Trump admin closer to deporting pro-Palestinian activist after court ruling
The ruling, which reversed an earlier decision to release Khalil, is a win for the Trump administration’s efforts to deport the ex-student
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Hong Kong lawyers told to specialise, not just compete, in Greater Bay Area
Bar Association chair Jose-Antonio Maurellet says lawyers can contribute to joint legal teams in cases with mainland and common law elements
· Wynna Wong
Hong Kong police shoot and kill man wielding knife in Tuen Mun | South China Morning Post
Officer responding to the scene opened fire near a convenience store at Tuen Mun Town Plaza.
Hong Kong police shoot and kill man wielding 30cm knife in Tuen Mun
Police say officers on scene at Tuen Mun Town Plaza shopping centre had no choice but to shoot man to save passer-by
· Danny Mok
Hong Kong watchdog warns against using Musk’s Grok bot to create indecent images
Using AI’s image-editing function to ‘undress’ people or create malicious content could amount to criminal offences, privacy watchdog says
· Wynna Wong
2 dead after crane collapses in Thailand, second incident in 2 days | South China Morning Post
A crane collapse on a highway outside Bangkok killed two people, one day after a separate construction crane plunged onto a rail track in Thailand’s northeast, killing 32 passengers.
Explainer | Bid-rigging clamp, smoke-free construction sites: Hong Kong Legco gets cracking
The Post looks into measures proposed in response to last year’s Wang Fuk Court fire
· Lo Hoi-ying
Hong Kong police hunt trio after HK$838,000 watch disappears from hotel room
Woman claims luxury watch went missing from her Peninsula hotel room after inviting three men in for drinks in the early hours of Thursday
· Danny Mok
Illegal tobacco trade kingpin arrested. Long live king tobacco - Michael West
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· James Martin
Secret plans, angry emails: Nexperia hearing exposes tussle over China control
The court hearing could be decisive in the tug-of-war over control of the Dutch chipmaker, which sparked supply chain worries and China tensions
· Xiaofei Xu
South Korean prosecution seeks death penalty for Yoon in rebellion trial | South China Morning Post
While prosecutors are pursuing a death sentence for the ousted president over his martial law debacle, legal experts said life in prison is a more likely outcome.
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Man shot by US officer in Minneapolis as tensions flare over crackdown
A week after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, an agent fired ‘defensive shots’ during a struggle involving a snow shovel and three people
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Trump calls Minnesota ICE shooting 'sad to see on both sides'
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· Mia Gonzalez
Thai PM moves to strip scandal-hit firm of contracts after second deadly accident
Amid public anger, PM Anutin issued an order to end two contracts and blacklist Italian-Thai Development after two crane disasters killed 34 people
· Aidan Jones
Anti-graft court upholds cancellation of Zaldy Co’s passport
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· Jairo Bolledo
Legal Tales | Time to end bid-rigging in Hong Kong with criminalisation, tougher enforcement
In the wake of the Tai Po fire, an all-too-common practice in building management and maintenance comes under the spotlight – and must be redressed
· Martin Hui
Jailed Chinese AI chatbot developers appeal in landmark pornography case
Defendants given prison sentences for creating sexual content for profit via their AI emotional companions
· Phoebe Zhang
Endo’s End Around: How One of the Nation’s Largest Opioid Makers Escaped a $7 Billion Federal Penalty
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· Bob Fernandez and Craig R. McCoy
At least 22 people killed when crane falls on to train in Northeast Thailand - DailyNews
At least 22 people have been killed and about 80 injured when a construction crane fell on a passenger train in northeast Thailand.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Two arrested with 11 kgs of narcotics in Matara - DailyNews
Two persons who were transporting drugs in a motor car have been arrested by the Police at the Godagama-Palatuwa interchange on the Southern Expressway.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Over 2,500 killed in Iran protests, Trump says US will ‘act accordingly’ - DailyNews
More than 2,500 people have died during nationwide protests in Iran over the past 17 days, activists said Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his support for demonstrators and hinted at potential American intervention against the government in Tehran.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Person arrested in Badulla with two caskets and a vase, suspected to be of archaeological value - DailyNews
A person who was transporting two caskets and a vase, suspected to be of ancient archaeological value, in a motor vehicle was arrested in the Deiyannewela area of Badulla on Tuesday night (13), the Police said.
· Gayan Abeykoon
CIABOC case against former Min. Rambukwella fixed for Jan. 29 by CHC - DailyNews
A case filed against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, his son Ramitha Rambukwella and daughter Amali Rambukwella by Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruptions (CIABOC), was yesterday fixed for January 29 by the Colombo High Court.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Sri Lankan husband admits to murdering his ex-wife in UK - DailyNews
A husband has admitted stabbing his ex-wife to death on a quiet suburban street. Sri Lankan-born Thisara Weragalage, 37, originally denied killing his former wife, Nirodha Niwunhella, 32, but later pleaded guilty to murder.
· Gayan Abeykoon
CIABOC case: Wimal appears in Court after arrest warrant - DailyNews
A warrant was issued for the arrest of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa and it was recalled by The Colombo High Court after he surrendered to the court through his lawyers.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Police nab two with heroin and ‘ice’ - DailyNews
During a search operation conducted in the Nattandiya Tukaragodawatte area of the Marawila Police Division, CID Officers of the Marawila Police arrested two individuals with 20.75 gm of heroin and 6 gm of ‘ice’ drugs and also seized a phone used for this racket, yesterday (14) afternoon.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Awareness programme for WP community development councils held - DailyNews
The national ‘Prajashakthi’ movement launched by the Government to eradicate poverty and ensure economic justice through social empowerment is now being implemented successfully across all districts of the country. In this context, an awareness programme on the Prajashakthi national movement for community developmen…
· Gayan Abeykoon
Foreign national arrested for theft at Airport - DailyNews
A foreign national who stole foreign currency and jewellery worth over Rs. 1.3 million from a Sri Lankan passenger on a flight from Dubai to Colombo has been arrested by the Airport Police.
· Gayan Abeykoon
SOC discusses two Amendment Bills - DailyNews
The attention of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection was drawn to the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill.
· Gayan Abeykoon
CWE case against former Min. Johnston F’do and two others re-fixed for March 04 by CHC - DailyNews
A case filed against former Minister Johnston Fernando and two others for allegedly exempting Sathosa employees from their official duties and engaging them instead in political activities was yesterday fixed for March 04 by the Colombo High Court.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Former Navy officer held for accepting bribe claiming admission to a school - DailyNews
Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) have arrested a retired Navy Medical Assistant for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.200,000. The arrest followed a complaint lodged by a resident of Wellawatte.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Rescue or crime? Humanitarian aid workers on trial in Greece
"I expect nothing, but am prepared for anything," Dutch national Pieter Wittenberg told DW.
· Sofia Kleftaki, Dimitra Kyranoudi
Germany: Unjustly jailed man gets €1.3 million compensation
A two-year-long legal battle by a German man who was the victim of a major miscarriage of justice ended on Wednesday when he was granted €1.3 million ($1.5 million) in compensation from the Bavarian state, the state's Justice Ministry said.
· Timothy Jones
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
When Ciji Graham visited a cardiologist on Nov. 14, 2023, her heart was pounding at 192 beats per minute, a rate healthy people her age usually reach during the peak of a sprint. She was having another episode of atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heartbeat. The 34-year-old Greensboro, North Carolina, police of…
· Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana
Hong Kong customs arrests 62, seizes HK$431 million of drugs in joint operation
Large-scale crackdown with cross-border and global agencies busts syndicates smuggling drugs through airport passenger and cargo channels
· Theodora Yu
No bail: Atong Ang ordered arrested over missing sabungeros case
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· Jairo Bolledo
Hong Kong officials urge buy-back plan over ‘challenging’ Wang Fuk Court rebuild
Deputy finance chief Michael Wong says legal and ownership issues make rebuilding unfeasible, with buy-back option the fastest, most flexible solution
· Matthew Cheng
Trinco Buddha statue incident: Balangoda Kassapa Thero and three other monks remanded - DailyNews
The Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court has ordered the remand of four Buddhist monks, including Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thero, and five other individuals until January 19, following the placement of a Buddha statue at the Trincomalee Bodhiraja Vihara.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Caucasian ‘sugar daddy’ sextortion scam lands Malaysian in Singapore jail
Rajwant Singh Gill Narajan Singh was sentenced to 12 years in jail for pretending to be a rich white man and coercing women into sex
· SCMP’s Asia desk
Indonesian comedian hit with blasphemy complaints over Netflix jokes
Pandji Pragiwaksono’s unfiltered set took aim at the president, but it was a quip about religious groups that triggered police reports
· Resty Woro Yuniar
Minnesota: Prosecutors reportedly resign over federal probe
Over a dozen federal prosecutors in the US state of Minnesota and in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division in Washington have reportedly tendered their resignations, according to the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters news agencies.
· Matt Ford
2 workers killed, 3 others injured in 2 Hong Kong construction site accidents
In one accident, workers were hit by falling gas cylinders being hoisted by a crane, while in the other case a man was trapped on site
· Danny Mok
Wimal Weerawansa appears in court; arrest warrant in bribery case recalled - DailyNews
The Colombo High Court today (14) ordered the recall of the arrest warrant issued against former Minister Wimal Weerawansa after he appeared in court through his legal representatives.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Trump warns of 'very strong action' if Iran executes protesters as more than 2,400 reported killed - DailyNews
President Donald Trump says the US will take “very strong action” against Iran if it executes protesters, after earlier telling Iranians “help is on the way”
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Verdict postponed in MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala murder case - DailyNews
The Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar has announced that the delivery of the verdict in the murder case of former MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala has been postponed to 11 February 2026.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
At least 22 killed after construction crane collapses onto passing train in Thailand | South China Morning Post
The crane fell onto a passenger train that was passing a China-backed high-speed railway construction site in Nakhon Ratchasima, northeast of the capital Bangkok.
Iran signals fast trials and executions for detained protesters
As the death toll surpasses 2,500, Iran’s judiciary chief calls for fast action for suspects arrested over protests
· Associated Press
At least 22 dead as crane collapses onto train in Thailand - DailyNews
At least 22 people have been killed after a construction crane fell on top of a moving train carriage at around 09:00 local time (02:00 GMT)
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Hong Kong man who claimed to be reincarnated Thai king gets life for axe murder
Prosecution psychiatrists rule out Mang Yat-lam’s mental illness claims, with the judge citing a lack of remorse for murder of 70-year-old man
· Brian Wong