82-year-old man jailed eight years for killing daughter-in-law Char, who lived with his eldest son's family, had a bitter relationship with the son and daughter-in-law. Apr 25, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Bangladesh: Suspected extremists hack to death another professor Senior police officer says the manner of the killing of professor Siddiquee suggests militant groups were behind it. Apr 23, 2016By Jacob J
Singapore jails Malaysian actor Tony Eusoff for 8 months on drug charges Singapore is in the forefront of nations that vouch for strict punishment for drug crimes, including death. Apr 21, 2016By Jacob J
Malaysian boxer Ramkumar who won silver in SEA Games killed in prison Ramkumar, who had been arrested and kept in the prison over a kidnap case, was stabbed in the back. Apr 18, 2016By Jacob J
Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte will not say sorry for comment on rape victim Jaqueline Hamill Footage shows Duterte saying rape victim was so beautiful that he should have been the first to rape her. Apr 18, 2016By Jacob J
Singaporeans lose $1 million in phone scam involving fake Chinese officials Singapore police have said more than 400 reports have been filed so far relating to the scam. Apr 16, 2016By Jacob J
Bangladesh: Radical Islamists hack to death liberal blogger Nazimuddin Samad The militants shouted "Allahu akbar" (God is Greatest) as they attacked Samad. Apr 7, 2016By Jacob J
Death penalty: 90% of executions take place in Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia The rights watchdog said the number of executions would rise sharply if numbers were available for China. Apr 6, 2016By Jacob J
Singapore to execute Malaysian Kho Jabing as top court throws out appeal On Tuesday, the five-judge Court of Appeal unanimously denied the review, setting up a seemingly irreversible course that leads Kho to the gallows. Apr 5, 2016By Jacob J
Attack on madrasah students: Singapore govt acts swiftly to dispel Islamophobia concern The 48-year-old attacker, Koh Weng Onn, was arrested and will be charged with committing a rash act and voluntarily causing hurt. Apr 4, 2016By Jacob J
Four Malaysians abducted in Abu Sayyaf-infested waters off Sabah The men from the state of Sarawak were returning after delivering logs in Manila when their barge was attacked by the gunmen. Apr 2, 2016By Jacob J
Singaporean who 'illegally exported' radio equipment to Iran extradited to US US says 16 of the illegally exported radio equipment were later used in improvised explosive devices detonated in Iraq. Apr 1, 2016By Jacob J
1MDB probe: Mysterious millions in Malaysian PM Najib's accounts spent on luxury goods, political payouts- WSJ 'As much as $15 million was spent on clothes, jewelry and cars in countries including the US, Malaysia and Italy' Mar 31, 2016By Jacob J
Malaysia sentences 829 convicts to death penalty since 2010 According to Death Penalty Worldwide, the number of individuals currently under sentence of death is at least 1,043. Mar 30, 2016By Jacob J
Thai police bust Malaysian drug ring, seize millions worth of meth and heroin he consignment included 226 kilograms of crystal meth and 8 kilograms of heroin. Mar 25, 2016By Jacob J