Tuesday 20 November 2018
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The ‘anti-Merkel’: two private jets but I’m only ‘upper middle class’, says German conservative contender Friedrich Merz
- scmp US stocks fall sharply again, teetering on bring of correction territory, as tech giants are pummelled
- scmp Thai court jails three, including a public prosecutor, for smuggling US$1.4 million of rhino horns
- scmp Dead whale washes ashore in Indonesia with 115 plastic cups, 25 carrier bags and a pair of flip-flops in its stomach
- scmp Fast wi-fi, more e-commerce: Asean cities experiment with ways to crack challenges of rising urbanisation
- scmp ‘You can’t scare me. I am not your wife’: Hong Kong judge shuts down bully, 77, found guilty of raping daughter, 10
- scmp Hong Kong policeman jailed in Ken Tsang Occupy assault case argues in appeal that he was convicted through guilt by association
- scmp We must act soon or generations of Hong Kong children will be raised in poverty, warns head of city’s social service council
- scmp Chinese couple dragged into street at knifepoint as 100-strong gang with excavators demolish home
- scmp Government mulls plan to crack down on ticket touting, which would outlaw the practice at two publicly owned concert venues
- scmp USS Ronald Reagan carrier group to visit Hong Kong as China holds out olive branch to America
- scmp Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey accused of inciting caste hatred after being pictured with a controversial poster during his India visit
- scmp Child abuse on rise in Hong Kong as NGO handles 1,289 calls in a year, but activist says reported cases are just tip of the iceberg
- scmp Wedding magazine s closure over refusal to cover same-sex marriages highlights the power of Australia’s ‘pink pound’
- scmp Moroccan women ‘murdered lover, sold remains as meat dish to Pakistani workers’, say UAE prosecutors
- scmp Sri Lanka reinstates top detective investigating family of prime minister after public outcry
- scmp Malaysia reopens investigation into French submarine deal, calling in former prime minister Najib Razak for questioning
- scmp HKU academic staff express discontent at retirement at 60 in forum with management and alumni
- scmp Prosectors claim Occupy ringleaders spent a year planning protest that brought Hong Kong to a standstill
- scmp Man scavenging for jade shot dead by security guard at Myanmar mine, triggering uproar and arson
- scmp Michelin Guide-recommended Hong Kong restaurant loses HK$20,000 and computer in predawn burglary
- scmp Chinese police break up US$7m counterfeit condom gang that sold dangerous fakes under Durex and Okamoto brand names
- scmp Three Chilean women arrested for stealing bag containing 880,000 yuan from businessman’s car in Hong Kong
- scmp Job training centre for disabled teenagers could have a reprieve as Hong Kong government considers new location
- scmp Carrie Lam says government will revisit guidelines on use of ‘Civic Square’ following High Court ruling of restrictions being unconstitutional
- scmp Actress Mareli Miniutti files for domestic violence restraining order against Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti
- scmp Kaparu the mythical pond sprite emerges as Japan’s most popular mascot – but only after vote-rigging controversy
- scmp Japanese and South Korean firms poised to resume Iranian oil imports after waivers of sanctions
- scmp Indonesia’s Indo-Pacific vision is a call for Asean to stick together instead of picking sides
- scmp Ivanka Trump used personal email account for government work, but her lawyer says that’s fine
- scmp Bethune House refuge hopes to expand legal support services for distressed domestic helpers seeking justice in Hong Kong
- scmp Officials in Hong Kong and mainland China disagree over fate of white dolphins in Pearl River
- scmp Hong Kong police seize HK$35 million worth of cannabis plants from village houses converted to indoor farms
- scmp Victims defeat parole bid by London taxi rapist John Worboys, suspected of attacking 102 women
- scmp From South China Sea deals to loosening ties with the US: five things to look out for on Xi Jinping’s visit to the Philippines
- scmp Government’s decision to limit public’s access to Civic Square was unconstitutional, Hong Kong court rules
- scmp Air pollution deadlier than smoking, war and Aids, reducing worldwide lifespan by 1.8 years, study says
- scmp Eccentric British DJ Deke Duncan, whose radio station in garden shed had audience of one for 44 years, gets BBC radio special
- scmp Taiwanese student Sun An-tso, accused of Philadelphia school threat, to be deported from US over gun charge
- scmp Six boys arrested for ‘gang sex attack’ at Toronto’s St Michael’s College, a prestigious private Catholic school
- scmp Bitcoin falls below US$5,000 for first time since October 2017, as cryptocurrencies are crushed again
- scmp ‘I believed we were going to die’: terror as Chicago skyscraper elevator plummets 84 floors when cable snaps
- scmp Hong Kong lawmaker to withdraw Legco motion calling for national security law amid business concerns over proposed sanctions in US report
- scmp Sri Lankan police chief investigating family and associates of disputed prime minister removed from post
- scmp Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan hits back on Twitter against Trump s tirade over Pakistan
- scmp Missing Japanese student Narumi Kurosaki was probably suffocated by her Chilean ex-boyfriend, says French prosecutor
- scmp Woman who treated HK$300,000 designer shoe collection like ‘her pets’ loses lawsuit against couple she claimed stole all 50 pairs after buying her Hong Kong home
- scmp Toothbrush harder to build than Mars rover part is ‘breakthrough’ in dental care, Hong Kong inventor says
- scmp Celebrities and Hong Kong film industry veterans pay their respects at memorial service for legendary producer Raymond Chow
- scmp Carlos Ghosn, chairman of Nissan and CEO of Renault SA, arrested over financial violations in Japan
- scmp Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn arrested after internal probe finds he under-reported his income
- scmp Woman, 78, jailed for a year by Hong Kong court for pouring hot water on Indonesian domestic helper
- scmp New York’s Park Lane Hotel can be sold to Abu Dhabi state fund after 1MDB fugitive Jho Low drops claim
- scmp Record 1.3 million people living below poverty line in Hong Kong as government blames rise on ageing population and city’s improving economy
- scmp Chinese marathon runner loses race after marshal tries to hand her national flag near finish line
- scmp Why Trump’s no-show at Asia summits is not all bad: it helps countries focus on the substance of US foreign policy
- scmp Progress has been made on LGBT equality but Hong Kong’s government needs to do more to show support for the LGBT community
- scmp Israeli election averted after rogue minister gives Netanyahu ‘second chance’ to change course
- scmp Bank of Japan chief warns country’s struggling financial institutions not to engage in excessive risk taking
- scmp As appeal begins, lawyer for Hong Kong policeman jailed in Ken Tsang’s Occupy assault case condemns ‘disgraceful’ attack on trial judge
- scmp ‘No foreign troops on Cambodian soil’: Prime Minister Hun Sen insists no China naval base being built
- scmp Benny Tai and other leaders of Hong Kong’s Occupy movement used unlawful demonstration in democracy push, trial hears on opening day
- scmp From Afghanistan to the Outback: why refugees are ditching Australia’s pricey cities and going bush
- scmp Hongkongers’ reluctance to provide first aid in emergencies prompts call for ‘Good Samaritan law’ to protect those who help
- scmp Only half of suspended Hong Kong international school’s secondary pupils return as classes resume
- scmp Rohingya repatriation, relocation plans pushed back to 2019 after failed first attempt and protests
- scmp Donald Trump risks support of US military after deriding SEAL commander in Osama bin Laden raid
- scmp Taiwan warned it could be kicked out of Olympics if name change that angers Beijing goes ahead
- scmp Vigil and funeral arrangements announced for late ‘godfather of Hong Kong politics’ Chung Sze-yuen
- scmp Anonymous letter leads writer to ‘stolen’ Picasso buried in forest … but turns out to be a prank
- scmp North Koreans have ‘no sense of loyalty’ to leader Kim, says soldier who defected under hail of gunfire
- scmp Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejects British MPs’ criticism of prosecutions over 2014’s pro-democracy Occupy protests
- scmp Thousands of police sent to India’s sacred Sabarimala temple as protesters stop women entering
- scmp MTR Corp boss Frederick Ma turns down Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s offer of 3-year contract extension for more time with family, sources say
- scmp Hong Kong’s Rainbow Project provides therapy for autistic children and ray of hope for needy families
- scmp US senators say Congress will impose new regulations on Facebook unless it addresses privacy concerns
- scmp Volunteer search and rescue teams in California wildfire step up efforts before rain complicates recovery
- scmp The fall and rise of Taiwan’s Han Kuo-yu: a former Kuomintang outcast turns up the heat on Kaohsiung mayoral election rival Chen Chi-mai
- scmp Ex-model Cathy Lee on her journey to understanding grandmother’s dementia: ‘I felt bad that we ignored the signs’
- scmp Can the Communist Party’s unprecedented endorsement calm the frayed nerves in China’s private sector?
- scmp Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says calling snap polls now would be ‘irresponsible’
- scmp A beauty queen, a pro-golfer and a veteran politician join new parties ready for Thai election battle
- scmp Police smash Hong Kong fraud syndicate with arrest of 11 over romance, investment scams totalling HK$4 million
- scmp Iraqi cleric who called for armed revolt over poor public services shot dead outside home in Basra
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Chinese couple dragged into street at knifepoint as 100-strong gang with excavators demolish home
- scmpWe must act soon or generations of Hong Kong children will be raised in poverty, warns head of city’s social service council
- scmpHong Kong policeman jailed in Ken Tsang Occupy assault case argues in appeal that he was convicted through guilt by association
- scmp‘You can’t scare me. I am not your wife’: Hong Kong judge shuts down bully, 77, found guilty of raping daughter, 10
- scmpFast wi-fi, more e-commerce: Asean cities experiment with ways to crack challenges of rising urbanisation
- scmpDead whale washes ashore in Indonesia with 115 plastic cups, 25 carrier bags and a pair of flip-flops in its stomach
- scmpUS stocks fall sharply again, teetering on bring of correction territory, as tech giants are pummelled
- scmpThe ‘anti-Merkel’: two private jets but I’m only ‘upper middle class’, says German conservative contender Friedrich Merz
- scmpChild abuse on rise in Hong Kong as NGO handles 1,289 calls in a year, but activist says reported cases are just tip of the iceberg
- scmpTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey accused of inciting caste hatred after being pictured with a controversial poster during his India visit
- scmpUSS Ronald Reagan carrier group to visit Hong Kong as China holds out olive branch to America
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‘You can’t scare me. I am not your wife’: Hong Kong judge shuts down bully, 77, found guilty of raping daughter, 10
- scmp Fast wi-fi, more e-commerce: Asean cities experiment with ways to crack challenges of rising urbanisation
- scmp Dead whale washes ashore in Indonesia with 115 plastic cups, 25 carrier bags and a pair of flip-flops in its stomach
- scmp US stocks fall sharply again, teetering on bring of correction territory, as tech giants are pummelled
- scmp The ‘anti-Merkel’: two private jets but I’m only ‘upper middle class’, says German conservative contender Friedrich Merz
- scmp Thai court jails three, including a public prosecutor, for smuggling US$1.4 million of rhino horns
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- scmp Chinese couple dragged into street at knifepoint as 100-strong gang with excavators demolish home
- scmp We must act soon or generations of Hong Kong children will be raised in poverty, warns head of city’s social service council
- scmp Hong Kong policeman jailed in Ken Tsang Occupy assault case argues in appeal that he was convicted through guilt by association
- scmp HKU academic staff express discontent at retirement at 60 in forum with management and alumni
- scmp Ivanka Trump used personal email account for government work, but her lawyer says that’s fine
- scmp ‘You can’t scare me. I am not your wife’: Hong Kong judge shuts down bully, 77, found guilty of raping daughter, 10
- scmp Fast wi-fi, more e-commerce: Asean cities experiment with ways to crack challenges of rising urbanisation
- scmp Job training centre for disabled teenagers could have a reprieve as Hong Kong government considers new location
- scmp Sri Lanka reinstates top detective investigating family of prime minister after public outcry
- scmp Three Chilean women arrested for stealing bag containing 880,000 yuan from businessman’s car in Hong Kong
- scmp Moroccan women ‘murdered lover, sold remains as meat dish to Pakistani workers’, say UAE prosecutors
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- scmp Hong Kong government to split up overburdened Transport and Housing Bureau, Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung says
- scmp Hong Kong ‘super bus fan’ who stole route plates and charts gets two-year jail sentence halved after appeal judge says crime was not typical burglary
- scmp Hong Kong’s Housing Authority proposes doubling length of ban on buyers reselling subsidised homes to 10 years
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