Hong Kong Floods hit Tai Po, Sai Kung amid amber warning alerts By Asia Times staff The hardest-hit areas were in the New Territories East, including Tai Po, Shatin and Sai Kung, which got more than 70mm of rain in an hour on Tuesday
Hong Kong Maid challenges live-in rule by applying for judicial review By Asia Times staff The requirement is discriminatory and unconstitutional, increasing the risk of breaches of fundamental rights, the complainant says
Hong Kong Former maid turns refugee claimant in HK to bring up son By Asia Times staff Domestic workers' Hong Kong-born children cannot enjoy permanent residency in the city unless their fathers are permanent residents
Hong Kong Chinese woman allegedly attacks flight attendant By Asia Times staff The Cathay Pacific passenger, who was en route to Beijing from Thailand, was accused of pushing and kicking the air hostess
India Soldiers mistake firecracker for grenade, kill Kashmiri teen By Asia Times staff Thousands of protesters march through town with body of 18-year-old
India Passersby take photos as hit-and-run victim lays dying By Asia Times staff People ignored 25-year-old motorcyclist's desperate cries for help
India Mall security guards eject children of suicide farmers By Asia Times staff Charity took group to air-conditioned DLF Place to cool off after rally
India Activists arrested for trying to send sanitary napkins to PM By Asia Times staff Group says it was act of protest against tax on feminine hygiene products
India Lucknow Metro to offer free water and toilet facilities By Asia Times staff Plastic cups will not be provided and loos will be for commuters only