Issue: September 11, 2012   (Archive)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013   

Superbug found in pneumonia victim
A rare superbug first linked to travel to India has been found in a 78-year-old Burmese man who died of pneumonia, the Centre for Health Protection revealed yesterday.



Civic Party finishes second best
The Civic Party gained six seats in the Legislative Council to become the second-largest party, even as two of its members - Audrey Eu Yuet-mee and Tanya Chan Suk-chong - failed to retain their seats.

Seats success all in the family for Tiens
The Tiens are the first brothers to be elected to the new Legislative Council.

China section to go in subject showdown
The government has announced it will remove the controversial contemporary China section from teaching guidelines for the moral and national education curriculum.

Release papers, judge orders radio station
A High Court judge yesterday ordered Digital Broadcasting Corp to release documents about the radio station to chairman and major shareholder Bill Wong Cho-bau.

Mad moggy happier at home
After decades of living with animals of all types, they can still surprise me with behavior that can only be equated to human-like responses to circumstances.



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