33 h. ago Hong Kong runway on standby a day after plane accident, crew to be questioned

The north runway of Hong Kong’s airport will be reopened on standby mode by noon on Tuesday, 32 hours after an Emirates cargo plane veered off it and struck a ground vehicle, sending it into the sea and killing two staff members, the airport operator has said. A source also said the Air Incident Investigation Authority was expected to meet the four Turkish crew members on the flight as part of investigations on Tuesday, with police questioning them afterwards. The crew were not prevented from...

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33 h. ago Hong Kong runway on standby a day after plane crash, crew to be questioned

The north runway of Hong Kong airport was expected to reopen on standby mode by noon on Tuesday, 32 hours after an Emirates cargo plane veered off it and struck a ground vehicle, sending it into the sea and killing two security workers, the airport operator has said. A source also said the Air Incident Investigation Authority was expected to meet the four Turkish crew members on the flight as part of investigations on Tuesday, with police questioning them afterwards. The four were not prevented...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong steps up awareness of money laundering, scam risks for migrant workers

Hong Kong police and various consulates in the city have stepped up efforts to educate migrant workers about money laundering and scam risks, following an uptick in cases among certain ethnic minority groups. Kamy Lee Ka-wai, chief inspector of the force’s financial intelligence and investigation bureau, said police had ramped up collaboration with consulates and religious organisations to reach out to the city’s ethnic minority residents and workers since last year. She said the main reason...

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3 d. ago Boy, 16, arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly tampering with MTR train doors

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after he allegedly used his hand to prevent an MTR train door from closing at Wan Chai station, police have said. The force said on Sunday it had received a report from an MTR staff member at 3.20pm the day before and arrested the teenager, of non-Chinese descent, in Hung Hom after a review of surveillance camera footage. The boy remains in custody for investigation. Police warned that criminal damage could lead to a 10-year...

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5 d. ago Indonesian man, 74, pays US$180,000 to marry woman, 24, raising eyebrows, debate

A 74-year-old Indonesian man has caused a stir after reportedly paying a bride price of three billion rupiah (US$180,000) to marry a woman 50 years his junior. The unlikely couple allegedly fuelled the controversy after they disappeared without paying their photographer, prompting a police investigation. A lavish wedding ceremony took place on October 1, in Pacitan Regency, East Java province, when the man, named Tarman, publicly announced his marriage to 24-year-old Shela Arika and presented a...

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6 d. ago 3 arrested in Hong Kong, mainland Chinese operation targeting money launderers

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities have arrested three men in a cross-border operation targeting a money laundering syndicate that allegedly used pre-recorded footage to bypass digital bank accounts’ facial recognition software and laundered more than HK$270 million (US$34.7 million). Chief Inspector Lo Yin-lam of Hong Kong police’s financial investigation bureau said on Thursday that the syndicate allegedly recruited members from the mainland to travel to the city and open accounts with...

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8 d. ago How prevalent is postnatal depression in Hong Kong and what support is in place?

An expatriate mother was suspected of drowning her seven-month-old daughter before hanging herself at her luxury home on Shouson Hill Road in the Southern district on Monday. Police investigations found that the deceased woman, 34, had a history of depression and showed signs of relapse after giving birth. The Post examines the state of depression in Hong Kong and the risks of relapse. 1. How prevalent is depression in Hong Kong? According to authorities, around 2.9 per cent of ethnic Chinese...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong police investigate after mother, infant daughter found dead at flat

Police are investigating the deaths of a woman and her seven-month-old daughter after their bodies were discovered in a luxury home in Hong Kong’s Southern district. The woman’s husband reported the case on Monday after arriving at the couple’s home at the Shouson Garden residential estate on Shouson Hill Road, the force said, adding that he had returned to the flat after his wife was potentially considering killing herself. The man found the bodies of his wife and daughter in the flat at around...

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9 d. ago Expat mother in Hong Kong suspected of drowning infant before killing herself

A preliminary police investigation has found that an expatriate mother may have drowned her seven-month-old daughter before hanging herself in a luxury home in the city’s Southern district, the Post has learned. The 34-year-old woman’s husband reported the case on Monday at around 4pm after arriving at their home at the Shouson Garden residential estate on Shouson Hill Road. The force said he returned home and found her hanging inside the flat. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. The...

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9 d. ago Expat mother in Hong Kong suspected of drowning baby before killing herself

An expatriate mother may have drowned her seven-month-old daughter before hanging herself at their home in Hong Kong’s Southern district, police have said. The 34-year-old woman’s husband reported the case at around 4pm on Monday after arriving at their flat at the luxury Shouson Garden residential estate on Shouson Hill Road. Police said he returned home and found her hanging inside the master bedroom’s walk-in wardrobe. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. The unresponsive child, who...

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1 week ago Hong Kong driver arrested after woman crossing road killed by van

Hong Kong police have arrested a driver whose van hit and killed a woman crossing the road in Kwun Tong on Friday afternoon. The man, 61, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death and remained in custody for investigation. Police received a report at 2.59pm of the accident at the junction of Kwun Tong Road and Lai Yip Street. The 61-year-old woman, surnamed Chik, sustained serious head injuries and was rushed to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong. She was pronounced dead...

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2 w. ago Second suspect in as many days escapes police custody in Hong Kong

A suspect briefly fled custody and hid inside a police station in Hong Kong before being rearrested, marking the second escape incident in two days. The most recent escape occurred on Tuesday at Sau Mau Ping Police Station, where a 32-year-old woman fled while under investigation for an assault case dating back to June 17 in Ngau Tau Kok. She was arrested for allegedly pushing her 97-year-old grandfather to the ground during a dispute over money. The elderly man was conscious when taken to...

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2 w. ago UK police investigate mosque fire as ‘hate crime’ days after synagogue attack

Police said on Sunday they were investigating a suspected arson at a mosque in southern England as a “hate crime”, days after a fatal attack on a synagogue. Officers were called to the incident at the mosque in the southern coast town of Peacehaven late on Saturday. While no one was injured, the fire caused damage to the mosque’s front entrance and a car parked outside. In the wake of the attack, Sussex Police shared images of two masked men dressed in dark clothing and appealed for help from...

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2 w. ago UK police investigate mosque fire as ‘hate crime’ after synagogue attack

Police said on Sunday they were investigating a suspected arson at a mosque in southern England as a “hate crime”, days after a fatal attack on a synagogue. Officers were called to the incident at the mosque in the southern coast town of Peacehaven late on Saturday. While no one was injured, the fire caused damage to the mosque’s front entrance and a car parked outside. In the wake of the attack, Sussex Police shared images of two masked men dressed in dark clothing and appealed for help from...

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2 w. ago 8 people injured when private car veers onto pedestrian island in Hong Kong

At least eight people have been injured in a traffic accident involving three cars and two buses near Hong Kong’s Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei. A private car veered onto a pedestrian island near the junction of Jordan Road and Shanghai Street at around 2 pm on Sunday, according to police. Among the injured were two pedestrians, who were knocked down, with one seen lying on the ground bleeding. The injured people were conscious when taken to hospital for treatment. Police are investigating the...

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2 w. ago 8 people injured as private car veers onto pedestrian island in Hong Kong

At least eight people have been injured in a traffic accident involving three cars and two buses near Hong Kong’s Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei. A private car veered onto a pedestrian island near the junction of Jordan Road and Shanghai Street at around 2pm on Sunday, according to police. Among the injured were two pedestrians, who were knocked down, with one seen lying on the ground bleeding. The injured people were conscious when taken to hospital for treatment. Police are investigating the...

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2 w. ago Lithuania’s Vilnius Airport suspends traffic over balloons in airspace

Lithuania has suspended air traffic at Vilnius Airport due to balloons possibly flying in its airspace, and flights have been diverted, the airport’s operator said late on Saturday. European aviation has repeatedly been thrown into chaos in recent weeks by drone sightings and air incursions, including at airports in Copenhagen and Munich. “Attention: the airspace over Vilnius Airport is closed,” the airport said in a statement on its website, adding that the closure was expected to last until...

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3 w. ago Oktoberfest grounds closed as Munich police investigate explosives incident

The Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich will remain shut on Wednesday until at least 5pm local time after police said they discovered explosives in a residential building in the north of the city that caught fire and left one person dead. As part of a major operation that police earlier said posed no danger to the public, special forces were investigating an area in the north of Munich where Bild newspaper and multiple other reports said shots and explosions had been heard. Police said the...

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3 w. ago Munich’s Oktoberfest briefly closed by bomb threat, deadly family drama

A suspect who set fire to his parents’ home while his family was inside, and who was found with an explosives-laden backpack, prompted the temporary shutdown of Germany’s famed Oktoberfest on Wednesday. Police said the 57-year-old man had wounded his mother and daughter, booby-trapped and set ablaze their home, and then killed himself at a nearby lake in the city’s leafy northern Lerchenau district. They said he was still alive when found but badly wounded, and later died. Police also said he...

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3 w. ago Female worker killed by moving crane at Hong Kong construction site

A female worker has been killed after being struck by a crane at a construction site in Hong Kong. The accident occurred at around 3.30pm on Tuesday afternoon at the site on Tai Po Road in Cheung Shue Tan, when the worker became trapped between the crane and railings after being hit by the moving machine. Emergency personnel freed her, but she later died from her injuries at Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Tai Po. Police are investigating the incident and the Labour Department has also...

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