International
China suspends HK extradition treaty with New Zealand
China suspended Hong Kong’s extradition treaty with New Zealand on Monday amid a row with Western nations protesting against a tough new security law that Beijing imposed on the city.
New Zealand is the latest to join a string of Western powers — including Canada, Britain, Australia and Germany — that have suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong since the controversial law was introduced in late June.
China has already hit back by suspending Hong Kong’s extradition treaties with Canada, Britain and Australia.
“New Zealand’s practices… grossly interfere in China’s internal affairs,” foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, announcing Beijing’s decision to suspend any judicial cooperation with Wellington.
Critics say the security law will erode civil liberties and human rights enjoyed by residents in the former British colony, which was returned to China in 1997.
New Zealand has also tightened restrictions on military and dual-use exports to Hong Kong.
Its latest travel advice to Kiwi citizens in the territory said the security law had led to an increased risk of arrest for activities such as protests, with the possibility of being removed to mainland China to face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
The United States has decided to rescind Hong Kong’s special trading privileges after the new law was enacted.
– AFP
57yo man arrested after attacking debt collectors with golf club during dispute
Man gets jail for pushing stranger into Singapore river, resulting in death
SJII under scrutiny as parents demand answers in wake of student’s death on Maldives school trip
SM Lee defends market approach for COE while Jamus Lim urges more empathy and social fairness
SM Lee defends COE system ‘works quite well’, says no easy way to distribute COEs fairly and cheaply
Singapore’s former president Halimah Yacob condemns ‘continuing carnage’ in Gaza and West Bank
Jurong minimart cashier jailed for stealing nearly S$57,000 to fund online gambling
Long-serving CDL director Philip Yeo to retire amid ongoing Kwek family boardroom rift
World Aquatics Championships open water races to proceed after E. coli concerns ease
Indonesian police rescue infants in baby-trafficking syndicate linked to Singapore
MAS posts record S$19.7B net profit, warns slower growth ahead amid tariffs uncertainty
Chinese traveller calls SQ Business Class ‘last century’ over seat issue, gets schooled on XHS
Comments5 days agoTan See Leng’s call for grads to ‘keep open mind’ draws public pushback amid job market worries
Civil Society6 days agoCamira: Email to MP Rahayu Mahzam unanswered; hand-delivered letters to PMO more impactful for Palestine
Politics7 days agoTrump’s nominee for Singapore ambassador, Anjani Sinha, faces tough Senate grilling over knowledge gaps
Food6 days agoJollibean workers claim unpaid wages as multiple outlets close across Singapore
Malaysia7 days agoFormer Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad turns 100
Comments6 days agoCommuters report EWL delays near Jurong East on 10 July evening, but no SMRT official announcement
Defense6 days agoLeopard 2SG tank hit traffic light: MINDEF says first technical fault in Singapore Army’s L2SG fleet
Crime6 days ago27-year-old man charged over suspected role in money mule activities