Issue: June 08, 2012 (Archive)

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Some of life's basic needs out of reach for one in five
One in every five people is living in deprived social conditions in Hong Kong - a city regarded as one of the wealthiest in the world - a survey has found.

Record-holder walks tall as a gentle giant
The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, has left Hong Kong but he made a big impression while visiting on a promotional tour.

DAB talks tough in filibuster face-off
Pro-Beijing lawmakers may even seek a no- confidence vote against Finance Committee chairwoman Emily Lau Wai-hing if she allows pan- democrats to drag out the debate on the incoming chief executive's government restructuring plan.

Islanders backed in incinerator battle
The High Court has granted leave for a judicial review launched by four Cheung Chau residents over a government plan to build a waste incinerator on Shek Kwu Chau.

Hopes of Leung tobacco war grow
The combination of "people's chief executive" Leung Chun-ying and his possible "wingman" in the health department is raising hopes the government will take the next big step towards a smoke-free city.

Search for captain after inferno engulfs trawler
The search will continue today for a 60-year- old fisherman who desperately tried to put out a blaze on his trawler but instead got caught in a flash fire that may have sealed his fate.

Cops grab group in car crash scam
A young garage co-owner has been arrested along with his father and two ex-girlfriends for allegedly trying to con insurance companies through "staged" traffic accidents.

Malicious attacks are really paper tigers
Last week the Facebook forum page of a telecommunications network operator was maliciously attacked. It was paralyzed by spam mail coming in at the rate of thousands per second. The company had to close the forum and called the police for help. Are businesses using social media marketing actually opening their doors to malicious attacks?

Training call as dogs drag their owner to taxi death
Dog owners are urged to train their pets properly after a 50-year-old woman was dragged into the path of a taxi and killed.

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