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Rare woman yakuza on path to redemption in Japan
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» GIFU — A missing fingertip offers a clue to Mako Nishimura's criminal past as one of Japan's few women yakuza. But after clawing her way out of the underworld, she now spends her days helping other retired gangsters reintegrate into society.
Coffee and cash: how Hamas pays its civil servants in secret
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — One of thousands of public servants in Gaza's Hamas-run government, Karim, a public works ministry employee, received what seemed like an ordinary message on his phone: an invitation "for a coffee".
Sam Rainsy says Cambodian criminal-wealth could buy hundreds of F-16s
Published on 13/08/2025
» Criminals operating in Cambodia are raking in about US$19 billion a year according to exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who pointed out that is enough to buy 292 F-16 fighter jets.
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» PRATO, Italy - When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato.
Phumtham vows drug blitz
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/07/2025
» Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has pledged a nationwide crackdown on narcotics, crime syndicates, and mafia-style figures, calling the drug crisis a pressing threat to national security.
Opposition leader says Hun Sen fears collapse of ‘criminal’ regime
Published on 28/06/2025
» Hun Sen’s recent outburst against Thailand is not rooted in patriotism but in fear of the potential collapse of a regime “deeply entangled with international criminal networks”, says exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy.
Time for Asean to tackle scam trade
Published on 21/06/2025
» In April, China's President, Xi Jinping, undertook a tour of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member countries in an effort to shore up his country's relationships amidst rising tensions and fears of a full-blown trade war with the United States. While these visits sought to tighten diplomatic ties and deepen economic collaborations, a troubling issue continues to fester in many countries: the growing proliferation of cybercrime and multi-billion-dollar cyber scam networks.
Seven dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» CALI (COLOMBIA) - Colombia was rocked by a string of 24 coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least seven people across the country's southwest Tuesday, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean nation.
Weapons crackdown nets 12 suspects
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/06/2025
» Twelve suspects have been arrested with 18 guns and more than 30,000 rounds of ammunition seized as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal firearms trading, Thai police said on Tuesday.
When musical theatre goes gangster
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 05/06/2025
» Produced by Scenario and directed by Takonkiet Viravan, Gangster 2499 The Musical is a new stage adaptation of the iconic 1997 Thai film Dang Bireley's And Young Gangsters. The musical reimagines the gritty world of 1950s Bangkok gangsters through a dynamic theatrical lens.