The Orient Express exhibition - In The Know Singapore
This pop-up exhibition of the famous luxury train service will be held at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay until 13 June 2021.
This pop-up exhibition of the famous luxury train service will be held at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay until 13 June 2021.
Australia coach Justin Langer said on Tuesday his team's "slack" attention to detail in bowling required overs in the India series had cost them a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. Australia were docked four WTC points for being two overs behind the rate during the second test in Melbourne. Australia lost the series 2-1 but would have qualified for the final at Lord's ahead of New Zealand had they not been penalised for slow over rates.
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China’s aviation regulator is investigating a reported fistfight between the captain and chief steward aboard a domestic passenger flight last month. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said it took the reported incident extremely seriously and was collecting further information. Any incident endangering flight safety would be “dealt with strictly under the law,” said the statement issued late Monday.
China has launched a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate for its citizens planning cross-border travels, joining other countries issuing similar documents as they seek ways to reopen their economies. As vaccines are globally being rolled out, a few countries including Bahrain have already introduced certificates identifying vaccinated people, and the European Union agreed to develop vaccine passports under pressure from tourism-dependent southern countries. The certificate issued by China will have details about the holder's COVID-19 vaccination information and coronavirus test results, the Department of Consular Affairs under China's foreign ministry said on its website.
A former opposition lawmaker charged with contempt for allegedly disrupting a Legislative Council meeting can appeal to Hong Kong’s highest court to terminate the criminal proceedings, after three top judges agreed to examine the extent of immunity enjoyed by members in the legislature. The Court of Final Appeal on Tuesday gave “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung one last chance to strike down the prosecution, which was launched after he snatched a folder from a government official during a Legco meeting on November 15, 2016. The case raises the question of how far the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance protects lawmakers and their freedoms of speech and debate when they disturb meetings in the legislature. Its outcome will have a bearing on at least three similar prosecutions.Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big stories originating in China. Leung, who is currently remanded in jail for allegedly breaking the national security law in another case, is believed to be the first member prosecuted under section 17c of the 1985 ordinance, which directly penalises interruptions of Legco sittings. The 64-year-old previously pleaded not guilty to the contempt allegation, saying his actions were covered by privilege. He did not need to stand trial, however, after a magistrate ruled in March 2018 that lawmakers were immune to the charge. What a Legco member said and did during sittings was protected by the 1985 ordinance unless it constituted an ordinary criminal offence, the magistrate added. The Court of Appeal overturned the lower court’s decision in June last year and restored Leung’s criminal proceedings, saying the offence must apply to lawmakers to ensure the legislature could properly discharge its constitutional functions. Chief Judge of the High Court, Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor, said the purpose of conferring privileges and immunity on lawmakers was not to put them above the law, but to ensure they could carry out their role without fear or any outside interference. Disorderly conduct that interrupted, or was likely to interrupt, Legco meetings was therefore not protected by privilege, he said. He also held the section constitutional because it conformed to the doctrine of separation of powers by recognising that only the courts had judicial authority. On Tuesday, the top court’s appeal committee, presided over by Chief Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung, and justices Roberto Ribeiro and Joseph Fok, granted permission to Leung to challenge the lower appellate court’s reading of the law before a full panel of five judges. The hearing was scheduled for August 31.More from South China Morning Post:Hong Kong lawmakers ‘not immune’ from Legislative Council contempt charges as Court of Appeal rules that ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung trial should proceedAfter losing court battle to ex-lawmaker ‘Long Hair’, Hong Kong’s prisons mull shearing locks of female inmates in name of equalityThis article Hong Kong’s top judges to examine lawmaker freedoms in Legislative Council, after allowing ex-member ‘Long Hair’ to challenge contempt charge first appeared on South China Morning PostFor the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Copyright 2021.
People barricaded in a Yangon neighbourhood overnight said Tuesday that security forces searched their homes room by room for anti-coup protesters, targeting apartments flying the flag of Aung San Suu Kyi's party.
Performance brought ‘tears’ but not enough to win judges’ votes. This article, Malaysia’s Cheryl K sings duet with Lionel Richie for American Idol audition, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia's leading alternative media company.
A New York woman captured Niagara Falls in all its wintry glory during a visit on March 6.This footage, shot by Angelica Martinez, shows the Niagara Gorge covered in snow as white mist rises from the cascading, icy waters.“Travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us!” Martinez wrote of the experience on Instagram. Credit: Angelica Martinez via Storyful
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The United Nation's envoy for Afghanistan is due to arrive in Qatar on Tuesday to meet with Afghan government and Taliban representatives this week in a fresh push on the fractious Afghan peace process, two sources familiar with the talks said. The visit comes as the United States is seeking to shake-up the stalled Qatari-hosted talks between the warring sides, including proposals for an interim government. U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons was also expected to with meet U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Qatari officials during the visit, the sources said.
Mexico is reeling from a surge in political violence ahead of upcoming elections, with dozens of politicians murdered at the hands of criminal gangs vying for influence.
The English cricket board must stop treating its players in a "namby-pamby way" and dock money if they put the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) above national duty, former test batsman Geoffrey Boycott said. Head coach Chris Silverwood has said England players would be allowed to miss the start of the test series against New Zealand in June if their IPL teams make the final of the Twenty20 competition. England will also stick to their rotation policy aimed at helping their multi-format players cope better with life in bio-secure bubbles, Silverwood said after the team's 3-1 test series loss in India.
Filipino boyband SB19 has postponed its virtual music launch for the single “What?” after its members were exposed to a COVID-positive person. A statement released by the group today said that the boys are now in quarantine after coming into contact with the COVID patient. Their virtual music launch for the song was originally scheduled ... This article, SB19’s music launch postponed after members exposed to COVID-positive person, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia's leading alternative media company.
A North Korean man is set to be extradited from Malaysia to face money laundering charges in the United States after losing a final legal challenge on Tuesday.
A Hong Kong opposition activist was arrested on Tuesday morning over an alleged assault that took place outside media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s national security law bail hearing last month. Avery Ng Man-yuen stands accused of slapping a 46-year-old man outside the Court of Final Appeal on February 1, according to a police source. As of 1.30pm, Ng was still being held for questioning and had not been charged, though the activist said he had been granted cash bail of HK$500. Video footage posted to Ng’s Facebook page earlier in the day showed the secretary general of the League of Social Democrats being taken away by officers outside the court in Admiralty, the same spot where the alleged assault took place over a month earlier.Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big stories originating in China. Ng was at the city’s top court to support party vice-chairman “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung, who is having his final appeal heard over a contempt conviction for snatching confidential documents from then undersecretary for development Eric Ma Siu-cheung at a 2016 Legislative Council session. In the online footage, Ng is led away by three police officers. “It’s the charge of common assault,” he tells journalists in the video, adding he was unsure to which incident the charge was related. Members of the League of Social Democrats said Ng was taken away at about 10:15am and sent to the Central Police station in Sheung Wan. They said lawyers were handling the case, although it remained unclear whether police would lay charges immediately. Further details of the February 1 incident were later revealed by Ng, who shared a YouTube video uploaded by the alleged victim of the attack, an establishment supporter. In the video posted by “Johnny Patriotic 101”, a man can be seen brandishing a megaphone and uttering words in Ng’s direction outside the Court of Final Appeal, where Next Digital founder Lai was due to attend a bail hearing. After approaching the man, Ng’s left arm can be seen rising up and reaching out towards his right cheek, though a police officer standing between the two and the camera obstructs what follows. Later in the video, the man identified himself as “Johnny” and said he had reported the incident to police. Activist who threw sandwich at former leader CY Leung has conviction quashed Contacted by the Post on Tuesday, the YouTube channel’s owner identified himself as Johnny Tam Ming-kei, confirmed he was the man in the video, and said he had taken the matter to police the same day the alleged assault took place. He said police also took a statement from him on February 1, and that he was expected to give a supplementary statement on Thursday. Ng garnered public attention in 2017 after being convicted of hitting a police officer with a tuna sandwich he had hurled at former city leader Leung Chun-ying during a Legislative Council session. The conviction was overturned on appeal in 2019 after the court ruled prosecutors had failed to prove officer Lau Wing-kwan was a victim by the principle of transferred malice.This article Hong Kong police arrest League of Social Democrats secretary general over alleged assault outside Jimmy Lai bail hearing last month first appeared on South China Morning PostFor the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Copyright 2021.
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Three ships carrying ethanol were heading to China from the U.S. Gulf Coast, three trade sources told Reuters on Monday, in a sign that exports of the fuel were sharply increasing from the United States to the country. The shipments may surpass the total amount of U.S. ethanol that China imported last year, a positive development for the U.S. ethanol industry, which has seen decreased demand because of the coronavirus pandemic and the U.S.-China trade war. The ships each have a capacity of around 30,000 tonnes, or about 240,000 barrels of ethanol, the sources said, though the exact amount of the renewable fuel onboard was not immediately clear.
The cone-shaped slag heap in the southeastern Congolese city of Lubumbashi is a mighty symbol of the time when copper was king.
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