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Hong Kong police are investigating a robbery in which about 80 luxury watches were stolen from a shop in the city’s Causeway Bay shopping district at lunchtime on August 31, 2022. Four robbers stormed into Tse’s Collection, a ground-floor watch shop at the junction of Lockhart Road and Canal Road East, and threatene…
Nearly 150 pet cats stolen for human consumption in China were reportedly rescued on August 25, 2022, before they ended up being sold in markets. Police in the eastern province of Shandong said meat traders stole the felines, most of them pets, by luring the animals into traps using live sparrows as bait. Although c…
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Charges have been filed against seven people who allegedly assaulted women who were dining at a restaurant in northern China. Police announced the charges on August 29, 2022, more than two months after the June 10 brutal attack that was caught on security cameras at the restaurant in Tangshan in Hebei province. The …
Ohn Myint is a traditional “Ywal” juggling master, with over 30 years of experience, who has passed down the disappearing art form to his 12-year-old granddaughter. The tradition is believed to date back to the early 19th century, when performers at the royal court started to juggle with balls made of blown, coloure…
A pair of illegal skyscrapers were razed in a controlled explosion near the Indian capital New Delhi on August 28, 2022, ending a 9-year court battle over building and fire safety law violations. Nearly 3,700kg (8,160lbs) of explosives was used to turn the 32-storey and 29-level residential towers to dust in about 1…
Australian authorities have seized 1.6 tonnes of methamphetamine hidden in marble tiles shipped from the Middle East to Sydney. Police described it as the largest-ever seizure of the illicit drug in Australia. Police estimate the meth's street value at A$1.6 billion (US$1.1 billion), reflecting the higher prices tha…
A woman was detained by police for wearing a kimono in public, amid rising anti-Japanese sentiment in China. She was cosplaying as a manga character on the street which is known for its “Japanese folk culture”.That, and more trending videos from China this week.
The death toll from Pakistan’s floods since June 2022 has reached more than 800. The South Asian country’s climate change minister Sherry Rehman said on August 24, 2022, that the nation was facing a “climate catastrophe of epic scale”, with three million people affected. Nearly 125,000 homes have been destroyed and …
Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duties on August 24, 2022, to consider whether the leader has breached an eight-year term limit for the country’s prime ministers. The former army chief came to power when he staged a coup in 2014. Opposition considered 2014…
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hit back again terrorism charges laid against him on August 22, 2022, saying that Pakistan has “no rule of law”. Police filed terrorism charges against the former leader for allegedly escalating political tensions during mass rally speeches, during which he vowed to sue pol…
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is to serve 12 years in prison, after losing a final appeal over his corruption conviction related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal on August 23, 2022. In 2020, the former Malaysian leader was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined 210 million ringgit …
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been charged with breaking anti-terrorism laws, according to authorities on August 22, 2022. Dozens of Khan supporters gathered outside his home, vowing to prevent his arrest. The charges were based on a speech Khan gave during a public rally in the capital Islamabad on …
A man has been arrested at Bangkok airport for allegedly carrying 17 live animals in his luggage. Among the haul were a white desert fox, raccoon, iguana and a white python, Thai police said. Abilash Annaduri, who was bound for the eastern Indian city of Chennai on August 17, 2022, allegedly hid the animals under sn…
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Sri Lanka police fired tear gas and a water cannon at a protest on August 18, 2022, to break up the first demonstration since the crisis-hit island nation lifted a state of emergency on May 20. An unprecedented economic collapse has sparked large anti-government rallies after months of hardship caused by shortages o…
The two children found dead in suitcases bought at an online auction appeared to have been primary-school age, according to New Zealand police on August 18, 2022. The bodies of the victims, who have yet to be identified, were found by a family who purchased a trailer-load of items from a storage locker through an on…
Famous Western brands like Starbucks and Coca-Cola that have exited Russia face years of battling knock-offs and unauthorised imports. It’s a risky bid as courts show little sympathy for firms that leave the country. Hundreds of companies pulled out of Russia in early 2022, after Moscow sent thousands of troops into…
A Chinese woman was detained by police in Suzhou for wearing a kimono in public, amid rising anti-Japanese sentiment in China. She was cosplaying as a manga character.
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A wave of arson and bombing attacks hit three of Thailand’s southernmost provinces overnight on August 16-17, 2022. The incidents reported in at least 17 locations injured at least seven people, police said. No one had claimed responsibility for the attacks as of August 17. Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat are Thailand’…
Seven people were killed and eight others injured when a flash flood hit Longcao Valley in China’s Sichuan province.
Taliban members fired into the air to disperse a rare protest in the Afghan capital Kabul on August 13, 2022, two days before the first anniversary of the Taliban regaining control of the country. A group of around 40 women marched to the education ministry, chanting “bread, work and freedom” and “Justice, justice. …
Iran has denied involvement in the bloody attack that critically wounded British author Salman Rushdie, blaming instead the British writer and his supporters. A spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry made the claims on August 15, 2022, more than two days after the attack in New York state. Rushdie sustained multiple …
Relatives attended a mass funeral in Giza, Egypt on August 14, 2022, for some of the 41 victims killed in an electrical fire and stampede at the Abu Sifin Coptic Christian church earlier the same day. Electrical fires are not rare in Egypt. In late 2020, a fire at a hospital treating Covid-19 patients killed at leas…
Police in northwestern China helped rescue an ailing black stork that apparently was forced to make an “emergency landing” when it was overcome by record heat. A villager found the fledgling resting in his yard in Shaanxi province in mid-August 2022, during the annual migration season for the endangered species. Pol…
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Amid Sri Lanka’s worst-ever economic crisis, many of its people have been trying to escape the island nation. Many have sought to flee to Australia, where some have been detained and deported back to Sri Lanka, where they face prosecution. Among them is Neenu Mekala, whose husband has been jailed accused of smugglin…
Volunteers dressed up as clowns to try and bring some cheer to Palestinian children in Rafah on August 9, 2022, after three days of violence in the city in southern Gaza. At least 15 children were among the 44 Palestinians killed during the conflict involving Israeli air strikes and rockets fired by the Palestinian …
Subway stations, bridges and major roads in South Korea’s capital have been submerged by record flooding on August 9, 2022, as Seoul experienced its heaviest rainfall since 1942, according to local media. The downpour has killed at least eight in the East Asian country, injuring nine people while six were listed as …
Ukraine’s State Security Service has released footage that Kyiv says shows hitmen who have been arrested after they were hired by Russia to kill several people including top government officials. Ukrainian officials said the Russian military intelligence agency known as GRU had ordered them to assassinate Defence Mi…
An Egypt-brokered ceasefire that went into effect early on August 8, 2022, brought an end to a bloody weekend in the Gaza Strip, where at least 44 Palestinians were killed. About 350 people were also hurt, mostly in Gaza but some Israelis suffered minor injuries. The conflict started August 5 when Israel launched wh…
At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire broke out at a crowded nightclub in Thailand’s eastern Chonburi province on August 5, 2022. The flames engulfed the entrance even as people fled the Mountain B nightclub, some with their clothes aflame. Thai police have launched an investigation into the…
An off-duty police officer jumped onto an out-of-control bus to stop it from rolling down a busy road in southwest China’s Guizhou province.
Hong Kong’s new Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok speaks with Post senior reporter Chris Lau about the city's rule of law and legislating Article 23 of the Basic Law on protecting national security. Lam said “perceptions are very important”, saying that as justice secretary, he would promote a “clear and accu…
Police practised how they would respond to a shooting attack at a school campus in the US state of Florida on August 3, 2022. More than 100 law enforcement officers carried out the drill at the school in the southeastern state. Firearms instructors guided and assessed their response to a shooting on a busy school da…
Peruvian Zoila Lecarnaque Saavedra served eight years in a Hong Kong prison after she was found guilty of smuggling drugs into Hong Kong from Peru in 2013. Saavedra claims she was hired by a woman who offered her US$2,000 to travel to the city to pick up a shipment of tax-free electronics that would be sold for prof…
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In Vigan City, a Unesco World Heritage site on northern Philippines’ Luzon island, Spanish colonial-era buildings that are centuries old were damaged by a magnitude 7 earthquake on July 27 that killed at least five people. Video of the scene also shows cars crushed under fallen debris.
A man convicted of killing seven people in a truck ramming and stabbing rampage in Tokyo’s popular Akihabara electronics district in 2008 was executed on July 26, 2022. Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said Tomohiro Kato had undertaken meticulous preparation for the attack and displayed a strong intent to kill. K…
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At least 18 people were killed in a police operation targeting criminals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 21, 2022. Heavily armed police officers raided favelas in northern Rio to arrest alleged gang members who were suspected of robbing banks and stealing cars. The operation left 16 gang members, a police officer …
Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the new president of Sri Lanka by the country’s chief justice on July 21, 2022. The six-time prime minister won 134 votes in the 225-member parliament in a vote count on July 20, after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and resigned from his post the previous wee…
