3 Hong Kong Chinese-language newspapers raise retail prices by HK$3

Three Chinese-language newspapers in Hong Kong have implemented a retail price increase of HK$3 this month, representing the first sector-wide adjustment in two years. According to the South China Morning Post - Hong Kong, Ming Pao increased its single-copy price by 25 per cent, from HK$12 to HK$15, effective Sunday. Two financial broadsheets, including the Hong Kong Economic Times, were scheduled to follow the price hike on Monday.

In a separate incident, police in Kuala Lumpur detained 18 Taiwanese nationals, consisting of 17 men and one woman aged between 19 and 43, during raids on two luxury apartments on Thursday. The Malay Mail reports that the suspects are part of an online scam syndicate that allegedly impersonated Hong Kong police officers to target victims in the Hong Kong special administrative region.

During the 6.35pm raid, authorities seized 69 mobile phones, five laptops, and two sets of Hong Kong police uniforms. Dang Wangi police chief ACP Ahmad Azwan Amin Nordin stated that initial investigations suggest the syndicate has been operating for approximately five months using local internet access. All suspects have been remanded until November 2.

Brief written by urgent.news from South China Morning Post - Hong Kong, South China Morning Post, Malay Mail — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.