School work: The canteen operator who continues a legacy by cooking, and treats students like her own
In the fourth part of a series where CNA reporters shadow various school professionals for a day, a canteen operator explains why she keeps food affordable for students and looks out for them.Continue Reading
Commentary: Hong Kong’s ban of CBD products signals strict post-COVID era as city reopens
Governments are warning citizens to be careful not to carry products with the cannabis-derived ingredient into Hong Kong, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Jennifer Creery.Continue Reading
‘I like challenging myself’: Why a group of people with disabilities are taking up CrossFit
“The focus is on what athletes can do, not what they can’t,” says a CrossFit athlete with a neurological condition that affects her balance.Continue Reading
MFP can work with Pheu Thai, but not ‘junta’
The Move Forward Party (MFP) has expressed a readiness to work with the prime ministerial candidate of the Pheu Thai Party, but it will never join the cabinet if its members comprise both Gen Prawit Wongsuwon and Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, said the party’s leader.Continue Reading
Three months after devastating West Java quake, authorities redesign the area to prepare for future
In Indonesia’s Cianjur regency, those living on a previously uncharted fault line were caught by surprise, leading to mass casualties.Continue Reading
Biden expected to tighten rules on US investment in China
The tensions were on display as top diplomats from the Group of 20 industrialised and developing nations ended a contentious meeting in New Delhi on Thursday with no consensus on the Ukraine war and concerns about China’s widening global influence dominating much of the talks. Meanwhile, China this past weekContinue Reading
Hong Kong women’s rights protest cancelled after police cite risk of violence
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong women’s rights group cancelled a demonstration at the last minute on Saturday (Feb 4) after police said violent groups might want to join the protest. The Hong Kong Women Workers’ Association was originally granted permission by Hong Kong police to hold a rare public protestContinue Reading
China’s ‘two sessions’: New laws to counter foreign sanctions planned
The draft also said there should be no protectionism and unilateralism in trade. Over the past years, China has already taken a series of moves to counter foreign sanctions. In 2021, the NPC passed an anti-sanctions law, providing legal backing for sweeping retaliation against any individuals, their families and organisationsContinue Reading
At least four dead, tens of thousands evacuated in Malaysia floods
At least four people have died and nearly 41,000 were evacuated in Malaysia after floodwaters caused by “unusual” torrential rains lasting days swept through several states, officials said on Saturday (Mar 4). Local reports and social media posts showed images of flooded roads, submerged cars, waterlogged homes and rows ofContinue Reading
Police chip away at network of ‘Inspector Sua’
Police say they plan to apprehend more holders of “mule” accounts and freeze more assets of a multi-billion-baht gambling network allegedly run by a policeman known as “Inspector Sua”.Continue Reading