Issue: March 01, 2012   (Archive)
Friday, May 24, 2013   

'Pak pai' payment is the big question
Our chief executive, Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, was seen traveling back from Macau where he and his wife had been on a private holiday. Normally, that would be nothing to get alarmed about, but he was aboard a private luxury yacht.



Future bright with some cloud
The IT Square Editors' Choices awards ceremony organized by Sing Tao Daily is a gathering of elites in the field.

Those who sell adult diapers are so happy when you hit 40
An actress is suing a website for revealing her age. Saigon-born Junie Hoang was shocked to find her real age listed on movie website IMDb, owned by Amazon.com.

Newspaper moves grab headlines
The Hong Kong Economic Journal, which has operated from North Point for many years, may be moving to Kowloon - like many other newspapers - due to soaring rents.

Rocky road ahead for integration drive
Sunday before last, several hundred people marched along Hennessy Road to demonstrate against the proposed opening of our roads to mainland drivers. It is part of a reciprocal self-drive arrangement that will follow the opening of mainland roads to our drivers.

Suspicion sinks hiring plan
The Richfield Group's recent newspaper recruitment advert for a social worker was viewed with suspicion, but a senior manager said it was all a misunderstanding.

Raspy Adele inspires runaway bride and KFC delivery hunks
Had to laugh at the recent TV speeches made by singer Adele, who won EVERY prize at the Grammys and Brits awards ceremonies this year, including "best group," "best bearded folk singer" and "the Republican presidential nomination."

Splitting gains in brave new world
Bucking the generally pessimistic tide of events, the Hang Seng Index has so far gained more than 1,000 points in the Year of the Dragon.

Where women rule and men obey? Come over to my place
A reader told me that a BBC reporter claimed to have "found a community in Asia where women rule and men are subservient."



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