Issue: June 08, 2012   (Archive)
Monday, May 20, 2013   

'Crazed addict' caught after bashing spree
Police have arrested a man who allegedly went on a bashing spree in a Sham Shui Po love hotel while high on drugs.



China cuts rates but Fed boss disappoints
China delivered a surprise interest rate cut yesterday to combat faltering growth just as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke offered few hints that further monetary stimulus is imminent.

Tough line on foreign homebuyers pushed
The administration should study measures to limit non-locals from buying flats, Housing Authority chairman Anthony Cheung Bing- leung says.

Death probe calls snowball
Calls are growing for a thorough probe into the suspicious death of blind-and-deaf mainland activist Li Wangyang in a Hunan hospital ward.

Tighter betting age rules urged as Euros begin
Calls to raise the age of legal gambling have been renewed as more youngsters are expected to bet on the Euro 2012, which starts at midnight tonight.



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