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Crime news including the latest on murder cases, the hunt for serial killers, triads, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
Hisham Abugharbieh, facing two counts of first-degree murder appears in court via video link on Saturday. Photo: WFTS-TV via AP
Florida

Roommate charged with murder of 2 Bangladeshi PhD students in US

Hisham Abugharbieh lived with Zamil Limon, whose remains have been found; Limon’s girlfriend, Nahida Bristy, is still missing.

Pope Leo XIV

‘Right to life’: Pope Leo urges worldwide abolition of death penalty

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Crime in Hong Kong

Editorial | Gold scams are a reminder that crime prevention must keep up

Canada

OpenAI’s Sam Altman apologises to Canada town for not reporting mass shooter

The killer’s ChatGPT account was banned over concerns about usage linked to violent activity, but police were not alerted.

A woman visits a growing makeshift memorial to shooting victims in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, in February. Photo: Reuters
United States

Trump Justice Department adds firing squads for federal executions

Electrocution and gas are also being added as methods, after the US president called for an expansion of the use of the death penalty.

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United States

US drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for Warsh

Judge James Boasberg, said prosecutors had produced ‘essentially zero evidence’ to suspect Powell of a crime.

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Germany

German man accused of live streaming child abuse in the Philippines

The man is alleged to have paid female accomplices in the Philippines to carry out sexual abuse against girls aged between four and 13.

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Back view of a young girl. The alleged crimes were uncovered with the help of the US Department of Homeland Security, which had previously broken up a paedophile network in the Philippines. Photo: Shutterstock
Indonesia

Is Indonesia’s blasphemy law for religious protection or political purpose?

The law has come under the spotlight after complaints filed against a former vice-president over his comments on sectarian violence.

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Cambodia

US slaps sanctions on Cambodian senator suspected of controlling scam centres

The sanction freezes all US assets linked to Senator Kok An and his named associates, and bars any American national from dealing with them.

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Singapore

Married Singaporean man’s secret Indonesian wedding ends in jail time

Low Kok Peng married a domestic helper in Batam before the pair returned to Singapore and he continued living with his first wife.

Low Kok Peng arrives at Singapore’s State Courts on Friday. Photo: CNA
US-China relations

America offers US$4 million bounty for arrest of Chinese money launderer

Daren Li fled the US after admitting he conspired to launder funds obtained from victims in cryptocurrency scams and fraud in Southeast Asia.

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Chinese national Daren Li, 43, fled the US in December. He was convicted and sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison in February. Photo: Handout
Chinese history

Inside the 14k, the Hong Kong triad that went global

From its roots in mainland China to expansion in Hong Kong and beyond, we look at the history of one of the most notorious triad societies.

The Philippines

This retiree in the Philippines downloaded an app. Then he lost his life savings

Industrial-scale malware is replacing ‘pig-butchering’ as Cambodia’s scam hubs pivot to high-speed digital heists.

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US-Venezuela conflict

US soldier charged with using classified intel for Maduro removal bet

Gannon Ken Van Dyke is accused of using mission secrets to net a US$404,000 windfall on prediction site Polymarket.

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Nicolas Maduro before his initial court appearance in New York City on January 5. Photo: Reuters
United States

US reclassifies certain marijuana products as a less-dangerous drug

It is one of the most significant federal changes to marijuana policy in decades, removing barriers to ‌researching the drug’s potential use.

The regulation of medical marijuana has come a long way in the US since California became the first state to adopt it in 1996. Photo: TNS
Vietnam

Pangolin win: Vietnam sends scale smugglers to prison for 8 years

The Asian pangolin has been hunted for its meat and scales to the point of extinction, causing poachers to turn to its African cousins.

Hong Kong society

Personal info of 9,045 people compromised in Hong Kong private club data breach

Yau Yat Chuen Garden City Club’s management system rendered inoperable due to ransomware attack that encrypted information system files.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 9 over HK$1.7 million in fake travel insurance claims

Syndicate allegedly faked overseas accidents with forged documents to claim payouts from insurers without ever leaving the city.

Nine suspects have been held after Hong Kong police uncovered a scheme involving bogus overseas accident claims and forged documents. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Law

Legal Tales | Being annoying is not just an annoyance, it’s harassment under tort law

Unlike Singapore and the UK, which have unified statutes that criminalise online harassment, Hong Kong uses various laws for different contexts.

The Philippines

‘Vindication’: ICC chamber rules case against Rodrigo Duterte to proceed

Duterte’s lawyers argue that the crimes against humanity case targeting him should not proceed as the Philippines is not an ICC member.

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Singapore

UN alarmed by Singapore executions for drug-related offences

UN rights chief Turk said drug-related offences not involving loss of life did not meet the ‘most serious crimes’ standard by international law.

Singapore at sunrise. The death penalty is mandatory in Singapore for drug trafficking above certain quantities, such as 500g (1.1 lb) of cannabis or 15g of heroin. Photo: Shutterstock
Mexico

World Cup co-host Mexico ramps up security at tourist sites after shooting

Rare attack that killed a tourist at the Teotihuacan pyramids threatens Mexico’s image of safety weeks before the Fifa tournament.

National Guard patrol the perimeter of the Teotihuacan pyramids after a gunman killed a Canadian woman and wounded several others. Photo: Reuters
United States

Florida investigating AI role in mass shooting at university

Prosecutors investigate if OpenAI faces ‘aider and abettor’ liability after a gunman allegedly used ChatGPT to plan rampage.

North Korea

North Korea’s Lazarus suspected of stealing US$290 million from KelpDAO

Ethereum was ‘drained’ from KelpDAO in the biggest known cryptocurrency heist so far this year.

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Singapore

Singaporean man charged after viral Lucky Plaza assault on Filipino woman

He allegedly assaulted the woman while under conditional warning for a previous attack on her. Police said the pair knew each other.

A Singaporean man has been charged for assaulting a Filipino woman at a shopping centre in Singapore in an incident that went viral online. Photo: Handout
Canada

Canadian who was detained by China warns against Carney’s EV deal

Ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig was imprisoned for three years after Canada arrested Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou on a US extradition request.

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Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in 2023. Photo: AP
United States

Third lawmaker quits, as wave of scandal swamps US Congress

The Florida Democrat is accused of diverting millions of dollars in federal disaster funds for political purposes.

Sexual harassment and assault

Weinstein preyed on aspiring US actress, court told in rape retrial

The Hollywood mogul took advantage of Jessica Mann by enticing her with a film role she had no chance of getting, prosecutors say.

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