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A man convicted of having sex outside marriage receives 100 lashes from a member of the sharia police during a public caning in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on May 21. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

At Indonesia’s sharia frontier, a complicated love affair with flogging

Rights groups call it torture. Aceh’s residents reveal a more nuanced debate than outrage allows.

Singapore

Singaporean man pleads guilty to starving, beating children at facility

Indonesia

‘Grading own homework’: is Indonesia outsourcing online safety to tech giants?

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Hong Kong Basic Law

Legal Tales | Legal tender and electronic payments – can we insist on paying in cash?

Answer lies in common law’s approach to concept of legal tender.

Visitors to the 2021 Hong Kong Brands and Products Shopping Expo pay electronically for goods. Photo: Winson Wong
Germany

German ‘serial killer’ doctor gets life in prison for 15 murders

Prosecutors said during the proceedings that the palliative care doctor was suspected of having killed more than 70 other people.

Hong Kong stock market

Mainland court claims jurisdiction over Hong Kong-listed firm in lawsuit

Beijing Financial Court applied extraterritorial provisions of mainland China’s Securities Law, Financial News reports.

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Hong Kong

Letters | How dispute resolution rules can evolve to meet business needs

Readers discuss three necessary adaptations for legal services, compare their experiences in the Hong Kong and Boston airports, and reminisce about America’s founding ideals.

A Star Ferry sails past the Hong Kong skyline in Victoria Harbour. Hong Kong plans to set up an international commercial court specialising in adjudicating major cross-border disputes. Photo: AFP
Britain

Prince Harry loses privacy lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher

Harry called the result, which scuttles suits filed by others including Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, ‘⁠a complete and obvious whitewash’.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong consults on sex law reform over cult coercion, campus and online abuse

Proposed reforms would tighten the definition of consent, widen incest and underage sex rules, and cover digital sexual images such as deepfakes.

Ukraine

Ukrainian woman wanted in connection with Monaco bombing found dead

An officer in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency confessed to killing her, claiming to have acted on his own initiative.

The entrance of a residential building in Monaco on June 30, where a suspected parcel bomb explosion the previous evening wounded Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolaiev and two others. Photo: EPA
Singapore

Time bar saves Singapore WP’s Lim, Faisal from parliamentary action

The case stems from a false anecdote that former WP MP Raeesah Khan told in parliament in August 2021.

Workers’ Party chairman Sylvia Lim and secretary-general Pritam Singh attend a press conference at their headquarters in Singapore on July 19, 2023. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Vandal demands peanut butter sandwich to end Australian bridge stand-off

Police believe the bridge climber is the serial vandal responsible for the Pam the Bird graffiti appearing across Melbourne.

The Philippines

Philippines’ impeachment showdown: why removing VP Sara could be uphill battle

Prosecutors will need at least 16 votes to convict her but analysts warn the Senate’s shifting loyalties may complicate the task.

Hong Kong politics

Legco could tighten members’ code after Wong drink-driving case: Starry Lee

Wong was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, careless driving and failing to stop and report an accident late last month.

William Wong resigned as a lawmaker on Friday. Photo: Handout
The Philippines

Sara Duterte’s ally arrested ahead of her impeachment trial in Philippines

Rodante Marcoleta is likely to be the third Duterte supporter to be unable to join the opening of the vice-president’s trial.

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Philippine Senator Rodante Marcoleta (centre) is escorted by police at the Sandiganbayan special anti-corruption court on Monday. Photo: AP
Thailand

Thai beer dynasty heir’s mother drops suit under ‘ungrateful child’ law

The mother says she has tried to be fair to both her sons after ‘Psi’ went public with his childhood abuse accusations against his brother.

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Indonesia

No free lunch: Indonesia’s Bali targets barter deals in immigration sweep

The new regulation has sparked confusion among content creators and local businesses who wonder where the legal line falls.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Proposed sexual offences overhaul extensive but advocacy groups cite concerns

While government’s plan goes beyond law reform body’s suggestions, groups say ‘honest but mistaken’ defence over consent could be a loophole.

Hong Kong authorities’ plan to revamp sexual offence laws has gone further than suggestions proposed by the Law Reform Commission. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong must reform its sexual offence laws for the 21st century

Aside from introducing a statutory definition of consent and removing gender-based distinctions, reforms should ensure support for survivors.

The Philippines

Philippine senator links fatal school shooting to 764 online extremist network

There are signs that the 764 network is targeting vulnerable Filipino children online, Senator Risa Hontiveros says at a hearing.

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Japan

Japan’s detention system under scrutiny after ruling on abuse of restraints

A court order to compensate the family of a detainee shows reforms to immigration centres are urgently needed, observers say.

A police bus enters the Tokyo Detention House in Japan in 2019. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong courts

Legal Tales | The quiet grind behind the wig and gown

For most junior counsel, legal practice is less about eloquence in court and more about disciplined, often invisible, intellectual labour.

A scene from ViuTV’s legal drama series, Court! Photo: Threads
China society

Opinion | China’s ethnic unity law aims to rejuvenate and defend, not repress

China’s extraterritorial clause reaches only acts that endanger national security, unlike the US’ overreaching Global Magnitsky Act.

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Malaysia

‘Positive reform’: Malaysia cracks down on cross-border child sexual abuse

Activists welcome the change but say enforcement hurdles need to be overcome to strengthen child protection.

Thailand

Thailand’s suitcase murder raises safety fears as Pattaya mourns for teen victim

Family and friends of the victim who was allegedly murdered by an Australian man mourn for a teenage girl who was ‘beloved by everyone’.

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Thai forensic police officers on Friday inspect a suitcase containing the body of a Thai teenage girl believed to have been murdered by an Australian man near a railway track in Pattaya, Thailand. Photo: EPA
Singapore

Singapore seizes US$42.4 million bungalow linked to Nvidia chip fraud

Police have issued a prohibition of disposal order against the mansion and seized about US$770,000 as part of the probe.

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The seized mansion is believed to be at 12 Chee Hoon Avenue. Photo: Google Maps
Crime in Hong Kong

Lawmaker William Wong says sorry after arrest over CUHK drink-driving crash

CUHK associate dean arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, careless driving and failing to stop and report an accident.

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China exports

Beijing asserts control over China’s offshore tech transfers with landmark law

Beijing’s ‘milestone’ mandate seen authorising retaliatory responses to trade barriers while restricting research leaks.

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