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Number of short-term foreign visitors involved in scams in Japan triples

According to a tally by the National Police Agency, the breakdown of the 59 individuals by country and region are: 34 were from Malaysia, 22 from China and Taiwan, and one each…

  • Published: January 9, 20268:24 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Cane scammers, Malaysian government urged

However, experts said stricter penalties must also be paired with stronger financial controls, institutional accountability, and cross- border enforcement to curb fraud…

  • Published: January 9, 20268:20 am
  • Author Diyana Pfordten and Farik Zolkepli
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Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrested, deported to China; Cambodian citizenship revoked

Chen and Prince Group are accused of profiting from transnational crimes, including through blackmail involving sexually explicit materials, money laundering, wire fraud,…

  • Published: January 8, 20269:35 am
  • Author Andrew Wong
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Two dead in southern Vietnam after man sets partner and self ablaze

The incident followed an argument related to their romantic relationship and caused a large fire.

  • Published: January 8, 20269:30 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Small private clinics driving sex-selective abortions in Nepal

Around 300 radiologists and 200 gynaecologists in urban clinics enable sex-selective abortions, experts say.

  • Published: January 8, 20267:00 am
  • Author Arjun Poudel
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Enforced disappearances in Bangladesh: Systematic crime, not aberrations

Refuting claims of innocence by senior officials, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances said that evidence shows the operations were part of an organised state…

  • Published: January 7, 202611:23 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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Shades of Marriott bombing in failed terror plot in Pakistan’s Karachi

2,000kg of explosive material, packed into blue plastic drums and faux gas cylinders, was found hidden under a pile of clothes on a ready-to-blow vehicle-based improvised…

  • Published: January 7, 20269:35 am
  • Author Munawer Azeem
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Chinese online influencer found homeless in Cambodia after high-paying job lure

The influencer showed visible signs of assault and had injuries to both legs, requiring hospitalization.

  • Published: January 7, 20269:25 am
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The Mob and the State: Why mob violence is rising across South Asia

The recent surge in mob violence across India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan is propelled by similar drivers: a decaying public confidence in the judiciary and the rapid spread of…

  • Published: January 6, 202610:15 am
  • Author Nadeem F. Paracha
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Hindu journalist shot dead in Bangladesh as violence against minorities continues

Since December 2025, at least four Hindus have been killed in Bangladesh.

  • Published: January 6, 20269:40 am
  • Author The Statesman

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