For Vietnam’s young, favoured Germany vocational path is fraught with greedy middlemen
Unscrupulous brokers exploit migrants, charging up to €20,000, leading to debt and potential involvement in the shadow economy, despite legal migration pathways.
Crime
Malaysian man linked to Cambodia-based scam ring nabbed at border checkpoint in Singapore
The syndicate, linked to $41 million in losses from 440 Singapore scam cases, impersonated government officials.
Cross-border drug smuggling network in India’s Punjab busted, one held with 5.11 kg heroin
DGP Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigation has indicated that the recovered heroin consignment was sourced from Pakistan and delivered via drone by Pakistan-based smuggler.
Over 60% of negative child-related reports in Bangladesh involve rape, murder: Study
Of these, the largest share, 31.19 percent, concerned accidents and tragedies, including road crashes, drowning, falls from buildings and deaths during play, he said.
Whodunnit? Vietnam’s online sleuths step up their game, tracking true crime
Amateur websleuths played a key role in identifying murder suspect Doan Van Sang by collating an 88-page document with details like a birthmark and tattoo, which went viral,…
In Myanmar and Thailand, river divides hotbed of scam centres on one side, safe haven from military oppression on the other
From these compounds, internet users all over the world are targeted through cryptocurrency investment scams, romance scams, illegal gambling, and other schemes.
Authorities to seize more assets in Singapore from Cambodian tycoon linked to scams
The Straits Times understands that the Commercial Affairs Department is looking to seize cheques of more than $3.7 million, bonds valued at over US$200,000 (S$257,000), and…
Students duped by fake UAE institutes complain of lack of action in Kathmandu
Victims, organised under the informal campaign ‘Scan the Scammers’, say delay in concrete action disappoints them.
Hamster abuse allegations spark police probe in South Korea
The suspect is accused of abusing various small animals, including hamsters, guinea pigs, pygmy squirrels, and Mongolian gerbils, between March and December.
Two suspects in Bangladeshi student leader Hadi’s murder fled to India: Dhaka police
Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police SN Nazrul Islam said the suspects, Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh, crossed into the Indian state of Meghalaya with the…