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Fire devastates thousands of shanties in Manila’s biggest slum area, leaving at least 2000 homeless
The blaze over the shanty settlements left at least two thousand homeless in Manila, Philippines. Photo: Reuters A massive fire tore...
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Nov 232 min read
Former Domestic Helper Sentenced to Ten Months for Employment Fraud
On November 22, 2024, a 53-year-old former foreign domestic helper was sentenced to ten months in prison after being found guilty of...
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Nov 193 min read
Super typhoon Man-Yi hit the Philippines, killing at least eight people
The Super Typhoon Man-Yi unleashed rains that triggered storms and landslides in the Philippines . Photo: Reuters Super typhoon Man-Yi...
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Nov 133 min read
Breast cancer has become the second most common form of disease in Hong Kong, report says
According to the latest data, breast cancer has overtaken colorectal cancer as the second most common form of the disease in Hong...
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Nov 112 min read
Swedish businessman in Hong Kong jailed for 7 years for raping domestic helper
Photo: SCMP A 36-year-old Swedish businessman was found guilty of raping his Nepalese domestic helper and was sentenced to seven years...
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Nov 92 min read
T3 signal will be issued between 3 pm and 6 pm as Super Typhoon Yinxing edges closer, Hong Kong Observatory says
Typhoon 3 will be issued between 3pm to 6pm on Saturday, HKO says. The Hong Kong Observatory said the No 3 typhoon signal will be...
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Nov 43 min read
A volcano eruption in Indonesia killed at least 10 people, alerting the risk of earthquakes, officials say
Rescue teams searching for victims in Klatanlo which was devastated by the volcano on Monday. Credit : Arnold Welianto/Agence...
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Nov 12 min read
Tributes Flow for Indonesian Domestic Helper Mevi Novitasari After Tragic Murder
On November 1, 2024, the community mourns the loss of Mevi Novitasari, a 25-year-old Indonesian domestic helper, whose body was...
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Oct 303 min read
A domestic helper found dead in a Hong Kong waterfall was in an affair with the arrested man, reports said
The report said the helper allegedly jumped to her death after the man told her to break up their affairs. In the latest report of the ...
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Oct 303 min read
Updates: Tragic Incident at Waterfall Bay Park, Indonesian Domestic Helper Found Dead
On October 28, 2024, a 25-year-old Indonesian domestic helper was discovered dead at the base of a waterfall in Waterfall Bay Park....
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Oct 302 min read
The couple suspected of murdering a domestic helper who was found dead at a waterfall in Hong Kong have been arrested
The dead body of a Southeast Asian woman in her 20s was reportedly found in a pond in Waterfall Park, Pok Fu Lam. A married couple...
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Oct 281 min read
Help Wanted: Hong Kong Domestic Workers Battle to Remain in the City Despite Two-Week Rule
As of 2024, Hong Kong is home to nearly 400,000 migrant domestic workers, primarily from the Philippines and Indonesia. These workers are...
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Oct 281 min read
The dead body of a woman was found in a pond in Hong Kong’s Waterfall Bay Park
The remains of a woman in her 20s was reportedly found in a pond in Waterfall Park, Aberdeen . Photo Wikipedia The remains of a woman who...
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Oct 212 min read
Hong Kong police launch public appeal to find missing 15-year-old twin sisters
Photo: Released by the Hong police Hong Kong police have issued two alerts to the general public to help find 15-year-old twin sisters...
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Oct 192 min read
There is a possibility of typhoon development this Autumn, Hong Kong Observatory says
Hong Kong Observatory stated on Friday that a broad area of low pressure that is developing in the northwestern Pacific could approach...
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Oct 165 min read
A pair of giant pandas return to National Zoo in Washington, D.C. from China
After a year with no pandas in the zoo, the 3-year-old giant pandas named Bao Li and Qing arrived from China in the wake of so-called...
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Oct 145 min read
Man arrested and charged for allegedly bringing weapons to Trump rally at Coachella, police say
Alleged 'sovereign citizen' arrested with firearms in car near Trump rally, police say. Photo: Video screenshot A 49-year-old man known...
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Oct 103 min read
Filipino helpers earn US$1,340 (HK$10,413) per month in South Korea in compare to US$642 ( HK$4, 989) minimum in Hong Kong
Domestic helpers in Hong Kong during their off day. Photo: Handout Filipino women brought to South Korea as part of a domestic worker...
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Oct 106 min read
Close to one million civilians in Lebanon have fled war, U.N. says
Photo: Emrah Gurel/ AP A week into the ground war between Israel and Hezbollah, shelters in Lebanon are filling up beyond capacity,...
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Oct 82 min read
An American tourist was eaten by a shark while on diving trip in Indonesia
Photo: Asia Pacific Press via ViralPress An American woman was eaten by a shark during a diving vacation with friends in Indonesia,...
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