Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for further 10 months over June 4 assembly
A 15-month sentence was reduced to 10 due to his guilty plea.
Thu May 06 2021
HK activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty over June 4 'illegal assembly'
Wong was among four people who pleaded guilty on Friday of participating in an illegal assembly on June 4 last year.
Fri Apr 30 2021
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 2019 protest
Wong had pleaded guilty to both charges, including taking part in and using a facial covering at an unauthorised assembly in October 2019.
Tue Apr 13 2021
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 13-1/2 mths for anti-govt protest
"I know the coming days will be tougher. We will hang in there," Wong shouted after the sentence was read out.
Wed Dec 02 2020
Hong Kong's Joshua Wong taken into custody after guilty plea
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong and two other activists were taken into custody Monday after they pleaded guilty to charges related to a demonstration outside police headquarters.
Mon Nov 23 2020
Thailand bars entry to teenage HK activist "at China's request"
Thailand on Wednesday barred entry to a Hong Kong student activist who helped organise pro-democracy protests in the Chinese-ruled city in 2014, with a newspaper saying he had been "blacklisted".
Wed Oct 05 2016
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong held in Thailand
Joshua Wong was stopped from entering Thailand, where he was due at events commemorating a massacre of student activists, an official said Wednesday
Wed Oct 05 2016
Hong Kong student leaders avoid jail for 2014 democracy protest
Joshua Wong, 19, has been sentenced to 80 hours of community service for his role in triggering the 'Umbrella Movement'.
Mon Aug 15 2016
Can a student influence Malaysia-China relations, asks Joshua Wong
Joshua Wong was planning to talk about the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong, with no reference to Malaysia's political scene.
Wed May 27 2015
Joshua Wong on list of individuals banned from entering this country
Joshua Wong who was prevented from entering Malaysia is on the list of individuals banned from entering this country.
Tue May 26 2015
Student activist Joshua Wong denied entry
Malaysian government this morning has denied Joshua Wong an entry into this country.
Tue May 26 2015
H.K.'s Joshua Wong among 'world's greatest leaders': Fortune
Joshua Wong, the teenage face of Hong Kong's mass pro-democracy movement, once again challenged Chinese President Xi Jinping when he was named one of the world's 10 greatest leaders by Fortune.
Fri Mar 27 2015
Three Hong Kong protest leaders announce hunger strike
Joshua Wong and two other leaders from the student group Scholarism have gone on hunger strike starting immediately, they announced on Monday night.
Mon Dec 01 2014
Hong Kong police clear protest camp, arrest movement leaders
Hong Kong police arrested Joshua Wong and another student protest leader Wednesday as authorities forcibly cleared part of a main road blocked for two months by a pro-democracy sit-in.
Wed Nov 26 2014
Hong Kong's protest leaders: Faces of the 'umbrella revolution'
From a 17-year-old student firebrand to academics, lawyers, bankers and a Baptist minister, the most prominent leaders of the pro-democracy protests sweeping Hong Kong span a range of occupations.
Sat Oct 04 2014
MOE’s mental health screening identifies students with emotional challenges
Deputy Minister of Education says, those identified with severe emotional issues undergo screening twice a year.
Wed Nov 27 2024
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday
Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.
Wed Nov 27 2024
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024