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Uganda counts votes amid reports of violence
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» KAMPALA - Uganda’s opposition said its leader Bobi Wine was under house arrest on Friday, after an election that also saw a member of parliament accuse security forces of killing 10 people at his home.
Heads roll after Chinese detainee releases
Online Reporters, Published on 16/01/2026
» One police officer has been dismissed and four others face criminal and disciplinary action for their alleged involvement in corruption linked to the unlawful release of Chinese detainees, the Royal Thai Police said on Friday.
Phuket police bust Belarusian-run illegal car rental business
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/01/2026
» PHUKET - Police have arrested two Belarusian nationals for operating an unlicensed car rental business using Thai nominees, following a series of traffic accidents involving foreigners driving without valid licences.
Taiwanese drug kingpin arrested in Bangkok condo
Online Reporters, Published on 16/01/2026
» A Taiwanese man suspected of being the mastermind behind a transnational drug-trafficking network has been arrested during a police raid on a Bangkok condominium.
Fraudsters flee Cambodia's 'scam city' after accused boss taken down
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» SIHANOUKVILLE (CAMBODIA) - Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre, after the country's most wanted alleged scam kingpin was arrested and deported.
South Korea court sentences ex-president Yoon to 5 years in prison for obstruction
Reuters, Published on 16/01/2026
» SEOUL - A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for charges including obstructing attempts to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law.
Twenty-six charged in latest basketball gambling scandal
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» LOS ANGELES - Twenty-six people have been charged with fixing US college and Chinese professional basketball games in an alleged transnational criminal conspiracy, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.
South Korea's ex-leader Yoon faces first court verdict over martial law chaos
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» SEOUL - A South Korean court will rule Friday on whether former president Yoon Suk Yeol obstructed justice during his disastrous martial law declaration and in its chaotic aftermath, the first in a series of verdicts for the disgraced ex-leader.