Kathmandu sees multiple murder cases in days
Police blame most of the crimes on personal grudges rather than criminal motives.
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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.
1,200 punished for misusing rural school meal program funds in China
The amount involved in the rectification reached 4 billion yuan ($550 million), with 248 work measures optimised, according to a report.
China court upholds death sentence of child abductor
The court found that Yu and her accomplices abducted children in Guizhou, Chongqing and Yunnan provinces between 1993 and 2003 and sold them to buyers in Hebei province.
Vietnam launches handbook for child safety in cyberspace
The document aims to provide practical tools for children and their parents to ensure their safety on the internet while enhancing their digital skills.
Man arrested for setting fire to cafe, killing 11 in Hanoi
The suspect had two prior convictions for robbery and theft.
Philippine National Police partners with TikTok vs online scams, exploitation
The PNP did not specify the terms of the “partnership” but the Anti-Cybercrime Group's public information officer Lt. Wallen Mae Arancillo told reporters on Thursday that it…