Crypto crime hits record US$20 billion in 2022, report says
The cryptocurrency market floundered in 2022, as risk appetite diminished and various crypto firms collapsed.
'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj leaves Nepali jail
Sobhraj was responsible for multiple murders of young foreigners in the 1970s across Asia.
Indonesia police detain woman carrying gun outside presidential palace
President Joko Widodo was not there at the time and there were no injuries reported.
Armed forces personnel under investigation for robbery
Armed forces chief Affendi Buang says there will be no compromise on matters of crime and indiscipline.
Suspects named in Canada stabbings that left 10 dead, at least 15 hurt
Police say that some of the victims may have been targeted, and some may be random.
Colombia will not extradite criminals who negotiate govt deals, says president
Gustavo Petro, who was sworn in this month on promises to bring 'total peace' to Colombia, says his government is in touch with various armed groups who want to negotiate their way out of conflict.
The rising danger of cyber-paedophilia in Malaysia
Malaysians should think about how we can do more to suppress cyber-paedophilia, which is a present and continuing danger to children everywhere.
Mexico's ex-top prosecutor arrested on disappearance charges in missing students case
The arrest comes a day after Mexico's top human rights official, Alejandro Encinas, called the disappearance a 'state crime' due to the government's involvement.
Above the rule of law?
The constitution makes no provisions for anyone being above the law, but some in authority behave as if it does.
Dramatic footage of Hong Kong machete gang attack emerges
Three men have been arrested and another three hospitalised.
Iran executions see ‘alarming rise’ in 2021, report says
At least 333 people were executed in 2021, a 25% increase compared to 267 in 2020, says the report, based on official media but also sources inside Iran.
Fugitive businessman Nicky Liow surrenders after over a year on the run
He was arrested after voluntarily surrendering at the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department office this morning.
