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HBO Europe, Suraya Filem Snap Up Venice Title ‘The Red Suitcase’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran U.K.-based sales agent Reason8 Films has sold 2023 Venice title “The Red Suitcase” to HBO for Europe and Suraya Filem for Malaysia and Brunei. The 15 territories covered under the HBO deal include Albania, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Moldova, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Bulgaria. Reason8 Films said that advanced negotiations are on for North America and Latin America.
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Man allegedly 'sold his 10-year-old daughter to friend for sexual services'
10-year-old child to a friend for sex.The father, 45, allegedly sold his daughter to an acquaintance for sexual services and was only caught when she told her teacher about it.According to the Borneo Post the man was, at the order of The Magistrate's Court in Kuching, Sarawak, remanded in custody for an extended period of time following the allegation. READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE 'Frightened' Putin 'getting closer to launching nuclear strike' warns ex-RAF chief He was arrested on September 27 after the teacher lodged a complaint with police following the little girl’s tip-off.The man was taken into custody in Matang at around 2pm – his accomplice, 44, who is the friend alleged to have ‘bought’ the girl, was arrested two days later on September 29.They are both now in custody to, in the words of local media outlets, ‘assist in investigations.’On October 3, Magistrate Zaiton Anuar extended the time the first man was to be remanded in custody from five to 10 days.The second suspect is to be held in custody from until October 6.The case is being looked into under the Malaysian laws Section 31(1)(b) of the Child Act 2001 for child neglect and abandonment and Section 376 of the Penal Code for rape.Sarawak is located on the northeast of the Island of Borneo, the third largest island in the world and which is divided between Malaysia and Brunei in the north, and Indonesia to the south. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here .
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Bloke on Death Row in Bali over drug cocktail 'birthday present'
Death Row over a drug cocktail 'birthday present' he received.The man identified only by his initials of MP, is a New Zealand national and is facing the death penalty for his actions.The 42-year-old is also facing a prison sentence of at least four years behind bars, after getting caught with cocaine, MDMA and meth in his possession, the Daily Mirror reports.READ MORE: Brit beach-goer thinks he's stumbled upon £90million worth of washed up cocaineThe Bali chapter of the National Narcotics Agency (BNNP Bali) revealed that the Kiwi, who was identified as MP, received a suspicious 'birthday' package from his friend in Canada.The parcel itself – which arrived on August 26 – contained the drugs and was picked up from a Denpasar post office mailbox that was registered in MP's name.Sniffer dogs at the post office confirmed the package contained the illegal drugs and it was later revealed by authorities that the package contained a three grams of cocaine, two grams of MDMA and 1.7 grams of meth.Following the search, he was arrested at a parking lot of a store on August 30 and went on to tell authorities that the shipment was his birthday present.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Indonesia – alongside the other ASEAN member sates of Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Laos, do not allow the personal possession, sale, and/or trafficking of anything classified as a drug or narcotic.This includes many recreational drugs or substances that may be deemed legal in other countries, such as cannabis derivatives, or prescription narcotics.According to LBHM, there are 413 people on death row currently – 275 of whom were convicted of
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