3 h. ago Jimmy Lo, Hong Kong lyricist behind popular Cantopop classics, dies at 75

‘My father has passed away in his sleep he passed away peacefully,’ daughter Thalea Lo says on Facebook.

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6 h. ago Chinese football rising star Guo Jiaxuan dies at 18, just before 19th birthday following injury in Spain

Chinese football rising star Guo Jiaxuan dies at 18, just before 19th birthday following injury in Spain  Dimsum Daily

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18 h. ago Ghostbusted: bungling burglar in Thailand with ‘Scream’ mask arrested

The 21-year-old man was planning to rob a gold shop in Chiang Mai by wearing a ‘Ghostface’ mask and a black cloak to hide his tracks.

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23 h. ago Woman critically injured, 10 others hurt in Hong Kong bus crash

Double-decker bus smashes into a road barrier on a highway in Tai Po.

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24 h. ago Jailing of Indonesian trans woman for Jesus’ hair remark raises rights concerns

Ratu Thalisa was convicted in Medan under a controversial blasphemy law and jailed for almost three years.

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24 h. ago Indonesia’s richest woman Marina Budiman loses half her wealth in 3 days

The president commissioner of Indonesia’s biggest data centre operator was sitting atop a US$7.5 billion fortune, until the stock crashed.

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27 h. ago Up to 100,000 still work in Myanmar’s scam hubs – and not all are victims, Thai police say

The top police general leading Thailand’s operation against the compounds called for careful investigations to identify criminals.

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35 h. ago Woman dead, husband missing as violent storm lashes southern Spain

Couple had disappeared in the village of Constantina, Andalusia when Storm Laurence caused a stream to swell, sweeping away their car.

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40 h. ago Hong Kong banker cleared of indecently assaulting female subordinate

Woman who accused Alan Lai, 54, of molesting her on three separate occasions and attacking her twice at work not a credible witness, magistrate says.

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41 h. ago At least 12 die as Honduras plane crashes into water after take

The small Jetstream plane crashed minutes after taking off from Honduras’ popular Roatan Island.

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45 h. ago Chinese woman seeks US$6,800 for chores, divorce court awards 5 times that, sparks delight

Ex-husband expresses surprise at award as some people online suggest men deserve compensation for being ‘bodyguards’, ‘chauffeurs’.

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3 d. ago British woman trapped in toilet dies in Thailand dive boat fire

A crew member was reportedly filling diving tanks with oxygen when the equipment malfunctioned and fire engulfed the boat.

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3 d. ago Vietnamese woman gives birth in South Korean ambulance as medical crisis persists

South Korea is facing a 13-month-long medical crisis after doctors walked out over a plan to increase admission quotas at medical schools.

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3 d. ago Australian woman admits trying to sell human toes she found in dog vomit

Joanna Kinman was working at an animal shelter at the time. She faces a maximum penalty of two years in prison.

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3 d. ago Thailand plans China visit to check on Uygur deportees’ welfare

Thailand has defended its move to return 40 Uygurs to China. The US last week imposed travel sanctions on Thai officials over the deportation.

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3 d. ago UK woman fears for elderly father detained by Taliban in Afghanistan

A British couple in their 70s were arrested by the Taliban last month.

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3 d. ago Beijing slams Western UN diplomats over meeting Jimmy Lai’s son and legal team

Lai’s son met American, British and Canadian ambassadors to United Nations last week.

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3 d. ago Manhunt under way in Hong Kong after resident slashed in Sha Tin and later dies

Victim in his fifties was chased and slashed by attackers who later fled scene in taxi.

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3 d. ago Manhunt for 2 in Hong Kong after man dies in Sha Tin slashing

Victim in his fifties was chased and slashed by attackers who later fled scene in taxi.

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3 d. ago Search for 2 murder suspects in Hong Kong after man dies in Sha Tin slashing

Victim, 52, was chased and slashed by attackers who later fled scene in taxi.

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