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Jailed, unseated, exiled: Hong Kong opposition party shuts its doors
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» HONG KONG - Six lapel pins bearing the Civic Party's founding date are all Hong Kong veteran politician Alan Leong kept when the once-prominent opposition group cleared its headquarters and shuttered its doors days before the new year.
Hong Kong's largest national security trial begins
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's largest national security trial opened Monday with dozens of pro-democracy figures accused of trying to topple the government in a case critics say reflects the criminalisation of dissent in the Chinese territory.
Hong Kong's largest national security trial to begin with 47 in dock
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» HONG KONG - The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures begins Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city.
China says no new Covid deaths after changing criteria
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» BEIJING - China said Wednesday that no one had died of Covid-19 the previous day, after changing the criteria such that most virus deaths are no longer counted, as the World Health Organization said it was "very concerned" about the new wave of cases.
British man convicted of infamous 'body in suitcase' murder
AFP, Published on 31/05/2022
» A court in Kanchanaburi on Tuesday convicted a British man of the 2014 murder of a woman whose dismembered body was found in a suitcase dumped in a river.
China's low Covid death toll prompts questions
AFP, Published on 26/04/2022
» BEIJING: Two years into the pandemic, China's resurgent Covid-19 outbreak has revived questions about how the country counts deaths from the virus, with persistently low fatalities despite rising cases.
Kim edges Phachara to take first Asia Tour win in Hua Hin
AFP, Published on 06/03/2022
» American Sihwan Kim finally claimed his maiden Asian Tour title with a nine-under-par 63 in the fourth round of the inaugural International Series Thailand on Sunday.
Taiwan's Chan Shih-chang claims inaugural Royal's Cup Thailand
AFP, Published on 27/02/2022
» Taiwan's Chan Shih-chang claimed the inaugural Royal's Cup golf tournament in Kanchanaburi on Sunday, capping off a stellar run of four days as clubhouse leader.
Hong Kong parents decry child separations during virus surge
AFP, Published on 23/02/2022
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong parents are being separated from children and babies who test positive for the coronavirus, compounding public anger over the financial hub's lack of readiness for a major outbreak now sweeping the city.
Markets tumble, oil rises on Ukraine conflict fears
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» Asian and European markets sank and oil prices rallied Monday after the United States warned Russia could attack Ukraine within days as diplomatic efforts to prevent a war appeared to fail, while fears over inflation were also keeping traders on edge.