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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.
A woman inspects a vegetable stall in the Little India district of Singapore in July 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
Singapore

Singapore orders social media platforms to block anti-Indian posts

Investigations reveal that the divisive posts likely originated from a China-based platform, minister says.

Accidents and personal safety

Taxi driver, 69, arrested after woman killed in Tsim Sha Tsui collision

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United States

Son of James Handy’s girlfriend charged with murder of ‘Top Gun’ actor

Malaysia

Sun, sand and contraband: how Malaysia’s Langkawi became a haven for smugglers

Traffickers exploit Langkawi’s scattered geography and proximity to Thailand to smuggle drugs, fuel and migrants.

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Sunset from Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock
France

Death of girl, 11, in France sparks storm over cracks in judicial system

The suspect in Lyhanna’s disappearance previously faced multiple allegations of preying on young victims but was not taken into custody.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest man after repeated bottle-throwing from flat injures 2

Suspect, 50, linked to eight incidents of glass bottles thrown from Ma On Shan flat between 2024 and May 2026, police say.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong watchdog to propose criminalising bid-rigging as early as September

Senior Counsel Jat Sew-tong also says competition commission will conduct study into city’s auto fuel market amid surge in prices.

Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Photo: Elson Li
United States

Trump foe Bolton to plead guilty in classified information case

Ex-national security adviser cuts deal to drop 18 felony counts down to one, facing a US$2.25 million fine but avoiding prison time.

United States

Trump to nominate Todd Blanche as US attorney general

Blanche, 51, took over leadership of the Justice Department after Trump fired Pam Bondi in April.

Singapore

Suspected Filipino scammer reveals how Cambodian ring conned Singaporeans

De Villar Rizalyn Panganiban, accused of taking part in a three-level impersonation scam, gives insights into the gang’s fraud tactics.

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A police officer inspects a scam compound in Cambodia’s Kampot province in February. Photo: Reuters
United States

FBI kill man holding hostages in California after 12-hour standoff, bomb threat

The stand-off ended with all hostages freed and none hurt, police said.

FBI agents respond after a man barricaded himself inside a building with hostages on Tuesday in Bakersfield, California. Photo: AP
Indonesia

Indonesia arrests sacked head of free meal scheme

Dadan Hindayana is accused of ‘crimes in the management’ of President Prabowo’s flagship scheme.

Britain

UK Sikhs defend right to carry sacred dagger after student murder backlash

Critics of the religious practice claim that a ‘two-tier’ policing framework protects British ethnic minorities at the expense of others.

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Britain

Clashes erupt in UK city over racially charged case of handcuffed dying student

Police face investigation for handcuffing 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he lay ⁠dying due to a racism accusation.

Police confront demonstrators in Southampton amid outrage over the case of handcuffed student Henry Nowak. Photo: Reuters
Singapore

Singapore recalls China-bound flight, arrests 3 after woman robbed at hotel

Police recalled the suspects’ flight and arrested them after they locked the victims on a balcony at Marina Bay Sands while exchanging currency.

Three Chinese nationals were arrested after locking a woman and her child on a balcony at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands in a currency exchange scam. Photo: DigiTimes
Gun violence in the US

Trump to attend press gala dinner rescheduled in wake of shooting incident

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner will see increased security after it was interrupted by a gunman storming a security checkpoint.

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Nordic nations

Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers

Gangs use social media to recruit teenagers, and in some cases children as young as 11, to commit murders and bombings across the Nordics.

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Mainland China

Video | China’s top cartographer under corruption probe

Zhou Chenghu, a prominent scientist with an extensive business empire in geographic information and the low-altitude economy, is being investigated by anti-graft authorities.

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Indonesia

Video | Jakarta deploys troops for street-crime crackdown

While residents of the Indonesian capital welcome tougher action against street crime, rights groups fear a return to authoritarian-era security crackdowns.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong basketball coach apologises for slapping pupil in viral video

Hon Wah College says incident took place during the 2023-24 school year, adding coach involved had been suspended.

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Britain

Life sentence for UK Sikh man who falsely claimed his dying victim racially abused him

Court sentences Vickrum Digwa to 21-year minimum for the murder of Henry Nowak, whose handcuffing by police sparked a fierce backlash.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, has been jailed for the killing of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak. Photo: Hampshire and Isle of Wight constabulary
Gun violence in the US

Key hearing for accused Charlie Kirk killer will be public

Judge rules hearing for accused killer Tyler Robinson will be open despite defence objections.

Charlie Kirk, moments before he was shot at Utah Valley University in September. Photo: The Deseret News via AP
Britain

6 stabbed in hours after Arsenal Premier League victory parade

Most of the victims were not seriously hurt, but a man was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, and has since stabilised.

Vietnam

Vietnam detains Australian man who trashed Da Nang cafe

He destroyed bar equipment and furniture, and customers’ belongings, including laptops and mobile phones.

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The Philippines

Philippine lawmaker charged with corruption to surrender

Senator Jinggoy Estrada has strongly denied allegations that he received more than 570 million pesos (US$9.3 million) in kickbacks.

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Philippine Senator Jinggoy Estrada (right) is escorted by Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla (left), as Estrada leaves the Senate to surrender to police authorities, in Metro Manila, on Monday. Photo: EPA
Malaysia

Shotgun sacrifice: anger as Malaysian state leader shoots Eid cow

A viral 38-second clip of Perlis chief minister Abu Bakar Hamzah shooting a cow with a shotgun has sparked a police investigation.

A still from the 38-second clip showing Perlis chief minister Abu Bakar Hamzah shooting at a cow with a shotgun at an Eid ul-Adha event. Photo: X
Indonesia

Jakarta deploys troops against muggers, stirring dark memories

While residents welcome tougher action on street crime, rights groups fear a return to authoritarian-era security crackdowns.

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United States

Bus driver charged in US crash that killed 5, including family

Bus driver Jing S. Dong, 48, faces manslaughter charges as the US transportation secretary says the native of China does not speak English.

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