A 27-year-old biker is now in critical condition after he was hit by a van which suddenly cut into his driving lane on Tuen Mun Road Saturday morning. The crash occurred around 7.32 am today on the Kowloon-bound section of Tuen Mun Road. The biker was traveling in the fast lane on the right but the van on his left suddenly cut into his lane and hit him. He was rushed to Princess Margaret Hospital and now remains in critical condition. It is understood that the driver of the van has turned himself in at the New Territories South Regional Headquarters.

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Marcos signs law formalizing income classification of LGUsMANILA, Philippines — President Marcos signed into law Republic Act 11964 or the Automatic Income Classification of Local Government Units on Oct. 26, institutionalizing the automatic income classification of LGUs. Under RA 11964, provinces, cities and municipalities shall be categorized into five classes according to their income ranges and average annual regular income for three fiscal years preceding a general income reclassification. The classifications of provinces are as follows: First Class, provinces that have obtained an average annual regular income of P1.5 billion or more; Second Class, provinces with an average annual income of P900 million or more, but less than P1.5 billion; Third Class, provinces with an average annual regular income of P700 million or more but less than P900 million; Fourth Class, provinces that have average annual regular income of P500 million or more but less than P700 million; Fifth Class, provinces that have averageannual regular income of less than P500 million. Cities will also be classified into five classes: First Class, cities with an average annual regular income of P1.3 billion; Second Class, cities with an average annual regular income of P1 billion or more but less than P1.3 billion; Third Class, cities with an average annual regular income of P800 million or more but less than P1 billion; Fourth Class, cities with an average annual regular income of P500 million or more but less than P800 million; Fifth Class, cities with an average annual regular income of less than P500 million. “Income classification impacts their ability to undertake development projects, access financial grants from various sources and determine the salary of LGU personnel,” Abalos explained.

A worker was hospitalized after his lawn mower suspectedly hit wire netting on a slope in Tsuen Wan and a piece of the metal wire sprang out and accidentally stabbed his left leg. The incident occurred around 9.24 am on Saturday while he was trimming the lawn on a slope along Yau Ma Hom Road. The worker couldn’t move and was trapped on the four-meter-high slope. About four inches of the metal wire that impaled the worker’s leg was exposed, according to the work supervisor at the scene. Firefighters later came to the rescue and sent the worker to Princess Margaret Hospital.

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s sultans are set to meet on Friday to elect a new king from amongst themselves under a unique system in which they take turns to be monarch for a five-year term. The heads of Malaysia’s nine royal families, sultans of nine of its 13 states, take turns to be king for a five-year term. The federal constitution requires the monarch to act upon the advice of the prime minister and cabinet with only a few exceptions. He picked Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister in late 2022 when a general election resulted in a hung parliament. Unlike other sultans, Sultan Ibrahim has been outspoken about politics, and has said he has a good relationship with the prime minister.

Comelec confirms over 100 vote-buying incidents among 2023 BSKE betsComelec acting spokesman John Rex Laudiangco reported yesterday that the poll body’s Kontra Bigay Facebook page received and responded to 940 messages. MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections has confirmed more than 100 cases of election candidates engaged in vote-buying ahead of the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, its chairperson said on Friday. Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said that the more than 100 confirmed incidents of vote-buying are currently being verified for the filing of charges against the erring candidates, according to his interview with GMA’s Unang Balita. They are probably thinking the Comelec is not serious, so we will not proclaim those with pending cases,” Garcia said in Filipino. “But if they speak up about vote-buying incidents, they can be excluded from the punishment and made a state witness,” Garcia said.

During customs clearance, customs officers found her suspicious and suspected that she may have had drugs concealed inside her body. She was arrested immediately and had excreted a pellet of suspected cocaine weighing about 570g, with an estimated market value of about HK$600,000. The woman was charged with a count of trafficking in dangerous drugs, and she will have to appear at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (Oct 28). Customs spokesman stated that they will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities. The spokesman added that under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in dangerous drugs is a serious offense, with the maximum penalty upon conviction being a fine of HK$5 million and life imprisonment.

NEW DELHI: Five suspected rebels were killed Thursday in a gun battle with soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army said, with reports later of gunfire across the border with Pakistan. DEADLY SKIRMISH This undated file photo shows Indian army troopers standing guard near the site of a gunfight in the Lawaypora area of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Five suspected rebels were killed Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 in a gun battle with soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army said, with reports later of gunfire across the border with Pakistan. The Chinar Corps, which is posted in the disputed region, said that the five rebels killed belonged to the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. A violent insurgency beginning in 1989 in Kashmir killed tens of thousands of people, including Indian troops, militants and civilians.

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At least 256 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates will not be proclaimed even if they win in the Oct. 30 elections until the Commission on Elections (Comelec) resolves their pending disputes. The 256 candidates are running for either barangay captain or councilor, or SK chairperson or councilor. ADVERTISEMENTLast Tuesday, the Comelec’s seven-member policymaking body declared it would suspend the proclamation of winning barangay and SK candidates with unresolved election cases. READ: Comelec: Proclaiming BSKE winners w/ disqualification raps may be stoppedADVERTISEMENTAs of Oct. 26, the Comelec task force against premature campaigning has filed disqualification cases against 196 candidates and ordered about 6,000 others to explain the complaints against them. The Comelec task force against vote-buying and illegal campaigning has also filed disqualification cases against nine candidates and ordered around 1,500 others to explain why they should not be charged for illegal campaign activities.

Staff reporter and BloombergChina Construction Bank (0939) saw its net profit increase by 3 percent to 255.4 billion yuan (HK$272.9 billion) in the first three quarters this year, as it managed to offset a margin slide with lower credit impairments. For the third quarter, China's second-biggest lender by assets posted a 2.6 percent year-on-year growth in net profits to 88.1 billion yuan. Meanwhile, impairment losses went down by nearly 14 percent to 124.4 billion yuan in the first three quarters from the previous year. CCB said in a briefing yesterday that its net interest margin is still under downward pressure this year, expecting that the margin will decline at a slower pace next year. For the quarter through September alone, the insurer's net profit plunged 99 percent to 53 million yuan.

Former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack. As the top economic official, Li promised to improve conditions for entrepreneurs who generate jobs and wealth. But the ruling party under Xi increased the dominance of state industry and tightened control over tech and other industries. Li was born July 1, 1955, in the eastern province of Anhui and by 1976 was ruling party secretary of a commune there. Li's tenure also saw China's economy begin to slow from the dizzying heights experienced in the 1990s and 2000s.

One taxi driver died after the smashup. SING TAOStacy ShiA taxi driver died after his cab collided with another taxi yesterday morning near the Disneyland Resort on Lantau. The woman's eight-year-old son also suffered serious injuries in the abdomen. The hybrid taxi sustained serious damages in the rear. The boy, eight, had serious abdomen injuries, and was later transferred from North Lantau Hospital to Princess Margaret Hospital.

Chinese official development assistance loan facilities have high interest rates compared to those offered by other countries such as Japan. These days it looks like several big-ticket projects funded by Chinese ODA are being dropped by the Philippines. Other countries including the Philippines have suffered from the same Chinese economic coercion over the past years. The arbitration court in had ruled in 2016 that the Philippines has sovereign rights over Ayungin, Panganiban and Recto Bank. That ruling has been recognized by the countries that have been expressing support for the Philippines in the dispute.

DepEd asks RTU to submit incident report of what led to student deathMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education is currently investigating a public high school’s handling of a student cheating incident to determine if its personnel had violated any laws in carrying out the school’s rules against academic dishonesty. DepEd also told Philstar.com in a message that its Learner Rights and Protection Office is also looking into the incident. The university released a statement last Thursday confirming the student’s death and vowed to be transparent about its investigation into what transpired prior to the student’s death. While it runs a laboratory high school, this is considered a "non-DepEd" school and out of their jurisdiction. The guidance counselor of RTU’s high school department, Rodrigo Tomas, said that it was the class advisor administering the examination who caught the student cheating.