1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (329+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: A Bangladeshi man, wanted by US authorities since 2022 for allegedly running an international child sexual exploitation enterprise, has been arrested in Malaysia and extradited to the United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Kash Patel said Zobaidul…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (144+ words) KOTA KINABALU: A former assistant accountant with a government agency was arrested on suspicion of submitting false documents involving maintenance works worth about RM90,000. The woman in her 50s was nabbed by graft investigators from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) here at…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago  (454+ words) SINGAPORE: Two men who worked for a transnational syndicate linked to government official impersonation scams have been handed jail sentences for handling the ill-gotten gains. After withdrawing more than S$770,000 in scam benefits from ATMs, Chang Yang, 23, was sentenced to…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (194+ words) WAN IFRA ASIA MEDIA AWARDS 2025 " Silver Winner, Best Cover Design MANILA: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has rescued four elementary students who were victims of online child sexual abuse and exploitation in Imus City, Cavite. In a statement on…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (264+ words) HANOI:The Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam is seeking feedback on a draft circular that would introduce supervised video calls between inmates and their relatives through a secure system managed by prison authorities, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. If…...

5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (176+ words) SINGAPORE: A man allegedly molested two of his granddaughers, then aged eight and nine, on multiple occasions in 2025. The 64-year-old man, who cannot be named due to a gag order to protect the girls" identities, was charged with two counts…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago  (88+ words) Indonesia sentences two Thai nationals for smuggling nearly two tons of methamphetamine'The Star Indonesia sentences two Thai nationals for smuggling nearly two tons of methamphetamine BATAM, Indonesia, "March 6 (Reuters) - An Indonesian court on Friday sentenced one "Thai national to life…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago  (188+ words) BUKIT MERTAJAM: A planned gathering concerning a temple near a hospital in Penang will not proceed following discussions between the police, organisers and the temple management. In a statement Friday (March 6), Azizee Ismail said Seberang Perai Tengah OCPD Asst Comm…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago  (374+ words) JAKARTA, March 6 (Reuters) - An "Indonesian court on Friday acquitted an activist accused of inciting the country's worst riots in "over two decades in August last year, a ruling described by rights groups as "a small victory for civil liberties in…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago  (420+ words) SYDNEY: Australia's online regulator warned porn websites they must block under-18s from Monday (March 9) under sweeping new restrictions to protect children. Some sites in Australia had already barred non-members on Friday and were refusing new registrations, days before being obliged…...