Malaysians call out ‘blatant profiteering’ as Lunar New Year service charge rises at eateries
[South China Morning Post] - 01/22/2025
Angry diners question whether the extra levy truly benefits workers or boosts profits of restaurant owners.
In Chinese newspapers
Sri Lanka’s ex-leaders told to vacate luxury government homes amid austerity drive
The luxury bungalows are being converted into hotels or museums, with the Rajapaksas receiving a modest rent (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
China student honoured for carrying classmate on his back to safety during quake
Youngster acts on instinct, returns to shaking classroom to save fellow student from ravages of 4.6 magnitude tremor.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Accepting a nuclear North Korea was never US policy … until Trump 2.0?
Donald Trump’s convention-busting acknowledgement of North Korea as a nuclear power bucks years of US policy – and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
In Trump 2.0, Japan faces a familiar uncertainty
Beneath the polite diplomacy lies a current of apprehension about what Donald Trump’s return means for Japan’s place (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Hong Kong police arrest 5 for allegedly stealing HK$2.2 million of fish maws
Police say trucks loaded with stolen goods travelled to various locations in an attempt to disrupt surveillance.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
How Hong Kong can cut wasteful spending and boost revenue
Reducing energy consumption and reclaiming plastic bag levy revenues are just some options available instead of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Hong Kong public secondary schools can offer foreign languages from next academic year
Schools may receive a government subsidy of HK$250,000 to offer courses for a two-year period.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Greenland PM says ‘we don’t want to be Americans’ as Trump takes office
Denmark’s foreign minister said that no country should be able to simply help themselves to another country.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/01/2025
Hong Kong’s Paul Chan vows to bridge climate financing gap after Trump pull-out
City’s finance chief also met United Arab Emirates’ minister of state for foreign trade to discuss bilateral (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Trump’s America First Trade Policy: US-China 2020 import deal is again under scrutiny
Nomura analysts say Trump’s ‘rather hawkish’ memo on China raises concerns that Beijing will be forced to comply (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
Hong Kong police summon fugitive Chung Kim-wah’s siblings for questioning
A leading pollster and the wife and son of Chung Kim-wah, who moved to the UK in 2022, were also asked to help with (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025