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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.
People carry their belongings onto a bus as they leave a suspected scam centre compound in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, last month. Photo: AFP
Cambodia

Opinion | Cambodia’s scam factory survivors find no escape in freedom

A government crackdown freed thousands, but with no passports or support, survivors have simply traded captivity for destitution.

The Philippines

Philippine senators Go, Dela Rosa helped Duterte wage drug war: ICC prosecutors

Crime in Hong Kong

‘Unforgivable’: police chief slams lawyer, doctors linked to crash-for-cash scams

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong police probe death of man, 80, allegedly knocked down by taxi driver

Cab driver arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death after allegedly knocking down elderly man near Ngau Tau Kok Road.

The man was declared dead at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Photo: Jelly Tse
Malaysia

Malaysia smashes high-end sex syndicate charging US$900 a session

The suspected ringleader and salesmen are Chinese nationals while a Singaporean and Malaysian have been asked to assist in investigations.

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China-Latin America relations

Brazil breaks up China-linked US$190m money-laundering ring tied to crime gang

Prosecutors claim Chinese-run distribution network concealed revenue, evaded tax obligations and fostered money laundering of drug proceeds.

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Crime in Hong Kong

22 arrested as Hong Kong’s ICAC raids firms linked to shady renovation deals

Arrests related to seven building renovation projects involving contracts worth more than HK$200 million.

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The ICAC raided the offices of several companies following earlier complaints. Photo: Jelly Tse
France

Mother in France charged after 2 babies found dead in freezer

The 50-year-old woman was charged after she was arrested and admitted to freezing her newborns.

Malaysia

Jealousy leads to gruesome dismemberment of woman in Malaysia

Jealousy cited as a motive in the murder of the woman whose body parts were found at multiple locations in Kota Kinabalu.

Canada

Tumbler Ridge grieves for 8 killed in Canada’s deadliest shooting in years

As a community mourns, details emerge of the 18-year-old shooter and a remote town left vulnerable by a lack of mental health services.

Candles, flowers, photographs and plush toys at a makeshift memorial for the victims in Tumbler Ridge. Photo: Reuters
France

9 arrested over Louvre ticket fraud scheme involving Chinese tourists

The world-famous museum says it lost nearly US$12 million over the past decade as the result of tickets being reused for different visitors.

Tourists near the Louvre Pyramid in Paris. Photo: AFP
Sexual harassment and assault

‘Every parent’s nightmare’: UK nursery worker Vincent Chan jailed for sex crimes

Nursery worker in London sentenced to 18 years for abusing young children in his care.

Scams and swindles

More Southeast Asian human trafficking gangs use crypto to move illegal funds

The transactions are linked to activities such as forced labour recruited by scammers and international escort services, a report says.

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Thailand

Thai teacher who died in gun attack while saving pupil hailed as ‘selfless’

Sasiphat Sinsamosorn, 54, had negotiated with the attacker for the release of a pupil in exchange for herself.

Head teacher Sasiphat Sinsamosorn, 54, died on Thursday, a day after she tried to protect a student after an alleged teen gunman attacked her school in Hat Yai. Photo: handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Driver, passenger arrested after BMW hits 3 vehicles in Hong Kong

Two officers and taxi driver hurt after BMW driver tries to evade police.

Police arrested two people in the BMW after it hit a taxi and two other vehicles. Photo: Handout
Indonesia

How a major Bali bust is putting Indonesia’s tourist visa in the spotlight

The case also underscores Indonesia’s struggle against online gambling, which continues to flourish despite repeated crackdowns.

Canada

Canada school shooter was 18-year-old with mental health issues

Police had previously visited the home of Jesse Van Rootselaar multiple times before the rampage in Tumbler Ridge that left nine dead.

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United States

Man questioned about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance says he was released

The news is the latest twist in a case that has gripped the US, after the FBI released images of a masked man at the missing woman’s home.

A missing person poster for Nancy Guthrie in Lewisville, Texas. Photo: TNS
Mainland China

Video | Nanjing Museum accused of selling donated art to collectors

Museum admits to ‘systemic problems’, pledges reform after ‘severe’ damage caused to image of cultural and museum industry.

Hong Kong's national security law

Hong Kong fugitive’s father guilty of trying to cash out her insurance policy

Kwok Yin-sang tried to deal with financial assets of US-based Anna Kwok, despite knowing daughter is wanted activist with HK$1 million bounty.

The Philippines

Philippines vows aid for Filipino assaulted in Singapore shopping centre

‘It’s assault, physical assault. It’s a crime anywhere in the world, especially in Singapore,’ said a Philippine labour official.

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A still from a social media video showing the assault at a shopping centre in Singapore. Photo: Handout
Australia

Australia demands answers from Laos over methanol poisoning ‘injustice’

While 10 were convicted of destroying evidence, not a single person has been charged in connection with the deaths of two Melbourne teens.

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Bianca Jones (left) and Holly Morton-Bowles were among six tourists who died after drinking tainted cocktails in Laos in 2024. Photo: Handout
United States

Person detained in Guthrie case following release of masked man video

A ‘subject’ was detained during a traffic stop in Arizona, marking a turning point in the search for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.

Canada

Shootings at school and home in Canadian town leave 10 dead, many injured

Police say a suspect is among the dead and more than 25 people are injured in the remote British Columbia town of Tumbler Ridge.

Singapore

Singaporean gets 11 years’ jail for posing as teen online and raping girl

The offender was 22 when he matched with the 13-year-old victim on a Telegram bot and asked her to be his girlfriend.

Singapore’s skyline. A man in the city state was jailed for grooming two underage girls online. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

Yaoning Sun gets 4 years in prison for acting as Beijing’s agent in California

The case was filed at a time of rising concern that the China was seeking to influence local polls and install Beijing-friendly politicians.

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Yaoning “Mike” Sun after pleaded guilty last year to acting as a foreign agent on behalf of the People’s Republic of China from 2022 to 2024 without notifying the US attorney general as required by law. Photo illustration: AFP
United States

FBI releases images of masked, armed person at Nancy Guthrie’s door

In the footage, the individual appears to tamper with a camera at the home of TV host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother.

Britain

‘Strong and united’: UK’s Starmer defiant as Epstein fallout dogs leadership

Senior ministers shore up Keir Starmer’s position as indirect fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal threatens the British prime minister.

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