Thailand's election commission has asked the constitutional court to dissolve a political party that put forward a princess as its candidate for prime minister. If approved, the move could help the current military government stay in power. Princess Ub...

Political commentator Chung Kim-wah says a Legco bill aimed at setting a cap on the rent increases the Link Reit can make appears doomed to fail, after the Chief Executive Carrie Lam expressed reservations about the move. The listed company has repeate...

A conservationist is warning that an ill-advised decision by the Highways Department to put yellow anti-slip paint on a historic granite staircase in Sheung Wan could jeopardise its heritage grading. Officials have agreed to restore the steps on Shing ...

US President Donald Trump pushed his politically explosive crusade to wall off the Mexican border at a rally in the frontier city of El Paso on Monday, as negotiators in Congress neared a compromise to avoid the issue paralysing government further. Neg...

An academic is urging the government to make sure that poor families and elderly people who've yet to switch from analogue to digital TV won't be left behind when the plug is pulled on analogue services in December next year. The government had origina...

The ICAC has warned recruiters in the construction industry against collecting commission or so-called ‘tea money’ from workers, saying such ‘unspoken rules’ amount to corruption. The graftbuster has revealed an increase in complaints over recruiters e...

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison is campaigning to block a bill that would let sick asylum seekers in offshore centres get treatment in the country. Australia has sent asylum seekers who arrive by boat to detention centres on the Pacific islan...