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Some minors in Japan using AI to generate sexual images of peers from school photos

The majority of the victims are junior high and high school students, but elementary school children have also been involved.

  • Published: September 1, 20259:24 am
  • Author Kyosuke Murakami
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Woman arrested for trespassing at home of BTS’ Jungkook

Such incidents highlight a recurring problem in the K-pop industry, namely obsessive “sasaeng” fans who cross boundaries and intrude on idols’ private lives.

  • Published: September 1, 20259:22 am
  • Author Song Seung-hyun
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Sexual harassment rampant in Rohingya camps: Study

Girls aged between 6 and 15 were particularly vulnerable.

  • Published: September 1, 20258:15 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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How social media is becoming a double-edged sword for Nepal’s public safety

While social platforms has emerged as a vital tool for crime control for Nepal Police, it has also given rise to incidents of cybercrime.

  • Published: August 29, 20258:05 am
  • Author Purushottam Poudel
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquits father jailed for 12 years over allegations of raping daughter

In a court order dated Aug 26, seen by Dawn.com, Justice Ali Baqar Najafi said that the prosecution’s evidence was discarded, noting it was “deficient of trustworthiness."

  • Published: August 29, 20257:54 am
  • Author Umer Mehtab
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Japan lawmaker’s office raided over accusations of fraud

Ishii, 68, is alleged to have illegally received a state-funded salary for a secretary who has no record of actually performing secretarial duties.

  • Published: August 28, 20251:34 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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American jewellery thief caught in Vietnam’s Da Nang after daring heist

Police acted swiftly and arrested the alleged suspect, Dale James, born in 1996 in California, hiding in a rented apartment the following day.

  • Published: August 28, 20259:25 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Philippine Senator Lacson says sacked police chief Torre ‘acted beyond his authority’

Sen. Panfilo Lacson, who served as Philippine National Police (PNP) chief from 1999 to 2001, said Torre acted “beyond his authority” by unilaterally relieving his…

  • Published: August 27, 20251:14 pm
  • Author Charie Abarca
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Guyanese national held at Dhaka airport with 8.6kg of cocaine

Bangladesh may be a transit point for the drug trafficking, as cocaine use in the country is almost nonexistent.

  • Published: August 27, 202510:11 am
  • Author Rafiul Islam
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Maid who fatally stabbed employer’s mum-in-law 26 times gets life sentence reduced to 17 years’ jail

Judges considered her youth, financial vulnerability, and the victim's abuse, but highlighted the brutal attack with a weapon.

  • Published: August 27, 202510:09 am
  • Author Selina Lum

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