Hong Kong soccer coach, players arrested in game-rigging probe
The probe is the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s largest operation in recent years to crack down on such illegal gambling.
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Crypto scandal rattles South Korea’s politics
Concerns about the ethics of politicians' crypto holdings have come to the fore as a lawmaker, formerly of the main opposition party, was found to have possessed crypto assets…
Rohingya ‘criminal’ killed in ‘gunfight’ in Cox’s Bazar
Armed Police Battalion members arrested two suspects with firearms after the "gunfight" at camp-17, said additional deputy commissioner Syed Harun -ur- Rashid.
Malaysia to decriminalize use of small amounts of drugs
Under the proposed law, those found with small quantities of illegal substances will be sent to drug rehabilitation centres for treatment, Home Affairs Minister Saifuddin Nasution…
Indians lose billions of rupees as they fall prey to online Ponzi scams
The police believe that after the scammers received large sums of money, they blocked the bettors or just shut down everything.
Transnational crimes in focus at Asean Summit
Analysts noted addressing transnational crimes was necessary for the association’s community building, and economic stability relies heavily upon a stable and safe region.
Police arrest two on charges of trafficking 20 Indonesians to Myanmar
President Joko Widodo described the rescue mission as “not an easy one” as the victims has been held captive in a conflict-ridden area of Myanmar.
Youths drawn into ‘dark’ part-time jobs suffer at hands of criminal bosses
According to the National Police Agency, there have been more than 50 robbery and theft cases involving dark part-time jobs in at least 14 prefectures across the nation since the…
Robbery group takes over 100 items from Tokyo’s Rolex shop
According to sources, the robbers broke into the shop at around 6:15 pm Monday and threatened a clerk in his 30s at knifepoint, saying, “Get down, or we’ll kill you.”
Top cop Teddy Minahasa sentenced to life for drug trafficking
Prosecutors had sought a death sentence for Teddy, but the judge found his 30-year service on the police force as a mitigating factor.