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Workers walk during lunch hour in Tsuen Wan on March 21, 2023. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hongkongers suffer more digital fraud than global peers, survey says

Gen Z users are in the crosshairs of online scammers who prowl forums and dating sites for prey, according to TransUnion.

AstraZeneca’s China president under ‘ongoing investigation’: company

Relocation of South Korea’s notorious child rapist sparks outrage, legal debate

Who is WWE co-founder Vince McMahon’s wife Linda, who worked for Trump?

Five alleged victims have come forward claiming that WWE’s ringside announcer, Mel Phillips, used his ‘highly visible position’ to recruit young boys – and that the couple knew about it.

Who is Linda McMahon, wife of disgraced WWE ex-boss Vince McMahon? Photo: Getty Images

Who is Bob’s Burgers actor Jay Johnston – and why is he going to jail?

Johnston pleaded guilty in July to interfering with law enforcement officers, who were trying to stop Trump supporters from entering the US Capitol on that fateful day in 2021.

Malaysian ex-PM Najib fails to end 5-year trial over 1MDB scandal

Court orders former leader to enter a defence over allegations that he took more than US$500 million in bribes linked to state fund 1MDB.

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Diddy invites 12-year-old actress Daveigh Chase to party in 2003 clip amid sex trafficking charges

Here are five stories from our recent coverage of the shocking charges faced by rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and the people involved in his legal woes.

A disturbing resurfaced video clip shows rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs inviting 12-year-old” Lilo & Stitch” and “The Ring” actress Daveigh Chase to a party. Photo: AFP

UK teen accused of killing 3 girls also had ricin, al-Qaeda manual, police say

Axel Rudakubana, 18, is allegedly behind murders at a Taylor Swift dance event in Southport that shocked Britain and provoked days of riots.

Hong Kong court orders HK$1.85 million recovery in first civil suit against JPEX

District Court rules platform breached its duty, ‘wrongfully’ transferred away plaintiffs’ assets to other unknown crypto wallets.

Hong Kong’s sexual violence survivors wait 1,537 days before seeking help: study

RainLily publishes study covering 1,984 cases handled by NGO, with victims waiting more than four years on average before seeking help.

The study also found the overwhelming majority of perpetrators, or 96.6 per cent, in the cases the NGO handled were men. Photo: Shutterstock

Hongkonger gets indefinite sentence at psychiatric hospital for killing neighbour

Ho Sai-yu, 38, admitted to attacking his elderly victim with a 40cm meat cleaver over alleged noise.

The Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre in Tuen Mun. Photo: Edward Wong

2 arrested over suspected murder of helper found dead at Hong Kong waterfall

Police say Southeast Asian victim believed to have drowned after she was hit with a hard object.

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Who is Lawrence Bishnoi? The Indian crime boss at the heart of a diplomatic row

Canada says Bishnoi coordinated with Indian officials to target dissidents overseas, specifically Sikh activists living in North America.

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Singapore jails man who created deepfake porn of wife’s niece

The court heard that the man ‘became curious’ about what his wife’s niece did in the toilet, ‘out of frustration’.

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The man set up a camera in the victim’s bathroom and hid one under her bed, the court heard. Photo: Shutterstock

Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington, damage 3 in Oregon

One of the fires potentially affected one of the most competitive congressional races in the United States.

First responders pull burning contents out of a ballot box in Vancouver, Washington. Photo: Evan Bell/ABC Affiliate KATU via Reuters

30-year prison sentence sought for ex-doctor in Rwandan genocide trial

Eugene Rwamucyo is latest person accused of taking part in 1994 massacre of the African country’s Tutsi population to face justice in France.

How gelato gangsters in Sicily were caught cold by Italian police

Sweet justice was served ice-cold when Italian police brought down a thriving mafia-run ice cream empire in Sicily. How did they do it?

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Bolivia accuses ex-president Morales of ‘staged’ assassination attempt

Bolivia’s government claimed the former leader’s convoy had fired on special anti-narcotics police who were carrying out a patrol.

Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales. File photo: AP

Elon Musk sued in Pennsylvania over US$1 million US election giveaways

Civil lawsuit is the first official legal challenge that Trump-backer Musk has faced over his swing state sweepstakes.

Duterte’s ‘bombshell’ admission: ‘I had a death squad … I used gangsters’

Rodrigo Duterte admitted that he also ordered the police to ‘encourage’ arrested suspects into fighting back so that they could be killed.

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Hong Kong police install 504 CCTVs, with possible use for counterterrorism

Secretary for Security Chris Tang says he will not exclude using surveillance camera push to combat terrorism.

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Police’s surveillance cameras installed on Wellington Street in Central. Photo: Edmond So

Chef at Hong Kong hotel gets suspended prison sentence for filming upskirt videos

Eastern Court hears Japanese national Eisaku Hara, 50, lost his job after case was disclosed to public.

A chef at a restaurant in Four Seasons Hong Kong has received a suspended prison sentence for filming upskirt videos. Photo: Elson Li

8 Hollywood stars who have been in cults, from Joaquin Phoenix to Glenn Close

Joaquin and River Phoenix were both in the Children of God cult, which encouraged child abuse, while David and Patricia Arquette’s parents started a controversial ‘spiritual movement’.

Bolivia’s Morales accuses government after his vehicle was hit by gunfire

Ex-president accuses current president of assassination attempt after vehicle was shot 14 times, hurting driver.

8 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing

A suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint in western Pakistan on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding five more, officials said.

Police stand guard at a checkpoint in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 13. Photo: EPA-EFE

China accuses US of ‘disinformation’ hacking attempt report

Perpetrators are said to have tapped into Verizon’s network in bid to access devices used by the Republican nominee and his running mate.

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Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in Austin, Texas, on Friday. Photo: AP

Northern Ireland jails man who abused up to 3,500 girls online

One of his catfishing attacks, which occurred on social media platforms, led to the suicide of a 12-year-old US girl.

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Hong Kong police arrest man over theft of HK$4,300 on board flight from Malaysia

Passenger from mainland China detained after two other travellers said cash taken from their luggage mid-flight.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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