8+ hour, 17+ min ago   (168+ words) Readers discuss the need to ensure academic rigour in tertiary education, and university orientation camps Hong Kong is rapidly evolving into an international education hub. With 22 local degree-awarding institutions – nine publicly funded and 13 self-financing – producing around 50,000 graduates annually, the quality…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago   (184+ words) Salon charged 10 to 20 times the market rate; a single multi-procedure lip tattooing session cost a staggering US$6,000 A 75-year-old woman from Shanghai spent three million yuan (US$450,000) on beauty treatments in a salon, completely depleting her retirement savings before her…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (174+ words) Phone scammer accused her of being involved in criminal case and demanded ‘guarantees’ from her, Hong Kong police say A mainland Chinese university student in Hong Kong has lost about HK$1 million (US$127,500) in a scam, in which the fraudster…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (99+ words) Malaysian deputy minister Lim Hui Ying said domestic violence was not a private matter that should be hidden or endured alone Lim said support should be given carefully, prioritising the victim’s safety, as this could be crucial in helping someone…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (132+ words) Ex-religious affairs minister Jamil Khir Baharom is the highest-ranking figure to be implicated in the Tabung Haji scandal The charges relate to alleged dubious dealings involving the leasing of hotels in Saudi Arabia, which manages access to Mecca where millions…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (184+ words) Umno president has questioned a fellow party member’s statement that he was forced to sign a document to remove the state’s ruler The controversy has put the new Umno-led state government under pressure barely six weeks after taking office, reviving…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (127+ words) The president has ordered water-bombing drones and an aircraft carrier to Kalimantan as 400 hectares burn near Nusantara Fires have been detected across more than 400 hectares of the land earmarked for Nusantara in East Kalimantan, which is surrounded by some of…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (454+ words) The Education University of Hong Kong emphasises programmes that can make a positive impact on society The educational ethos of “cultivating values and nurturing people” is based on a classic Chinese saying that emphasises building good morals and a sense…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (184+ words) If convicted, the suspects, including a woman, face a prison term of between 30 and 40 years The accused: Liu Ting Jun, 46; Huang Jin, 39; Wang Hao Yu, 32; and Guan Siqi, 24, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to them in Mandarin…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (311+ words) The country is battling what authorities say is its most intense wildfire season in 11 years Indonesia is facing ⁠a surge in emissions from wildfires burning through parched stretches of forest and peatland on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, with…...