We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, ple...
A local man and a woman have been detained in connection with a video showing an individual wearing a headscarf while consuming alcohol in Malaysia. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) ...
The clips are filmed from different angles. Some are zoomed in, making them indecipherably grainy, and others are slowed down. Some are 20 seconds while others are longer, sandwiched by commentary fro...
Two former employees at cybersecurity firms - one of whom was a ransomware negotiator - have pleaded guilty to carrying out a series of ransomware attacks in 2023. The Department of Justice announced ...
Grok began 2026 as it began 2025 : under fire for its AI-generated images. Elon Musk's chatbot has spent the last week flooding X with nonconsensual, sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors. Circula...
Just over a year after being sentenced to five years in prison for the theft of billions of dollars in Bitcoin , hacker Ilya Lichtenstein is free. Lichtenstein announced his release in a post on X, sp...
In a good and just society, it would have been possible to bury Charlie Kirk without either threatening mass violence toward his enemies or making light of his death with a furry sex meme. But America...
Rippling's CPO said he prefers to understaff than overstaff all his projects. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Rippling's product chief Matt MacInnis says he deli...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Philip Young is charged with rape. ✓ Philip Young is charged with administering a substance with intent to stupefy. ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ A fake clip from 2019 was included in the latest Justice Department Epstein files dump. ✓ The video relates to Epstein...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The IOPC can exercise its investigatory power if warranted. ✓ This follows the director's statement of willingness to...
📋 Key Facts ✓ YouTuber MegaLag accused Honey of stealing money from influencers via last-click attribution. ✓ Honey allegedly targeted ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Jenny Evans' police report on her sexual assault was published by tabloids. ✓ Evans funnelled her anger into training...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Jack Hibbert was shot in the head and shoulder during the Bondi attack. ✓ He is an officer involved in the incident. ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Pam Duncan-Glancy is a Labour MSP set to quit Holyrood due to links to a sex offender. ✓ She stood down as the party'...
Southern California police are investigating a wave of similar burglaries involving trading card businesses in a bid to establish whether they are linked. Thieves made off with thousands of dollars' w...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Binance reached a $4.3 billion US plea deal in 2023. ✓ Post-deal, 13 high-risk accounts moved $1.7 billion in cryptocurre...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Leaked files show continued activity of suspicious accounts on Binance ✓ This activity persisted despite links to terror ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ A document has emerged contradicting Post Office claims about bugs in the Horizon IT system. ✓ The claims were made durin...
📋 Key Facts ✓ A shooting occurred in Bondi, contributing to physical scars and trauma. ✓ A deadly stabbing attack took place in Bondi l...