Pakistan’s missing persons commission logs 379 new cases in 2024
The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court emphasised last month that only parliament holds the authority to address and resolve the longstanding, yet unlawful,…
Crime
Impunity concerns mount in fatal shooting by Indonesian Navy officer
A 48-year-old owner of a car rental business, identified as IA, was killed last week after First Sgt. AA, a Navy noncommissioned officer, allegedly opened fire in a dispute at the…
Teen tricked into coming to Singapore arrested for allegedly scamming woman of $290k
The suspect is a student on a social visit pass and had fallen prey herself to the same Chinese official impersonation scam, said the police on Jan 7.
8 Indian security personnel killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh
The attack, targeting a vehicle carrying security personnel, underscores the persistent challenges posed by Maoist insurgency in the region.
Cryptocurrency, offshore accounts create challenges for Japanese authorities
Information requested from the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office revealed that defendants in criminal cases such as drug trafficking and fraud have yet to pay a total of ¥125.1…
Cambodian military police officers arrested for drug-related offending
In the one month period from December 1 to 31, 2024, the capital and provincial courts handled a total of 406 drug-related cases with 1,146 suspects. Of them, 876 were arrested,…
151 Thais convicted and imprisoned in Myanmar return home
The Thai nationals were released from prison as part of pardons granted to many people on Myanmar's Independence Day, which was marked on Saturday, January 4, to mark the…
Three handed death sentences for killing university student in Dhaka
The convicts are Hasibul Hossain alias Hasib, Shrabon alias Shaon and Abdullah Al Noman. Of them, Hasib and Noman are now in jail while Shaon is on the run.
Concerns grow as gangs in Myanmar increase production and slash prices of synthetic drugs
According to a UNODC report, organised crime groups are lowering the production costs and scaling up production by using non-controlled chemicals. The gangs are also producing…
Mum didn’t know son was married: More sham marriages in Singapore in 2024
Between January and September in 2024, there were 32 cases of marriage of convenience, up from four cases during the same period in 2023.