[2025-12-06 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Supreme Court orders return of P60-B to PhilHealth | The wRap

Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:\

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/december-5-2025/

[2025-12-06 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 10 pictures of 10 days of Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Snippet: A collection of pictures from Post photographers of the blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, which has claimed at least 159 lives, and its aftermath

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335330/10-pictures-10-days-hong-kongs-tai-po-tragedy-citys-deadliest-fire-decades

[2025-12-06 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: US Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas electoral map

Snippet: The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Texas can use a new electoral map that would add more Republicans to the House of Representatives.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/texas-electoral-map-redistricting-gerrymandering-republican-supreme-court-ruling/a-75025453

[2025-12-05 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Some Hong Kong fire survivors reluctant to relive horror for judge-led panel

Snippet: Residents of Wang Fuk Court destroyed in blaze say providing accounts of what happened could be overwhelming

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335400/some-hong-kong-fire-survivors-reluctant-relive-horror-judge-led-panel

[2025-12-05 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s religious communities unite in prayer to mourn Tai Po fire victims

Snippet: Muslims and other faith groups express solidarity and sorrow for victims of deadly blaze at Wang Fuk Court

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335384/hong-kongs-religious-communities-unite-prayer-mourn-tai-po-fire-victims

[2025-12-05 21:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: TRACKER: Status of legal actions vs actors in flood control corruption

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/list-status-cases-complaints-flood-control-corruption/

[2025-12-05 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: What does a city do after the unthinkable? It shows up

Snippet: Near Wang Fuk Court, volunteers from across the city gathered to offer help, lay flowers and turn Tai Po into a place of shared care

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3335340/how-hong-kong-came-together-after-tai-po-fire

[2025-12-05 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hang Seng Bank co-founder’s kin pays US$9.3 million for Hong Kong luxury flat

Snippet: Magdalene Ho acquired a 1,806 sq ft, three-bedroom flat in Sun Hung Kai Properties-developed Dynasty Court in Mid-Levels this week

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3335350/hang-seng-bank-co-founders-kin-pays-us93-million-hong-kong-luxury-flat

[2025-12-05 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: SC: Votes for nuisance candidates should not be counted in favor of any bet

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Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/supreme-court-decision-votes-nuisance-candidates-december-2025/

[2025-12-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese developer Country Garden gains Hong Kong court-backed debt lifeline

Snippet: Onshore and offshore restructuring plans expected to reduce debt by US$12.7 billion and ease repayment pressure over the next five years

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3335326/mainland-chinese-developer-country-garden-gets-hong-kong-court-backed-debt-lifeline

[2025-12-05 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Russian court rejects appeal for journalists tied to Navalny

Snippet: A Moscow court on Thursday upheld five-and-a-half-year prison sentences for four Russian journalists, including two former Deutsche Welle reporters who previously worked for the organization's Moscow bureau.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/russia-appeal-rejected-for-journalists-tied-to-navalny/a-75019836

[2025-12-05 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Warrant issued for Wimal Weerawansa - DailyNews

Snippet: Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara on Wednesday (3) issued a warrant for the arrest of National Freedom Front leader and former Minister Wimal Weerawansa for failing to appear in an open Court hearing.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/05/lawnorder/908433/warrant-issued-for-wimal-weerawansa-2/

[2025-12-05 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US Supreme Court allows Texas to use Trump-backed voting map

Snippet: Ruling bolsters the Republican Party’s hopes of flipping as many as five House seats in the state

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335280/us-supreme-court-allows-texas-use-trump-backed-voting-map-2026-midterms

[2025-12-05 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘I’m worried’: residents of Hong Kong estates in limbo after renovation suspended

Snippet: Owners at estates with projects by beleaguered contractor for Wang Fuk Court fear they might need to hire new company and spend even more

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335249/residents-hong-kong-estates-where-renovation-work-suspended-wonder-what-next

[2025-12-05 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Mob, and the police mob - DailyNews

Snippet: This case summary outlines the facts, the conflicting narratives, and the Supreme Court’s preliminary legal analysis regarding the alleged infringement of the fundamental right to freedom of religion, etc. drawing from the consolidated judgment of a S. C. (F. R.) Application ( Manimandre Arachilage Suneetha Kalyani de Silva vs S.J.B.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/05/general-opinion/908349/mob-and-the-police-mob/

[2025-12-05 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: The case for legal reform - DailyNews

Snippet: What if you were punished for a crime you never committed? What if that punishment lasted a lifetime? What if your entire family bore the consequences for an act that was never yours to answer for? This is the harsh reality faced by Sri Lankan mothers who give birth to infants with congenital birth defects—they, along with their families, bear a lifelong burden for circumstances beyond their control.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/05/editorial/908316/the-case-for-legal-reform/

[2025-12-05 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Germany: Far-right AfD lawmakers accused of insulting women

Snippet: When Health Minister Nina Warken takes her seat on the government bench in the Bundestag, she finds herself in close proximity with the parliamentary group of the largest opposition party, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)."I can hear much more than what makes it into the official record. There are condescending, derogatory comments about women," Warken of the ruling center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) told media group RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-far-right-afd-lawmakers-accused-of-insulting-women/a-75022139

[2025-12-05 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: New York Times sues Pentagon over restrictive press policy, free speech rights

Snippet: Lawsuit alleges the new policy violates free speech and limits access to vital military information. Dozens of outlets have rejected the terms

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335246/new-york-times-sues-pentagon-hegseth-over-press-access-policy-free-speech-rights

[2025-12-05 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘Darkest corner’: firefighters haunted by Hong Kong blaze but vow to keep serving

Snippet: Firefighters recount extreme challenges of operation at Wang Fuk Court, with some struggling emotionally after finding so many bodies

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335240/hong-kong-firefighters-describe-rescue-efforts-during-tai-po-estate-blaze

[2025-12-04 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Tai Po players ‘here to help’ as they play first match in Hong Kong since fire

Snippet: All ticket proceeds donated to Wang Fuk Court support group, while Kitchee raise over HK$700,000 for Tai Po relief efforts

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3335234/tai-po-players-here-help-community-they-play-first-match-hong-kong-fire

[2025-12-04 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong lawyer who had sex with girl, 12, jailed for 3 years, 7 months

Snippet: Court rejects claim by Kelvin Luk, 40, that he was in a serious and genuinely loving relationship with the 12-year-old

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3335216/hong-kong-lawyer-who-had-sex-girl-12-jailed-3-years-7-months

[2025-12-04 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Anwar’s ex-aide to stand trial on corruption charges linked to Sabah businessman

Snippet: The aide is accused of receiving cash and gifts as inducement to help the businessman secure mineral exploration projects

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3335163/ex-aide-malaysias-anwar-stand-trial-corruption-charges-linked-businessman

[2025-12-04 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Patch and Express on track to peak at HKIR after tuning up in star-studded trial

Snippet: Jockeys of two Group One contenders ooze confidence after a 1,200m hit-out at Sha Tin on Thursday morning

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3335151/galaxy-patch-and-helios-express-track-peak-hong-kong-international-races-after-dirt-trial

[2025-12-04 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘I truly repent’: 15-year jail term sought for South Korean ex-first lady

Snippet: The former first lady, who faces a raft of corruption allegations, will receive the court’s ruling on January 28

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3335142/south-koreas-kim-keon-hee-feels-wronged-many-ways-prosecutors-seek-15-year-jail-term

[2025-12-04 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s connectivity, talent can foster legal cooperation: minister, expert

Snippet: City’s views on transnational laws are influential, expert says, as representatives from over 25 jurisdictions meet at Hong Kong Legal Week forum

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3335138/hong-kongs-connectivity-talent-pool-can-foster-global-legal-cooperation-justice-chief

[2025-12-04 12:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore’s Pritam Singh loses appeal against conviction for lying

Snippet: The Workers’ Party chief was in February found guilty of two counts of giving false testimony to a parliamentary committee and fined

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3335128/singapore-court-upholds-opposition-leader-pritam-singhs-conviction-lying

[2025-12-04 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Legal Tales | Time for solidarity after Hong Kong blaze as Bar relaunches pro bono scheme

Snippet: The Bar has a long history of offering free services, but the new scheme leverages NGO partnerships to ensure there is wider access to justice

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3335113/time-solidarity-and-support-after-hong-kong-blaze-bar-relaunches-pro-bono-scheme

[2025-12-04 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: SLTA-YETI awards honour Lankan Tennis Champions - DailyNews

Snippet: The SLTA-YETI Hard Court Tennis Championship prize giving, an annual event organised by the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) and sponsored by YETI, was held at the SLTA courts in Colombo.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/04/sports/907636/slta-yeti-awards-honour-lankan-tennis-champions/

[2025-12-04 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong orders scaffold netting to be removed at 200 sites in wake of inferno

Snippet: Police have arrested six men from company responsible for fire alarm system at Wang Fuk Court for allegedly making false declarations

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335110/hong-kong-orders-scaffold-netting-be-removed-200-sites-wake-inferno

[2025-12-04 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Property firm ISS insists it has ‘admin role’, but Hong Kong watchdog disagrees

Snippet: Property Management Services Authority vows to rigorously follow up on any suspected breaches in wake of deadly Wang Fuk Court fire

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335109/property-manager-hong-kong-fire-case-defends-admin-role-watchdog-disagrees

[2025-12-04 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Digging through Hong Kong’s disaster site left them wanting to cry

Snippet: Head of Disaster Victim Identification Unit describes difficult conditions team faced in search for bodies at Wang Fuk Court after inferno

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3335108/digging-through-hong-kongs-disaster-site-left-them-wanting-cry

[2025-12-03 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US university seeks to dismiss lawsuit from family of neuroscientist Jane Wu

Snippet: Family alleges Northwestern’s actions during ‘China Initiative’ investigations linked to death of leading researcher

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3335096/jane-wu-lawsuit-us-university-seeks-dismiss-case-china-born-neuroscientist

[2025-12-03 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Fire sprinklers, smoke detectors can help offset risk in Hong Kong: experts

Snippet: Video clip purportedly from Wang Fuk Court shows man trying to sound alarm using glass-panel fire alarm call point but without success

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335092/fire-sprinklers-smoke-detectors-can-help-offset-risk-hong-kong-experts

[2025-12-03 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong insurers identify 8,700 policies owned by Tai Po fire victims

Snippet: Residents of Wang Fuk Court hold 7,600 active life and 1,100 property policies provided by some 30 insurers, Insurance Authority CEO says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3335091/hong-kong-insurers-identify-8700-life-and-property-policies-owned-tai-po-fire-victims

[2025-12-03 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Collapsed UK China spy case due to ‘shambolic’ failures, not conspiracy: inquiry

Snippet: The spy case against two British men collapsed as the UK failed to deem Beijing a threat, prompting cover-up speculation just before their trial

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3335089/uks-china-spy-case-collapsed-due-shambolic-failure-not-conspiracy-inquiry-finds

[2025-12-03 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Safety alert on net certificates sparks renovation probe at 2 Hong Kong estates

Snippet: Lab denies it issued safety report for Fung Wah Estate, which uses scaffolding nets from the same Shandong manufacturer as Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335077/beijing-testing-centre-warns-sham-construction-safety-reports-hong-kong

[2025-12-03 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Residents of sole block spared in Hong Kong fire return home to collect essentials

Snippet: Residents gather valuables, warm clothes, personal documents, home appliances and pets in brief, emotional return to Wang Fuk Court tower

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335071/residents-sole-block-spared-hong-kong-fire-return-home-collect-essentials

[2025-12-03 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: First legal complaint filed over US Caribbean airstrikes

Snippet: The family of a Colombian fisherman killed in a US airstrike in the Caribbean has filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) accusing the US administration of conducting an extrajudicial killing in breach of international law, according to US and British media outlets.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/first-legal-complaint-filed-over-us-caribbean-airstrikes/a-74994431

[2025-12-03 19:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Experts at odds over independent inquiry into deadly Hong Kong blaze

Snippet: Independent probe may yield faster results but has no legal power to compel and protect witnesses unlike commission of inquiry, they say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335039/experts-odds-over-independent-inquiry-deadly-hong-kong-blaze

[2025-12-03 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong’s tragedy in Tai Po: searching the ashes for answers

Snippet: As Hong Kong reels from the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court, here’s a visual guide to what we know

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3335007/hong-kongs-tragedy-tai-po-searching-ashes-answers

[2025-12-03 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Thais in good spirits after government lifts ban on afternoon alcohol sales

Snippet: The eased rules permit alcohol sales from 11am to midnight during the six-month trial period

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3335021/cheers-thailand-gives-green-light-afternoon-alcohol-sales

[2025-12-03 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China wife of gay husband contests estate against his lover, parents after man’s death

Snippet: Homosexuals posed as ‘father and son’ in public before older of the two was killed in road accident, sparking bitter legal dispute

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/gender-diversity/article/3334358/china-wife-gay-husband-contests-estate-against-his-lover-and-parents-after-mans-death

[2025-12-03 16:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Warrant issued for Wimal Weerawansa over alleged misuse of Government Vehicles - DailyNews

Snippet: Fort Magistrate Isuru Netthikumarage has issued a warrant for former Colombo District Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa, who is out on bail, after he failed to appear in court.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/03/local/907421/warrant-issued-for-wimal-weerawansa/

[2025-12-03 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Legal action against traders selling goods at high prices - DailyNews

Snippet: Essential Services Commissioner General Prabhath Chandrakeerthi said that legal action will be taken against any business or individual who takes advantage of the disaster situation to increase prices and unnecessarily stockpile and hide consumer goods. He stated that such actions are illegal under laws and regulations related to essential services and consumer protection.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/03/lawnorder/907271/legal-action-against-traders-selling-goods-at-high-prices/

[2025-12-03 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: South Korea proposes special court to address ‘mockery of judicial process’

Snippet: Concerns are growing that the judiciary, dominated by Yoon-appointed judges, may acquit the former president of insurrection charges

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3334859/south-korea-proposes-separate-court-tackle-martial-law-decree-cases-after-cries-bias

[2025-12-03 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Editorial | Independent probe into fire and Legco poll go-ahead important steps forward

Snippet: Judge-led review committee will enable systematic reforms while new lawmakers will work with government to follow up on the necessary changes

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3334917/independent-probe-fire-and-legco-poll-go-ahead-important-steps-forward

[2025-12-03 09:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty to murder from hospital bed

Snippet: The judge ordered Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, held in custody without bond, citing the ‘sheer terror’ of the fatal ambush in Washington

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3334970/national-guard-shooting-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-murder-hospital-bed

[2025-12-03 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Former England batter Robin Smith dies aged 62 - DailyNews

Snippet: Former England batter Robin Smith has died at the age of 62. Nicknamed ‘Judge’, Smith won 62 Test caps between 1988 and 1996 and scored 4,236 runs at an average 43.67, including nine centuries.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/03/sports/907024/former-england-batter-robin-smith-dies-aged-62/

[2025-12-03 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Judge-led panel to probe deadly blaze as Hong Kong goes ahead with election

Snippet: Death toll from Wang Fuk Court inferno rises to 156 after five more bodies found

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334962/judge-led-panel-probe-deadly-blaze-hong-kong-goes-ahead-election

[2025-12-03 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Hong Kong orders judge-led inquiry into fire that killed 156

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-fire-updates-december-2-2025/