Philippines – A businessman in an SUV was shot dead  here on a motorcycle on Tuesday afternoon. Jovito Pastrana, Deputy Chief of Lieutenant Police Station 2, identified the victim as Jeffrey Espeleta Keng Seng, 40 years old. 5. The victim who was injured by multiple ammunition was B.S. I managed to drive west until I entered the vacant lot at …

Malaysia – Last Thursday, the Cabinet resolved to abolish the death sentence. This doesn’t mean the death sentence is gone; judges will soon be empowered to impose an alternate punishment. Anyway, a Facebook survey revealed some fascinating correlations. First, the death sentence is seen as “barbaric” and without redeeming features. Its finality and terminal status give closure that many don’t …

Singapore – Community members lined a huge canal in Upper Bukit Timah, where their bodies were believed to have been recovered, with candles and flowers a day after word of their deaths came. “May your spirits rest in peace and offer your family closure. No one deserves this, and we are all in mourning.” One sign said, scribbled on a …

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismai lSabri Yaakob has promised that justice would be delivered in the murder of security guard S. Thava Sagayam, who was killed while on duty. He said that no one was above the law and expressed gratitude to DAP MP M. Kulasegaran for helping the late Thava’s widow with her financial needs. “I am shocked and disgusted …

An 8-year-old girl, Kesya Safiyah in Central Jakarta, was murdered and then buried in the Cipabuluh Village Public Cemetery, Lebak Regency, Banten Province by her parents. The mother who also the perpetrator, Lia Handayani (26), admitted that she was upset because her daughter was difficult to teach when learning online. “She (the victim) wrote [a letter], ‘I’m sorry for making …

KUALA LUMPUR – Six men, including pathologist Dr R. Kunaseegaran who were charged with the murder of deputy public prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais were sentenced to the gallows by the High Court today. The six accused – Army pathologist Colonel Dr R. Kunaseegaran, A.K Thinesh Kumar, Dinishwaran, M. Vishwanath, Ravi Chandaran, Nimalan were found guilty for killing the deputy …

A local politician in Northern Thailand has shot and killed a woman while arguing over a block of land in a heated land dispute on Monday. The shooting occurred about 9.30pm at a house in Lampang Province. According to Thai Media, Nian Futhima, 56, and her husband Boonruang, 59, were sitting on a bamboo bed behind the house. Sawat Khammuangchai, 62, …

A 17 year-old girl was stabbed to death by her boyfriend at a Moo Kata BBQ Restaurant in Chiang Mai. The stabbing occurred while the two were working in the restaurant in the evening. When police arrived at the scene they found the girl stabbed multiple times in her neck and body. She later died of her injuries at hospital. The boyfriend …

Police in Northern Thailand have arrested a 44 year-old man for shooting and killing a Buddhist Monk in a forest in Lampang Province. Pol Col Sopon Ponkantha, a Lampang police chief, identified the shooter as Sakol Pumthong, 44. Phra Bundhit Prom-iam, 69 was found dead by villagers on Saturday. His body was found in a pick-up truck near a small …

A 48 year old man from Northern Ireland, has been arrested in Pattaya, Thailand and charged with the murder of a Thai woman. The woman who is believed to be in her late thirties worked as a bar entertainer. The Irishman allegedly beat the woman with a pool cue and then killed her with a machete. Upon responding to the …