Tag: 2019 Hong Kong protest on extradition bill
HK’s youngest convicted protestor: 12-year old pleads guilty to vandalising police station, railway interchange
Hong Kong — Thursday, November 21, saw the youngest person in the months-long demonstrations in Hong Kong plead guilty to two counts of criminal...
US Senator accuses PM Lee of siding with “Communist China” and “shaming the brave...
Linking to a news article that describes how Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has become a social media hero in mainland China following...
Chinese University of Hong Kong at the root of protest
Hong Kong—The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) became part of the ongoing protests in the city earlier this week as a confrontation occurred,...
SG Fb Page calls HK protestors ‘mindless roaches,’ netizens react saying “Stay in China...
Singapore—On October 10, the Singapore-based Facebook page Perspective of the Lion City posted a scathing commentary against the protestors in Hong Kong, which has...
$5.5 billion moved from HK to Singapore since protests began—Bloomberg report
Singapore— A recent report from media company Bloomberg has said that the amount Singapore stands to potentially benefit from the protests in Hong Kong...
Minister Shanmugam points out lessons Singapore can learn from HK protests
Singapore— Speaking at the Minister's Awards Presentation Ceremony at ITE College West on September 30, Monday, Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam pointed out several...
More trouble expected for Hong Kong with Fitch credit rating downgrade, planned weekend protests
Hong Kong—Despite the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill earlier this week, the turmoil that has rocked Hong Kong is not expected to abate...
Xiaomi’s Redmi in hot water with Chinese media over HK protest ad references
Hong Kong — Redmi, the budget brand of Chinese electronics company Xiaomi, found itself in hot water recently due to some references to the Hong Kong...
NUS, NTU and SMU postpone student exchange programmes to HK
Singapore—After the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) advised Singaporeans to defer all non-essential travel to Hong Kong on August 16, the country’s three biggest...
‘French Spider-man’ scales Hong Kong skyscraper to hang peace banner
Singapore—Nearly a year after a ban in Hong Kong, Alain Robert, commonly known as the ‘French Spider-Man’ scaled one of the City’s skyscrapers on...