10 h. ago Singaporean cyclist’s death sparks fury over Malaysian road safety

Malaysia’s government is under pressure to fix damaged highways and tackle the country’s poor road safety record after a Singaporean cyclist became the latest casualty of roads that claim the life of one person every two hours. A 42-year-old Singaporean man died on Saturday when he was run over by a gravel-laden truck after he hit a pothole and fell from his bike in the Kulai district of the southern Johor state, police said. His death came barely a week after 15 university students were killed...

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10 h. ago John Lee pledges to improve Hongkongers’ lives amid ‘restructuring’ of economy

Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to improve people’s livelihoods and foster growth amid an “economic restructuring” of the city, as public consultation for his coming policy address was launched. The government said in a statment on Monday that it would hold more than 40 consultation sessions ahead of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s fourth policy address this September, while also conducting district visits to meet with members of the public and representatives from different sectors. “We are...

Politics

10 h. ago Hong Kong’s John Lee launches public consultation for fourth policy address

Hong Kong’s leader launched a public consultation on Monday for his coming policy address, as he vowed to improve livelihoods and foster growth amid an “economic restructuring”. The government said that it would hold more than 40 consultation sessions ahead of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s fourth policy address in September, while also conducting district visits to meet members of the public and representatives from different sectors. “We are committed to developing the economy and...

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34 h. ago 1 dead, 4 injured in Chongqing after driver runs into crowd: district police

One person is dead and four others injured after a driver allegedly drove into a crowd in Chongqing, a city in southwestern China, on Saturday after onlookers reportedly criticised him for repeatedly sounding the horn on his car. A police statement issued on Sunday by the Banan district branch of the Chongqing Public Security Bureau alleged the driver, surnamed Xiong, repeatedly sounded the horn after finding his path blocked by another vehicle in Banan, a district in southern Chongqing. The...

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7 d. ago Man arrested after fireworks ignited at Hong Kong’s Avenue of Stars

Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of discharging fireworks at Tsim Sha Tsui’s Avenue of Stars. A video circulating on social media since Sunday shows a man with a braid igniting a firework at the waterfront promenade near K11 Musea. In the clip, the man was heard speaking in Mandarin, repeatedly telling the person filming to stop recording. Officers from the Yau Tsim police district arrested a 21-year-old man from mainland China in Tsim Sha Tsui on Monday afternoon, a force...

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2 w. ago Chinese man invests in cattle online for profit, US$140,000 ends up as beef

Unsuspecting people in Shanghai who poured millions of yuan into a financing app were shocked to discover that the only form in which they could get a return on their investment was beef. Police in the city’s Xuhui district revealed the case to the public recently, and it was reported by the state broadcaster CCTV. A four-member gang that collected 500 million yuan (US$70 million) for their dodgy cattle-raising project over the past eight years was arrested in November last year. They were...

Economics