Photo credit: Crime Asia via Thai Immigration After more than two weeks without any contact, an Icelandic man who disappeared in Thailand has been located in immigration detention in Bangkok, Icelandic media Rúv reports. Sindri Freyr Jensson had not been heard from since May 23, when he became separated from his twin brother during a holiday in Pattaya. His family spent weeks searching for answers and appealing to the public for information. On June 7, the family finally received confirmation from the Icelandic Consul in Thailand that Sindri Freyr was being held by Thai immigration authorities in Bangkok. While the…
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BengaluruK’taka CM travels to Delhi amid rift over portfolios, pending expansionDK Shivakumar used his first visit to New Delhi as Karnataka chief minister to open discussions with the Congress leadership on two issues already generating friction within the party: dissatisfaction over cabinet portfolios and the filling of 20 vacant ministerial positions.Arriving in the capital from Bengaluru on Wednesday, Shivakumar met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge along with senior party leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala and K.C. Venugopal. According to party leaders, the talks focused on easing discontent over portfolio assignments and preparing for a cabinet expansion that is expected after elections to…
KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK – A trade dispute between Malaysia and Thailand is escalating, with the latter saying it may raise the issue at the World Trade Organization (WTO).The row began in May when Thailand stepped up testing of Malaysian seabass shipments at a major border crossing after the authorities detected chemical and antibiotic residues. The additional checks slowed customs clearance, causing spoilage of fresh fish and prompting complaints from Malaysian exporters.Malaysia responded earlier in June by suspending imports of five Thai shrimp species, a move that effectively cut off a market worth more than US$10 million (S$12.8 million) a year for…
A fraud case in Beijing has drawn attention after stolen funds were lost in leveraged cryptocurrency trading. The case centers on a 60-year-old woman who used a false identity to obtain money through an online relationship before losing the proceeds in leveraged cryptocurrency trading. According to sources, the Haidian District Procuratorate in Beijing announced that a 60-year-old woman surnamed Meng was sentenced to four years in prison for fraud after swindling a young man out of more than 200,000 yuan. Prosecutors said Meng created the fictional identity of her adopted daughter, “Xiao Hong,” and posed online as a woman in…
JAKARTA – The Jakarta Military Court on June 10 sentenced four soldiers to up to three years in prison for their roles in an acid attack targeting anti-militarism activist Andrie Yunus, and ordered the destruction of evidence despite a recent pretrial ruling ordering that the case be investigated by the police.The court found four soldiers from the Indonesian Military’s (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency guilty of premeditated assault for the March 12 attack that inflicted serious burns on Andrie’s body and blinded his right eye.Defendants Second Sergeant Edi Sudarko, First Lieutenant Budhi Hariyanto Widhi Cahyono, Captain Nandala Dwi Prasetya and First…
Partner content – Most media and entertainment brands have more behavioural data than they know what to do with. The ones turning it into measurable outcomes share a common operating model. Personalisation has been a stated priority for media, entertainment, sports, and gaming brands for the best part of a decade. Yet the gap between intent and execution remains wide. That gap is one of the central themes of Braze’s new Media & Entertainment Personalisation Report. Drawing on direct practitioner experience from streaming, sports, gaming, and music brands across Asia, ANZ, and the GCC, the report examines the pressures…
Andy Wong, Head of Innovation and Technology (Life and Health Sciences) at InvestHK, recently returned to Hong Kong after attending the AusMedtech Conference in Perth. Caption text here. He spoke with BiotechDispatch about why Hong Kong is a convenient starting point for entering the Chinese healthcare market. “We are the gateway for China,” he said. “We are physically located as part of China, and then we are so close to China,” he said, adding that “the law we use is common law” and that “IP protection enables people to be confident about protecting their innovation in Hong Kong.” He listed…
June 11, 2026NEW DELHI – India on Wednesday summoned Jason Meeks, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States to lodge a strong protest over the attack on a commercial vessel by the US military off Oman coast.Nagaraj Naidu, Additional Secretary (Americas) in the Ministry of External Affairs summoned Meeks as US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, is out of Delhi.However, New Delhi has reportedly not issued any formal demarche.The move comes shortly after India condemned the attack on the commercial vessel Settebello off the coast of Oman, which had 24 Indian crew members onboard.While 21 of the crew members have been…
Impact from AI transformationIndicators highlight the significant impact expected from this transformation. Estimates suggest that artificial intelligence could contribute up to 14 per cent of the UAE’s GDP by 2030, equivalent to approximately $96 billion (more than Dh350 billion). AI is also expected to increase employee productivity by as much as 40 per cent.Intelligent legislative systemIn an unprecedented move, the UAE unveiled the world’s first intelligent legislative system powered by artificial intelligence to analyse laws, assess the impact of legislation, and support public policy development. The UAE Government has also adopted AI as an advisor within the Cabinet, providing members…