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A 68-year-old Singapore retiree has been sentenced to three months in jail for setting fire to cardboard cat houses at a void deck near his home in Bukit Batok, causing over S$900 in damage.
Three men have been arrested following the discovery of a body in the Batu Pahat river in Johor. The victim was found with hands and feet bound with adhesive tape, triggering a murder investigation by local authorities.
Punjab's provincial government has formally appointed Irfan Sadiq Tarar as Prosecutor General for three years, filling a vacancy left by Farhad Ali Shah's elevation to the Lahore High Court bench.
A suspended Singapore police officer's jail sentence has been increased to 11½ years following an appeal by prosecutors in connection with the death of a Myanmar domestic worker who weighed just 24kg when she died.
A 47-year-old Singapore man has been sentenced to three weeks in jail after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend. The attack, captured on video at Lucky Plaza mall, involved pushing, kicking and punching. He had previously attacked her at a hotel in Bugis.
A civil servant at Bentong Prison in Pahang has been arrested for allegedly accepting bribes to smuggle banned items to inmates, highlighting persistent security vulnerabilities in Malaysia's penal system.
Pahang Sultan Al-Sultan Abdullah has urged greater integration of community service sentences in Syariah criminal cases, positioning rehabilitation and behavioural reform as core objectives of Islamic justice administration in the state.
Penang police have remanded a foreign man and woman for seven days to assist investigations following the death of a five-year-old boy in Gelugor, with authorities pursuing inquiries into the circumstances of the incident.
A suspended police corporal entered a not guilty plea at Ampang Sessions Court to two charges of sexually assaulting his 11-year-old daughter in May, marking a rare case of a law enforcement officer facing trial for such allegations.
Malaysia's parliament has approved legislation expanding the nation's legal authority to prosecute child sexual offenders who operate across international borders, responding to a sharp rise in cases involving foreign nationals.
Police have arrested 11 suspected members of the notorious 'Geng Vinod' criminal network, with charges expected following their apprehension last month. The operation has reportedly cleared 21 gang robbery incidents throughout Selangor.
A Karachi magistrate has recorded the statement of an American woman alleging sexual assault at her Defence Housing Authority apartment. A teenage suspect remains in police custody pending further investigation and court proceedings.
Malaysia's revised Witness Protection Bill introduces one-off financial assistance for programme participants upon exit, addressing a gap in current support mechanisms and enhancing witness safety during transition.
A High Court judge has upheld a 10-year prison sentence against former company executive Ooi Vin Shen for raping and blackmailing a 14-year-old girl, finding no legal error in the sessions court's conviction.
Survivors of sexual assault in Hong Kong say proposed law reforms, while introducing stricter penalties, fail to eliminate problematic legal defences and inadequately protect victims of prolonged abuse.
Singapore's High Court has slashed former actor Edmund Chen's jail sentence from five days to just one day for his involvement in a March 2025 traffic accident that injured a motorcyclist. The appellate court found the original custodial term manifestly excessive.
A High Court in Shah Alam has acquitted a woman of murdering her neighbour, determining she was mentally unfit at the time. She has been ordered to receive treatment at Hospital Bahagia.
A 66-year-old wheelchair user in Singapore has been sentenced to 12 years and 11 months' jail for sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy over a three-year period. Judge Audrey Lim imposed additional jail time in lieu of caning.
A Tokyo court has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 16 years imprisonment for fatally stabbing a woman over 55 times while she was livestreaming on a Tokyo street, in a case highlighting the dark intersection of digital platforms and violent crime.
Police in Japan have arrested a 51-year-old midwife on murder charges after she allegedly deliberately contaminated a hospitalised patient's intravenous line, leading to his death within hours.
A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old inmate at Sungai Udang Prison. The alleged assault occurred in early January, and the case was heard at Ayer Keroh Sessions Court on Tuesday.
A convicted member of Sabah's notorious Geng Upik organised crime gang has been charged with nine counts of money laundering involving more than RM800,000, marking escalating enforcement against the criminal network.
A 58-year-old Singapore resident has been sentenced to five weeks' jail and banned from driving for 2½ years after his car crashed into Suntec City's Fountain of Wealth on 13 July 2024. He had consumed about one litre of beer before the incident.
Parliament has advanced legislation to strengthen witness protection mechanisms, introducing psychological support services and enabling guardians to enrol dependents into safety programmes.
An odd-job worker has avoided a severe 30-year prison sentence after his defence counsel presented evidence pointing to a second suspect in the case, challenging the investigation's original conclusions.
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A married couple with alleged ties to illegal lending operations has denied responsibility for petrol bomb attacks in Ipoh, with the case proceeding through Sessions Court amid ongoing investigations.
A Chinese national who arrived in Singapore for the first time in December deliberately targeted wealthy neighbourhoods, burgling two properties and stealing jewellery worth S$105,000 before being arrested within days.
A Singapore tutor hired to teach primary students pleaded guilty to multiple counts of child abuse, including beating children with a hanger, forcing one six-year-old into extended punishment positions, and subjecting him to degrading treatment that caused serious medical injuries.
A Singaporean trainee doctor in Melbourne has pleaded guilty to secretly filming more than 500 colleagues in hospital bathrooms and showers across three major institutions, with over 10,000 intimate images discovered on his devices.
The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya has acquitted and discharged a food delivery rider who was originally convicted of trafficking 29.23kg of cannabis, overturning his prior conviction and sentencing in a significant legal reversal.
A Singapore bus driver has been sentenced to eight weeks in jail after an elderly passenger died when he drove off while she was still alighting. The incident highlights transport safety concerns.
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A Kuala Lumpur businessman has been charged with membership in Geng RT6, an organised crime syndicate with operations in the Sentul area. The case highlights law enforcement efforts against criminal networks in the capital.
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A 25-year-old hardware store worker in Terengganu has pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape involving his 16-year-old sister. The case raises serious questions about safeguarding vulnerable youth within family environments.
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Five officers at Taiping Prison have been charged with injuring three inmates through alleged baton attacks, raising fresh concerns about prison security oversight in Malaysia.
A Singaporean man and his two sons have been acquitted of cannabis trafficking and cultivation charges. However, their release has been complicated by separate arrests by Malaysian immigration authorities.
Five daycare workers at a Capgemini facility in Bengaluru face criminal charges after videos emerged showing toddlers being mistreated. The case has reignited concerns about child safety in workplace crèches across India.
A senior citizen has been charged in Melaka with sexually assaulting two schoolgirls. The alleged offences occurred in a mosque storeroom. The accused faced dual charges at Ayer Keroh Sessions Court.
A Hanoi court has sentenced a 52-year-old truck driver to 20 years imprisonment for intentionally dragging a teenage girl to her death. The driver knowingly continued driving after initially hitting the victim, fearing compensation costs.
A Klang High Court judge has sentenced a man to 32 years imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane for killing his girlfriend by suffocating her with a pillow during a relationship dispute.
A Thai court has handed down a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence to a mother convicted of trafficking her own 12-year-old daughter to Japan, where the child was forced into sexual servitude at a Tokyo massage establishment.
A Singapore vape pod seller has been jailed for 16 months and banned from driving for 18 months after attempting to escape a Health Sciences Authority raid in Bishan, nearly hitting enforcement officers in the process.
A Malaysian lorry driver has been discharged after spending four years on remand when a court found insufficient evidence linking him to drugs discovered in a motorcycle basket.
A Terengganu Sessions Court has mandated psychological assessment for a 25-year-old man facing charges of causing serious injury to his grandmother with a hammer, raising broader questions about mental health screening in violent crime cases.