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Hong Kong customs seizes B42.5m of smuggled platinum, its largest haul in 20 years
South China Morning Post, Published on 20/09/2024
» Hong Kong customs has claimed its biggest haul of smuggled platinum in two decades, seizing HK$10 million (42.5 million baht) worth of the metal hidden in a battery box at the bottom of a Shenzhen-bound truck.
Hong Kongers warned about wild monkeys
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/04/2024
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong hikers should avoid provoking wild monkeys by eating in front of them, holding plastic bags or making eye contact, a wildlife official has said, adding some residents' interactions with the animals are "well-intentioned, but not very helpful".
Nationalist Israelis plan new Jewish temple on Al-Aqsa site
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» JERUSALEM: With imported sacrificial cows, ancient hymns and growing support, some nationalist Jews hope to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem's Old City, at a site at the heart of Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
Burkina rally celebrates French troop pull-out announcement
AFP, Published on 29/01/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU - Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou Saturday in support of the ruling junta, days after France confirmed its special forces there would withdraw, an AFP journalist saw.
Normal travel between mainland, Hong Kong resumes with border reopening
Xinhua, Published on 08/01/2023
» HONG KONG/SHENZHEN: Normal travel between mainland and Hong Kong resumed as various control points linking Shenzhen and Hong Kong reopened on Sunday morning.
China, Hong Kong scrub Tiananmen memories on anniversary
AFP, Published on 04/06/2022
» BEIJING: There was heightened security around Beijing's Tiananmen Square Saturday, the anniversary of the bloody 1989 crackdown, while police in Hong Kong warned people not to gather as China strives to remove all reminders of the events of June 4.
Taliban ban Afghan women flying alone in latest setback on rights
AFP, Published on 28/03/2022
» KABUL: The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from flying unless accompanied by a male relative, in the latest crackdown on basic human rights by the country's new rulers since seizing power.
Taliban ban Afghan women from flying without male relative
AFP, Published on 28/03/2022
» KABUL: The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied by a male relative, aviation officials told AFP.
Hong Kong students showing signs of depression as new school year brings heavier workload
South China Morning Post, Published on 03/11/2021
» HONG KONG: More than half of some 3,600 Hong Kong secondary school pupils questioned by a youth group showed signs of depression, researchers said on Tuesday.
Hong Kong to ban plastic cutlery at restaurants in four years
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/07/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong restaurants will have to provide more eco-friendly tableware and customers may need to bring their own containers for takeaway meals under a government proposal to eventually ban disposable plastic items.