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(Front row left to right) Bernard Man, Victor Dawes, Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen and other guests attend the ceremony for the admission of the new senior counsel. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong

Legal Tales | The weight of silk: what the honour means for the Inner Bar as an institution

Why the rank of senior counsel is not a reward for commercial success, but a public declaration of a barrister’s paramount duty to the court.

The Philippines

Philippines’ top court rejects Dela Rosa’s bid to block ICC arrest warrant

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The Philippines

Philippine Senate guards investigated for firing shots as fugitive senator fled

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Spain

Spain investigates ex-prime minister Zapatero over airline bailout scandal

This is the first time in Spain’s modern history that a former prime minister has been placed under formal investigation.

Spain’s former prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero speaks to journalists in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 12, 2022. Photo: AP
Spain

‘8-year-ordeal’: Spanish court acquits pop star Shakira of tax fraud

Money the Colombian singer paid in fines - plus interest - will be paid back to her after a lengthy dispute over residency.

The Philippines

How Philippine Senate leadership battle will shape Sara Duterte’s trial

The vice-president’s impeachment trial starts amid chaos in the Senate from leadership battles and the fallout from her father’s ICC case.

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Singapore

‘Younger and younger’: Singapore softens approach to first-time drug abusers

First-time abusers who turn themselves in will avoid detention under new rules. The youngest offender arrested this year was just 12.

Cannabis use is legal or tolerated in parts of Southeast Asia such as Thailand, whereas Singapore retains some one of the world’s harshest policies on drugs. Photo: dpa
The Philippines

Philippine lawyers support ICC arrest warrant for fugitive senator

Senator Ronald dela Rosa is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity linked to his overseeing former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody ‘war on drugs’.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong chief justice urges senior counsel to uphold public trust in courts

Andrew Cheung says role requires integrity and judgment as six named senior counsel this year.

Malaysia 1MDB scandal

Malaysian police probe reports of Jho Low’s secret 1MDB meetings in Kuala Lumpur

An online portal news portal quoted sources as claiming that Low attended the meetings under the protection of the Chinese delegation.

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A protester holds a poster of Jho Low as a pirate during a rally in Kuala Lumpur on April 14, 2018. Photo: AP
United States

Google’s YouTube, Snap settle first-of-its-kind school social media suit

The suit is the first of over 1,200 cases nationwide in which school districts allege that social media addiction has disrupted learning.

A YouTube logo is displayed on a laptop. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war

36 nations approve tribunal creation to prosecute Russia over Ukraine

The move came on the same day the WHO said Ukraine’s mental health crisis is growing, with ‘work to do until the end of the century’.

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The Philippines

Philippine senator wanted by ICC flees from Senate

Senator Ronald dela Rosa’s exit from the heavily guarded Senate came after volleys of gunshots were fired on Wednesday night.

Ukraine war

Ukraine arrests Zelensky’s ex-top aide as corruption probe widens

Andriy Yermak was named as an official suspect in a sprawling, multi-episode money-laundering case that has gripped Ukraine for months.

Former head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak appears at court in Kyiv for a hearing on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

High stakes, low odds: why Trump pardon is unlikely for 1MDB’s Jho Low

The request appears unlikely to succeed because Low has never appeared in a US court, stood trial or accepted responsibility, analysts say.

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Jho Low poses for a photo at his Jynwel Capital office in Hong Kong on March 11, 2015. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Jimmy Lai’s case a reminder that the media cannot behave with impunity

To ignore or condone the Jimmy Lais and Apple Dailies of the world is to encourage the hypocrisy and abuses seen in news reporting today.

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France

French prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for ex-president Sarkozy

He is in an appeal trial on charges that he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election.

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The Philippines

Gunshots fired in stand-off at Philippine Senate over ICC suspect

Chaos mounted in anticipation of an attempt to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court.

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Military personnel enter the Senate building as more than a dozen gunshots were heard at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

‘Accountability is coming’: dela Rosa flight piles pressure on Duterte camp

Dela Rosa evading the ICC arrest and the Senate leadership coup could mark a turning point for a Duterte camp under siege, analysts say.

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Ukraine war

Zelensky’s ex-chief of staff named as suspect in money-laundering probe

Andriy Yermak was Ukraine’s lead negotiator in talks with the US and left during the scandal.

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Icons and Influencers

Meet Monica Mosseri, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri’s wife and Met Gala date

The ex-Facebook employee met her future husband during her time with the company, has 3 sons – and doesn’t have a public Instagram account.

Monica Mosseri and Adam Mosseri arrive at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala in New York celebrating the opening of the “Costume Art” exhibition, on May 4. Photo: AP Photo
US-China relations

US trial hears witness claims of harassment over Chinese ‘secret police station’

Witness testifies he was harassed after holding a protest against the establishment of alleged Fuzhou-controlled facility in New York.

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Supporters of Lu Jianwang stand outside a federal courthouse before the opening of his trial in New York, on May 6. Photo: AP
The Philippines

Philippine senator escapes arrest as ICC confirms drug war warrant

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa will be treated as if in the custody of the Senate.

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United States

Trump gala shooter pleads not guilty to all charges

The charges include attempted assassination of the president, assault on ⁠a federal officer and firearms offences.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Maren Flagg, the former showgirl who is suing Taylor Swift

She’s headlined at Caesar’s Palace, appeared on America’s Got Talent, penned a tell-all newspaper column about her life as a showgirl … and now has a podcast.

Former Las Vegas showgirl Maren Flagg aka Maren Wade (right) is suing Taylor Swift over the latter’s The Life of a Showgirl album title. Photos: AP Photo, @marenwade/Instagram
The Philippines

Philippine VP’s impeachment trial delayed after Senate leadership coup

The leadership change could prove critical as the Senate leader presides over the trial of an impeached vice-president.

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte at a press conference at her office in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, in February. Photo: EPA
The Philippines

Philippine parliament start vote on Sara Duterte’s impeachment bid

If more than one third of the lower house backs her impeachment, the ‌Senate will be required to convene a trial with its members as jurors.

Singapore

Teenager charged after assault on blogger Amos Yee at Singapore anime event

The 18-year-old Chinese national and Singapore permanent resident is accused of punching and kicking the blogger and being a public nuisance.

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