Drivers can spend an hour hunting for somewhere to leave their vehicles, with 367,000 more spots needed
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Plagiarism claims hound ‘running dogs’ professor
Peking University professor Kong Qingdong, who hit the headlines recently for calling Hongkongers “running dogs”, has been accused by a scholar of plagiarising a book he wrote 17 years ago.
Friday, 2 March 2012
Singapore's version of locusts advertisement
“Do you want Singapore to spend $36,000,000 yearly to sponsor at least two thousand foreign scholars?
Singaporeans have also had enough!
The locust plague has spread from Hong Kong to Singapore.
We strongly request the PAP government to tighten the overly lax immigration policy!
Stop immigrants from ‘invading’ Singapore unrestricted!
Protect the rights of Singaporeans and defend local culture.
We strongly request NUS disciplinary committee to mete out the most severe punishment to ingrate MOE scholar Sun Xu!”
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Singapore’s Prime Minister Ponders Tricky By-Election Test
These are increasingly prickly questions for Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to ponder, after the dismissal of an opposition lawmaker two weeks ago threw up the potential of a third electoral fight for Singapore’s ruling establishment within a year.
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Judge slams Tony Chan as dishonest and immoral
A judge called Tony Chan Chun-chuen “thoroughly dishonest and untrustworthy” yesterday while explaining his decision to freeze the fung shui master’s assets and stop him from dodging a HK$130 million legal bill to the late billionaire Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum’s estate.
Monday, 27 February 2012
Death penalty for selling ‘gutter oil’
China cracks down on production, sale and use of tainted recycled oil in cooking
Mainland developers escalate price war as sales fall
Mainland developers have started another round of large-scale price cuts after property sales slumped in January.
Chinese collecting Bordeaux chateaux
Investors buy up venerable producers in famous region to supply French wine to newly affluent mainlanders who are increasingly developing a taste for it
Taiwan Denies Singapore Cutting Military Ties
Taiwan denied reports Monday that Singapore is suspending its long-standing military cooperation with the island after news of a rare visit by Taiwan’s defense minister to the city state was made public.
Mother of girl set on fire vows court action
Despite huge medical bill, family refuses private settlement as online appeal gathers momentum
Young Girl Burned & Disfigured By Son of Government Official
17-year-old boy Tao Rukun (陶汝坤), whose father is a government official in the Audit Office of Hefei City, forced into 16-year-old girl Zhou Yan’s(周岩) house, and poured lighter fluid over Zhou Yan’s head then lit it on fire, resulting in over 30% burned area and disfigured face, neck and chest.
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Tokyo governor backs rape of Nanking denial
Tokyo’s outspoken conservative governor said yesterday he agreed with the mayor of Nagoya’s statement that the 1937 rape of Nanking by Japanese troops never happened.
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