In Thailand, they are considered a national symbol of respect and honour, and in Japan, they represent luxury and perfection.
Hong Kong has a rich variety of native orchids – 133 known species, in fact – and spring, with its combination of high rainfall and humidity, produces the ideal damp environment for them to thrive.
To celebrate orchids, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG), in Tai Po in the city’s New Territories, is hosting a festival, “Nature Exploration – Orchid Encounters”, on April 25 that includes a tour of its facilities that house local orchids and orchids from the India-Myanmar region, as well as a workshop on repotting that will outline how to care for orchids. Read More...
A lawyer has taken to the platform to explain why you should never smile in a custody mugshot.
Narimon Pishnamaz, partner at injury trial law firm Law & Pish, based in California, used the example of Angenette Marie Missett to make his point, who famously smiled in her mugshot before being sentenced to 11 years in prison for killing a mother of three in a car crash.
In the clip posted on YouTube under his moniker @AttorneyPish, he asks viewers to imagine if they smiled in a mugshot which was then presented to a jury, who were asked if the person looks remorseful. Read More...
"It's difficult to explain to her two girls why five years later Mommy is being put back in prison," said Locane's attorney.
"Melrose Place" veteran Amy Locane will be sentenced a fourth time for her fatal DUI crash, according to judges presiding over the case.
In 2010, Locane, 48, killed Helene Seeman and critically wounded her husband, Fred, in an automobile collision outside the couple's New Jersey home.
On Wednesday, a New Jersey court ruled that a judge had incorrectly sentenced Locane in 2019 and the case would go back to court for another round of sentencing. Read More...