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Soldiers of the Mexican Army patrol the streets of Culiacan, Sinaloa state, in September. Photo: AFP

Mexico president rules out new war on drugs amid shock over mayor’s beheading

Claudia Sheinbaum outlined her security plan to combat criminal violence using social policy, not extrajudicial executions.

Claudia Sheinbaum outlined her security plan to combat criminal violence using social policy, not extrajudicial executions

Hong Kong-born doctor tried to kill mother’s partner with toxin-laced fake jab

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp accuses Physical of owing it HK$2.8 million in rent, fees

Ex-mayor Alice Guo skips Philippine election in U-turn to ‘clear my name’

Guo is facing human trafficking charges and accusations that she has links to Chinese intelligence.

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Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo speaks during a Senate hearing in Pasay City, Philippines last month. Photo: AP

‘Not the monster’: Diddy’s mum breaks her silence around her son’s arrest

Janice Combs said she is ‘devastated and profoundly saddened by the allegations made against my son, Sean Combs’; the two are close and he once gifted her US$1 million for her 80th.

Who is R. Kelly’s musician daughter Joann Kelly, aka Buku Abi?

A new documentary featuring the family of disgraced rapper R. Kelly sees his daughter Joann opening up about her ordeal – so just who is the strong 26-year-old who says music ‘saved her life’?

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Tunisia’s Saied wins re-election, entrenching his power in Arab spring’s birthplace

Kai’s Saied won Sunday’s vote by a landslide – but low turnout reflected widespread discontent in the cradle of the Arab spring pro-democracy uprisings.

Supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied celebrate. Photo: EPA-EFE

Supreme Court will not hear appeal from Musk’s X over warrant in Trump case

X says order that blocked it from telling Trump about election-interference case against former president violated First Amendment rights.

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Republicans lose bid to block Pennsylvania voters from ‘curing’ mail-in ballots

Republicans had wanted to block ‘notice and cure’ system that notifies voters of any mistakes in their mail-in ballots and allows changes.

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Editorial | Pakistan killings send China a grim reminder

Real life-and-death threats face those who work in high-risk areas and authorities must attempt to contain violence.

Pakistani security officials on Monday inspect the scene of the blast outside the Jinnah international airport in Karachi. Photo: EPA-EFE

Moscow arrests doctor for ‘Satanism’ and ‘LGBTQ propaganda’

FSB security service said it had arrested the medical chief in the central Ulyanovsk region, accusing him of ‘devil worshipping’.

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Handcuffs hang from a gate to Red Square in Moscow, Russia. A doctor has been arrested in Moscow for “Satanism” and “promoting same-sex relationships”. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong anti-corruption agency charges 4 over ParknShop ‘ghost workers’ wages

Suspects allegedly conspired to deceive company over wages amounting to more than HK$3.2 million by falsifying attendance records.

Philippines’ Alice Guo running for mayor ... again?

Her lawyer said Guo would run again, even as she faces criminal charges, espionage accusations and doubts over her citizenship.

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6 Chinese nationals arrested during burglary raids in Malaysia

The suspects, who targeted homes while occupants were away, are believed to be responsible for multiple burglaries across Malaysia.

The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Bloomberg

Hong Kong’s Physical had HK$1 million but owed HK$10 million in bank loans

Government may have to settle outstanding loans it guaranteed under scheme if Physical fails to repay banks.

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Physical operated 19 fitness and beauty centres before closing down suddenly on September 6. Photo: Jelly Tse

‘Evolving’ Southeast Asia scammers stole up to US$37 billion in 2023: UN

The UN says the region has become a hotbed for money laundering, and illegal gambling, with criminal groups using advanced technologies to expand operations.

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Foreign men fined for wearing women’s clothing in Malaysia

Satyanarayana Prasad Papoli, 70, and Arthur Wang, 66, pleaded guilty to committing an obscene act that caused disturbance to others.

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Singapore’s Iswaran will not appeal against 12 months’ sentence

The former transport minister says he will begin his one-year jail term on Monday and ‘apologises unreservedly to all Singaporeans’.

Singapore’s former minister of transport S. Iswaran arrives for his trial at the Supreme Court in Singapore last Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE

City mayor in Mexico killed less than a week after he took office

Alejandro Arcos was the mayor of the capital of Mexico’s violence-plagued state of Guerrero.

China throws the book: more corruption suspects hit with illicit reading claims

Growing number of disgraced officials being accused by anti-corruption agencies of reading forbidden books, cited as disloyalty to the party.

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South Korea lifts curfew on Filipino helpers after 2 went missing

In response to worker feedback, Seoul said it will also revise pay systems and improve regulations for Filipino carers.

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Seoul. South Korea’s capital has been running a pilot programme with Filipino carers to ease the childcare burden on families. Photo: AFP

Attack on Chinese nationals near Karachi airport leaves 2 dead, 8 injured

Pakistani separatist group BLA claimed responsibility, saying it had ‘targeted a high-level convoy of Chinese engineers and investors’.

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A vehicle is seen on fire at the site of an explosion that caused injures and destroyed vehicles outside Karachi airport in Pakistan on Sunday. Photo: AP

Sicilian town has it all, from beach to delicious food ... and the Mafia

Bagheria has everything a tourist could want, from beaches to history and good food. But it also has an enduring Mafia presence.

Renewed push to make helmets mandatory in Hong Kong as cycling deaths double

Police chief Raymond Siu says number of cycling accidents in the first eight months dropped 7 per cent year on year but fatalities rose from four to eight.

Trump returns to site of failed assassination in Pennsylvania

Republican presidential candidate took the stage behind panes of bulletproof glass after an assassin’s bullet narrowly missed him in July.

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Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. Photo: AP

Pakistan capital at standstill as Khan supporters protest

Key Khan aide Ali Amin Gandapur, chief minister of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, was detained by police in Islamabad.

Supporters and activists of former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party take part in a protest in Islamabad on October 5. Photo: AFP

Are Pogos in the Philippines evading ban by ‘rebranding’ through corruption?

A Philippine senator has warned that Pogos might be looking to diversify into other businesses in the country, such as call centres.

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Who is Ong Beng Seng, the tycoon linked to Singapore’s ex-minister Iswaran?

Ong, known as a ‘risk taker’ and ‘shrewd businessman’ with a penchant for closing deals, has also had brushes with controversy.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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