More than 1.6 billion suspicious calls from Macau scammers blocked
The authorities said scammers were taking advantage of newer technologies and major events to create believable storylines to con victims.
Crime
From student brawls to ‘klitih’: On the origin of teen gang violence
Klitih, originally a Javanese term for going out for some fresh air at night, was co-opted by teenage gangs for their violent attacks on other students.
Indonesia’s AGO blames corruption for cooking oil scarcity
A Foreign Trade Director General had allegedly issued export permits illegally for palm oil producers leading to a scarcity of cooking oil.
Asian American hate crimes increased in US during pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed various racial discrimination problems existing throughout multiple societies.
Trust in the Bangladesh justice system lost due to delayed action
Long delays in trials, harassment surrounding giving testimonies are among a number of obstacles that discourage people from seeking justice.
New market violence: Police actions were too little, too late
Both shopkeepers and students alleged that a lack of prompt action by the police allowed the violence to continue, who in turn, claimed to have “played a neutral role” in the…
Top Indonesia Trade Ministry official named suspect in cooking oil graft case
One of the suspects is reported to be the Trade Ministry’s foreign trade director general, while the other three are executives from three private companies.
Crackdown safeguards China’s cultural relics
Of the 62 main suspects in cultural relic-related cases on the country's top-tier wanted list, all but one had been arrested by the end of last year.
Indian police arrest Hindu seer making ‘rape threat’ to Muslim women in Uttar Pradesh
A two-minute video of the incident surfaced, showing the man saying if any Hindu girl is harassed by any man of the Muslim community, he would himself rape their women.
Rapper among 7 held for lobbing ping-pong bombs into Thai PM residence
Thanayuth Na Ayutthaya, also known as "Eleven Finger", earned a name for himself as a vocal critic of the government and was arrested at the peak of anti-government protests.