A former assistant warden at a residential home for the intellectually disabled in Hong Kong has been accused of raping a resident multiple times two years ago. Chung Pui-kei has been charged with five counts of rape of a mentally incapacitated woman who lived at a home in Tai Po linked to the Hong Chi…
KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) has secured RM1.04bil worth of mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) fit-out works from a US-headquartered multinational technology company. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, SunCon said its wholly owned subsidiary Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd had accepted work orders for two projects. The works are scheduled to commence immediately,…
FIFA have issued Leandro Paredes a 10-game ban for fighting after the World Cup final and handed Argentina an £235,647 fine for displaying a Falklands banner after beating England in the semi-finals. Paredes was involved in ugly scenes after Argentina’s extra-time loss to Spain in New York/New Jersey, grabbing opponent Eric Garcia by the throat…
The stock market is still doing great. Despite the anxiety among investors that the bull market has to end, and all the headwinds that can be pointed to that may cause a correction if not a bear market, 10 out of 11 sectors in the S&P 500 just beat earnings estimates. That stat is among…
FIFA announced Friday that multiple players and a coach from the Argentina men’s national team, plus a player from Spain’s national team have been punished for their role in a post-match brawl following Argentina’s 1-0 loss to Spain in the World Cup final on July 19. FIFA fined and levied a 10-match ban against Leandro…
“Healthy Food, Happy Moves, Healthy You,” a group of children chant, holding up placards with the slogan thought of by them, featuring fruits, vegetables and wholemeal bread. Music starts and the students follow a sequence of dance steps. Between the moves, they are asked to identify healthy and unhealthy foods, the ones that make them…
HONG KONG, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BRA INN, a specialized local lingerie aesthetics brand, has formally introduced its private, one-on-one consultation and body posture analysis service. Designed to cater to the unique physiological structures of Asian women, the service aims to address long-standing physical posture and fit issues caused by improper undergarment selection….
Aug. 21, 2026, 9:45 a.m. CT The FAA predicts commercial rocket launches in the US will dramatically increase over the next decade to an estimated 500 per year. NASA’s Artemis II mission has reignited public interest in human spaceflight, similar to the Apollo era. Texas has become a central player in the space industry, largely…
IN 2016 PALANTIR, an American software firm, successfully sued the US Army to win a second chance at a contract. A decade on, the fortunes of the company seeded by the CIA’s venture arm, and named after an all-seeing stone in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic “The Lord of the Rings”, have changed. Business is booming…
Market Closed – 04:08:08 2026-08-21 am EDT 5-day change 1st Jan Change 0.3850 HKD 0.00% 0.00% -3.75% Published on 08/21/2026 at 08:40 am EDT S&P Capital IQ Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings Limited at its Annual General Meeting held on August 21, 2026 approved to declare a final dividend of HK 1.35 cents per ordinary…