner fined after a foreign tourist seen close to oncoming train in Hanoi

On June 18, a video on Facebook went viral showing a woman coming out onto the track and seemingly posing for a photo as the train approached.

  • Published: June 20, 20247:19 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Ex-husband of slain HK socialite Abby Choi jailed for more than 3 years over gold theft

Alex Kwong Kong-chi, 29, is still facing the charge of murdering his former wife, whose severed head was found in a soup pot in 2023, and was sentenced to a 3½ year prison term…

  • Published: June 20, 20247:14 am
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Young doctor suspended for attempting to record another doctor showering at hospital

The tribunal noted that the incident was not the first time Dr Hsing Yu Chen had acted as a voyeur. In 2014, he used a mobile phone to record a three-second video of a fellow…

  • Published: June 20, 20247:12 am
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Over 26,000 undocumented foreign workers, including 20,111 Myanmar nationals, arrested in Thailand

As part of the Thai government's 120-day crackdown on illegal workers, Thai authorities inspected 1,774 factories, workplaces, and job sites across Thailand from June 5 to June 12.

  • Published: June 18, 202410:38 am
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Ministry pushes for better digital literacy after child abuse in Indonesia videos go viral

Ministry spokeswoman Ratna Susianawati made the statement in response to a viral video depicting the sexual abuse of a 5-year-old child in South Tangerang, Banten, first shared by…

  • Published: June 14, 20248:15 am
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Tokyo police refer ex-S’pore FA officer suspected of taking photos of boy at bathhouse to prosecutors

The former counselor admitted to the allegation, reportedly saying that he could not stop himself, as he saw naked men. He was working at the embassy at the time of the incident.

  • Published: June 14, 20247:55 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun

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