The long road to eliminating capital punishment in Southeast Asia
While nobody wants the region flooded with drugs, more and more citizens are starting questioning if capital punishment is the most effective deterrent.
Court and Crime
Japanese police to expand scope of online content subject to takedown requests
The measure comes in the wake of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by a suspect who used a homemade gun created by following online instructions.
China blames foreign powers in its crackdown on protesters
Authorities have not officially announced the arrests and have largely avoided even acknowledging the protests.
75% of money laundering in Bangladesh trade-based: NRB
It was found that financial crimes were committed through various means, such as submission of fake documents, false declarations, among others.
No more ‘Narco-Saints’ busts as drugs trade goes digital
Korea has long been considered an attractive drug transit point for drug smugglers looking to exploit Korea's reputation as a "drug-free" country.
Japanese govt set to legalize medical marijuana
The proposed revision would also criminalize the use of marijuana.
Swallowing yaba for a living
According to officials, the number of cases of carrying yaba inside a human's stomach has sharply increased in recent times, compared to previous years.
North Korea to impose harsher penalties on use of South Korean slang
Details on punishments for violators were not revealed. However, watching, keeping or distributing media from capitalist countries can be punishable by death.
‘It was traumatising’: Malaysian man on being forced into online scamming in Laos, Myanmar
According to Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry, a total of 359 victims have been rescued so far.
Brothers who ‘cooked’ heroin now in the soup
The cops seized heroin weighing 40.135kg, caffeine weighing 11.05kg, and a type of liquid believed to be drugs weighing 4kg, estimated to be worth RM665,782 in total.