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Penang police have remanded two foreign nationals for seven days as inquiries continue into the death of a five-year-old boy in Gelugor. The case has prompted renewed focus on child protection protocols.
Laotian authorities have filed charges against the owner of Tiger Vodka distillery and staff at Nana Backpackers Hostel following the deaths of six tourists in Vangvieng late 2024, though lack of autopsies has hindered determining causes in five cases.
A 51-year-old former nurse in Japan has been arrested on suspicion of killing a patient by contaminating his intravenous line with faeces, triggering a fatal sepsis infection. The case has prompted concerns about healthcare worker conduct.
An Indian nurse has been arrested in Telangana for allegedly killing her husband by injecting toilet cleaner and crushed sleeping pills into his IV line after a previous attempt to murder him by pushing him off a roof failed.
Two couples have been rearrested as police investigate mounting allegations of abuse against domestic workers. The case involves charges of voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation.
Police have remanded two Chinese men for four days to assist investigations into an alleged attempted theft aboard a commercial flight arriving at KLIA from Dili, Timor-Leste.