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9 September, 2024
The election of Victor Dawes thawed the relationship between The Hong Kong Bar Association and Beijing. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong courts

Editorial | Hong Kong barristers’ exchanges with Beijing are vital

Latest visit to capital saw ‘frank’ talks on new national security laws, impact of any US sanctions on Hong Kong lawyers and judges, more.

South Korea martial law 2024

Did South Korea’s Yoon use fortune-telling to plan his failed martial law bid?

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Who is LaTroya Grayson – and why is she suing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs?

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Singapore

Singapore invokes fake news law against Bloomberg over bungalow sales article

The law ministry says the false statements in the Bloomberg article ‘attack the transparency of property transactions in Singapore’.

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People sit near the Merlion statue in Singapore. Singapore’s law ministry has invoked the fake news law against Bloomberg and three other news sites. Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity

‘He’s done’: meet Mike Tyson’s supportive wife, Lakiha ‘Kiki’ Spicer

Mike Tyson’s son Amir recently revealed that the boxer and his stepmum Kiki Spicer made the decision as ‘a team’ that the boxer is ‘done’ with the sport following his bout with Jake Paul.

Thailand

Thai court delivers death penalty, life sentences for German man’s murder

A Thai of Pakistani descent received the death sentence while two Germans were sentenced to life imprisonment.

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Japan

‘Make the nation happier’: Japan PM’s same-sex marriage comment spurs hope

His remarks come after a series of court rulings saying the country’s current prohibitions on marriage equality were unconstitutional.

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Plaintiffs and their supporters celebrate after a Japanese high court ruled that the country’s refusal to recognise same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, outside the Fukuoka High Court in southern Japan, on December 13. Photo: AP
Millionaires and billionaires

Who is the richest US Supreme Court justice? Net worths, ranked

Appointed by the likes of Donald Trump, Joe Biden and George W. Bush, they make decisions affecting millions of people – and are paid handsomely to do so.

Gun violence in the US

Mangione faces new murder charge that could put death penalty on the table

Federal charges could allow prosecutors to pursue capital punishment, despite it being having been abolished for decades in New York.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Patrick Jackson, US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s husband

‘We love a supportive spouse! Welcome to the club, Dr Jackson,’ wrote Pete Buttigieg’s husband Chasten when Jackson was caught weeping through his wife’s March 2022 confirmation hearing.

Meet Patrick Jackson, US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s husband of nearly three decades. Photo: Getty Images
France

France jails Dominique Pelicot for 20 years over drugging, mass rape of ex-wife

Judges found Dominique Pelicot guilty, and also convicted a first batch of 20 out of 50 co-defendants in the case.

Gisele Pelicot (middle) arrives at the criminal court where her husband Dominique Pelicot is on trial in Avignon. Photo: EPA-EFE
Japan

Anti-whaling activist’s release sparks calls in Japan to shun Danish products

Founder of Sea Shepherd environmental group is accused by Tokyo of throwing a stink bomb onto a Japanese whaling ship in 2010.

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Hong Kong

Editorial | Cooperate to tackle Hong Kong money laundering

US allegations against Hong Kong are not only misguided but also counterproductive to battling a crime that recognises no borders.

Oscar Pistorius

Who is Oscar Pistorius’ reported new love, family friend Rita Greyling?

Greyling is part of the Pistorius family’s inner circle and appears to have been quietly dating Pistorius for months – she also looks very similar to Pistorius’ ex, who he was convicted of shooting.

Oscar Pistorius’ rumoured girlfriend is Rita Greyline. Photos: TNS, Rita Greyling/LinkedIn
France

Ex-French leader Sarkozy to wear electronic tag after graft conviction upheld

Sarkozy’s lawyer said the former president would appeal to the European Court for Human Rights to challenge the ruling.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Photo: Reuters
China’s Communist Party

Chinese Premier pledges to crack down on unfair targeting of private firms

Companies have complained of being unjustly targeted by law enforcement to raise funds for cash-strapped local governments.

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Ukraine war

Opinion | How bureaucracy is sabotaging UK’s efforts to aid Ukraine

Generous amounts of military aid have been pledged, but red tape is preventing it from getting to the frontline as quickly as Ukraine needs it.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Dawn Richard – and why is she ‘absolutely terrified’ of Diddy?

Dawn Richard’s lawyer Lisa Bloom is speaking out against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after her client filed a lawsuit alleging verbal abuse, assault, and sexual battery against the music mogul in September.

Dawn Richard worked with Diddy for years. Photos: WireImage, @dawnrichard/Instagram
Indonesia

Prabowo’s proposal to scrap regional polls stirs fears for Indonesian democracy

Critics say the Indonesian president’s proposal to have local legislatures appoint regional leaders echoes Indonesia’s authoritarian past.

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Hong Kong

Editorial | Common law use no barrier to providing services over Hong Kong’s border

Hong Kong lawyers on ‘matchmaking’ trip to Guangzhou and Shenzhen forge ties and open way to further cooperation.

Sex and relationships

Luigi Mangione’s lawyer, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, is married to Diddy’s lawyer

Marc Agnifilo, who is representing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, used to work for Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer Ben Brafman, while his wife worked for Michael Bloomberg.

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Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Marc Agnifilo are a legal power couple representing Luigi Mangione and Diddy respectively. Photos: @karenagnifilo/Instagram, TNS, AFP
The Philippines

Hopes high Mary Jane Veloso will get clemency upon her return to Philippines

Veloso, who was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2010, is set to fly to Manila on Wednesday as her supporters fight to see her freed.

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Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso gestures as she leaves Yogyakarta Women’s Prison for her transfer to the capital city of Jakarta in preparation for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Gunung Kidul, Indonesia on Sunday, December 15. Photo: AP
Singapore

Singapore ministers to take legal action against Bloomberg for property deal claims

Ministers K Shanmugam and Tan See Leng have sought legal advice, with both saying they take ‘a serious view of the allegations’.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Kimberly Marasco, the writer and poet suing Tay Tay for US$7 million?

The author has finally served Swift, after claiming the pop princess plagiarised her poems in several songs across the albums Lover, Folklore, Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department.

South Korea martial law 2024

The fall of Yoon Suk-yeol: from South Korea’s rising star to impeachment

Once hailed as a reformer and anti-corruption crusader, Yoon’s presidency spiralled into chaos amid scandal and short-lived martial law.

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A supporter takes a photo of a banner featuring Yoon Suk-yeol in June 2021, the month he launched his bid to run for South Korea’s presidency. Photo: AP
Thailand

Thai teen, 14, stabs schoolmate to death in a fight

Adolescent violence is not rare in Thailand but fatal cases usually involve rival gangs of older students.

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A knife handle found at the crime scene where a Thai-Australian boy was stabbed to death in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand. Photo: AP
The Philippines

‘Stranger than fiction’: how Alice Guo’s case grips Filipinos

The case of former mayor Alice Guo has exposed weaknesses of local agencies in dealing with security gaps linked to Chinese crime syndicates.

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China-South Korea relations

Beijing decries South Korean leader Yoon’s ‘Chinese spy’ defence of martial law

China responds to Yoon Suk-yeol’s remarks about alleged espionage targeting military facilities, calling the comments ‘deeply unsettling’.

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