In a striking series of events that has caught the attention of both local businesses and law enforcement, the bustling financial districts of Hong Kong have recently been the setting for a pair of curious and illicit attempts to compromise the banking system. It began on a quiet Wednesday morning when two men from mainland China walked into an HSBC branch located on the busy Nathan Road in Mong Kok. They had a straightforward goal—to open a new bank account—but their attempt quickly spiraled into a criminal investigation. As the bank staff began the standard process of vetting their identification…

The Rohingya people, who make up the largest refugee population in Malaysia, are currently facing a dangerous surge of hostility fueled by calculated disinformation. With over 126,000 Rohingya having sought sanctuary in the country after fleeing extreme violence and persecution in Myanmar, they often find themselves at the center of inflammatory online narratives. Recently, a fabricated story went viral across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, baselessly claiming that two million babies have been born from marriages between Rohingya refugees and local Malaysians. This malicious narrative, designed to stoke fears of resource exploitation and citizenship manipulation, uses a doctored news…