Swedish businessman jailed for 7 years for raping domestic helper in Hong Kong flat
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, 36, was earlier found guilty of two charges in connection with sexually assaulting his helper on the night of October 27, 2022.
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Mark Rothko painting sells for 30% less than in 2015, showing Hong Kong market challenges
Untitled (Yellow and Blue) by Mark Rothko, once owned by fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low, fetches US$33 million (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
China cracks down on young cyclists after night rides in search of soup dumplings go viral
Chinese police have cracked down on an internet craze that saw thousands of cyclists throng a highway under cover of (…)
[HKFP] - 11/11/2024
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp won’t use by-laws to force commuters to stand still on escalators
Rail giant prefers education to change people’s behaviour and also plans to reduce speed of escalators.
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
29.9% of Hong Kong’s working adults suffer from anxiety and depression: survey
Think tank behind survey urges employers, authorities to help destigmatise staff reaching out for support when (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
Hong Kong couple jailed for 9 months for ‘disrespectful’ disposal of 2 infants’ corpses
Magistrate says pair ‘disrespectful’ of the dead, adding their actions had obstructed further investigation into (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
Lui Che-woo, Hong Kong property and casino magnate of K.Wah, Galaxy dies at age 95
Lui, the chairman of the K. Wah Group of companies, passed away peacefully, according to separate filings to the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
Hong Kong, China stocks weaken as Beijing policy move disappoints amid tariff worries
Sentiment suffers with prospect of tariffs, slower global growth, rising inflation and potentially fewer Fed rate (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
Swedish businessman jailed for 7 years over raping domestic worker in Hong Kong home
A Swedish businessman has been jailed for seven years after earlier being convicted unanimously by a jury of raping (…)
[HKFP] - 11/11/2024
Construction worker dies after being crushed by falling cage lift at residential property site
A worker has died after being crushed by a falling cage lift at a construction site in Tai Wai. It is the third (…)
[HKFP] - 11/11/2024
Employee at Hong Kong care home for mentally disabled allegedly raped female resident 4 times
Assistant warden Chung Pui-kei also faces another charge for allegedly groping male resident at care home run by (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
Hong Kong court awards HK$446,000 to police inspector assaulted in 2019 protest
Judge orders perpetrator Yau Chi-lok, a social worker, to compensate officer Tsang Chi-on for the ‘highly (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024