Harian Terpercaya 2020 – 2021

[unable to retrieve full-text content]A Taiwanese government body has released plans to transform the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall – one of Taipei’s most prominent landmarks – by removing all symbols associated with the late Kuomintang party leader in what it described as a reflection on the island’s authoritarian past.The memorial, set in a 240,000 square…

[unable to retrieve full-text content]It was cold and pitch black when Eiko Kawasaki was last able to speak with her youngest daughter. Terrified that her call might be detected, she stood in the shadow of a tree and spoke quietly as she clutched the mobile phone to her ear. Her daughter was only a couple…

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The construction of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway – part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure scheme – is facing a cost overrun of nearly US$2 billion and a number of other challenges, including ineffective communications between the Indonesian and Chinese sides.The project’s estimated cost has increased to US$7.9 billion, up…

[unable to retrieve full-text content]I suspect that those anticipating Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s swansong policy address scheduled for next month are not so much interested to see what the chief executive has planned for the city but rather, whether Lam would be dropping any hints about her political future.Lam had been pretty tight-lipped and non-committal…

[unable to retrieve full-text content]When working on a residential project on Stubbs Road, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry came to Hong Kong in 2005 and spoke of our city as a place with not much architecture, as most buildings resemble “products from the same cookie cutter”.If buildings are hardware, architecture is hardware with a soul.Hong…

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Vietnam’s coronavirus epicentre, Ho Chi Minh City, which has kept residents confined at home under lockdown, is considering reopening economic activity from September 15, shifting from a “zero Covid-19” strategy to a policy of living with the virus.The city of 9 million people is targeting a phased reopening and the full…

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The legality of a musician’s attempt at a unique album roll-out was questioned by a media report earlier this week, causing online backlash and the rushed release of the rest of the album.In April, Cai Xukun released 6 out of 11 songs from his forthcoming album Puzzle online, along with the…

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The parents of a former Shanghai-based singer and actor who committed suicide five years ago have been attacked on the internet for not looking sad in videos they released on social media, with some people mocking their physical appearance.Qiao Renliang’s death on September 16, 2016, was a major story in China…

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Think of “luxury housing” in Singapore and the images that typically spring to mind are of spacious condominium units with high ceilings and large windows into the city scape.But in the land-scarce island nation, the property asset that really sets apart a Crazy Rich Asian from a merely rich one is…

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Cybercrimes in Hong Kong surged in the first half of this year, as the Covid-19 pandemic kept people online and vulnerable to scammers.There were victims among many who fell in love online, and those tricked into revealing their personal details to con men, among others.A man in France claimed he lost…