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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.
Nadiem Makarim (right) enters the courtroom for his trial hearing in Jakarta on May 13. Photo: AP
Indonesia

From Harvard to handcuffs: why Gojek founder’s trial alarms Indonesians abroad

As Nadiem Makarim stares down an 18-year prison term, Indonesians abroad are asking whether public service back home is a legal liability.

Japan

Japanese female prison’s rehabilitation goal faces health, language barriers

US-China relations

Two Chinese nationals charged in US drug cartel money-laundering case

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh protestors clash with police over alleged child rape

Protesters tried to seize a man accused of raping a four-year-old girl who is now undergoing treatment in hospital.

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A police vehicle is set ablaze by people protesting against the alleged rape of a girl, in Chattogram, Bangladesh on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Asean

Over 4,300 Southeast Asian species face extinction threat

Tigers, giant catfish, gibbons and pangolins are among the thousands of ‘critically endangered’ or ‘endangered’ species in the region.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong found guilty of insider trading

Court hears Wong advised sister to buy shares in company in which he held controlling stake, netting her more than HK$1 million in profit.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges woman over alleged HK$10,000 bribe in custody case

Wen Congmei, 62, accused of offering cash to Legal Aid Department clerk in bid to influence grandson’s custody case.

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a 62-year-old woman after she allegedly offered a bribe to a Legal Aid Department clerk. Photo: Jelly Tse
Malaysia

Chinese gang caught using AI in Malaysia bungalow for Spanish job scam

Johor police arrested 35 Chinese nationals for luring victims in Spain with fake high-paying job offers.

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The Philippines

Philippine justice chief orders arrest of senator wanted by ICC

Senator Ronald dela Rosa is a former national police chief who enforced then-president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody crackdown against drugs.

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Britain

Queen pushed for ex-prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy

Emails released earlier this year suggest ‌that Mountbatten-Windsor, while serving ‌as trade envoy, forwarded reports to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Queen Elizabeth (left) and former prince Andrew at Westminster Abbey in London in 2022. Photo: AFP
Crime in Hong Kong

Police probe theft of HK$8 million in luxury wines, other items from seaside home

Source says 53-year-old local businesswoman reported break-in at Mayfair By The Sea after returning from trip to mainland China.

A source has said the property was thoroughly ransacked, with items left scattered across the ground and first floors. Photo: Martin Chan
Chen Zhi

Cambodia raids sites linked to Chen Zhi, Chinese tycoon accused of scam empire

82 Chinese nationals among 104 people detained in Phnom Penh raids as governments around the world crack down on Chen’s scam business.

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US-China relations

Chinese national charged in alleged scheme to smuggle drug shipments to US

Arrest shows signs of growing cooperation between US and China authorities in wake of last week’s Trump-Xi summit in Beijing.

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Donald Trump

Ex-US prosecutor sent herself Trump probe report disguised as cake recipe

Carmen Lineberger is accused of emailing the report on the investigation of Trump’s hoarding of classified files to her personal account.

Stacks of boxes containing documents in a bathroom at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in 2022. Photo: US Justice Department via AFP
Thailand

Video | Thailand ends 60-day visa-free stay for tourists

The measure aims to strengthen national security and prevent illegal activities by foreign visitors.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Video | Thai Singha beer heir dismissed amid sex abuse claims

Siranudh Scott, a scion of the family behind the beer brand, posted a video accusing his brother of repeatedly abusing him when he was a teenager.

Pakistan

Video | Killer of Pakistani TikTok teen star sentenced to death

The 22-year-old man shot 17-year-old influencer Sana Yousaf at her home in Islamabad after she repeatedly rejected his advances.

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Thailand

Thai Singha beer heir dismissed from family firm amid sexual abuse claims

Siranudh Scott, a scion of the family behind the beer brand, posted a video accusing his brother of repeatedly abusing him as kids.

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Singha Beer is owned by the Bhirombhakdi family, which is listed as Thailand’s 15th richest by Forbes. Photo: Shutterstock
The Philippines

Philippine Senate guards investigated for firing shots as fugitive senator fled

The officer identified as firing the first shot was a classmate of Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who escaped in the chaos.

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Pakistan

Pakistan court sentences man to death for killing TikTok teen who refused him

The 22-year-old man shot 17-year-old influencer Sana Yousaf at her home in Islamabad after she repeatedly rejected his advances.

Spain

Mango founder’s son arrested over father’s mountain death plunge in Spain

Jonathan Andic is now vice-chairman of the board following the death of his father, Isak, during a hiking trip in 2024.

Isak Andic’s image is projected on the wall as Mango chiefs announce its 2024 financial results on March 10, 2025. Photo: AFP
Singapore

Singapore sentences man to 18 years’ jail for repeatedly raping sister

On several occasions when the victim resisted him, he shouted at her, pinched and punched her.

Singapore’s skyline. A man received 18 years’ jail for sexually abusing his younger sister in the city state. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

UK jails driver for smuggling cocaine in Kardashian brand underwear shipment

UK border officials found the illicit haul hidden in a truck transporting Skims shapewear cargo.

Thailand

‘Lives are cheap here’: Thailand reels from deadly Bangkok train crash

A drug-positive train driver with no licence. A barrier raised too late. Thailand’s capital asks: when will the city finally fix itself?

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Accidents and personal safety

Taxi driver, 65, arrested after crash kills pedestrian in Hong Kong

Accident marks city’s second fatal crash involving elderly cabby in less than one week.

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A man has died after being struck and trapped beneath a taxi in Tung Chung. Photo: Cable TV News
Singapore

‘Younger and younger’: Singapore softens approach to first-time drug abusers

First-time abusers who turn themselves in will avoid detention under new rules. The youngest offender arrested this year was just 12.

Cannabis use is legal or tolerated in parts of Southeast Asia such as Thailand, whereas Singapore retains some one of the world’s harshest policies on drugs. Photo: dpa
Italy

Meloni meets victims of Italy car-ramming attack

Italy’s prime minister rushes to Modena following a horrific vehicle assault that left several people seriously injured.

Jeffrey Epstein

Around 10 ‘new’ victims emerge in France’s expanding Epstein probe

Authorities target French perpetrators who facilitated the late American sex offender’s crimes.

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