Thailand cuts power, fuel and internet supply to parts of Myanmar
The Southeast Asian nation steps up efforts to choke scam centres that have become a growing security concern.
Crime
Burglaries targeting vacant houses in Japan on the rise
Vacant houses are targeted because they are less noticed by other people, easier to ransack after breaking in, and it takes longer to discover the robbery.
Indonesian shot in Malaysia dies after treatment in hospital
The victim, whose identity is still unknown due to a lack of identification, died in a hospital in Selangor, Malaysia after undergoing surgery for gunshot wounds to his kidneys.
Ex-lawmaker in Japan gets suspended jail term for raping 12-year-old girl, stirring public fury
According to Kyodo News, the 58-year-old Tamotsu Shiiki's sentence will be suspended for five years, meaning he does not go to jail unless he commits another crime within the…
Thai border agencies told to watch out for smuggling of electricity materials to Myanmar border
Kanchanaburi agencies have been instructed to strictly screen for smuggling of electricity generating equipment to Myanmar's scam call-centre gangs.
Revisiting Chinese-Malaysian journalist Teoh Beng Hock: Fireman used to act out possible scenarios
Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, when met at the scene on February 4, said that several possible situations were tested to see the possibility of…
6 arrested for involvement in tourist-targeted prostitution business in Japan
Sixty to seventy percent of the two brothels’ customers were foreigners, and they did business in currencies from 16 countries and regions, including U.S. dollars, Chinese yuan,…
‘Carpet-bomb’ DDoS attacks targeted key domestic infrastructure in Japan
A carpet-bomb type of strike is a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in which large amounts of data are sent to paralyse systems.
Thailand announces electricity, oil, and internet cutoff to call center gangs in Myanmar
The measure will be enforced at five locations along the Thailand-Myanmar border, which are suspected of serving as bases for call-centre scam operations.
Calls grow to “evaluate” Bali tourism after Ukrainian man robbed
Excessive tourism and overdevelopment are major challenges in Bali, and have contributed to environmental issues like flooding, greater waste and an increase in criminal activity.