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Indian tycoon Gautam Adani has been charged in the United States with bribery and fraud. Photo: AFP

How US indictment of Adani could affect India’s Modi and ruling BJP

The bribery scandal could cast a shadow over coming state elections and be used as political fodder for opposition parties, analysts note.

Singapore executes third drug trafficker in a week as UN urges end to hangings

Female skeleton found in park in southern Hong Kong

Jimmy Lai says some violence ‘inevitable’ in Hong Kong protests – as it happened

Ex-media boss denies encouraging violence or glorifying ‘valiant’ faction, instead wanted restraint by some protesters.

An artist sketch of Jimmy Lai in court on Friday. Illustration: SCMP

Police report details assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump’s defence chief pick

A woman filed a sexual assault complaint in 2017 against Pete Hegseth, who has denied the allegations.

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Trump names new pick for attorney general as Matt Gaetz drops out

Pam Bondi nomination follows withdrawal of nominee Matt Gaetz amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations.

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Woman arrested after red paint splashed at government headquarters in Hong Kong

Police arrest unemployed woman in Tai Kok Tsui and say they believe she acted alone, motivated by personal emotional and family issues.

Security personnel discovered the paint splashed near a flower bed at an entrance of the headquarters close to Harcourt Road on Wednesday morning. Photo: Handout

Who is Mohamed al-Fayed’s brother Salah, who’s also been accused of assault?

The BBC documentary alleging sexual assault by Mohamed al-Fayed – and possible connivance by Harrods – has prompted further accusations, including against his younger brother Salah.

‘Cyanide serial killer’ sentenced to death in Thailand

Tokyo police seek arrest of Chinese teenager over shrine ‘toilet’ graffiti

The suspect, who also faces a charge of desecration of a place of worship, has already left Japan for Hong Kong.

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People pray at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine. Photo: AP

US soldier investigated for punching and breaking South Korean teen’s jaw

A plastic surgeon told the victim’s father that he had ‘never seen bones damaged to this extent from a punch’.

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US soldiers watch an aerobatic performance in Pyeongtaek. A South Korean teenager’s jaw was broken in an assault by an American sergeant last week. Photo: AFP

US charges India’s Gautam Adani, one of world’s richest people, with bribery

The billionaire and 7 others are accused of agreeing to pay US$265 million to Indian officials to obtain solar energy supply contracts.

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Archegos’ Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud

Hwang’s family-owned hedge fund was at the centre of a market manipulation scheme said to have cost global investment banks billions of dollars.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-deputy Gary Wang spared prison time over FTX fraud

Wang cooperated with the prosecution and testified in the trial that led to Bankman-Fried’s conviction on fraud and other charges.

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Former FTX executive Gary Wang attends his sentencing on fraud charges in New York on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Thailand sentences alleged cyanide serial killer to death

The woman, who faces 13 more murder trials, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them with cyanide.

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The mother of Siriporn Kanwong holds a picture of her daughter while talking to the media outside the Criminal Court in Bangkok. Photo: EPA-EFE

‘A good decision’: Singapore proposes unprecedented anti-scam powers for police

Singapore could be the first country to implement legislation allowing authorities to control individual bank accounts to protect people from scams.

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Bodies burned in streets after Haiti police, civilians kill 28 suspected gang members

Grisly scenes in Haiti’s capital as residents stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack.

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Lai wanted Trump to stop Hong Kong security law with ‘call to Xi’ – as it happened

Former media boss takes stand for first time in national security trial, outlining ties with US officials past and present as well as ex-Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen.

Police outside West Kowloon Court as Jimmy Lai’s trial resumes. Photo: Dickson Lee

Trump’s hush money sentencing adjourned as judge weighs options after election

Justice Juan Merchan is considering how to proceed, with potential outcomes ranging from dismissal to a four-year delay.

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45 Hong Kong activists jailed for 4 to 10 years over plot to topple government

Former legal scholar and ‘mastermind’ Benny Tai receives 10-year prison term.

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Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, 4 others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula

The alleged plot involved killing Lula and his vice-president, and installing an “Institutional Crisis Management Office” to manage the coup’s aftermath.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks on during the second session of the G20 Leaders’ Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18. Photo: AFP

Driver held after children injured in car crash outside Chinese primary school

None of those injured when an SUV ploughed into a crowd outside the school in Hunan province are said to be in a life-threatening condition.

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Video footage circulating online showed the aftermath of the incident outside a school in Hunan. Photo: AFP

Singapore ends pursuit of 15 laundering suspects who surrendered US$1.4 billion

Much of the illicit funds in the record money laundering scandal came from illegal gambling and unlicensed money lending in China.

‘Family destroyed’: children of French mass rape victim speak of heartbreak

Daughter believes she was also assaulted by her father, Dominique Pelicot, who has admitted drugging and raping his wife with dozens of men.

Deadly triple stabbing shocks New York City, suspect in custody

Investigators were working to understand what propelled the rampage, which happened at three locations within two-and-a-half hours.

The New York City stabbing spree suspect after his arrest. Photo: Reuters

Anger, pain in Turkey as ‘newborn deaths gang’ trial opens

Health workers go on trial in Turkey accused of private care scheme linked to 10 infant deaths.

Activists protest outside the courthouse where dozens of Turkish health care workers are on trial. Photo: AP

Filipinos back ICC probe of Duterte’s drug war, but will it sway midterm voters?

While his anti-narcotics campaign once had widespread support, a survey indicates 59 per cent now approve of the investigation into it.

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Singapore sentences O.K. Lim to over 17 years in prison

The Hing Leong founder, also known as Lim Oon Kuin, was earlier convicted of two charges of cheating HSBC and one count of abetting forgery.

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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.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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