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NBI refers probe results of Sara Duterte's SALN to Ombudsman
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday referred its fact-finding investigation report on Vice President Sara Duterte"s Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) to the Ombudsman for evaluation and appropriate action.
Football fans get Flower Market discounts
Local football fans will be able to score exclusive deals at 40 businesses around the Mong Kok Flower Market after attending matches at nearby Mong Kok Stadium, as part of a campaign to boost the ticket stub economy. To enjoy discounts and promotional offers, fans have to present their ticket stubs at participating businesses, among them 34 flower shops, five restaurants and a Chinese medicine clinic. The campaign applies to five Hong Kong Premier League matches scheduled between October 19 and December 19. Fans do not have to redeem their discounts immediately on matchday. They can do so till the end of the year. Lawmaker and chairman of the youth-development group GDCD Association Vincent Cheng helped organise the event. “I hope that more people can come to Mong Kok to watch our football games and also spend some money to support our local shops,” he said. Cheng, also the vice-chairman of the Major Sports Events Committee – the body overseeing the "M" Mark system for major international sporting events – hopes more mega events would adopt a similar approach to boost the economy. Meanwhile, Charles Cheung, general secretary of the Football Association of Hong Kong, China, said attendance at Premier League and Hong Kong, China team matches tops 300,000 every year. He's hopeful the cross-promotional drive would lift match turnout while helping the wider economy. “What I expect is that this campaign can boost the attendance to some of our events, or make use of our attendance to boost the economy of Hong Kong,” he said. Organisers expect around 3,000 fans to attend the campaign’s kickoff match next Monday, a top-flight clash between Kitchee and Lee Man. Edited by Edmond Fong
Pakistan Imposes Emergency and Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
By invoking Articles 232 and 234, the federal government has essentially neutralized PTI’s institutional presence in the province.
Hundreds queue in Hong Kong to glimpse Van Gogh painting unseen in public for 60 years
[HONG KONG] Hundreds of people queued in Hong Kong on Tuesday (Oct 13) to view a Vincent van Gogh painting never publicly...
Botswana's president lays wreath at Monument to People's Heroes
President of the Republic of Botswana Duma Gideon Boko laid a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday.
Hongkong Post contract staff to be prioritised for other civil service roles
Hundreds of Hong Kong postal workers denied the chance to secure permanent contracts will be prioritised for alternative civil service positions and granted lower entry hurdles for clerical jobs as the mail authority wrestles with a record deficit. The Civil Service Bureau unveiled the concessions on Tuesday to support staff affected by Hongkong Post’s unprecedented cost-cutting measures. The government department announced in August it would stop offering permanent civil service positions to...
LIVESTREAM: ICC’s 4th status conference on Rodrigo Duterte’s case
The former Philippine president is again expected to appear during the October 13 hearing
Baus Rufo, Ninong Ry among Filipino bets for 1st TikTok SEA Awards
Here are the list of TikTok Awards country nominees for the Philippines.
Baus Rufo, Dani Barretto among Filipino bets for 1st TikTok SEA Awards
Here are the list of TikTok Awards country nominees for the Philippines.
North Korea’s new missile museum: part shrine, part arms bazaar
North Korea now has a museum for its bombs. The National Defence Revolution Museum, which opened on Sunday, is the country’s first dedicated exclusively to military hardware, from rifles to intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Observers say it is also intended to send a message to Washington and Seoul, serve as a permanent showroom for the North’s arms exports and visibly enshrine its nuclear programme as an irreversible part of state policy. Third-generation ruler Kim Jong-un cut the...