TOKYO • The Chinese authorities have detained 35 Japanese nationals in the south-eastern province of Fujian for alleged fraud, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said yesterday, in what could be one of the worst cases of telephone scams targeting the elderly in Japan..
China nabs 35 over Japan phone scams
TOKYO • The Chinese authorities have detained 35 Japanese nationals in the south-eastern province of Fujian for alleged fraud, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said yesterday, in what could be one of the worst cases of telephone scams targeting the elderly in Japan.
The Nikkei business daily said the Japanese nationals were accused of involvement in telephone scams targeting residents of Chiba prefecture east of Tokyo, the Japanese capital.
REUTERS Kelantan passes law on public canings
KUALA LUMPUR • A Malaysian state has amended its Islamic laws to allow public canings, sparking criticism that the change was unconstitutional and could infringe on the rights of religious minorities.
