Police Warn of Rampant Online Investment Fraud
Police are warning the public to be wary of turning to social media or online forums for financial advice, as a staggering rise in investment fraud cases has cost victims over $2.2 billion so far this year. In the first nine months of 2024, authorities recorded around 3,500 cases of online investment scams - a troubling trend that has seen...
Hong Kong Faces Stronger Storms and Hotter Summer in the Future, Expert Warns
As global temperatures continue to rise, Hong Kong is likely to experience fewer but more intense storms in the future, according to Lam Chiu-ying, a former director of the Hong Kong Observatory. Speaking on a radio program yesterday, Lam emphasized the urgent need for the city to bolster its preparedness for increasingly severe typhoons. Lam reported that global average monthly...
Hong Kong Observatory To Issue Storm Signal 1 at 10:20pm
The Hong Kong Observatory announced on Monday that it will issue the Standby Signal No. 1 at 10:20 PM as Tropical Cyclone Toraji moves closer to the city. The powerful storm has passed over the Philippine island of Luzon and will come within 800 kilometers of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region overnight, forecasters said. "Toraji will move towards the vicinity...
Advocacy Group Slams EOC’s Slow Progress on Disability Discrimination
A group advocating racial equality in Hong Kong is calling for more education on the rights of the disabled after a recent incident in which a woman was denied service at a restaurant due to her wheelchair. The incident, involving Paralympic double gold medalist Ho Yuen-kei, has shone a spotlight on the treatment of disabled individuals in the city. John...
Typhoon Nika Intensifies, Set to Make Landfall in Northern Luzon
MANILA – Nika (international name Toraji) has intensified into a typhoon, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph, the weather bureau said in its 5 a.m. bulletin Monday. The typhoon was tracked at 100 km. east southeast of Casiguran, Aurora as of 4 a.m. Tropical cyclone wind signal...
Authorities Uncover HK$570 Million Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme, 126 Arrested
Hong Kong authorities have arrested 126 individuals and uncovered 111 cases of fraud and money laundering totaling HK$570 million (US$72.8 million) in a two-week crackdown, police announced on Wednesday. The arrests include 87 men and 39 women ranging in age from 14 to 78, who were involved in a variety of financial crimes such as obtaining property by deception, conspiracy...
Two Foreign Domestic Helpers Jailed for Doing Illegal Work in Hong Kong
Two foreign nationals were sentenced to jail on Wednesday for performing illegal work in Hong Kong, the latest development in the city's ongoing efforts to combat unlawful employment. According to the Immigration Department, the incident occurred on November 6th during an anti-illegal worker operation. Immigration officers raided several locations, including restaurants and grocery shops, in the Islands District and arrested...
UN Condemns Staggering Civilian Toll in Israel’s Gaza War
GENEVA - The United Nations on Friday condemned the staggering number of civilians killed in Israel's war in Gaza, with women and children comprising nearly 70% of the thousands of fatalities it had managed to verify. In a scathing new report, the UN human rights office detailed a raft of violations of international law since Hamas's deadly October 7 attack...
First Wave of Evacuated Overseas Filipino Workers from War-torn Lebanon Arrived Home
MANILA, Philippines - Fifty overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) fleeing the conflict in Lebanon arrived safely in the Philippines on Friday, the first of hundreds expected to return home in the coming weeks. The group, which included no reported injuries or casualties, was welcomed at the airport by officials from the Department of Migrant Workers, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA),...
UAE Amnesty Sparks Mass Repatriation of Overstaying Filipino Workers
MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of Filipino migrant workers and their dependents have taken advantage of a UAE amnesty program to hastily return home, fleeing fines and legal troubles in the Gulf nation. The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Friday that a total of 707 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and 49 dependents have been repatriated from the United Arab Emirates...
