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A bank manager is among five men arrested by Hong Kong customs in a crackdown on a local money-laundering syndicate. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong customs arrests 5 men suspected of laundering HK$1.6 billion

Bank manager, syndicate’s allegedly leader, former compliance officer of money changer and two directors of shell companies apprehended.

Pritam Singh case: ex-Singapore MP Raeesah Khan faces second impeachment bid

Hundreds of Chinese men arrested over online scams in Sri Lanka

Thailand can’t get enough of get-rich-quick schemes, as iCon scandal shows

Complainants say they were defrauded by iCon Group’s beauty-products-and-supplements scheme, alleging losses of about US$8 million.

A screenshot of The iCon Group’s website. The direct sales company was founded six years ago by Waratpol Waratworakul. Photo: The iCon Group

US says India should take Canada assassination plot allegations ‘seriously’

New Delhi has ‘chosen an alternate path’ instead of cooperating with Canada’s investigation of a Sikh leader’s killing, the US says.

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Pritam Singh’s lawyer calls ex-Singapore MP Raeesah Khan a ‘non-stop’ liar

Khan admitted to lying repeatedly about a false anecdote involving a rape victim, raising questions about her credibility.

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3 burglars wanted in Hong Kong for alleged theft of 50 turtles worth HK$5 million

Source says men in their thirties captured on CCTV breaking into 23rd-floor unit of Lung Shing Factory Building in Tsuen Wan.

A source says the three burglars captured by a surveillance camera were thought to be aged between 30 and 40 and all around 1.8 metres tall. Photo: Facebook/Kwan Wan Cheung Captain

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$40 million of smuggled goods bound for Cambodia, Thailand

But authorities suspect Southeast Asian countries were part of indirect routes for contraband ultimately destined for mainland China.

Hong Kong police looking for suspect who pushed pedestrian into path of bus

Police looking for 1.68m-tall man in his 30s over push at bus stop outside Mikiki shopping centre in San Po Kong.

Malaysia’s death penalty changes clear way for murderer’s extradition

Sirul Azhar Umar fled to Australia after the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, who was shot and her body blown up with explosives in 2006.

Altantuya Shaariibu (left) and Sirul Azhar Umar. Photos: Interpol, EPA

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual abuse in 6 new lawsuits

The US music mogul is facing a batch of new lawsuits including one alleging he molested a minor.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in 2018. File photo: AFP

Islamist militants dressed as women kill 4, including 3 policemen, in Pakistan

Pakistani Taliban claimed attack in which militants wearing suicide vests stormed remote police base. Police shot dead all 5 attackers.

Family members on trial for murder of 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl

Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial accused of Sara Sharif’s murder alongside his partner, Beinash Batool, and brother, Faisal Malik.

French far-right leader Le Pen questioned over aides in EU funds misuse trial

Marine Le Pen and two dozen other National Rally officials are accused of embezzling European Parliament money by creating fake jobs.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at court in Paris on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Ex-Stasi officer, 80, jailed over 1974 Berlin border killing

Almost 35 years after the Berlin Wall fell, it is said to be the first time a former Stasi officer has been convicted of a murder committed on duty.

Defendant Martin Manfred Naumann, 80, stands in court on Monday and covers his face before the verdict is announced in his trial for the 1974 murder of a Polish citizen at the former Berlin-Friedrichstrasse border crossing. Photo: via AP

Canada and India expel each other’s diplomats in growing feud over 2023 assassination

Relations between the two countries have been fraught since the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada.

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Hong Kong gang uses deepfake tech to cheat love-struck men out of HK$360 million

Victims included men from Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, India and Singapore, police say.

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Putin ordered Novichok attack, double agent Skripal tells UK Novichok inquiry

‘Putin makes all important decisions,’ said Skripal, who recovered after being poisoned. Dawn Sturgess died from exposure to the nerve agent.

Members of the emergency services in Salisbury, Britain, in 2018, after a poisoning with a nerve agent. Photo: Reuters

Teacher at Hong Kong girls’ school arrested after hidden camera found in toilet

Male teacher admitted committing the crime and was arrested last week, sources said.

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Will arrest of Pogo ‘kingpin’ in the Philippines expose wider web of corruption?

Authorities say Lyu Dong established a ‘a network of scam farms’, including a Pogo facility in the town where Guo formerly served as mayor.

Japan yakuza member arrested on suspicion of fraud after cutting off own finger

Masahiro Nouchi claimed he had lost his finger in an industrial accident, with his medical costs covered by national health insurance.

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A former yakuza gangster shows off his silicone-made finger for a chopped off finger. “Yubitsume” is a ritual in Japan’s underworld whereby a yakuza amputates a part of their little finger to express a sincere apology for a transgression. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong police arrest man for allegedly assaulting taxi driver, stealing cab

Police say suspect, 39, detained for seven offences, including possession of dangerous drugs, theft and assault.

The incident happened while the taxi was travelling along Tolo Highway in Tai Po, police said. Photo: Handout

Were rescued GISB children trained to be militants? Malaysia investigates

In addition to child sex abuse claims, police are now examining links between the shadowy group and allegations of militant indoctrination.

5 beheaded bodies found in Mexico, latest grisly find in violence-plagued country

Violence in Jalisco state is blamed chiefly on one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent criminal groups.

Man with loaded gun arrested near Trump rally in California

US officials said Trump was not in danger, as Nevada man is released on bail following weapons find.

Riverside Country Sheriffs stand guard as Donald Trump arrives at his rally in Coachella, California, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Indian politician shot dead in Mumbai

Two suspected attackers were arrested while police were searching for another suspect in connection with the killing.

Police officers stand at the crime scene next to markings of the gunshots where Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) politician Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumbai. Photo: Reuters

Apollo Quiboloy Senate bid tests religion’s ‘unholy’ grip on Philippine politics

As his legal troubles mount, the Duterte-linked pastor’s candidacy blurs the lines between religious influence and political power.

Pregnant Filipino women arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy could be jailed

Cambodian authorities said the women were charged under the country’s laws against human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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