Hong Kong Bar Association backs making bid-rigging a crime after deadly fire
Chairman Jose-Antonio Maurellet also says association will propose that key construction safety guidelines become legally binding
· Matthew Cheng
Follow the story
Crime & Justice
A focused view of neutral reporting on Crime & Justice, brought together across publishers.
Explore all topics →
Neutral reports only
Newest first · UTC+11:00Sarvajana Balaya PS member remanded in connection with murder - DailyNews
Abdul Samad, a member of the Lankaapura Pradeshiya Sabha representing the Sarva Jana Balaya, has been remanded until December 29 over a murder investigation. The Polonnaruwa Magistrate’s Court issued the order yesterday (17) after Samad appeared in court.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Wall Street Journal accuses Hong Kong union head of abusing legal process
Lawyers for US newspaper claim ex-employee Selina Cheng is taking legal action only after her ‘extortionate’ demand for HK$3 million was rejected
· Brian Wong
South Korea’s police chief removed for supporting martial law plot
Cho Ji-ho was removed for sending officers to disrupt parliament and undermine the election commission’s independence, the Constitutional Court ruled
· Associated Press
Bondi Beach shooting: PM Albanese vows crackdown on hate
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday promised to introduce measures aimed at banishing what he called "the evil scourge" of antisemitism from his country.
· Timothy Jones
Krrish deal case against Namal Rajapaksa to be recalled in February - DailyNews
The Colombo High Court today (18) ordered that the case filed against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa in connection with the controversial Krrish project be recalled on February 16, 2026.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Bondi Beach shooting: millions raised for Syrian-Australian ‘hero’ who stopped gunman
More than 40,000 people have donated about US$1.5 million to Ahmed al Ahmed, the Muslim man who saved Jewish lives.
· Associated Press
Indonesian helper who died in Hong Kong fire ‘was always there’ for others
Desi Widiana, one of nine Indonesian helpers killed in the Tai Po fire, was found huddled together with her elderly ward
· Aisyah Llewellyn
Bondi Beach shooting: Philippines refutes ‘outdated’ ISIS hotspot tag
Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
· Bea Cupin
Police find negligence in handling road accident involving MP Asoka Ranwala - DailyNews
Sri Lanka Police have revealed that several officers failed to carry out their duties appropriately following a road accident involving former Speaker and National People’s Power (NPP) Gampaha District MP Asoka Ranwala.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
BCDA cites court rulings dismissing land cases tied to Camp John Hay
Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
· gdecastro0289
Australian PM announces crackdown on hate speech after Bondi shooting - DailyNews
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will crack down on hate speech following Sunday’s deadly shooting at Bondi Beach that targeted a Jewish festival.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Three arrested for setting wild elephant on fire in Mihinthale - DailyNews
Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the alleged torture of a wild elephant that was set on fire in Seeppukulam, within the Mihinthale Police Division, police said.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
1 arrested after currency exchange staff robbed of 1 billion yen in Hong Kong
Four knife-wielding men stole Japanese currency worth nearly HK$50 million before fleeing scene, police say
· Elizabeth Cheung
‘I am angry’: hate spreaders in Australia to lose visas after Bondi shooting
Prime Minister Albanese vowed to fight the ‘evil scourge’ of division and outlined measures to punish preachers stoking violence
· Agence France-Presse
Legal Tales | Despite lapses behind Tai Po fire, Hong Kong’s unity shows in a time of crisis
Catastrophic fires in other places offer lessons in the administration of justice, but Hongkongers’ care and resilience will carry them through
· Victor Dawes
Philippines rejects ‘outdated’ violent extremism label linked to Bondi attack
National Security Adviser Ano denied the alleged gunmen who killed 15 people in Sydney received military training in Davao
· Reuters
Brown University shooting: police seek witness who came close to gunman
The hunt has stretched into its fifth day, after a man with a rifle burst into a campus building and killed two students
· Agence France-Presse
India seizes Afghanistan trade opening amid Pakistan rift
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have hit a historic low in recent months, after deadly cross-border clashes that left dozens of people killed.
· Murali Krishnan
We need a national emergency planning handbook - DailyNews
Natural disasters are a fact of life in Sri Lanka. Every year, monsoon floods wash away homes, landslides bury villages in the hill country, and coastal areas live in fear of another tsunami like 2004. We remember tragedies like the Meethotamulla garbage dump collapse and the Aranayake landslides that killed dozens.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Police rescue bus commuters from elephant attack - DailyNews
Around 30 passengers were yesterday morning saved by the Police after the bus they were travelling in got caught in the middle of a fierce fight between two elephants in Herathmillewa, Kebithigollewa.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Naveed Akram charged with 15 counts of murder - DailyNews
Naveed Akram, the surviving suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, has been charged with 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act, according to the New South Wales Police.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Chile: The die is “Kast” - DailyNews
Chile has become the latest South American nation to move to the Right of the political spectrum, after Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Bolivia. Only Brazil and Mexico have bucked the trend in recent times, with Brazil’s former Right-Wing President Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to jail for inciting a rebellion to ove…
· Gayan Abeykoon
Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner in court on charges of murdering parents
Nick Reiner, 32, faces two counts of first-degree murder as the DA weighs whether to seek the death penalty
· Reuters
Fact check: Fake news spreads after Bondi Beach shooting
At least 16 people were killed when two gunmen opened fire at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, Australia's deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades, despite strict gun control laws. Around 1,000 people had gathered to mark the first night of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah when the attack occurred.
· Anwar Ashraf, Silja Thoms
Delhi-NCR air pollution measures a ‘total failure’, only for interim relief: Supreme Court - DailyNews
The Supreme Court orally observed on Wednesday that the measures taken by the authorities to curb the rising levels of air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region have been a ‘total failure’ so far and are merely temporary policy decisions aimed at mitigating the health risks.
· Thushan Jayasuriya
Hong Kong fire: chairman, former head of Wang Fuk Court owners’ group arrested
Post learns pair arrested by ICAC as part of investigation into renovation works linked to the city’s deadliest fires in decades
· Danny Mok
Millions raised for ‘hero of Australia’ who stopped gunman at Bondi Beach
Over 40,000 people have donated about US$1.5 million to Ahmed al Ahmed, the Syrian-Australian Muslim hero who saved Jewish lives
· Associated Press
Australia charges surviving gunman in Bondi Beach attack
Police in Australia said Tuesday they charged the surviving suspected gunman who opened fire on a Jewish event on Sydney's Bondi Beach with 59 offenses, including a terror charge.
· Louis Oelofse
South Africa deports Kenyans over US 'refugee' program
South Africa has arrested seven Kenyans for illegally working in the country on a United States program to resettle white Afrikaners, officials said Wednesday.
· Louis Oelofse
German politicians decry Russia labeling DW 'undesirable'
German politicians specializing in culture in the Bundestag criticized Russia on Tuesday as its Justice Ministry formally added public broadcaster Deutsche Welle to its growing list of outlawed "undesirable organizations."
· Deutsche Welle
Hong Kong police probing HK$88,000 in burned banknotes seen falling from building
Scorched banknotes reportedly rained down from Lei Yue Mun Estate block and scattered across the estate
· Danny Mok
Court bars sharing of several Mohideen Baig's songs - DailyNews
The Colombo Commercial High Court has issued an injunction restraining the uploads to social media and transfer of 09 songs sung by Kalasuri Mohideen Baig to any third party.
· Thushan Jayasuriya
‘I couldn’t imagine losing my daughter here’: Australia mourns Bondi shooting victims | South China Morning Post
The suspected Bondi shooters allegedly travelled to the southern Philippines, a region long plagued by Islamist militancy, days before the attack.
Mali : Ras Bath et Rose vie chère restent en détention
Les dossiers de Mohamed Youssouf Bathily dit Ras Bath et l'influenceuse Rokia Doumbia alias Rose vie chère, deux acteurs de la société civile au Mali étaient jugés ce mardi par la chambre d'accusation de la cour d'appel de Bamako. Finalement, aucun verdict n'a été rendu et le dossier est renvoyé devant la cour d'ass…
· Deutsche Welle
Singaporean community in Hong Kong comes together to help Tai Po fire victims
HK$1.83 million donation will go to city government’s relief fund for victims of last month’s inferno at Wang Fuk Court estate
· Fiona Chow
‘I couldn’t imagine losing my daughter here’: Australia mourns Bondi shooting victims | South China Morning Post
The suspected Bondi shooters allegedly travelled to the southern Philippines, a region long plagued by Islamist militancy, days before the attack.
RCA : la fausse prospérité par les cryptomonnaies
Le rapport que publie aujourd'hui l'Initiative globale contre le crime organisé condamne la politique de cryptomonnaie mise en place en République centrafricaine par le président Touadéra, candidat à sa propre succession à l'élection présidentielle de décembre.
· Sandrine Blanchard
Opposition Leader calls for action after elephant brutally killed in Mihintale - DailyNews
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has urged that all individuals responsible for the killing of an elephant in Seeppukulama, Mihintale be punished without exception.
· Thushan Jayasuriya
South Korean court rules Yoon’s ‘self-coup’ illegal as walls close in
Judges are fast-tracking verdicts to beat statutory time limits, dashing the ex-president’s faint hopes of walking free early next year
· Park Chan-kyong
Alleged Bondi gunman charged with 15 counts of murder - DailyNews
Naveed Akram, the surviving alleged suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act, according to the New South Wales Police.
· Thushan Jayasuriya
Homicide investigation launched after MIT professor fatally shot at home
Police are seeking a suspect who murdered Nuno Loureiro, the director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Centre
· Associated Press
Police seize foreign-made firearm and ammunition following interrogation of Kehelbaddara Padme - DailyNews
Police have seized a foreign-manufactured pistol and a large quantity of ammunition based on information provided by suspect Kehelbaddara Padme, officials said.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Bondi Beach suspects visited Philippines before shooting
The father and son, Sajid A. and his son Naveed A.*, accused of carrying out Sunday’s attack in Bondi Beach in Australia traveled to the Philippines ahead of the deadly shooting, police said on Tuesday.
· Louis Oelofse, Kate Hairsine
Hong Kong man arrested after car hits 94-year-old pedestrian, who later dies
Elderly man dies in hospital on Wednesday morning after sustaining multiple injuries as police call for witnesses
· Denise Tsang
Indian police reveal Bondi Beach shooting suspect’s background
Police said the Indian family of Sajid Akram, who got a degree in commerce in Hyderabad, was unaware of his ‘radical mindset’
· Reuters
Letters | As Greater Bay Area shifts to carbon-free trade, Hong Kong must catch on
Readers discuss a key role for the city gleaned from China’s central economic work conference, promotion of indoor sports, and the mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach
· Letters
3 injured, over 100 evacuated after fire breaks out in Hong Kong flat
Fire has been extinguished, with police suspecting it was caused by 40-year-old woman burning incense
· Ambrose Li
Alleged Bondi shooter Naveed Akram charged with terrorism, murder
Akram, who regained consciousness after being in a coma, also faces multiple charges related to other offences
· Reuters
Open court, detailed ruling in Lai trial ‘prove Hong Kong rule of law strong’
Lawyers urge members of public to study the court’s judgment before drawing conclusions after Western countries hit out at Lai verdict
· Willa Wu