Hong Kong sets its first poverty line
HONG KONG, Sept. 28 -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on Saturday chaired the first Commission on Poverty Summit, at which Chief Secretary and Chairman of the commission Carrie Lam announced the poverty line for 2012 to be 50 percent of median monthly household income before tax and welfare transfers. The 2012 poverty...
Singapore ‘match-fixing boss’ faces indefinite limbo
Rarely seen in public, Dan Tan is known as "the boss" or "the capo" by his accomplices. (27 Sep) - The head of the "world's largest and most aggressive match-fixing syndicate" was arrested last week in Singapore. They are not my words, but those of the general secretary of the global policing body Interpol,...
The harm that casinos do
David Frum says casinos prey on the Americans who can least afford to lose money. Editor's note: David Frum, a CNN contributor, is a contributing editor at The Daily Beast. He is the author of 8 books, including a new novel, "Patriots," and a post-election e-book, "Why Romney Lost." Frum was a special assistant to President...
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