Abuse, exploitation fail to stop blue-collar workers flocking to Singapore to cope with ringgit fall
When 21-year-old Zuhalfizi Ismail from Negri Sembilan arrived to work in Singapore last month, he was confident his family’s mounting debts would be paid off within the year, and he would have saved enough to marry his childhood sweetheart. But barely a month into his job as a cleaner with a large Singaporean firm, he now...
Where are they now? 4 former straight-A Hong Kong students reflect on their lives
Great results at school open doors, but no one teaches you how to seize opportunities, academic high achievers say. When public exam results are released each year, attention naturally focuses on top scorers. A brave new world awaits these straight-A students: scholarships, offers from top universities and stellar careers in...
Beijing versus billionaire Li Ka Shing
Li Ka Shing BANGKOK -- China's government and Hong Kong's wealthiest man, the much-admired Li Ka-shing, have been waging an acidic spat -- one that increasingly looks like a bitter divorce being played out in tabloid newspapers. Indeed, Chinese media have lately been directing a relentless stream of vitriol at Li. His "crime"?...
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