Cambodian PM Manet orders tough action on youth gangs, urges stronger penalties
The directive follows a rise in gang activities, particularly in Phnom Penh and Takeo province, despite previous efforts to arrest over 3,000 individuals.
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Bangkok Criminal Court acquits 3 celebrities in high-profile Forex-3D case
The case involved 9,825 victims with total damage exceeding 2.487 billion baht.
Japan Airlines suffers cyberattack, causing flight delays
According to investigators, JAL consulted the Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday morning about a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which paralyses communication…
Prosecution seeks 28 death sentences for transnational drug smugglers in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh
The narcotics operation, led by 67-year-old ringleader Vu Hoang Oanh, smuggled heroin from the Golden Triangle into Vietnam.
Injuries from illegal firecrackers up this year in the Philippines
The Department of Health said it was alarmed that 86 per cent of those injured were due to illegal firecrackers, particularly the “boga” (an improvised cannon made of PVC) and…
Kathmandu sees multiple murder cases in days
Police blame most of the crimes on personal grudges rather than criminal motives.
Bangladesh probes Singaporean tycoon for financial crimes; his lawyers call it a smear campaign
Bangladesh-born Saiful Alam Masud, 64, is the founder and chairman of the S. Alam Group, which is involved in industries as diverse as food, manufacturing, energy, transportation,…
18 cops to face ethics probe for allegedly extorting Malaysians at Jakarta dance music festival
The announcement comes after viral complaints over the alleged extortion, with some users posting on X that certain police officers had extorted money from festivalgoers by…
Driver in China’s Hunan car ramming handed suspended death sentence
In November, Huang Wen, repeatedly rammed his car into a crowd outside a primary school in Hunan province, state broadcaster CCTV said. When the vehicle malfunctioned and stopped,…
Record number of Japanese school employees punished for sex offences
Most incidents were found to involve junior high school students, with those in Japan typically aged 13 to 15.