India accuses China’s Oppo of evading $551 million in import tax
The searches make Oppo the latest Chinese tech company to come under New Delhi's spotlight, after similar raids against Vivo, Xiaomi and Huawei earlier this year.
Court and Crime
Hong Kong’s ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed for democracy protests
Prosecutors accused her of participating in two unlawful assemblies on Aug 11, 2019 and shouting "offensive words".
Thailand on verge of using voluntary chemical castration for sex offenders
Certain sex offenders deemed at risk of re-offending may be given the option to receive injections that reduce their testosterone levels, in return for shorter jail time,…
How an addict beat drugs and turned his life around
Former drug addict Chris Sekar was able to change his life and has been an addiction consultant and therapist at the Gleneagles Medical Centre Kuala Lumpur for the past 20 years.
Cambodia’s youth gangs fuelled by drug use: Expert
He also said the social problems caused by gangsters were linked to a lack of communication between parents and schools with local authorities.
TV cameras capture attack on Shinzo Abe during speech
A video filmed by Japanese public broadcaster NHK showed the moment where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday (July 8).
Many questions around killing of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
The killing will be examined closely to see if this was the work of a gunman acting alone, or if it was part of more calculated warnings.
Ex-PM Abe shot dead
The former PM suffered cardiopulmonary arrest and has been taken to hospital, according to firefighters. Several others were injured.
Former PM Abe suffered gunshot wound ‘deep enough to reach the heart’
Mr Abe had no vital signs when he was brought to the Nara Medical University Hospital, said medical officials at a press conference.
Abe’s suspected shooter used a handmade gun
Local media reports said the shooter Tetsuya Yamagami had retrieved what appeared to be a handmade gun from the vicinity where the former PM was shot.