Hong Kong’s Environment and Ecology Bureau is not participating in a trial of the city’s waste charging scheme, saying that the way rubbish was collected from its location in the Central Government Offices made it “not a suitable location.” First suggested by the government in 2005 before becoming law in 2021, the waste charging scheme […]
Students set up encampments to demand Columbia divest from Israel while those at USC gathered in support of Asna TabassumTensions on Columbia University’s campus continued to rise on Thursday as the New York police department began breaking up student protests over Israel’s war on Gaza, at the direction of the school’s president, and arrests were made.Hundreds of students pitched tents and began camping out in the center of the famous central campus from early morning on Wednesday in protest,...
Hong Kong police have arrested a woman on suspicion of sharing test papers from the city’s university entrance examination online. The documents were leaked on Chinese social networking site Xiaohongshu, local media reported. A 23-year-old woman surnamed Lau was detained on Wednesday for allegedly breaching the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Ordinance, police said […]
Hong Kong’s judiciary has handled around 90 per cent of cases on national security and the 2019 protests. As of February, the Judiciary had handled 93 per cent of more than 2,320 cases relating to 2019 protests and unrest, and 87 per cent of over 200 national security cases, it said in a document submitted […]
NEW YORK (AP) — New York police removed a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University on Thursday and arrested dozens of protesters. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Several students involved in the protest said they were also suspended from Columbia and Barnard College, including Isra Hirsi, who is the daughter
Nine jurors have been selected for Hong Kong’s first-ever trial under a United Nations anti-terrorism ordinance over an alleged conspiracy to commit bombings and shoot police officers to death in December 2019. The High Court on Monday completed the selection of a jury consisting of three men and six women, who will hear a 60-day […]
Police storm YALE with riot gear (First column, 12th story, link) Related stories:Colleges Struggle to Contain Intensifying Pro-Palestinian ProtestsALL CLASSES HELD VIRTUALLY AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNYU in chaos as cops make arrests and clear tents
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai’s arrest dealt a “heavy blow” to pro-democracy advocacy group Stand With Hong Kong, causing it to lose its connections to US politicians, the media mogul’s national security trial has heard. Activist Andy Li was also arrested in the same police swoop on August 10, 2020, but the activist group had […]
Hong Kong police have received over 28,000 tip-offs via the anti-terrorism hotline since its launch in June 2022, including reports of suspected possession of weapons and suspected harbouring of explosives. Police told HKFP on Wednesday that public vigilance against terrorism increased as the authorities heightened promotion and educational efforts, and encouraged residents to report suspicious […]
Hong Kong's crackdown on online scams has seen 1,121 arrests, dismantling a syndicate that has been laundering millions via cryptocurrency.
Hong Kong’s government says it approved spending of over HK$192 million since 2023 on “mega events” designed to attract tourists, and had put rules in place to guard against potential conflicts of interest. In a written response to lawmakers on Wednesday, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau said the committee overseeing the “Mega Arts and […]
Hong Kong’s government has revealed that it spent HK$9.17 million on rent, salaries and other expenses to fund former leader Carrie Lam’s office last year, a figure 32 per cent higher than the previous year. Authorities set up an office for Lam after she finished her term as chief executive in 2022, as is standard […]