Fast, factual wire coverage from across Malaysia and the region.
A technician has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of sexual assault against a 14-year-old stepdaughter in the Ipoh Sessions Court. The case highlights ongoing child protection concerns in Malaysian courts.
A 65-year-old man with three prior convictions for indecent assault has been sentenced to four months in prison in Hong Kong for groping a 17-year-old secondary school student on a bus. The attack was recorded and shared widely on social media.
South Korea's Acting Prosecutor General Koo Ja-hyeon has tendered his resignation after the National Assembly passed legislation that strips the prosecution of its direct investigative powers, marking a significant institutional shift in the country's justice system.
A judge has found that police authorities failed to adequately investigate potential criminal conduct in the Anna Jenkins case, including possibilities of kidnapping and wrongful detention.
A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 26-year-old British woman to six years imprisonment after convicting her of blackmailing a fellow British expatriate for £100,000 using fabricated rape allegations. Judge Adriana Noelle Tse Ching found her guilty of extortion and perverting justice.
Indian authorities have arrested 35 people for violence and vandalism during protests in West Bengal over the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. Police also shot dead one of four arrested suspects, intensifying concerns about women's safety.