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The incident happened near Hoi Sham Park on Monday. Photo: Jelly Tse

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police search for suspect who pushed boy, 9, into sea off Hung Hom

Victim managed to swim to shore safely but sustained bruises on his arms and legs.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong couple arrested over trying to open HSBC account with fake bonds

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Crime in Hong Kong

Call for Hong Kong to set up registry to track cases of parents killing children

14 Jul 2025 - 12:33PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Phone scams in Hong Kong up 22% in first 5 months of year but losses down

Police say losses have fallen more than 60 per cent due to fewer cases involving mainland Chinese students, who tend to be cheated out of larger amounts.

14 Jul 2025 - 7:00AM

A large advertisement in Central warning the public to check the authenticity of online retailers to avoid being scammed. Photo: Jelly Tse

Gun violence in the US

2 women dead, several wounded in Kentucky church shooting, police say

‘Preliminary information indicates that the suspect may have had a connection to the individuals at the church,’ police said.

14 Jul 2025 - 6:15AM

‘Inexcusable’ failures led to Trump assassination attempt: Senate report

The Secret Service ‘failed to implement security measures’ that could have prevented the July 2024 shooting in Pennsylvania, new report says.

14 Jul 2025 - 1:26AMvideocam

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When a Hong Kong drug queen escaped from a police station

Within an hour of being arrested over a HK$1 million heroin seizure, the suspect escaped from a police station, the Post reported.

13 Jul 2025 - 10:15AM

Alleged Hong Kong drug queen Yeung Yin-hing (right) is taken into Taipei District Court handcuffed to her bodyguard Chen Kwan-po to face narcotics trafficking charges. Photo: Photo: SCMP Archives

Crime in Hong Kong

Hongkongers use driving schools over border to get cheap licences illegally

Locals saving time and money by obtaining permits from mainland China driving schools that help skirt city laws.

13 Jul 2025 - 5:53PM

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong must stop loan sharks from preying on the vulnerable

Consultation must result in reforms that better protect the public and ensure city’s notorious loan sharks are not able to prosper.

13 Jul 2025 - 6:45AM

Crime in Hong Kong

2 arrested in Hong Kong after victims lose HK$10 million in fake-official scams

Scammers had asked accomplices to meet victims in hotels under the guise of conducting investigations, police say.

12 Jul 2025 - 11:59PMvideocam

Police say the scammers used fake documents to deceive their victims. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong police

Value team spirit and unity, new Hong Kong police chief tells recruits

Commissioner of Police Joe Chow inspects his first passing-out parade and later reveals that recruitment has risen significantly.

13 Jul 2025 - 1:06AM

Commissioner of Police Joe Chow inspects the force’s new recruits on Saturday. Photo: Elson Li

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong man hurt in electric bike hit-and-run accident while crossing road

Pedestrian, 50, was crossing the road at a Light Rail stop in Tin Shui Wai when hit.

12 Jul 2025 - 6:41PM

The Philippines

Sack of bones, Duterte drug war add to growing Philippine cock fighters mystery

Three sacks pulled from Taal Lake as justice secretary notes ‘intersection’ in drug war operations and cock fighters’ deaths.

12 Jul 2025 - 3:00PM

Naked dancing, ‘holy baths’: Malaysian police investigate Muslim family motivational event

A bikini-clad female speaker stripped naked and danced, urging participants to join her, a social media user has alleged.

12 Jul 2025 - 1:33PM

Putra Mosque (left) and Malaysia’s Prime Minister Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia. About 63 per cent of the population in Malaysia is Muslim. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong must unite to prevent criminal gangs from exploiting children

Readers discuss criminal syndicates preying on children, and steps schools should take to protect pupils on trips.

12 Jul 2025 - 11:30AM

An anti-drug promotion truck is parked at the police headquarters in Wan Chai on April 29. Photo: Sam Tsang

Gun violence in the US

US man who decapitated father and posted video of his head gets life sentence

Justin D. Mohn shot his father dead with a pistol then beheaded the victim with a kitchen knife and machete.

12 Jul 2025 - 5:37AM

El Chapo’s son Ovidio Guzman Lopez pleads guilty to US drug charges

He and his brothers are accused of reviving the Sinaloa Cartel after their father’s arrest by embracing fentanyl.

12 Jul 2025 - 4:46AMvideocam

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The Philippines

No more Alice Guos? Philippine lawmaker seeks new law against fake citizenship

Sherwin Gatchalian says the bill is a priority for Congress to pass, but analysts warn Manila must tackle patronage politics as well.

11 Jul 2025 - 3:49PMvideocam

Alice Guo, Bamban town’s ex-mayor, attends a hearing at the Philippine Senate last year. Photo: EPA-EFE

Secret Service agents suspended over 2024 Trump assassination attempt

A bullet grazed Trump’s ear when a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, killing an attendee and wounding two others.

11 Jul 2025 - 3:22AMvideocam

Accused in Trump assassination bid wants to fire lawyers, represent himself

Prosecutors say a Secret Service agent thwarted Ryan Routh’s attempt to shoot Trump as he played golf in Florida.

11 Jul 2025 - 3:09AMvideocam

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$36 million of ketamine shipped from the Netherlands

Two men arrested after 80kg of ketamine was discovered concealed inside a truck engine within a sea freight consignment.

11 Jul 2025 - 4:15AM

Hong Kong customs has seized 80kg of ketamine worth an estimated HK$36 million that was concealed inside a truck engine shipped from the Netherlands. Photo: Edmond So

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong ‘firefighter’ arrested for alleged dine-and-dash date scams

Police say man arrested on suspicion of obtaining property by deception for posing as firefighter to trick women into paying for lavish meals.

11 Jul 2025 - 10:04AM

A woman sharing her experiences online wrote that she met a man who claimed to be a firefighter on a dating app and went to dinner with him. Photo: Handout

Goodbye, Lucifers: why a notorious Japanese gang just called it quits

After nearly three decades of notoriety in Nagoya’s criminal underworld, members vow to ‘never again cause trouble or distress’ or re-establish the group.

10 Jul 2025 - 7:21PM

48 Chinese among 149 arrested in Pakistan scam centre raid

Citizens from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar were also arrested for allegedly running Ponzi schemes and collecting money illegally from the public.

10 Jul 2025 - 4:50PMvideocam

Malaysian teenage couple charged with murder of Cyberjaya student in dorm

The public has expressed outrage over lax security at the tech hub, such as the absence of CCTV cameras in the student dormitories.

10 Jul 2025 - 6:43PMvideocam

Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara. Photo: Handout

The Philippines

Philippines’ search for missing cock fighters at Lake Taal begins

Acting on witnesses’ accounts, the police are moving fast to try and locate the bodies before the typhoon season starts.

10 Jul 2025 - 1:15PM

Philippine Coast Guard personnel scour Talisay waters on Thursday as divers prepare to search Lake Taal, where authorities hope to locate the bodies of missing cock fighters allegedly dumped in the area. Photo: Handout

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong tech and telecoms giants unite to combat online fraud

Seven social media platforms and six telecommunications firms commit to stricter checks and enhanced user safety under new charter.

9 Jul 2025 - 10:21PM

‘Quintessence of animal cruelty’: Singapore court doubles cat killer’s sentence

The judge ruled his original sentence was too lenient given the ‘gruesome’ nature of his actions.

9 Jul 2025 - 7:03PM

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