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Supporters of social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate gather outside the courthouse in Miami, Florida, on Thursday. Photo: EPA
Sexual harassment and assault

Shackled Tate brothers ask to be released from jail during extradition fight

The influencer duo were arrested in Miami to face rape and sex-trafficking charges from the UK.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong officer charged over indecent messages to suspect’s friend

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Ismail Sabri denies failing to declare millions in cash, gold bars

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Singapore

Can Singapore’s new anti-scam rules help stop online fraud before it occurs?

The new rules shift more responsibility to messaging platforms, in a move analysts say could become a regional model.

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People walk past a poster warning of scam threats in the financial business district of Raffles Place in Singapore in September 2025. Photo: AFP
Singapore

Singapore police raid iron ore trader Radiant World over fake document claims

Law enforcement has targeted the iron ore trader as US authorities also probe transactions following complaints over invalid invoices.

Colombia

Colombia mulls locking up dangerous criminals on prison ships

Humanitarian watchdogs warn that this form of incarceration breaches human rights.

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Malaysia

Smog without borders: Indonesia opens its skies to Malaysian rainmakers

Joint cloud seeding efforts offer immediate relief from the haze, but experts warn fire prevention at source is the real battle.

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Firefighters extinguish a peatland fire at Tambang in Indonesia’s Riau province on Tuesday. Photo: Wahyudi/AFP
Australia

Shellfish thieves in Australia make off with 400,000 oysters worth US$250,000

The oyster farm, which lost a third of its stock, says it will not be able to replenish in time for Christmas.

Malaysia

‘Open air murder’: fatal brawl reignites fears over Malaysian gang violence

Dashcam video showing a man being rammed by a car during an armed street fight has triggered a murder inquiry.

Singapore

Singapore court hands Amos Yee 4 new charges for posts on race, child porn

This brings the online commentator’s total number of charges to seven – including three for dodging national service.

Amos Yee posts a video of himself on social media. Photo: YouTube
Gun violence in the US

US man kills 8 relatives, including 4 children, at family dinner

Gunman sets home on fire and dies of self-inflicted wound following shooting that wiped out four generations.

Investigators at the scene on Tuesday where a family was killed and the house burned, in Billings, Montana. Photo: AP
Canada

Sikh separatist says FBI, Canadian police warned him of new credible death threat

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun says he remains ‘unfazed’ following fresh warnings from US and Canadian authorities.

Ghislaine Maxwell

US judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn sex trafficking conviction

Ruling upholds 20-year sentence for former Epstein associate, finding new claims of trial errors ‘frivolous’.

Singapore

Singaporean who filmed couple on rooftop and demanded sex, cash gets jail

Mohammad Sharulnaim Miswan also targeted another couple having sex in a car and took a photo of them before confronting the pair.

Singapore’s skyline. A man was jailed for filming couples and blackmailing them with explicit footage in the city state. Photo: Shutterstock
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

3 helpers sacked, issued warnings over use of employer data to secure loans

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog highlights three cases and says helpers’ actions led to their employers being harassed by debt collectors.

A watchdog has urged domestic workers to obtain their employers’ explicit consent before using their personal data and to avoid recklessly disclosing information to financial institutions to obtain loans. Photo: Getty Images
Americas and the Caribbean

Gang attack in Haiti leaves at least 47 dead as anger mounts over police failures

Raid on hillside town prompts community fury after police fail to prevent latest assault minutes from local station.

Britain

UK police arrest 12 after deadly wrong-way crash that killed 7

Police have denied the collision on Saturday was linked to filming for the TikTok online platform.

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Pakistan

Former cricket captains appeal to Pakistan over jailed ex-PM Khan’s healthcare

The group of 21 sportsmen asked that Khan, also a former cricket captain, be allowed family visits and that medical checks be completed.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore, Pakistan in March 2023. Photo: Reuters
Crime in Hong Kong

Patient arrested after bedding, restraint belts set ablaze at Hong Kong hospital

No injuries reported after fire broke out at Kwong Wah Hospital at 12.36am.

European Union

Sword attack that killed 1 at Sweden high school prompts social media probe

Police are investigating whether the teenager who carried out the attack was involved in online communities promoting school violence.

Australia

Albanese: Canberra to join Australia’s gun buy-back programme after Bondi attack

Australia’ capital territory, home of the capital Canberra, has agreed to a scheme which will tighten checks for gun licences and crack down on hate.

A woman kneels and prays at a flower memorial to shooting victims outside the Bondi Pavilion at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, on December 15 last year. Photo: AP
Sweden

1 killed, 3 injured when man with sword attacks Swedish school

The assailant, an 18-year-old man, was shot and detained by police.

Police and rescue services on site at the Brinell school during an emergency response after a man with a sword reportedly injured several people at the school in Fagersta, Sweden on Friday. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong courts

Ex-care home worker accused of raping intellectually disabled woman 5 times

Chung Pui-kei alleged to have raped woman with intellectual ability of a child while working at care home linked to NGO Hong Chi Association.

Singapore

Singapore jails and canes man for abusing boy, 6

The man abused the boy for about 18 hours – hitting him with a hanger at least 620 times and stomping on him at least 45 times.

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Hong Kong courts

Ex-Deloitte IT manager jailed for 22 months over HK$1.2 million laptop theft

Ho Man-kit, 40, earlier pleaded guilty to stealing 423 company laptops to sell to recycler to fund his stock trading addiction.

The District Court building in Wan Chai. Photo: Jelly Tse
Scams and swindles

Asia faces scam ‘epidemic’ threat as gangs exploit agentic AI, analyst warns

The technology could allow scam syndicates to carry out multiple tasks to cheat victims at the same time without needing human intervention.

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Losses from transnational online scams in Asia-Pacific surged to US$114 billion last year. Photo; Shutterstock
Japan

Japan executes man behind pachinko parlour arson that killed 5

Sunao Takami doused the Osaka venue with petrol and set it on fire in 2009, killing four customers and one employee.

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Terrorism

US charges woman with Isis-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol

Jessica Bowie allegedly mused about posing as a food delivery driver to plant a bomb and kill senators before fleeing to Syria.

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