Thousands of people have rallied in Singapore against plans to build homes on two forested sites in a large public display of concern over how the land-scarce city state should balance housing demand with conservation.
The projects have brought renewed urgency to a long-running debate over land use: activists say remaining mature forests should be protected, while the government says conserving more greenery would mean fewer homes for Singaporeans.
Residents, nature lovers and conservation advocates gathered at Hong Lim Park on Sunday to protest against redevelopment plans affecting Maju Forest near
In 1971, Typhoon Rose wreaked extensive damage in Hong Kong, including capsizing a ferry which drowned 88 people onboard
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This article was first published on August 18, 1971.
by T. S. Koo
A large but undetermined number of the crew of the Hongkong-Macao ferry Fatshan, including her master and senior British officers,
模特兒出身的劉沛蘅（Hillary），入行初期以拍廣告為主，隨着紙媒減少，令她思考是否需要轉型，最終在唱歌和演戲之間選擇了做演員，沒想到會因主持《膠戰》而彈出，備受大眾注目。她表示自己性格比較隨意，對演藝路沒有太