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Police take Bolsonaro into custody due to flight risk
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» BRASILIA - Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was taken from house arrest into police custody on Saturday to prevent him from escaping as he appeals a conviction for a failed coup attempt, the Supreme Court said.
Sanctions-hit Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi owned luxury condo in Tokyo
South China Morning Post, Published on 18/11/2025
» KYODO — The chairman of a Cambodia-based conglomerate indicted by US authorities over alleged large-scale investment fraud and money laundering had acquired a luxury property in Tokyo as his residence, Japanese corporate registration documents showed on Monday.
Singapore ties to alleged Cambodian scam ring under spotlight
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/10/2025
» SINGAPORE — The alleged head of a Cambodian criminal ring and his associates set up a family office in Singapore that claimed to receive tax breaks, while also building relationships with firms backed by state investor Temasek Holdings Pte and spending millions on properties in the city-state.
M5.9 earthquake strikes Myanmar, felt in northern Thailand
Apinya Wipatayotin and Reuters, Published on 13/04/2025
» A 5.9-magnitude earthquake was detected Sunday morning northeast of Myanmar's Meiktila City.
Myanmar quake toll reaches 1,644 as foreign rescue teams arrive
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2025
» Myanmar’s death toll from Friday’s powerful earthquake reached 1,644 amid extensive damage in the second-largest city of Mandalay, as international rescue teams arrive to help search for survivors.
'We need aid': rescuers in quake-hit Myanmar city plead for help
AFP, Published on 29/03/2025
» MANDALAY — Exhausted, overwhelmed rescuers in Myanmar's second-biggest city pleaded for help Saturday as they struggled to free hundreds of people trapped in buildings destroyed by a devastating earthquake.
Myanmar arrests dozens for currency offences
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2024
» Myanmar authorities are cracking down on gold and foreign-exchange traders and agents selling foreign real estate, with 35 arrests announced in the last two days as part of efforts to stabilise the country’s rapidly depreciating currency.
Singapore seizes more houses from Chinese money laundering gang
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/08/2023
» Singapore banned the disposal of 11 more properties as the police pushed forward with the investigation in one of the country’s biggest money laundering and forgery cases.
Taiwan's antique jade dealers see trade losing lustre
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» TAIPEI - Tracing a palm-sized jade pig resting on its haunches, an antique trader in Taiwan said the ears on the nearly 400-year-old piece are a marker of its authenticity.
WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency
AFP, Published on 23/07/2022
» GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization on Saturday declared monkeypox a global health emergency following a surge in cases.