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Several students killed during protests against civil service job quotas in Bangladesh | South China Morning Post

At least six students have been killed and over a hundred injured in protests calling for an end to civil service job quotas in Bangladesh. The violence in the capital Dhaka on July 16, 2024, was the latest flare-up in a deepening conflict over the issue. Hundreds of university students demonstrated against the loca…

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Thai police say they may have found remains of missing Chinese tourist Yan Ruimin | South China Morning Post

Thai police said they may have found the remains of a missing Chinese tourist on July 13, 2024. Yan Ruimin was reported missing by a friend, who said he had not heard from her since June 30. A male Chinese suspect who was linked to the case has been arrested in Macau, according to local media reports. Thai police sa…

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Man caught smuggling over 100 snakes in his trousers at Hong Kong-Shenzhen border | South China Morning Post

A man crossing the Hong Kong-Shenzhen border on July 9, 2024, was caught smuggling six canvas bags filled with 104 live snakes. The bags were sealed with adhesive tape and concealed in the pocket of his trousers. All of the five snake species identified in the bags were foreign to China. The Hong Kong-Shenzhen borde…

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Cambodian court jails environmentalists accused of anti-state activities | South China Morning Post

A court in Cambodia sentenced several environmental activists to jail on July 2, 2024. Members of the green group, Mother Nature, were found guilty of plotting against the government and insulting the king after exposing the pollution of a public river near the royal palace in 2021.

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Bolivia stops apparent coup attempt, arrests general after assault on presidential palace | South China Morning Post

Bolivia and its president held off an apparent coup attempt by former military commander Juan Jose Zuniga on June 26, 2024. An army vehicle smashed through the presidential palace as military units took over the central square. Zuniga was arrested hours later. Bolivian President Luis Arce has slammed the attack and …

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Dozens dead in southern India after drinking tainted alcohol | South China Morning Post

At least 54 people have died after consuming tainted alcohol in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu as of June 22, 2024. Since June 19, local authorities reported over 150 people had fallen ill after consuming alcohol mixed with methanol. Police have arrested four people suspected of selling tainted alcohol and …

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Hong Kong civil servant national security commitment to be monitored through ‘daily work’ | South China Morning Post

Hong Kong’s civil service chief said the government will monitor the commitment of its 173,000 workers by observing how they uphold national security as they go about “daily work”. Government workers must safeguard national security as the first of 12 core values under a newly revised code, which also states that ci…

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Where do drivers stand in Hong Kong’s Uber vs taxi battle? | South China Morning Post

A long-simmering dispute between Hong Kong’s traditional taxi industry and the Uber ride-hailing service flared up in May 2024 when a group of “undercover” cabbies tried to report Uber drivers to police for carrying passengers without licences. Uber has been operating in Hong Kong since 2014, but its legal status ha…

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Swiss sinologist sues Chinese academic and publisher for copyright infringement | South China Morning Post

A renowned Swiss sinologist is suing his once-favourite student from China and the country’s leading academic publisher for plagiarism. Professor Iso Kern began his cross-continent legal battle in January, after filing the infringement case with the Dongcheng District Court in Beijing. His lawyer told him in March 2…

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Hong Kong star Louis Koo sued over alleged failure to repay HK$8.3 million loan | South China Morning Post

Hong Kong film star Louis Koo Tin-lok has been sued by a business partner who claims he failed to repay a loan of HK$8.3 million (US$1.1 million) arising from a fashion joint venture more than a decade ago. According to a High Court writ made public on June 12, 2024, Koo and his business partner, Dong Choi-chi, agre…

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Four US college instructors stabbed in a park in Jilin, China | South China Morning Post

Four US instructors from a college in the US state of Iowa were attacked while visiting the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin on June 10, 2024. Cornell College President Jonathan Brand confirmed that the instructors were stabbed in a park in Jilin city, home to Beihua University, which is a partner university w…

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Peruvian president to visit China to discuss Belt and Road Initiative investment | South China Morning Post

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte will visit China at the end of June 2024 to try to court more investment in her country. Boluarte will address recent controversies surrounding the operation of a new megaport being built with Chinese financing. The facility in the Peruvian coastal city of Chancay is expected to open…

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Japan hunts for man seen on Chinese social media spray-painting ‘toilet’ on Yasukuni Shrine | South China Morning Post

Japanese police are looking for suspects wanted in an incident where the word “toilet” was spray-painted onto a monument at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine. A video believed to have been recorded on May 31, 2024, shows a man who identifies himself as Iron Head also urinating on the controversial shrine. The act was an appar…

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Hong Kong police on the lookout for Tiananmen Square crackdown commemorations | South China Morning Post

Hundreds of Hong Kong police officers were on the lookout on June 4, 2024, for activities commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown, including any moves by individuals who could incite social unrest. Police had already ramped up their presence at sensitive locations on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the 1989 …

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