A knife-wielding attacker with suspected mental illness who was shot twice by police in Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung has died after 10 days in hospital in a critical condition. The government on Tuesday confirmed the 43-year-old suspect, surnamed Chung, was pronounced dead at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung at 8.47pm on Monday. The incident…
A 34-year-old chef has been arrested for allegedly dripping an unknown liquid on three female pedestrians near Hong Kong’s Tai Wai MTR station in separate incidents during the Christmas and Lunar New Year holiday periods. The first incident took place on Christmas morning, when a woman crossing a footbridge on Mei Tin Road felt liquid…
HONOLULU (KHON2) – With Waikiki being one of Hawaii’s premier locations, filled with tourists, but also home to a lot of crime and homeless, the Waikiki Business Improvement District decided it was time to amp up security. Waikiki walking tour to help bring back Japanese tourists So they launched a new program in collaboration with…
The crackdown on public housing abuse in Hong Kong has received broad public support as more rental units were recovered and reassigned to those with genuine need. But as more tenants are evicted for flouting the rules, there have also been calls for greater sensitivity in handling families with special needs. The sad outcome of…
Hong Kong’s housing minister has pledged to adopt a more “humane” approach to eviction cases involving tenants with mental health issues, following the deaths of a mother and son, and plans to appoint additional medical experts to an appeal panel. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin said on Tuesday that the department would “seriously review…
A Redditor recently had an interesting question regarding the medicinal merits of electric bikes. “Should e-bikes be prescribed?” the user posted in r/ebikes. Photo Credit: Reddit Photo Credit: Reddit The post continued: “Is this all in my mind or are e-bikes seemingly extremely effective as a tool for combating mental health issues? My morning bipolar…
MELBOURNE: In Australia, an estimated one in 10 men experience mental health issues such as anxiety and depression before and after their child is born (the perinatal period). Alongside emotional ups and downs and exhaustion, new dads may also be facing greater practical demands, such as caring for the baby, supporting their partner, and providing…