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Hong Kong border agents and police can demand device passwords, including from US citizens, under penalty of imprisonment — border controls become more invasive worldwide

Hong Kong border agents and police can demand device passwords under penalty of imprisonment

Tom’s Hardware

Why US is asking citizens to give phone and computer passwords to cops in Hong Kong

The US has informed its citizens traveling to Hong Kong that they now have to give their computer or mobile passwords if asked by the police there. Refusing to give the passwords or provide access to personal electronic devices can now be treated as a criminal offence in Hong Kong.…

The Times of India

Experience: I’ve spent decades collecting over 260 postboxes

It started with an obscure railway postbox that had been thrown in a skip – now my museum has pieces from Scotland, Ireland and Hong Kong

The Guardian - UK

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Man accused of shadow police operations 'led troupe of lion dancers at No10'

Dual Chinese-British national Peter Wai, 38, worked as a special constable with the City of London Police when he allegedly committed offences under the National Security Act

Evening Standard

“This Is Insanity”: 83 Dystopian ‘Urban Hell’ Photos That Show The True Price Of Modern Life (New Pics)

The dystopias you see in movies, books, TV shows, and video games might be closer to reality than you might want to believe. Many cities and dwellings are far from the positive environments that you envision human beings would thrive in. The members of the sprawling ‘Urban Hell’ online group…

Bored Panda

The world's consumers are ready for robotaxis. James Peng of Pony AI wants to make sure they're riding in his

Peng sees a world with more robotaxis as “inevitable,” citing safety and convenience. “People love to drive; they don’t love driving all the time."

Fortune

‘They can reach me wherever’: China using financial tactics to coerce people who flee, says report

UK urged to tackle transnational repression, as dissidents say Beijing has targeted them with tax bills and other threats

The Guardian - UK

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Hong Kong bookstore staff reportedly arrested for selling Jimmy Lai's biography

A Hong Kong bookstore owner and his staff have been reportedly arrested on suspicion of selling seditious publications, including a biography of jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai

The Independent UK

Hong Kong bookstore owner and staff arrested for selling Jimmy Lai’s biography

Biographer says ‘cruel irony’ that selling a biography of a man who is in jail for his activities as a journalist would lead to sedition charges

The Independent UK

Hong Kong bookstore staff arrested for allegedly selling ‘seditious’ Jimmy Lai biography, broadcaster reports

Owner of Book Punch store and three staff accused of selling copies of a biography of Jimmy Lai, a jailed pro-democracy activist and publisher

The Guardian - AU

Bulletin world briefing: Australian man successfully uses AI to create vaccine for dying dog

Hong Kong to seek smoking ban at construction sites after Tai Po fire China demands Japan investigate man who broke into embassy and threatened diplomats Jason Momoa forced to flee home as flash flooding strikes Hawaii New survey reveals effect of Australia’s under-16 social media ban Man used AI to…

The Independent UK

Retired police officer denies working as spy for Hong Kong government in UK

Bill Yuen, 65, who worked for the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office in London, is accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

Evening Standard

Hong Kong to seek smoking ban at construction sites after Tai Po fire

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong proposes sweeping ban on smoking at construction sites after Tai Po fire

Proposal mandates hefty fines and even prison for serious violations

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong police given new powers to obtain phone passwords

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong police can now demand phone and computer passwords under new national security rule

Analysts says new powers ‘grossly disproportionate’ and interfere with privacy of communication and right to fair trial

Evening Standard

Protesters cursed Hong Kong accused and his family ‘to die’, court told

Bill Yuen and Peter Wai are on trial at the Old Bailey on charges under the National Security Act.

The Independent UK

British Airways passengers complain of ‘foul smell’ from dead body on 14-hour flight to Heathrow

A woman died shortly after take off on a flight from Hong Kong

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International Business Times

British Airways Stores Body of Woman Who Died One Hour Into the Flight in Heated Galley

The crew of a British Airways flight made some unusual decisions after a female passenger died one hour into a Hong Kong-London flight.

The Independent UK

Macao lawmakers pass a bill allowing closed-door trials for national security reasons

Macao’s lawmakers on Thursday unanimously passed a law that could allow closed-door court proceedings if the authorities deemed public hearings would harm national security

The Guardian - UK

The Killer review – John Woo’s gun-filled melodrama remains a blood-soaked classic

The director’s 1989 Hong Kong action touchstone is a wild melding of maximalist violence and surreal sentimentality – with added harmonica

The Independent UK

Probe of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades begins evidence hearings

An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades heard that a series of failures contributed to the blaze’s burning seven buildings and killing 168 people

The Times of India

About 90 ships crossed Strait of Hormuz despite war, finds report

HONG KONG: About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the outset of the war with Iran and it is still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the waterway has been effectively closed, according to maritime and trade data platforms. Many…

The Independent UK

Canadians jailed in Hong Kong on drug trafficking charges were recruited as mules on Instagram: report

An anonymous recruiter made young Canadians promises of $5,000 salaries per trip and $250 referral bonuses

The Independent UK

Yahoo Hong Kong to wind down news operations in latest blow to city’s media

Yahoo Hong Kong has framed the decision as a commercial one, denying it is liked to political climate

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