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A four-day police operation in Selangor resulted in the arrest of 39 wanted persons. Of these, 34 were taken into custody for violent and property-related offences, while five others were detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 1012.
A woman and her alleged accomplice have been detained for two weeks in Kuala Lumpur following accusations they orchestrated a fake kidnapping to extort RM18,000 in ransom payments from relatives.
Authorities in Terengganu have apprehended two siblings allegedly operating a major drug storage operation from their home in Kampung Duyong Besar, with seized narcotics valued at RM1.76 million.
Tab Baldwin, the former men's basketball coach at Ateneo de Manila University, reported to police Friday for questioning concerning the deaths of two players during a training exercise in Aurora province.
A high school student on Jeju Island, South Korea faces investigation after allegedly contaminating an elementary school teacher's classroom with bodily waste on multiple occasions. Police are examining whether the acts were sexually motivated.
Police have rearrested two couples in an ongoing maid abuse investigation as the number of alleged victims grows. The cases involve charges of voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation.