Suggestion raised at first ‘rules-free and warm-hearted’ closed-door dialogue session with John Lee under new format to boost internal ties
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Hong Kong tutorial centre owner gets 6 years, 4 months in jail for molesting 5 boys
The owner of a Hong Kong private tutorial centre that ceased operations has been jailed for six years and four months for molesting five boys on the premises and filming some of the offences.
The High Court on Tuesday sentenced Yu Hey-tsit for the “despicable and repulsive” acts he committed at the Prime Solid Learning Education Centre in Mei Foo Sun Chuen against the five minors, when they were between seven and 14 years old.
A government psychologist attributed Yu’s offences to his upbringing, unfulfilling marriage and failure of
India spared worst of US ‘forced labour’ tariffs, but hard talks loom
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New Delhi avoided a higher tariff rate via a timely policy change, but US demands and Russian oil friction leave a trade deal in limbo
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India has been spared the worst of Washington’s latest tariff action, but analysts say much work still needs to be done to secure a long-awaited US trade
Myanmar approves death sentence in crackdown on scam centres
Myanmar’s military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres, the speaker said.
The “Anti-Online Scam Bill” was passed after MPs approved changes to a draft bill at a combined meeting of the lower and upper houses Tuesday morning in the capital Naypyidaw, Union Parliament Speaker Aung Lin Dwe said during a live television broadcast.
Lower house MP Aye Chan confirmed to Agence France-Presse that the death sentence remained in
Chinese husband jumps into deep well to stay with wife after cicada hunt goes wrong
A woman in eastern China who was catching cicadas one evening with her husband accidentally fell into a sewage manhole, while the spouse, worried about her safety, immediately climbed into the shaft to keep her company.
The couple were successfully rescued by firefighters shortly afterwards, the Dazhong Daily reported.
The incident unfolded in Dongying, Shandong province, on July 15 when the couple were catching cicadas in a green belt in their residential community.
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Holding by-election to replace disgraced lawmaker low priority, John Lee says
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has indicated that a by-election to fill the legislative seat vacated by William Wong Kam-fai is a lower priority than preparing for three major polls over the next 18 months.
Wong resigned from the Legislative Council earlier this month following his arrest over an alleged drink-driving and hit-and-run incident
Weighing in on the issue for the first time nearly a month after the disgraced lawmaker’s resignation, the chief executive stressed on Tuesday that electoral authorities must weigh
France firestorm phenomenon: monster clouds that spawn lightning and new blazes
A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said.
Put another way, that means the inferno was no longer simply being propelled by the weather. It was making its own. The thundercloud also produced violent, erratic winds capable of driving the flames in new directions.
The phenomenon, called a pyrocumulonimbus, or pyroCb, is rare in Europe and more commonly documented in North America and Australia,
China tests first civilian drone that can fly 24 hours non-stop, fully loaded
The first tonne-class long-distance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) suitable for multiple civil purposes to be built to airworthiness standards in China – Yitong UAV System’s TP200 – completed its maiden flight on Sunday.
According to a Science and Technology Daily report on Monday, the TP200 – designed to handle maritime patrols, island supply and land surveying – can stay in the air for 24 hours at its maximum payload, giving it a range of 3,000km (
Indonesia’s Singapore rival, India’s one-shot win over SpaceX: 7 Asia highlights
From India’s orbital rocket launch to Japanese voters souring on Takaichi, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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LVMH’s fashion and leather division reports 1% organic growth in second quarter
Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy ( LVMH) reported a 1 per cent organic growth in the second quarter at its core fashion and leather goods division on Monday, ending seven straight quarters of decline, opening a busy week of French luxury results on a positive note.
Over the first half, organic sales at the fashion and leather goods division fell 1 per cent, an improvement on the 3 per cent decline in the second half of 2