Taiwanese actress who claimed extortion caught in lie on camera
The actress, Charlene An, had made the allegations on Taiwanese social media.
Crime
Japanese police to expand scope of online content subject to takedown requests
The measure comes in the wake of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by a suspect who used a homemade gun created by following online instructions.
No more ‘Narco-Saints’ busts as drugs trade goes digital
Korea has long been considered an attractive drug transit point for drug smugglers looking to exploit Korea's reputation as a "drug-free" country.
Swallowing yaba for a living
According to officials, the number of cases of carrying yaba inside a human's stomach has sharply increased in recent times, compared to previous years.
North Korea to impose harsher penalties on use of South Korean slang
Details on punishments for violators were not revealed. However, watching, keeping or distributing media from capitalist countries can be punishable by death.
‘It was traumatising’: Malaysian man on being forced into online scamming in Laos, Myanmar
According to Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry, a total of 359 victims have been rescued so far.
Brothers who ‘cooked’ heroin now in the soup
The cops seized heroin weighing 40.135kg, caffeine weighing 11.05kg, and a type of liquid believed to be drugs weighing 4kg, estimated to be worth RM665,782 in total.
Crypto crime volume hits all-time high on the back of more sanctions
These illegal transactions include human trafficking, ransomware, stolen funds, terrorism financing, scams, cybercrimes, fraud and the Darknet market.
Hundreds of Party members disciplined for corruption and wrongdoings in 2022
A total of 539 Party members were disciplined in 2022 for corruption and wrongdoings.
355 people under investigation over scams that cost victims more than $5 million
The cases were mainly investment scams, job scams, e-commerce scams, Internet love scams and government official impersonation scams.