Singaporean jailed for two years for molesting Chinese woman Singaporean molester sentenced to two years of jail for molesting a Chinese woman in Singapore. May 4, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
French national shot dead by Bali police after officer's stabbing Former mixed martial artist Amokrane Sabet ignored warning shots and stabbed an officer to death. May 4, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Indonesia excludes Philippine drug convict Mary Jane Veloso from execution list Joko Widodo gave a last-minute reprieve to Mary Jane last year with just hours left for her scheduled execution. May 4, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Malaysian police arrest Nigerian student with drugs worth RM 3.2 million The student, who possessed over 20 kg of drugs, faces mandatory death sentence upon conviction. May 1, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Son of ex-Malaysian lawmaker denies charges of damaging idols at Ipoh Hindu temple Fathi Munzir Nadzri is accused of damaging idols and the Hindu temple of Sree Muneeswaran Amman Kovil. Apr 30, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Indonesia prepares to execute up to 13 prisoners, including many foreigners Attorney General M. Prasetyo says preparations are underway to carry out the execution of several death row prisoners. Apr 30, 2016By Jacob J
Young Malaysian rider arrested with a kilo of drugs faces death penalty The 20-year-old motorcyclist had in his possession almost one kilogram of drugs. Apr 26, 2016By Jacob J
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