An area in Hong Kong’s New Territories, around the historic Tai Po Old Market
Independent hearings into the Wang Fuk Court fire have heard testimony about deactivated alarms, evacuated stairways blocked, and overwhelmed emergency lines as investigators probe safety and regulatory failures in the 168-death disaster.
A Bangkok court has convicted two Uyghur men, Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed, for the 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing and has sentenced them to death. The decade-long trial has been criticised by the U.N. and human rights groups for delays, translation problems and alleged due-process violations; both men will appeal within a month.