House and Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached agreement on language in a bill that would bar the use of federal funds to buy buses and railcars from China, reports @WSJ
1 year ago00:52: police arrested 3 males and 2 females in Tin Shui Wai.
1 year agoPolice announce they have defused two explosive devices found near Wah Yan College in Wan Chai this evening Police say the devices consisted of 10kg of explosives with nails added for shrapnel, meaning a blast radius of 50-100m if detonation had occurred
1 year agoHuge rally in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Jalukbari. Guwahati Assam
1 year agoPolice are stopping and searching young people in Mong Kok on Monday night, after makeshift roadblocks were reported on Shantung Street earlier in the evening. Photo: RTHK screenshot.
1 year agoIn Taipo, residents were blocking the roads and confronting the police; Tai Wo rd is blocked by police.
Kunduz : At least 20 ANA Soldiers , Policemen and Arbaki Militias seriously wounded including Arbaki Chief for Khanabad District Omar due to Taliban Mortar Shelling and Missile Fire on Chahardara District Police Headquarter during Security Gathering Today Evening
1 year agoDec 9, 22:55 HKT in Taipo, Hong Kong Police point pepper spray shouting at reporters again, don't cross the line which no clear indication where the line is
1 year ago40 riot police officers in standoff against residents in Taipo, upsetting residents, while pepper rounds fired
Burma Army Helicopters target Arakan Army in Pry Khaung area [2km N. of Kyauk Tan, 3km SW Ray Soe Chaung village] in Rathedaung Township.
Bomb disposal officers were sent to Wan Chai on Monday evening after police said they found suspected home-made bombs near Wah Yan College on Queen's Road East.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 137km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
Bomb disposal officers have been deployed after two suspected home-made devices were found on a slope in Hong Kong. The objects were spotted in Wan Chai near Wah Yan College Hong Kong on Queen’s Road East at about 5.30pm on Monday.
Nov. 22 Burma Army soldiers forced 63 civilians to be human shields for landmines, then the soldiers severely beat the village headman, all from Mang Mai Mang Kwam in Hu Kheng village tract, Namshan Township.
Kashmir: 2 Kashmiri militants were cornered in a house by Indian security forces in Khrew area of southern Pulwama district, exchange of fire took place, house was blown up (SOP in this part of the world), but both militants managed to escape, taking advantage of the darkness
![Chinese officials visited Mongla, Myanmar on Dec. 5 to pressure Northern Alliance (NA) groups [AA, MNDAA & TNLA] to withdrawal support for Gambia's genocide allegations against Burma Govt](https://asia.liveuamap.com/pics/2019/12/09/21930075_0.jpg)
1 year agoChinese officials visited Mongla, Myanmar on Dec. 5 to pressure Northern Alliance (NA) groups [AA, MNDAA & TNLA] to withdrawal support for Gambia's genocide allegations against Burma Govt
1 year agoFive alleged militants arrested by local police in Kandahar along with weapons.
Five Soldiers Killed in Suicide Attack In Helmand
Four mortar shells have been fired by Pakistan in Balakot sector of Mendhar
At Monday afternoon's press conference, police also said they arrested 12 people in Sheung Shui in the morning for alleged possession of tools that officers suspected they would use to puncture vehicle tyres.
North Korean official: Leader Jong-un may change his view on relations with the United States if Trump continues to make "strange statements"
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 72km E of Hachijo-jima, Japan
Senior North Korea official Kim Yong-chol, responding to US President Trump's warning, says "we are a people who no longer have anything to lose."
Ulan Bator - The government of Mongolia's capital on Monday warned its citizens to avoid forest areas after a bear was spotted in the city last week
Police confirmed an "embarrassing" case that an officer on leave was stopped from leaving HK yesterday at airport as an extendable baton was found in his luggage. Police said the officer was "careless" and already reprimanded
1 year ago293 'Ayes' in favour of introduction of #CitizenshipAmendmentBill in Lok Sabha and 82 'Noes' against the Bill's introduction.
Hundreds of democrats and district councillors urge Hong Kong gov't to scrap police pay rise plans
1 year ago#CitizenshipAmendmentBill "Bill does not violate any provision of Article 371 or any other Article of the Constitution": Home Minister Amit Shah.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 9km WNW of Yongchang, China
VW says of its Xinjiang plant: "We assume there is no forced labor"
Encounter underway in Pulwama district. 3 Militants are believed to be trapped
1 year agoRiot police are stopping and searching youngsters in Shatin during lunch hours. Photo: Apple Daily screenshot.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 105km S of Bambanglipuro, Indonesia
[email protected]: ..Biden on the board of the largest natural gas company in Ukraine, getting paid $83,000 a month, 10 times as much as a board member of @exxonmobil." Thank you Ted. He also made a fortune from China and others, but zero before his father became V.P. @MeetThePress
[email protected]: ..with the U.S. Presidential Election in November. North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, has tremendous economic potential, but it must denuclearize as promised. NATO, China, Russia, Japan, and the entire world is unified on this issue
1 year agoFrontline protesters are setting up increasingly elaborate barricades on Des Voeux Road Central as riot police begin to converge upon the designated end of the march. Photo: May James / HKFP. hongkong
At least 43 killed as fire rips through Delhi handbag factory while workers slept
1 year agoThe frontline long since fell back to Peddar St, the police seem not to have changed stance at all and are happy to remain blocking the road to the Liaison Office, so still hopeful it remains peaceful today as these CHRF marches always have been
1 year agoWith most protesters having completed Sunday's march, increasing numbers of riot police are converging in Central, where a standoff continues
1 year agoChanting "one, two, one, two" to coordinate their pace, frontline protesters are cautiously retreating, while making sure they leave no one behind
1 year agoThe end of the march is finally passing Sogo, 3.5 hours after the official start (keeping in mind the crowd spilled over from Vic Park way before 3pm)
1 year agoIn Central, riot police at all intersections Connaught/Harcourt Rd; many black bloc protesters waiting around checking phones; first aid crews waiting at the ready
![[CWB. Outside Victoria Park] 4:55PM. Jammed. Every street.](https://asia.liveuamap.com/pics/2019/12/08/21929648_0.jpg)
1 year ago[CWB. Outside Victoria Park] 4:55PM. Jammed. Every street.
1 year agoBlack-clad protesters are telling each other to retreat from the riot police cordon on Des Voeux Road Central as demonstrators from the authorised march continue to arrive. Photo: May James / HKFP. hongkong
1 year agoMarch in Admiralty
1 year agoAlmost two hours since the march started, the crowd remains strong in Causeway Bay. HumanRightsDay hongkongprotests Hundreds of Thousands Join Human Rights March: HongKong
1 year ago"We want Hong Kong to remain Hong Kong," a poster says. Crowd in Wan Chai while Victoria Park and Causeway Bay are packed to bursting point.
1 year agoWith police not intervening in the protesters' occupation of all six Hennessy Road lanes, the march has been able to go ahead at a moderate pace — without slowing to a crawl — as of 3:30pm. Photo: HKFP.
1 year agoThe Civil Human Rights Front's first approved march in months has begun from Victoria Park
1 year agoMarchers have left Victoria Park as the @chrf_hk support vehicle leads the way to Central
The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.
