Violence against civilians surged, with thousands jailed, tortured and killed. A UN Office of the United Nations High Commissioner (OHCHR) report estimates 5,350 civilian deaths and over 3.3 million ...
Larger quantities of cheaper and purer synthetic drugs were seized in the region in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Release was part of Independence Day pardons granted to many people; most spent time behind bars due to gambling offences.