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scmp.com > news > hong-kong > law-and-crime > article > 3346607 > 2-monks-brawl-during-temple-ceremony-hong-kong-leaving-1-injured

2 monks brawl during temple ceremony in Hong Kong, leaving 1 injured

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (154+ words) Police say one monk has been arrested after fight at repentance service at Chuk Lam Sim Yuen Two monks have clashed during a religious ceremony at a historical Buddhist monastery in Hong Kong, leaving one injured and the other in…...

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scmp.com > news > hong-kong > law-and-crime > article > 3346595 > hong-kongs-anti-corruption-agency-seeks-50-new-officers-refuses-ease-criteria

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency seeks 50 new officers, refuses to ease criteria

5+ hour, 12+ min ago  (212+ words) We think that challenges will only get more complex and the situation will only get tougher," academy director Paul Lau says at learning event Paul Lau Chi-ho, the director of the ICAC"s Hong Kong International Academy Against Corruption, said…...

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scmp.com > week-asia > economics > article > 3346543 > more-malaysian-scammers-target-singapore-based-victims-pass-cash-gold-mules

Malaysian scammers in Singapore pivot to cash handover as online curbs tighten

7+ hour, 33+ min ago  (235+ words) The warning by Singapore police comes as government official impersonation scams continue to surge in the city state Scam syndicates allegedly from Malaysia are increasingly relying on couriers and physical handovers when targeting victims in Singapore, as tighter banking safeguards…...

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scmp.com > news > world > united-states-canada > article > 3346568 > judge-quashes-subpoenas-fed-chair-says-investigation-was-politically-motivated

Judge quashes subpoenas of Fed chair, says probe was ‘politically motivated’

17+ hour, 15+ min ago  (224+ words) A "mountain of evidence" suggests the subpoenas were to pressure Jerome Powell to obey Trump"s demands to cut interest rates, the judge says A federal judge on Friday quashed US Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in…...

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scmp.com > news > asia > southeast-asia > article > 3346574 > acid-attack-indonesian-activist-raises-fears-democracy-under-prabowo

Acid attack on Indonesian activist raises fears for democracy under Prabowo

11+ hour, 12+ min ago  (136+ words) Andrie Yunus, deputy coordinator of the KontraS rights group, sustained serious injuries to his face, an eye, hands and chest in the attack in Jakarta late on Thursday. Andrie was riding a motorbike when he was approached by two men…...

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scmp.com > news > asia > east-asia > article > 3346534 > japanese-man-gets-14-years-deadly-tequila-fuelled-rape-attempt

Japanese man gets 14 years for deadly tequila-fuelled rape attempt

14+ hour, 33+ min ago  (230+ words) The victim died from acute alcohol poisoning after Hiroki Itaya forced her to drink 32 tequila shots at a bar in Nagoya A Japanese court on Friday sentenced a man to 14 years in prison for attempting to rape an intoxicated woman…...

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scmp.com > news > world > americas > article > 3346567 > cartel-boss-us-most-wanted-list-captured-bolivia-raid

Cartel boss on US ‘most wanted’ list captured in Bolivia raid

17+ hour, 49+ min ago  (178+ words) Sebastian Enrique Marset Cabrera, who had a US$2 million bounty on his head, was immediately put on a plane to be transferred to the US An alleged cocaine boss with a US$2 million bounty on his head was captured by…...

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scmp.com > news > world > europe > article > 3346566 > uks-andrew-and-peter-mandelson-pictured-bathrobes-jeffrey-epstein

UK’s Andrew and Peter Mandelson pictured in bathrobes with Jeffrey Epstein

18+ hour, 28+ min ago  (130+ words) UK's Andrew and Peter Mandelson pictured in bathrobes with Jeffrey Epstein'South China Morning Post Both Andrew and Mandelson feature many times in the so-called Epstein files. Images show Andrew bent over an unidentified female and lying across the laps of…...

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scmp.com > news > hong-kong > law-and-crime > article > 3346478 > 2-tiananmen-vigil-activists-have-case-answer-subversion-trial-court-rules

2 anti-China activists have case to answer in subversion trial, court rules

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (183+ words) Hong Kong judges say prosecutors" evidence suggests Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung might have incited others to oust Communist Party leadership Two former leaders of a now-disbanded alliance behind Hong Kong"s annual Tiananmen Square vigil have a case to…...

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scmp.com > week-asia > health-environment > article > 3346540 > indian-man-13-year-vegetative-state-allowed-die-supreme-court

‘Death is a release’: Indian parents win right to grant son a dignified death

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (141+ words) Harish Rana was comatose and bedridden for over a decade. Now, the Supreme Court has ruled that his "endless misery" can finally end The decision in the case of Harish Rana is widely seen as one of the clearest real-world…...