Criminal

By signing and ratifying the United Nations Convention against Non-National Organized Crime and its protocols, the United Arab Emirates has demonstrated its commitment to contributing to the fight against the international trafficking and illegal spread of small arms and light weapons. This commitment was made after the UAE affirmed its intention to do so. This was stated in a speech …

Last week, after a mass shooting at a daycare in northern Thailand that left 36 people dead, including 24 children, top Thai government officials advocated for stricter gun laws and a reinvigorated fight on narcotics. In the Na Klang area of northeastern Thailand, meantime, bereaved relatives gathered at Buddhist temples to participate in mass cremations for their deceased loved ones. …

A Malaysian news organization has revealed that the Israeli spy agency Mossad is thought to be behind the kidnapping of a Palestinian man who was abducted off a street in Kuala Lumpur and interrogated before being released by police. The New Straits Times of Malaysia reported on Tuesday that four men participating in the “snatch-and-grab” operation loaded the Palestinian computer …

Authorities arrested Japanese gambling magnate Kazuo Okada upon his arrival in Manila on Monday, October 17, for grave coercion charges filed by former business partners and executives. On Monday early morning, the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group apprehended Okada at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport following his arrival from Haneda, Japan. In May, the Metropolitan Trial Court of Paranaque …

Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pictured), the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the People’s Republic of China, said in a statement released on Monday, October 17th, that Taiwan must not take a passive stance toward these heinous crimes. “In view of the loss of assured safety for the defenseless, Taiwanese authorities must take strong, aggressive measures and give justice to… …

Benhur Abalos, secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), revealed on Tuesday, October 18 that the alleged suspect in the murder of broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa had turned himself in to the authorities. Abalos presented Joel Estorial and stated that the alleged shooter in the death of Lapid turned himself in out of fear on …

Wednesday, a judge fined Titus Low S$3,000 ($2,087; £1,866) for uploading pornographic images and videos on the website. In addition, he was sentenced to three weeks in prison for violating a police order by accessing his account. Concerns have been raised about the criminal consequences for OnlyFans creators in the conservative nation as a result of this case. It is …

A fact-finding team investigating a tragic soccer stampede in Indonesia has decided that tear gas was the primary cause of death in one of the world’s deadliest stadium catastrophes, according to Indonesia’s security minister on Friday, October 14. The committee, comprised of government officials, soccer and security specialists, has been studying the October 1 crush that killed more than 130 …

According to a report that was published by a media outlet in Vietnam called VnExpress, Vietnam’s Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information (ABEI) has reportedly asked the streaming platform to stop the airing of the show, which currently ranks sixth on Netflix’s global chart in Vietnam. The ABEI is of the opinion that the Korean drama provides information that is …

A former managing director of Marine Life Aquaculture made fraudulent equipment reimbursement claims to obtain S$246,400 in funding support from the then-Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA). Tan Chee Boon, aged 47, was charged with fraud and forgery on Friday (14 October). The funds were from two AVA-administered schemes that helped Singaporean farmers purchase equipment to boost agricultural output. …