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A view of Hong Kong Island and Victoria Harbour at sunset on May 19. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Opinion | How Hong Kong won its legacy of protection for Victoria Harbour

The city owes a debt of gratitude to the Society for Protection of the Harbour for its decades-long work to limit damaging reclamation.

Hong Kong courts

Exclusive | Hong Kong needs ‘targeted law’ to tackle AI deepfake porn: Bar Association chief

Malaysia

Malaysia orders Zara’s body to be exhumed amid protests over student’s death

Indonesia

Indonesian father demands death penalty after soldier son’s hazing death

The father of the 23-year-old victim, who is a sergeant, says he wants those responsible for his son’s death to face the death penalty.

Prada Lucky Chepril Saputra Namo, 23, died on Wednesday in the ICU of a hospital in a district in East Nusa Tenggara province after suffering extensive physical trauma reportedly inflicted by his fellow soldiers. Photo: Handout
Indonesia

Calls in Indonesia to curb religious intolerance after Christian groups attacked

Attacks are rooted in systemic discrimination against religious minorities in Indonesia and undermine freedom of worship, analysts say.

South Korea

South Korea’s Yoon claims ‘human rights abuse’ after questioning attempt fails

The ex-president’s legal team accused investigators of acting illegally by trying to forcibly remove him from his cell for questioning.

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US-China relations

Opinion | The US shouldn’t disrespect China’s right to the high seas

Washington’s recent confrontation of a Chinese research icebreaker reflects gaps in its application of international maritime law.

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Indonesia

Viral Bali paragliding video triggers debate on tourists’ behaviour

The video sparked outrage, but authorities say it was an optical illusion and the paragliders never actually flew over a sacred temple.

Australia

Australian state offers US$1.3 million to compensate wrongly jailed woman

She was wrongfully jailed for 20 years over the deaths of her four young children.

Malaysia

Justice for Zara? Malaysia reopens probe into student’s fatal fall

The attorney general has ordered a new investigation into the death of the 13-year-old student following the release of a viral audio clip.

A still from a video circulated on social media shows Zara Qairina Mahathir dressed in academic dress with her mother, Noraidah Lamat. Photo: Facebook
South Korea

Injury fears halt second attempt to question South Korea’s ex-president Yoon

For the second time in a week, prosecutors failed to remove the already detained former president from his cell for questioning.

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol exits Seoul Central District Court after attending a hearing last month to review the legality of his detention. Photo: Yonhap/EPA
Hong Kong

Legal Tales | How Hong Kong can regulate the harm caused by deepfake porn

Creators of deepfake pornography may exist in a legal vacuum, with existing laws unable to properly govern or penalise their culpable conduct.

Indonesia

Forgive and forget? Prabowo’s pardons divide Indonesia

As Indonesia’s president pardons former political foes Thomas Lembong and Hasto Kristiyanto, is it about unity or consolidating power?

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Hong Kong courts

Court blocks Hong Kong violin teacher’s bid to fight eviction from public flat

Tang Wai-yin denied permission to lodge a judicial review over Housing Authority’s decision to repossess flat.

Violin teacher Tang Wai-yin has not been allowed to file a judicial review. Photo: Dickson Lee
South Korea

‘I apologise’: South Korea’s ex-first lady faces public grilling over scandals

With her husband already in custody, Kim is now being questioned over her role in gift and stock scandals – and a surprise trip to Ukraine.

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South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon-hee, wife of impeached ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol, arrives for questioning at the special prosecutor’s office in Seoul on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong needs real talent, not troublemakers and misfits

The city should recalibrate its talent admission policies to ensure they attract the best and brightest and can’t be exploited by bad actors.

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Indonesia

Bali immigration officers helped Russians run violent extortion scheme: police

The two officers were arrested alongside the Russians and are likely to lose their jobs, pending the outcome of disciplinary processes.

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Malaysia

Malaysian influencers’ chicken bones prank on homeless man sparks police probe

A video of the content creators showing them offering the bones to the man after eating at a KFC restaurant has ignited public anger.

A trio in Malaysia who have offered chicken bones to a homeless man are under investigation by the authorities for “exploitation of the marginalised in the name of cheap entertainment”. Photo: Threads/cken_daily.psd
New Zealand

New Zealand bus driver finds bizarre cargo: a 2-year-old in a suitcase

The toddler was alive but very hot after reportedly being in the suitcase for nearly an hour, wearing only a nappy.

Singapore

F1 tycoon Ong Beng Seng admits guilt in Singapore minister gifts scandal

The 79-year-old businessman pleaded guilty on Monday to one charge of abetting obstruction of justice. His sentencing is set for August 15.

Hong Kong youth

Editorial | Hong Kong must move fast to stamp out scourge of ‘space oil’ narcotic

Amid raised penalties, increased enforcement and expanded outreach, all reasonable avenues must be explored before more teenagers die.

An advertisement warning against “space oil” drug in Admiralty on July 5. Photo: May Tse
Bangladesh

Bangladesh protest victim, witness gives evidence in ex-PM Hasina trial

Khokon Chandra Barman’s face was ripped apart by gunshot during the protests last year. He lost his left eye the same day Hasina fled by helicopter.

Protesters celebrate beside a defaced portrait of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after news of her resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 5 last year. Photo: AP
Hong Kong society

No need to amend law in light of AI porn case, Hong Kong privacy chief says

Existing ordinance covers misuse of personal data in deepfake images, privacy commissioner Ada Chung says.

Britain

UK defends Online Safety Act after X claims it threatens free speech

Under new UK rules, platforms must work to prevent children accessing harmful content like material that encourages suicide, but X says regulators are heavy-handed.

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United States

US appeals court maintains LA immigration arrests pause

A federal appeals panel ruled that plaintiffs would likely be able to prove that arrests had occurred based on appearance, language, and where they lived or worked.

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Police make an arrest during a protest in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles in June. Photo: via AFP
Climate change

Macroscope | Why force of law is world’s best hope for beating climate change

We need radical solutions reinforced by legal statutes to bolster the fight against climate change and make polluters pay.

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Cars make their way east out of Los Angeles during the evening rush hour on January 25, 2024. The US Environmental Protection Agency on July 29 issued a proposal to rescind a foundational scientific finding that underpins the federal government’s authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and, more broadly, address climate change. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Widodo’s rivals to go free as Indonesia’s Prabowo pardons thousands of inmates

Prominent opposition figures Hasto Kristiyanto and Tom Lembong will be released as ‘both have demonstrated service to the nation’.

South Korea

Underwear-clad Yoon refuses to leave South Korea prison cell for questioning

Prosecutors said they gave up after two hours because the impeached former president refused to stand or dress.

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