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Six people were wounded when a gunman opened fire at a shopping event in Nakhon Ratchasima province in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday night. Police arrested a 32-year-old suspect and recovered a homemade firearm.
Police apprehended a Bangladeshi man less than a day after he slashed his housemate during an altercation at a Taman Cheras Baru restaurant, with investigations revealing the incident stemmed from accumulated misunderstandings between the two residents.
West Papua independence rebels have executed three indigenous Papuans in Yahukimo regency, claiming they were military informants. The killings represent a troubling expansion of the separatist group's targeting strategy.
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Five men were arrested following a violent rioting incident in Melaka that left two victims seriously injured. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the clash near a temple.