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On the fringes of the chaos resulting from clashes between police and anti-extradition Bill protestors in the heart of Hong Kong on Sun night (21 Jul), dozens of men clad in white believed to be triad gangsters stormed into the Yuen Long MTR station, subsequently targeting protestors as well as train passengers and other members of the public the same …

The anger over the Hong Kong government’s controversial extradition Bill is far from being quelled as protestors battled the police in late-night clashes that took place in the heart of the city on Sun (21 Jun). South China Morning Post reported that the Hong Kong police’s Special Tactical Squad deployed tear gas and rubber bullets against protestors in black — …

In a press release on Thursday (18 July), Citi Hong Kong announced the results of its survey on residential property ownership in Hong Kong for the second quarter of 2019. The survey found that over 70% of the respondents felt that it is a bad or terrible time to purchase a home at the present moment. The survey also revealed …

Protests against the Hong Kong government’s extradition Bill show no signs of quelling as tens of thousands stormed into New Town Plaza Mall in the suburban Sha Tin district on Sun (14 Jul). Reuters reported that clashes between the protestors and the police officers were particularly violent, as umbrellas and plastic bottles were thrown against the police officers, leaving 10 …

Petrol price is dependent on various different factors such as crude oil prices on the international markets or taxes and margins established by petrol stations’ owners. In fact, the value of 1 litre of petrol at the retail point of sale may change overnight, and even by the hour in some countries. Now, with the petrol prices constantly being a …

After seismic clashes between protestors and the police that rocked Hong Kong for weeks, the city’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has announced that the controversial extradition Bill that sparked the protests is now “dead”. Chairing the Executive Council meeting on Tue (9 Jul), she said: “I have almost immediately put a stop to the (bill) amendment exercise, but …

The movement against Hong Kong’s controversial extradition Bill is showing no signs of slowing down as protestors anticipate another round of protests on Fri (5 Jul) and Sun (7 Jul), barely three days after Hong Kong’s Legislative Council was swarmed and broken into by protestors on Mon (1 Jul). The Straits Times‘ China Correspondent reported that a group called Hong …

The escalated protests in Hong Kong over the contentious extradition Bill – as recently as Mon (1 Jul) – could potentially serve as a stain on the city’s reputation as a world-renowned financial and business hub, said China Communist Party’s newspaper The People’s Daily. Reuters reported that the editorial, published on Wed (3 Jul), suggested that the protests in Hong …

The prevalence of alleged cronyism and nepotism, the muzzling of independent press and opposition party supporters, and the use of state resources for election propaganda are some of the elements that characterise Hungary’s “illiberal democracy”, presently led by prime minister Viktor Orbán. British historian and Professor of European Studies at Oxford University Timothy Garton Ash, who prefers to label Orbán’s …

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has lost a re-run of Istanbul’s mayoral election on Sun (23 Jun) to Turkey’s primary opposition party by almost 777,000 votes, or 54 per cent of the total votes counted, according to the latest results. The repeat was held following allegations of stolen votes during the initial election in Mar, …