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Hong Kong Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming at the 93rd Interpol general assembly in Marrakech, Morocco, in late November 2025. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong police

Editorial | Interpol meet will enable Hong Kong to bolster global crime-fighting ties

As host of Interpol’s 94th general assembly, the city will be able to show that its ‘superconnector’ role extends to international law enforcement.

Hong Kong police

Police to deepen Asean ties as Hong Kong set to host first top Interpol meeting

The Philippines

Can UN anti-corruption pact bring Zaldy Co back to Philippines?

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India

Owners flee to Thailand after Indian nightclub fire killed 25

Authorities have appealed to Interpol for help to find brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, who escaped to Phuket.

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The charred interiors of a nightclub that caught fire in Goa, India, on Sunday. Photo: AP
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong fire disaster brings victim ID unit’s grim task back into focus

Officers from the police force’s Disaster Victim Identification Unit have been deployed at the scene of Tai Po blaze.

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Colombia

Colombia raids hotel hosting Jewish sect members, rescues 17 children

Intervention was prompted by local tips and Interpol yellow notices issued for some of the missing children.

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The Philippines

‘Test the waters’: rumoured ICC plan to arrest Duterte ally grips Philippines

The ombudsman’s revelation of an arrest warrant may be a calculated risk to test the waters on possible reactions, analysts say.

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Ronald Dela Rosa (right) whispers in Rodrigo Duterte’s ear during a press conference at the Malacanang palace in Manila on January 30, 2017. Photo: AFP
Crime

UK seizes US$15 million in dinosaur bones from Chinese money-laundering suspect

The Chinese businessman was previously wanted for involvement in Singapore’s biggest money-laundering case but has since struck a deal.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police charge Joseph Lam, 15 others in HK$1.6 billion JPEX crypto case

Interpol on the hunt for three other major suspects after force charges 16 with fraudulently inducing investment, money laundering and other offences.

The Philippines

Grounded: Philippines bans politician’s 13-plane fleet from resale amid scandal

A Gulfstream jet and two helicopters linked to Zaldy Co have been found overseas amid attempts by authorities to freeze his assets.

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A Gulfstream G350 executive jet of the sort owned by Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co. Photo: X/AvproJets
Crime

US man who faked death and fled to UK gets at least 5 years for rape

Nicholas Rossi, who used multiple aliases, was handed the first of two sentences after a judge called him the ‘very definition of a flight risk’.

Nicholas Rossi appears at a trial in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 11. Rossi was Photo: Firecrest Films via AP, Pool
The Philippines

Philippine coastguard finds itself outmatched by politician’s private air fleet

Disgraced congressman Zaldy Co’s US$81 million private fleet has become a symbol of chronic underfunding in the Philippines’ defence sector.

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United Nations

UN heritage body opens virtual museum to spotlight artefact trafficking

Unesco’s online space will showcase hundreds of stolen cultural objects in the hopes of drawing attention to the vast illegal trade network.

China’s Communist Party

AI-enhanced bodycams among advanced police gear China shows developing nations

At 3-day forum, officials from nations such as Belarus, DRC, Nicaragua and Ethiopia meet China’s minister for public security.

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Chinese organisers invited more than 800 guests and law enforcement officials from 176 countries and regions and 14 international organisations to a forum where China displayed advanced policing and security equipment. Photo: CCTV
Crime

Korean mother accused of suitcase murders stands trial in New Zealand

Prosecutors allege the woman killed her two young children in 2018, shortly after her husband’s death, using sleeping medication.

A woman, later identified as Lee Hak-yung, sits inside a police car in South Korea after her arrest in 2022. She was later extradited to New Zealand. Photo: Newsis/AP
United States

Trial begins for US fugitive accused of faking his death in UK to avoid rape charges

Nicholas Rossi was arrested in Scotland in 2021 after being reported dead, claiming he was an Irish orphan being framed.

Diplomacy

Opinion | China’s safeguarding of cultural heritage signals its global ambition

For China, the protection of antiquities is not just about safeguarding objects of its past – it is about defining its place in the future.

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Japan

Whale of a row in Japan as Interpol drops activist’s red notice

Tokyo’s foreign ministry has vowed to continue requesting the Sea Shepherd founder’s extradition to Japan.

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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder Paul Watson during a visit to Nice, France, on February 28. Photo: AFP
Conservation

Interpol removes anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson from red notice list

Paul Watson, pursued by Japan and briefly detained in Greenland, hails ‘small justice victory’ for him and ‘a major justice victory’ for whales.

Indonesia

14 Indonesian babies trafficked to Singapore? Jakarta’s envoy has his doubts

West Java’s police say they have uncovered a baby trafficking syndicate and arrested 12 people, with Singapore targeted as a key market.

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Malaysia

Malaysia’s latest gangland shooting linked to international crime syndicate

A series of gun attacks over the past few weeks has triggered fear among Malaysians as most occurred out in the open.

A man holds a gun in a car park. A series of gun attacks in the past few weeks have made Malaysians jittery. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime

Jewel thief pleads guilty to US$260,000 Tiffany, Cartier heists in New York

Yaorong Wan, previously wanted for a US$330,000 diamond robbery in South Korea, is facing up to nine years in prison.

Tiffany’s flagship shop in New York. Photo: Kyodo
Malaysia

Husband of missing Malaysian corruption probe witness Pamela Ling arrested

Thomas Hah Tiing Siu, a Sarawakian businessman, and his wife are under investigation as part of a corruption and money laundering inquiry.

Malaysia

Malaysian witness’ kidnapping a wake-up call for authorities: women’s advocate

Pamela Ling’s abduction highlights safety failures in Malaysia, women’s rights group says, even as the search expands to Singapore.

Espionage

Bulgarians in Russian spy ring jailed in the UK

UK-based spy ring posed risk to national security, judge says in handing down sentences.

Orlin Roussev, 47, headed the operation. Photo: Metropolitan Police via AP
Japan

3 Chinese men arrested in Japan after thousands of hermit crabs found in bags

The protected crustaceans are popular as pets in China, leading to an increase in smugglers trying to capitalise on the trend.

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In Japan, each hermit crab can sell for up to US$137. Photo: Antony Dickson
The Philippines

Opinion | In handing Duterte to ICC, Marcos stirs up Philippine hornets’ nest

Too many questions surround the abrupt U-turn on cooperation with the International Criminal Court, from sovereignty to political persecution.

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The Philippines

Is ICC arrest of Philippines’ Duterte the death knell for his political dynasty?

Analysts say President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s decision to cooperate with the ICC’s arrest warrant is a strategic move aimed at neutralising his rival.

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