Criminal

Thailand has attempted to reassure Chinese tourists that the country is a safe vacation destination in response to internet rumors about the possibility of human trafficking. “Thailand attaches great importance to the quality of Chinese tourists’ travels, their safety, and their favorable impression of Thailand,” the Thai embassy in Beijing said Thursday, adding that relevant departments would “take corresponding measures …

The CEO of TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, has ended his first public hearing before the United States Congress, where he sought to allay worries over the app’s links to the Chinese government and its purported inability to prevent “harmful” content. Thursday’s meeting, which lasted longer than five hours, was held before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Both Democrats and …

A rights group announced on Monday, March 20 that Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing Facebook’s parent corporation Meta and two outsourcing businesses for wrongful redundancy. The 43 petitioners claim that Sama, a Kenyan company contracted to regulate Facebook content, fired them for creating a union. They also claim that once Facebook moved contractors, they were barred from applying …

The death of Police Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat startled the nation, despite the fact that the Indonesian police force has a reputation for brutality and impunity. On July 8, 2012, the 27-year-old was fatally shot at the residence of Ferdy Sambo, one of the most senior police officials in Indonesia and the chief of internal affairs, the agency responsible for …

Two of the three police officers charged in connection with a crowd crush that resulted in the deaths of 135 people in Indonesia have been acquitted, with only one officer being incarcerated on charges of negligence resulting in death. These decisions are likely to be a further source of disappointment for the families of the victims. Bambang Sidik Achmadi, the …

Customers of Signature Bank, alarmed by the sudden failure of Silicon Valley Bank, withdrew almost $10 billion in deposits on Friday, a board member told CNBC. This rapid withdrawal of money caused the third-largest bank failure in U.S. history. Sunday evening, regulators announced that Signature was being taken over to preserve the bank’s depositors and the stability of the United …

The Third Division of the Supreme Court has dismissed the rape and lasciviousness charges against television host Vhong Navarro for lack of probable cause, according to a report on “24 Oras” and a copy of the court decision. In a ruling issued on February 8 and made public on March 13, the Supreme Court “reversed and set aside” the July …

It has been reported that Malaysian actor Kamal Adli suffered significant injuries after being attacked on Sunday during an event called Hari Raya Mega Sale 2023 held at Singapore Expo (Mar 12). According to Berita, the incident took place as Kamal and his wife, the actress Uqasha Senrose, were meeting with admirers during a photo session. According to Uqasha, who …

Wednesday, March 8, the Czech cyber security authority issued a warning against using the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, joining a growing number of Western authorities claiming the program posed a security risk. The NUKIB agency suggested that TikTok not be installed on smartphones whose users have access to vital infrastructure or other key infrastructure. “The Agency is worried about …

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has filed a lawsuit against Jes Staley, its former head of private banking and later the CEO of Barclays, accusing him of tying the firm up with sexual criminal Jeffrey Epstein and claiming that Staley himself has been accused of sexual assault. The largest US bank filed two complaints on Wednesday night, March 8, in Manhattan …