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Headlines from the outlets of the region and the specialist cyber press, newest first, one row per story. Headlines in other languages are machine-translated into English; the mark after them gives the language, and the original is underneath. The last 30 days unless you set dates. How translation and stories work · Which outlets, by country
241–280 of 598 articles
Group by story · Times in UTC| Nov 1 06:18 |
Malaysia |
Najib still to pay RM50m fine needed for house arrest, says AG
KOTA BHARU, Nov 1 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has yet to pay his RM50 million fine, according t...
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| Nov 1 06:00 |
Thailand |
Japan arrests high school student for smuggling tortoises from Thailand
Japanese police have arrested three men, including a high school student, over an alleged plot to smuggle rare Indian star tortoises from Thailand into Japan. Osaka prefectural police made the arrests on …
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| Nov 1 05:48 |
Malaysia |
DAP urges government to make Najib’s pardon board minutes public
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — DAP has urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to release the minutes of the Federal...
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| Nov 1 05:25 |
Malaysia |
DAP wants minutes on Najib’s conditional pardon made public
DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook says the party conveyed its request to the prime minister, but any declassification depends on the attorney-general.
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| Nov 1 03:45 |
Hong Kong |
Zhang Shengmin, Xi’s lone ‘hatchet man’ at the top of China’s military
Zhang Shengmin, the last general remaining in the highest echelon of China’s military, has received an unexpected promotion to the Politburo, the rarefied group of about 20 Communist Party officials who run …
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| Oct 31 13:19 |
Malaysia |
18 Taiwanese nabbed for posing as HK cops in online scam
They were arrested in raids on two luxury apartments in Kuala Lumpur.
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| Oct 31 12:47 |
Hong Kong |
Evening News on TV32 - Oct 31
Top stories for Saturday, Oct 31, 2026 - Finance chief Paul Chan says Hong Kong could record its strongest full-year economic growth in five years. - Police arrest 58 people, including minors, …
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| Oct 31 11:48 |
Malaysia |
KL police arrest 18 Taiwanese for posing as Hong Kong police in online scam
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — Police detained 18 Taiwanese nationals suspected of involvement in an online scam syndicate...
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| Oct 31 10:48 |
China |
China places former Sinopec and CNOOC boss Fu Chengyu, 75, under corruption probe
Fu Chengyu, the former chairman of leading oil giants Sinopec and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), is under investigation for corruption by the country’s top watchdogs. The Communist Party’s Central Commission …
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| Oct 31 09:28 |
Hong Kong |
58 arrested in triad crackdown as youth crimes spike
Police on Saturday arrested 58 people in a city-wide, anti-triad operation, disrupting gang networks exploiting the youth. The suspects rounded up include core gang members as well as those aged below 18. …
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| Oct 31 07:16 |
China |
Why CPC stresses unwavering efforts to enhance Party self-governance
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), held in Beijing from October 26 to 29, has placed sustained efforts to advance full and …
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| Oct 31 07:01 |
Japan |
Scam centers relocated from Cambodia operate in Madagascar
Raids against online scam centers in Madagascar have exposed ties with a criminal group that ran similar operations in Cambodia.
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| Oct 31 06:01 |
China |
Gang Aoping: HKSAR govt. responded to Tai Po fire with accountability
Gang Aoping: HKSAR govt. responded to Tai Po fire with accountability
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| Oct 31 05:29 |
China |
Hong Kong woman, 66, loses HK$2.7 million in money-laundering phone scam
A 66-year-old Hong Kong woman was swindled out of HK$2.7 million (US$344,158) in a phone scam after a caller alleged that her bank account had been involved in money laundering. Police said …
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| Oct 31 04:13 |
Cambodia |
IN PICTURES: Chinese public security officials inspect Bavet former scam site
A delegation from China’s Ministry of Public Security yesterday visited a former online scam hub in Bavet city, Svay Rieng province. The post IN PICTURES: Chinese public security officials inspect Bavet former …
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| Oct 31 04:02 |
Cambodia |
IN PICTURES: Phnom Penh bars raided in human trafficking crackdown
Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department officers arrested several suspects following raids on two central Phnom Penh bars suspected of operating illegal sex work and employing minors. The post IN PICTURES: Phnom …
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| Oct 31 04:01 |
Cambodia |
Cambodia deports 72 Indonesians linked to online scams
Immigration authorities deported 72 Indonesian nationals, including 12 women, for illegal residence, unauthorised employment, and involvement in online scam operations. The post Cambodia deports 72 Indonesians linked to online scams appeared first …
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| Oct 31 03:39 |
Malaysia |
IGP confirms 130 Malaysians held in Pakistan over cybercrime syndicate, investigators may be sent to Rawalpindi
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — Police have confirmed that 130 Malaysians were recently detained by Pakistani authori...
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| Oct 31 03:18 |
Malaysia |
130 Malaysians detained in Pakistan cyber scam raid, police confirm
Some suspects reportedly wore Malaysian police uniforms during video calls to convince victims they were dealing with legitimate authorities.
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| Oct 31 02:46 |
Malaysia |
Bolsonaro says he left Brazil because he is the victim of ‘persecution’
The former conservative presidential candidate secretly left Brazil after his passports were cancelled as part of a money laundering investigation.
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| Oct 31 00:00 |
Hong Kong |
‘I am not important’: Security chief defends staying in post following Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry
Hong Kong’s security chief has said that his duty to society, the city, and the country outweighs his personal interests, after facing questions over his political accountability for last year’s fatal Tai …
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| Oct 30 23:14 |
Myanmar |
Japan pushes to remove Myanmar from global financial watchdog’s blacklist
Japan is pushing a global financial crimes watchdog to remove Myanmar from its blacklist to make it easier to do business there, the latest sign that some major countries are looking to …
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| Oct 30 22:20 |
China |
China helps dismantle major meth trafficking network in Southeast Asia
China has broken up a major transnational drug trafficking network in cooperation with Indonesia and Malaysia, seizing around 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine, China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Friday. The …
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| Oct 30 18:27 |
Singapore |
China dismisses 33 members in record purge amid emphasis on party discipline
This is the first time plenum attendance has dropped below 300 in Xi's 14 years of rule.
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| Oct 30 16:38 |
Singapore |
S'porean man, 46, & Thai wife, 37, admits to sending Thai women to S'pore for sex work since 2019
The couple are part of a group of five individuals who were arrested by Thai police.
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| Oct 30 16:01 |
Philippines |
Fil-American faces 20 years in CNMI fraud, bribery case
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — A Filipino-American former government official in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has pleaded guilty to federal theft and bribery charges in a multimillion-dollar fraud …
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| Oct 30 14:35 |
China |
How the CPC charts path for full and rigorous Party self-governance
The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held its fifth plenary session from Monday to Thursday in Beijing, adopting a resolution on persevering with full and rigorous Party self-governance, …
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| Oct 30 11:04 |
Hong Kong |
China ruling party says ‘eliminated dangers’ after expelling record 33 top officials
China has eradicated “serious hidden dangers” in its Communist Party and military under President Xi Jinping’s leadership, a senior official said on Friday, a day after authorities confirmed the expulsion of a …
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| Oct 30 10:40 |
Malaysia |
Trump administration has no plans to back Bolsonaro’s claim to Brazil leadership
Washington helped defeated candidate Flavio Bolsonaro travel to the US but is reluctant to back his political ambitions, despite US president Donald Trump's criticism of Brazil's election.
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| Oct 30 08:37 |
Malaysia |
Malaysian man, Vietnamese wife get 30 years for 173kg meth trafficking
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The High Court today sentenced a couple to 30 years in prison after finding them guilty of...
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| Oct 30 08:00 |
China |
China widens PLA anti-corruption campaign, expels corporate chiefs, 16 generals from party
Beijing has provided new details on the scale of its anti-corruption drive across the People’s Liberation Army and defence sector, confirming that a fresh batch of senior figures is under formal investigation. …
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| Oct 30 05:55 |
China |
‘Unwritten rules’ become newest target in Communist Party’s war on corruption
The Communist Party of China has pledged to vigorously crack down on the “unwritten rules” that enable corruption in the party, deepening its long-running campaign to keep officials in line. At a …
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| Oct 30 05:53 |
Thailand |
Amnesty links Cambodian security firms to slavery and rape at scam compounds
Private security companies linked to Cambodia’s military, police and powerful business networks helped operate scam compounds where trafficked workers were subjected to forced labour, torture, sexual violence and slavery, Amnesty International said …
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| Oct 30 05:31 |
Malaysia |
Ex-fisherman, Vietnamese girlfriend jailed 30 years for meth trafficking
The High Court also orders Adam Tan to receive 12 strokes of the cane.
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| Oct 30 03:59 |
China |
CPC outlines four areas of focus in anti-corruption drive
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has outlined four areas of focus for steadfastly following a distinctive Chinese path to combating corruption in a resolution adopted at a plenary session of the …
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| Oct 30 03:08 |
Thailand |
Four Thais arrested in Tak after Chinese men found tied up in car
Police arrested four Thai men in Tak province, Thailand, over a suspected kidnapping after finding three Chinese nationals blindfolded and tied up inside a car near a checkpoint yesterday, October 29. The …
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| Oct 30 02:40 |
Malaysia |
Democrats push anti-corruption message in midterm homestretch
A Gallup poll released in September showed that 89% of Americans believe government corruption is widespread, the highest level in 20 years.
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| Oct 30 02:31 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar’s illicit economy fuels escalating violence, with civilians bearing the brunt
Myanmar’s human rights situation is “catastrophic”, a U.N. independent expert on the country warned at a press briefing Thursday, as the war spirals with no end in sight. Myanmar has been engulfed …
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| Oct 30 02:26 |
Malaysia |
Sabah police cripple armed gang behind 17 luxury house break-ins involving RM304,500 in losses
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 30 — Sabah police have crippled an armed syndicate linked to 17 gang robbery and luxury house-b...
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| Oct 30 01:51 |
Malaysia |
One held as Kelantan police open three investigation papers over extreme social media comments
TUMPAT, Oct 30 — Police have opened three investigation papers in relation to extreme comments on social media rel...
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