Crime | Drug kingpin and partner used to party in Macau

In the latest round of investigations into the former partner of suspected drug kingpin Vadim Volkov, the 27-year-old Australian life coach has told Australia’s anti-corruption bureau that she had no

Education | Teacher using corporal punishment stopped working

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) announced on Sunday that a tutor accused of inflicting corporal punishment on a student stopped working at the tutorial center. Earlier this month, parents

‘Macau scam’ claims new victims in Malaysia

The so-called “Macau scam” has continued to ensnare victims this year, particularly in the Southeast Asian countries of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Recent incidents in Malaysia’s Klang Valley and in Penang

Markets | Asian stock markets mostly trading lower

Asian stocks were mostly lower yesterday after Chinese industrial profits rebounded and U.S. economic growth was stronger than expected. European markets were closed for the Easter holiday. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai

Property | Town in rural southern Nevada up for sale for USD8 million

Nancy Kidwell is offering the entirety of her town for just USD8 million. She tried to sell the property in 2010 for $17 million but couldn’t find any buyers. Now

Corporate Bits | World Mahjong ltd announces sponsorship agreement with macro mahjong

According to a press release, a key feature of the sponsorship will be Mahjong Club’s daily tournaments. The top five tournament winners will participate in the World Series of Mahjong,

Labor | Public sentencing of protesting workers backfires

Authorities in southwestern China had apparently thought their Cultural Revolution-style public sentencing of eight workers who took to the streets demanding back wages would stand as a warning to others

Beijing orders military to end all paid outside work

China has ordered its armed forces to end all paid outside work within the next three years as part of a push to make the world’s largest standing military more

AP investigation | China launders cash of foreign criminals

Scam artists, drug cartels and gangs from around the world have found a new haven for laundering money: China. The country’s well-developed underground financial networks have caught the attention of

Cambodia | Zeal for rubber drives ethnic group from land

For generations, the indigenous Bunong were famous as the elephant keepers and masters of the forests in eastern Cambodia. They called the fertile, rolling hills of their ancestral homeland “meh

US museum returns 10th century Khmer statue

The sandstone Torso of Rama statue, which stands 62 inches high and is missing its head, arms and feet, was formally handed over at a ceremony in Phnom Penh attended

Pakistan | Death toll from Easter bombing reaches 70

  The death toll from a massive suicide bombing targeting Christians gathered on Easter in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore rose to 70 yesterday, underscoring the ability of the militants

Japan | Trouble reaching innovative new space satellite

Japan’s space agency says communication has failed with a newly launched, innovative satellite with X-ray telescopes meant to study black holes and other space mysteries. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency spokeswoman Izumi

EU mulls easing bank-failure rules

The European Union is considering easing bank-failure rules introduced to end the era of expensive taxpayer-funded bailouts. A discussion paper prepared by the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, envisions setting

Eurozone | States challenge austerity but lack cash to spend

  The construction cranes poking up from the jumble of terracotta roofs on Lisbon’s skyline can be counted on one hand — a dismal reminder for Ricardo Gomes of how little

This Day in History | 1971 Manson sent to gas chamber

They were found guilty of the August 1969 murders of seven people and one unborn child at the beginning of the year. Their victims included eight-months pregnant actress Sharon Tate -

Offbeat | Special delivery: Cat sent by mail by British owners survives eight days in box

A tough Siamese cat named Cupcake has survived eight days cooped up in a box after accidentally being sent through the mail by her British owners. Cupcake was in a box

Cricket: World Twenty20 | Australia out as Kohli’s 82 puts India in semifinals

Virat Kohli produced a sublime 82 not out off 51 balls on the weekend to help India defeat Australia by six wickets in their World Twenty20 match and advance to

Cycling | Death of rider overshadows Sagan victory in Gent-Wevelgem

The death of a local rider as a result of an accident during the Gent-­Wevelgem classic overshadowed the victory by world champion Peter Sagan. The Wanty-Gobert team confirmed the death of

Quintana wins Tour of Catalonia ahead of Contador

Nairo Quintana of Colombia held on to his lead over Alberto Contador to win the Tour of Catalonia for the first time on Sunday. Quintana successfully defended his seven-second advantage over

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