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A school shooting in Tacloban City by two teenage suspects has intensified calls to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility in the Philippines, with victims' families demanding both boys face justice.
Malaysia is strengthening its ability to prosecute child sexual abusers who operate across borders. A bill tabled in Parliament extends the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 to cover crimes committed overseas.
An Ipoh Magistrate's Court has scheduled July 1 for case management of a woman charged with applying criminal force against Perak's Sultan Nazrin Shah at last year's state-level National Day celebration.
Japanese police arrested a 35-year-old man in Mie Prefecture after he allegedly confined his partner's five-year-old daughter in a garbage can for approximately five minutes, claiming it was a disciplinary measure.
A Japanese mother is suing the state for compensation after her 16-year-old daughter died from severe malnutrition following an 18-day detention. The case highlights persistent concerns about 'hostage justice'—prolonged pre-trial detention used to coerce confessions.