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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.
Bringing closure, as soon as possible, for Hongkongers involved in what are now old suspected offences is part of doing justice.
Experts believe the creature found in the city was smuggled in as a pet and later abandoned, underlining the need for stiffer penalties.
Proposals allowing prosecutors to appeal against the verdicts of judges in national security cases need to be carefully considered.
- The star of That ‘70s Show was found guilty earlier this week on two counts of rape. Masterson had previously been free on US$3 million bail
- Masterson is being kept in ‘administrative segregation’ in an LA prison cell once occupied by the likes of Suge Knight and OJ Simpson, police sources said
The French government has urged the Lebanese authorities to lift Rami Adwan’s diplomatic immunity and allow him to go on trial. The Lebanese foreign ministry said it will ‘send an investigation committee’ to Paris.
Workers in mall recount hiding in shops out of fear, including saleswoman at cosmetics retailer that victims visited before attack.
High volumes of drugs continue to be produced and trafficked in and from the region, largely from where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet.
State media outlets among those questioning the hostility and restrictions faced by the country’s journalists.
West Kowloon Court judge tells men they were involved in serious offences that endangered public safety.
Hoang Thi Minh Hong, founder of defunct NGO Change, which aimed to tackle some of the country’s most urgent environmental issues, has been taken into custody.
Officers discover 78,000 counterfeit products in 22 cases in two-week operation code-named ‘Tracer’.
The drugs, which reportedly came from South America, were found hidden on a merchant vessel off Western Australia.
In Hong Kong’s worst mass wounding, a mentally disordered man armed with two knives killed his mother and sister, then went berserk in a kindergarten, killing 4 children and wounding 34, before being shot.
The Indonesian resort island has had enough of vulgar visitors and their indecent behaviour, so it’s letting them know exactly how, and how not, to behave with its 12 obligations and eight restrictions.
Customs officers swooped as bags of offal were being transferred from a barge onto a fishing boat.
The previous maximum punishment for possession of any controlled drug, regardless of weight, was 10 years’ jail, a fine of up to US$14,774, or both.
Police arrest woman about 13 hours after two dead felines discovered outside Lok Wong House in Tsz Wan Shan on Wednesday morning.
A jury has convicted San Francisco man Min Jian Guan of killing his 79-year-old roommate by beating her with a baseball bat and lighting her on fire. The attack was partially captured on Zoom.
The American actor was taken into custody after being found guilty of two counts of rape in a retrial. He could face 30 years to life in prison.
One senator accused the Philippine gaming industry watchdog of being corrupt and failing to monitor human trafficking rings using Pogos as ‘legal cover’ to run online scams.
Police sergeant Michael McMahon is accused of intimidating a US-based fugitive to return to China to face bribery and embezzlement charges.
Figures show reports of cybercrime between January and March rose by 59 per cent compared with same period last year.
Police alerted after suspected triad members led by ‘Temple Street Long’ rushed into Tsim Sha Tsui office to collect HK$19 million repayment of stock losses, source says.
They were convicted for taking part in a ‘criminal organisation’ that carried out assaults against right-wing extremists between 2018 and 2020.
Police said the 50-year-old suspect exposed herself while riding pillion on a motorbike in a video which went viral after being shared on social media
Investigation finds syndicate used barges to deliver illegal tobacco products to Tuen Mun public cargo working area.
The dramatic increase in failed safety inspections for tankers in Singapore fits with a regional trend of rising detentions across Asia since Russia invaded Ukraine early last year.
Kee Kok Thiam’s family said he suffered a ‘sudden massive stroke’, weeks after he was reportedly questioned by Malaysia’s corruption authorities.
In his four years as president, Nayib Bukele has shaken up El Salvador: consolidating power, making Bitcoin legal tender and building the largest prison in the Americas.
Cresenciano Bunduquin, 50, was killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Calapan City. He had been considering changing his line of work to become a chicken farmer.
Premises thought to have been used for year to store drugs such as crack cocaine, for supply to entertainment district.
Thai police, who hired the journalist as a coordinator due to her fluency in Chinese and overseas connections, will pursue legal action against her for using deputy police chief Surachate Hakparn’s name to solicit bribes.
Rahimah Nisva, was sentenced to eight months’ jail after she pleaded guilty to causing hurt by means of a heated substance to her husband Muhammad Rahimi Shamir Ahmad Safuan.
