A former president of the Hong Kong Medical Association, Dr Choi Kin, says the timing of the government’s decision to resume the sale of live poultry on Thursday is “politically right”. The ban was implemented after a sample of poultry droppings collec...

Four people were killed and seven were wounded when police in Papua New Guinea opened fire on students holding a protest in the capital, Port Moresby. The students were marching towards parliament where the Prime Minister, Peter O'Neill, was due to fac...

The Consumer Council says it hopes the Competition Commission would use its powers to look into the operations of oil companies to find out why the cost of petrol in Hong Kong has not fallen in line with the drop in global crude oil prices. The watchdo...

RTHK’s Istanbul correspondent Laura Pitel says suspicion has fallen on two groups for a car bomb attack on a police bus that killed at least 11 people in central Istanbul. The explosives were remotely detonated as the vehicle passed through the busy Ve...

A virologist at the University of Hong Kong, Professor Malik Peiris, says the territory should revisit the idea of banning the sale of live poultry following the discovery of the potentially fatal H7N9 bird flu virus at a market in Tuen Mun. He also sa...

A member of the Central Harbourfront Concern Group, Albert Lai, says the government has no legal basis to cordon off a section of the Central waterfront for military use. He says it should be opened up so that the public can fully enjoy the upcoming Dr...

RTHK’s India correspondent, Murali Krishnan, says sexual crimes against women in the country are increasing despite convictions by the courts. He says female tourists in particular feel unsafe with some hiring bouncers to protect them when they travel ...