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A 26-year-old Thai man has been arrested for the brutal murder of an elderly LGBTQIA+ couple in Loei province, claiming the victims attempted to sexually assault him. The suspect, Jaksin Jaroensuk, was apprehended with stolen property and drugs. Police discovered
Two Thai women were safely rescued from forced prostitution in Myawaddy, Myanmar, after being deceived by a fake job offer promising high-paying work. The successful extraction was carried out through cooperation between Thai authorities and the Pavena Foundation for Children
Police in Bangkok have arrested a Norwegian man accused of attempting to steal both a tuk-tuk and a bicycle in separate incidents along Sukhumvit Road on December 5. The 33-year-old foreign national was detained in front of a hotel in
Thai authorities have launched one of the country’s largest crackdowns on transnational scam operations, targeting two notorious Cambodian scam kingpins and a South African fixer alleged to have deep ties with criminal networks across Southeast Asia. The Anti-Money Laundering Office
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Malaysian Boy, 14, Accidentally Shot Dead with Homemade Gun During Hide-and-Seek A game of hide-and-seek between two 14-year-old friends in Sabah took a tragic turn
Foreign nationals are attempting to revive Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs illegally despite the nationwide ban, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday.
Casinos in Nepal’s southern and eastern border regions are drawing increasing numbers of visitors, particularly from India, bringing new economic life to frontier towns such
On December 8, a Thai man, referred to as “Bank,” shared a disturbing experience on Facebook, raising alarm over a possible intentional health threat. Bank
The Derby child sex abuse ring was a horrific case of systematic grooming and sexual exploitation that came to light in 2010. A group of
The Tsuyama massacre, known in Japan as the Tsuyama jiken (津山事件), remains one of the most horrific mass killings in the nation’s history. On the
Cold Case Breakthrough: Human Remains Found, Man Charged over Susan Goodwin’s 2002 Disappearance A dark shadow has lingered over Port Lincoln, South Australia, for more
The Tragic Case of Sarah Payne: A Turning Point in UK Child Protection The disappearance and murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne in July 2000 became
In 1985, Japan was shaken by a series of mysterious and deadly poisonings that became known as the “Vending Machine Murders” or the “paraquat murders.”
Jack “Legs” Diamond, a notorious American gangster of the Prohibition era, was found shot dead in the Albany, New York, apartment of his mistress on
The desert city of Tucson, Arizona, has seen its share of crime stories, but few are as baffling as the death of Charles “Chuck” Morgan
MI6 ‘Spy in a Bag’ Mystery Few cases in modern British history have generated as much intrigue as the death of Gareth Williams, the 31-year-old
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