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Hong Kongers sing protest anthem one year after major clashes
AFP, Published on 13/06/2020
» HONG KONG: Thousands of Hong Kongers sang a popular protest anthem and chanted slogans across the city Friday as they marked the first anniversary of major clashes between police and pro-democracy demonstrators.
China moves closer to passing Hong Kong security law
AFP, Published on 18/06/2020
» BEIJING: China moved closer Thursday to passing a controversial national security law for Hong Kong that has raised international concerns it will end the financial hub's limited freedoms.
Documentary on Hong Kong protests deletes scene after anthem law
AFP, Published on 25/06/2020
» HONG KONG: The director of a documentary about Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement says he has deleted a scene featuring a dissident artist playing China's national anthem after a law was passed criminalising "insults" to the revolutionary song.
China passes sweeping Hong Kong security law
AFP, Published on 30/06/2020
» HONG KONG: China passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday, a historic move that critics and many western governments fear will smother the finance hub's freedoms and hollow out its autonomy.
China censors Hong Kong internet, US tech giants resist
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» HONG KONG: China has quickly moved to censor Hong Kong's internet and access users' data using a feared new national security law, but US tech giants offered some resistance citing rights concerns.
500,000 Hong Kongers cast 'protest' vote
Reuters, Published on 12/07/2020
» HONG KONG: Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens queued to cast ballots over the weekend in what the Chinese-ruled city's opposition camp says is a symbolic protest vote against tough national security laws directly imposed by Beijing.
Clip returns to haunt Wirachai
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/07/2020
» The Royal Thai Police Office (RTPO) has initiated legal action against deputy national police chief Pol Gen Wirachai Songmetta for allegedly releasing an audio clip which caused damage to the police force, according to an official source.
Banks snared by Hong Kong sanctions laws as US-China spat spirals
AFP, Published on 05/08/2020
» HONG KONG: International banks in Hong Kong are caught in the crossfire of competing laws enacted by the United States and China as the superpowers clash over the city's future, with analysts warning businesses are being forced to pick a side.
Policeman U-turns in Boss case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/08/2020
» A forensic police officer who recently changed his mind and said Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya was driving below 80km per hour during his deadly crash in 2012 has done another U-turn. He has now returned to his original testimony and declared the actual speed was indeed 177kph, according to a police source.
RTP eyes accused cops in Boss case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/09/2020
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will take legal action against 21 police officers accused of mishandling the fatal hit-and-run case of Red Bull scion Vorayuth Yoovidhya, saying they accept Vicha Mahakun's report.