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A bottle of Coldrif cough syrup, which has been linked to the deaths of multiple children.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Indian officials probe whether safety lapses led to children dying from cough syrup
Despite Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s track record and regulations that require annual checks, the drugmaker’s factory had not been inspected since 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Indonesian teen's diary and online trail show path to Jakarta mosque blasts
According to police, the teenager had joined an international Telegram channel where members shared violent material and discussed past attacks.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
India arrests suspected accomplice in Delhi suicide bombing
The National Investigation Agency says that Amir Rashid Ali, a Kashmiri resident, conspired with the suicide bomber to plan the attack.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has leaned into the involvement of ethnic Chinese or citizens in scam operations.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2025
U.S. ‘Strike Force’ to combat scam centers in Southeast Asia
By Philip J. Heijmans
The U.S. Justice Department is aiming to fight a surge in cryptocurrency‑investment fraud by transnational criminal organizations.
Chinese businessman She Zhijiang (second from right) is escorted by Royal Thai Police out of the Suvarnabhumi Airport Police Station in Bangkok on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2025
Thailand extradites alleged Chinese racketeer linked to Myanmar scam hub
She Zhijiang, 43, had been in Thai custody since 2022 after spending more than a decade on the run from Chinese authorities.
The KK Park complex on Sunday, following a declared military crackdown that left some damage at the scam compound in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2025
Images show Myanmar scam hub largely standing despite crackdown
One expert said the images were evidence that military raids were limited in order to preserve the hugely profitable illicit industry.
Buildings are adorned with advertisements for gambling sites and what appears to be Starlink satellite dishes at KK Park complex in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township, as pictured from Mae Sot district in Thailand's border province of Tak on Sept. 17.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 9, 2025
Myanmar junta says demolishing 150 scam hub buildings
Experts say the raids are likely limited, choreographed and intentionally publicized as the junta tries to appear cracking down on scammers while still profiting from them.
People from various countries who were working in the KK Park compound in Myanmar and crossed into Thailand via the Moei river, board a vehicle on Oct. 24 as Thai soldiers keep watch.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 5, 2025
Myanmar scam hub sweep triggers fraudster recruitment rush
By Sally JENSEN
Online scam hubs have mushroomed across Southeast Asia, draining victims of billions of dollars annually in elaborate romance and crypto cons.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said India has sought Thailand's cooperation in the repatriation of some 500 Indian nationals who fled a Myanmar scam center.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 29, 2025
India to repatriate 500 nationals who fled Myanmar scam center: Thai PM
More than 1,500 people from 28 countries have crossed the border into Thailand following a military raid.
A Thai soldier keeps watch over people who crossed over from Myanmar, as they wait to be screened and interrogated by officials on Oct. 23.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2025
Myanmar detains over 10,000 foreigners in scam center crackdown
By Khine Lin Kyaw
The move comes as the international community pressures the junta to dismantle billion-dollar scam networks.

Two men suspected of smuggling 1 ton of gold into Japan from South Korea
U.K. gold bullion bars and coins are displayed at Baird & Co. in Hatton Garden in London.
Americans with four-year degrees now comprise a record 25% of unemployed workers
A job fair in Fletcher, North Carolina. The unemployment rate for bachelor’s degree-holders in the U.S. rose to 2.8% in September, up a half-percentage point from a year earlier.
War refugee Aonishiki becomes first Ukrainian to win sumo tournament
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki receives the Prime Minister's Cup from Takahiro Inoue, an adviser to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, on Sunday in Fukuoka after becoming the first from his nation to win a tournament in the traditional Japanese sport.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
Top Chinese diplomat weighs in on Takaichi’s ‘shocking’ Taiwan remarks
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing on Oct. 27.
TV icon Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's memoir paints a life of both war and glamour
“Totto” in “Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel” was the nickname young Tetsuko Kuroyanagi gave herself as a child, mispronouncing her first name.
The secret to 'Last Samurai Standing'? Treating live action like anime.
“Last Samurai Standing” centers on a mysterious fighting event in which participants must hack and slash their opponents apart to collect enough wooden tags to win a big-money prize.
‘Tampopo’ lives on in bowls of ramen around the world
Juzo Itami's 1985 movie "Tampopo" has inspired many restaurateurs around the world to open their own ramen shop with the same name, such as this establishment in Auckland, New Zealand.
All systems Go for upstart Machida Zelvia after landmark Emperor’s Cup triumph
Machida manager Go Kuroda lifts the trophy as the club celebrates its victory over Vissel Kobe in the Emperor’s Cup final at National Stadium on Saturday.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40
By Weiwen Lin

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