A new bill in Louisiana aims to ban certain restaurant reservation apps unless they have explicit agreements with the restaurants.House Bill 90, sponsored by Lafayette lawmaker Troy Hebert, bans the sale of restaurant reservations without explicit agreements between the app and the restaurant itself. It also requires restaurants to have an agreement with the apps…
Lawmakers have expressed concerns over whether landlords will take part in a proposed registration scheme for subdivided homes in Hong Kong, with some urging authorities to reduce the fees to increase the incentive. They questioned the government’s approach at a Legislative Council panel meeting on Monday, where officials discussed the latest proposal for the scheme…
A PhD student earlier fined HK$5,000 (US$643) for splashing semen onto a woman’s buttocks has left Hong Kong before prosecutors could apply for a stricter penalty. Lai Changwei, 26, failed to appear at Thursday’s West Kowloon Court hearing after the Department of Justice sought to review his sentence on the basis it was manifestly inadequate….
A man in eastern China has been detained for brutally abusing and killing a cat in public. The actions of the man, surnamed Cai, near a park in a residential community in Quzhou, Zhejiang province on March 1, was filmed in a video that has gone viral on mainland social media. The clip’s contents have…
A chef has been arrested in Hong Kong in connection with the seizure of HK$13 million (US$1.67 million) worth of cannabis buds, and will appear in court on Monday. Police said on Sunday that the suspect, a 34-year-old man, was stopped outside a flat at an industrial building by officers from the narcotics bureau a…
A chef has been arrested in Hong Kong in connection with the seizure of HK$13 million (US$1.67 million) worth of cannabis buds, and will appear in court on Monday. Police said on Sunday that the suspect, a 34-year-old man, was stopped outside a flat at an industrial building by officers from the narcotics bureau a…
Hong Kong labour authorities are considering appealing against “light” penalties imposed on contractors involved in industrial accidents, an official has said after four recent fatal incidents occurred within a week. Ho Kai-ming, undersecretary for labour and welfare, said on Wednesday the government was saddened by the string of fatal cases, stressing investigations were under way…