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2017/01/13 | Devanik Saha

After Alcohol Ban, Crime Rate Rises

Nine months after liquor was banned in Bihar, India, major crimes is up 13%.

2016/12/07 | Abheet Singh Sethi

Hackers Hit India's Congress as Cyber Crime Escalates

As Congress Twitter accounts are hacked, cyber crime in India is up 26 times in a decade.

2016/11/29 | Edward White

FEATURE: Clean and Serene - The Missing Stage of Drug Rehab in Taiwan

As Taiwan’s government tries to tackle a growing drug problem, former addicts are trying to build a bridge back to society.

2016/11/02 | Edward White

INTERVIEW: Waking from a Nightmare, 16 Years on Death Row in Taiwan

'I was afraid to sleep, in case I woke up back in jail.' A man wrongly convicted of kidnap and murder, speaks about his two decades on death row in Taiwan.

2016/10/29 | Aries A Arugay

Duterte’s Plan to Revive Philippine Democracy

The Philippine president is working towards a constitutional amendment in favor of greater federalism and parliamentarism. Could this empower the country’s citizenry and strengthen democracy? And how does it fit in with Duterte’s controversial policies against drugs and crime?

2016/10/20 | Malaysiakini

Malaysia Mulls Chemical Castration for Paedophiles

Malaysia may follow Indonesia's lead in taking new measures to deal with paedophiles.

2016/10/16 | The Japan Times

OPINION: Questioning Capital Punishment in Japan

The time has come for truly meaningful discussions on whether Japan should keep executing prisoners.

2016/10/05 | Edward White

UK Experts in Taipei to Convince Taiwan to Drop Death Penalty

Recent calls from local activists and the international community for Taiwan to abolish the death penalty have fallen on deaf ears.

2016/10/05 | Edward White

INTERVIEW: Subway Murderer’s Lawyer Believes More ‘Random Killings’ Likely

The lawyer of the man who killed four people on the Taipei subway in 2014 is bracing himself for more ‘random killings’ in Taiwan.

2016/10/04 | Cara Giaimo

The 1980s Crime Ring That Poisoned Japan's Candy And Never Got Caught

The 'Mystery Man with 21 Faces' mocked the police ruthlessly and stocked Japan's supermarkets with cyanide-filled candy. To this day, no one knows who they were.

2016/10/03 | The Japan Times

OPINION: Serial Poisoning in a Japanese Hospital

Hospitals aren't always the safe places we hope they are.

2016/09/20 | ZiQing Low

Taiwanese Tourist Assaulted On Paris Train

A Taiwanese man is recovering in a Paris hospital after being assaulted by an unidentified Eastern European man.

2016/09/19 | Mo Tz-pin

Murder in Chapel Prompts South Korea to Rethink Chinese Tourism

Chinese tourism has been a boon for the South Korean economy, but a rise in violent crime has some worried.

2016/08/10 | Malaysiakini

PetroSaudi Whistleblower Justo Gets Thai Royal Pardon

The pardon for a well-known whistleblower could see him become a star witness in the numerous investigations into Malaysian corruption being carried out around the world, commentators say.

2016/08/03 | Sonny Lo

A New Era in Cross-Border Crime Between Hong Kong and China

Cross-border crime between Hong Kong and China has evolved beyond the traditional modes of human smuggling, drugs trafficking and kidnapping.

2016/08/02 | The Japan Times

OP-ED: Police Use of GPS to Track Suspects in Japan: Is It Legal?

Does the warrantless use of GPS devices violate a suspect’s privacy?

2016/07/30 | Bin Liang

Corruption and the Death Penalty in China

A lot of attention has been paid to President Xi’s resolution to eliminate the persistent corruption problem that plagues the CCP. Much less noticed are recent changes to laws regarding corruption, in particular the application of the death penalty in corruption cases.