Crime

Two Malaysian policemen detained for smuggling drugs

Two Malaysian policemen detained for smuggling drugs Kuala Lumpur  - Two Malaysian police officers have been arrested for allegedly supplying drugs to local drug traffickers, a news report said Friday.

One inspector, 48, and a 29-year old constable, were detained Wednesday following testimonies from three suspected drug pushers who were caught in a drug raid Monday, the New Straits Times daily reported.

Following a tip-off, police nabbed the three suspects - an Indonesian woman and two local men - and seized about 2 kilograms of drugs, believed to be cannabis, worth 5,000 ringgit (1,344 dollars).

Newborn baby dumped at Singapore airport

Newborn baby dumped at Singapore airportSingapore  - The body of a newborn baby boy was discovered in a rubbish bin in the transit area of Singapore's Changi Airport, the Straits Times reported Friday.

A cleaner made the sordid discovery just before 9 pm on Wednesday.

Close-circuit television footage from the terminal was being reviewed to trace the person who dumped the fair-skinned baby, who had his umbilical cord still attached.

It is believed that drops of blood were found in a toilet near one of the terminal's gates.

Malaysian newborn starves to death after alleged neglect

Malaysian newborn starves to death after alleged neglect Kuala Lumpur  - A Malaysian baby aged less than one month died of starvation after relatives claimed the victim's parents had neglected to feed the child because they were too drunk, a news report said Thursday.

The child died Thursday morning in the intensive care unit of a hospital in the eastern state of Sarawak on Borneo after relatives found the baby unconscious early Wednesday, and rushed the child to hospital.

Fiji army chief: Soldiers would make proper job of attack on editor

Fiji army chief: Soldiers would make proper job of attack on editor Wellington  - Fiji's army chief has denied the military was responsible for a fire bomb attack on the home of the editor of a newspaper he wants shut down, saying soldiers would do the job properly, according to a report from the capital Suva on Thursday.

Myanmar national alleges Singapore prison beating

Myanmar national alleges Singapore prison beating Singapore  - Singapore police is investigating a report by a Myanmar national that he was beaten up in a local prison, the Straits Times reported Thursday.

Hong Guo, who served one year in Changi Prison and received cane strokes for slashing a taxi driver, was hospitalized with a head injury that required surgery to remove part of his skull last November.

The 24-year old hospitality student was declared fit for travel by the hospital surgeon before being repatriated last week, but Guo lodged a report of prison beating before he was sent home.

Vietnam fishermen using explosives kill oyster diver

Vietnam fishermen using explosives kill oyster diver Hanoi - Vietnamese police have arrested four fishermen for killing an oyster diver while illegally fishing with explosives, a police official said Wednesday.

Nguyen Ngoc Liem, head of the Phu Cu District police department in the central province of Binh Dinh, said the fishermen were on their boat Monday morning when they spotted bubbles and movement in the water.

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