Issue: June 22, 2012 (Archive)

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Keep on right side of god unless you are a coffee-swilling robber
After a crime wave swept through their district, police in Vellore, India, launched a unique new crime- fighting method. They smashed a pumpkin on their doorstep. They believed this action, accompanied by suitable chants, would call down the gods to their side.

Bboss eyes new big spenders
The Bboss nightclub in Tsim Sha Tsui East is closing its doors for good next month after being a mainstay of Hong Kong's colorful nightlife scene for 28 years.

Uphill justice fight for convicted rioters
Leftist veterans demanded redress for alleged false arrests and convictions during the 1967 riots at a recent forum organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Asia- Pacific Studies.

Political life in the fast lane
Lately there has been a lot of speculation about Undersecretary for Transport and Housing Yau Shing-mu.

Polish yobs zapped by sonic gun forced to spend a zloty
A new riot control weapon is being launched this month.

Writing that hits close to home
I was one of the judges in a recent essay competition organized by the Kowloon Federation of Associations.

Forum turns back time to deadly riots
On May 6, about 70 members of the "leftists" gathered at Wo Hop Shek cemetery in Fan Ling to pay their respects to "comrades" killed in the worse Hong Kong riots that started in May 1967.

Yuexiu keeps it in the family
In an important move, Yuexiu Property (0123) last month sold Guangzhou International Finance Center - the world's 10th tallest building - into its real estate investment trust.

If you feel Buraidah's Got Talent is bad, wait for the Beijing show
A new TV talent show has been launched in which singing, dancing, music and women are banned. These four things are deeply evil, say the producers of Buraidah's Got Talent. How perceptive.

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