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Police have opened a murder investigation following the death of a 54-year-old resident at a Tanjung Rambutan nursing home in Perak. The incident has raised questions about safety standards in care facilities.
Police have arrested three men in connection with a death investigation after a body was discovered in a Batu Pahat river with hands and feet bound with adhesive tape.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced 308 arrests connected to ongoing wildfires, with suspected arson accounting for roughly two-thirds of cases. The Gironde fire has consumed nearly 42,000 hectares.
Authorities have remanded a university student for four days as investigations continue into the discovery of a newborn's remains found at a hostel waste facility in Kuala Langat.
Laotian authorities have indicted the owner of Tiger Vodka distillery and staff from Nana Backpackers Hostel following the deaths of six foreign tourists in Vangvieng late last year, though limited autopsies complicate legal conclusions.
Indonesian authorities have arrested a 26-year-old Singaporean man on suspicion of murdering his Indonesian girlfriend at a boarding house in Denpasar, Bali. The victim's body was discovered by her brother on July 15.
Authorities in Cyberjaya have arrested a foreign national in his early 20s following allegations of indecent behaviour at a public playground adjacent to a supermarket on Tuesday. The incident raises fresh concerns about safety at recreational spaces frequented by families.
An Incheon police officer faces criminal charges after accidentally striking and killing a woman in her 60s with her patrol vehicle while responding to a report of a collapsed person on the road.
A shooting at a youth welfare facility in Stade, Lower Saxony, claimed five lives on Monday, with several others injured. Police have arrested two suspects including the alleged gunman.