Supporters of protesters still holed up in Hong Kong Polytechnic University flash their smartphone lights near the campus on Monday, Nov 25. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy candidates rose to a landslide victory in the district council elections in a record voter turnout the day before, sending a strong message…...
Hundreds of young men in the country make a living by climbing on the 20-metre high attractions without any safety equipment
In Myanmar, human-powered Ferris wheels are a thing 🎡 ⠀ Hundreds of young men in the country make a living by climbing on the 20-metre high attractions without any safety equipment. They rely on gravity-defying agility and split-second coordination to spin them like hamster wheels. For 9 months a year,…...
Tens of thousands of Hongkongers returned to the streets a week after the pro-democracy camp’s landslide election victory
A police officer aims pepper spray at a group appearing to comprise only journalists on Sunday. Tens of thousands of Hongkongers returned to the streets a week after the pro-democracy camp’s landslide election victory, but their procession rapidly descended into stand-offs with police and, by nightfall, mobs once again…...
An award-winning set of photographs shows a slice of life aboard China’s slow trains and a side of the country forgotten amid the fanfare over high-speed progress.
An award-winning set of photographs shows a slice of life aboard China’s slow trains and a side of the country forgotten amid the fanfare over high-speed progress. When Qian Haifeng set out to see the country on the cheap, he began photographing his fellow passengers and captured an intimate,…...
An Indonesian journalist hit in the eye by a rubber bullet whilst covering anti-government protests
Veby Mega Indah, an Indonesian journalist living and working in Hong Kong, was hit in the eye by a rubber bullet whilst covering anti-government protests in September. In an emotional interview with the Post this week, she recalled collapsing into the arms of a journalist behind her, hearing voices…...
Bomb disposal officers in Hong Kong have defused two home-made devices containing 10kg of high explosives
Bomb disposal officers in Hong Kong have defused two home-made devices containing 10kg of high explosives. They were found on school grounds and designed to kill large numbers of people, police said on Monday. Officers said the bombs were “complete, fully functional and ready to be used” radio-controlled…...