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Cathay threatens staff with sack after Beijing draws line on HK protests
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/08/2019
» Cathay Pacific has warned that it would sack staff taking part in illegal protests in Hong Kong, saying it would take a "zero tolerance" approach, as its shares slumped to their lowest level in 10 years in trading on Monday.
Chinese state media use rap music to slam Hong Kong protests
AFP, Published on 19/08/2019
» BEIJING: "Get those foreign agents outta town", roars a music video by a patriotic Chinese rap group, one of a slew of creative efforts by Beijing attacking Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement as violent and spurred on by overseas governments.
Iron Curtain anniversary marked amid new divides
AFP, Published on 19/08/2019
» BUDAPEST: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the city of Sopron Monday to commemorate a pivotal moment in the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989.
Opinion split on Prayut's oath gaffe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2019
» The majority of the public disagrees with the use of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's oath gaffe as a political tool, an opinion survey found.
Confusion reigns in TM30 palaver
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 19/08/2019
» Long-term foreign residents of the kingdom have spent the weekend scratching their heads in bewilderment over the baffling requirements of the now notorious TM30 form after a recent forum at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) with senior Thai immigration officials present on the panel.
A grain of truth
News, Postbag, Published on 19/08/2019
» Re: "Jurin floats rice price insurance", (BP, Aug 18).
Healthy Taiwan
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/08/2019
» Taiwan claims to have one of the best healthcare systems in Asia in terms of affordability, quality and access. Around 99% of the island republic's 23.6 million people are covered by a universal healthcare programme that has been running since 1995. Over 90% of its clinics and hospitals are under the National Health Insurance (NHI) system.