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A 65-year-old repeat sex offender in Hong Kong received a four-month jail sentence for groping a 17-year-old secondary school student aboard a bus. The June incident was captured on video and circulated widely on social media.
Singapore authorities have charged eight men aged 23 to 41 with obtaining commercial sex from 16-year-old girls, while a 20-year-old woman faces trafficking and exploitation charges involving minors.
Myanmar's anti-narcotics police have dismantled two significant drug trafficking networks, confiscating 17.6 kilogrammes of heroin and one million stimulant tablets across the central regions of Mandalay and Naypyitaw, with nine suspects now facing charges.
Thai narcotics authorities have dismantled a cross-border heroin trafficking operation, seizing 24.38kg of the drug concealed in parcels disguised as handicrafts and clothing bound for Australia and Taiwan, with investigations pointing to a Thai fugitive coordinating from abroad.
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in Singapore's Toa Payoh district following an incident in which he committed an obscene act at a coffee shop and punched a police officer during his apprehension.