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1. News - Asia - PHILIPPINES

   Drug-fuelled gunman kills seven in Philippines

   Posted Jan 04th 2013, 01:56pm by AFP

   ... News Asia Gun Control Ronald Pae Stephanie Ella Agence France-Presse in Kawit A gunman with a semi-automatic pistol killed seven people and wounded 11 others during a drug-fuelled rampage in a slum near the Philippine capital on Friday, authorities said. The ordeal, which ended when police shot the assailant dead, again raised concerns about the country’s lax gun controls after ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1119760/drug-fuelled-gunman-kills-seven-philippines
2. News - Asia - NORTH KOREA

   US seeks North Korea amnesty for American jailed for 15 years

   Posted May 02nd 2013, 10:45am by Reuters

   ... Pae Jun-ho, when it reported the Supreme Court ruling. “North Korea has shown their intention to use him as a negotiating card as they have done in the past,” said Cheong Seong-chang, senior ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1228205/north-korea-sentences-us-citizen-15-years-hard-labour
3. Lifestyle - Family & Education - PERSPECTIVE

   Roots of liberal studies

   Posted Apr 29th 2013, 12:00am by RONALD TENG

   ... That's how they nurtured a people with "liberal" learning. Ronald Teng is founder of MEA, a promoter of liberal arts education ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1223905/roots-liberal-studies
4. Lifestyle - Family & Education - UNIVERSITIES

   Edward Chen's liberal arts dream is still alive

   Posted Apr 01st 2013, 12:00am by RONALD TENG

   ... of our institutions. His dream lives on. Ronald Teng is founder of MEA, a promoter of liberal arts education ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1202586/edward-chens-liberal-arts-dream-still-alive
5. Lifestyle - Family & Education - PERSPECTIVE

   Students, not institutions, will improve English classes

   Posted Mar 11th 2013, 12:00am by RONALD TENG

   ... Lifestyle Family & Education LIFE English Language Higher Education Ivy League Oxbridge Ronald Teng Wen-ching life@scmp.com A new scholarship programme in which graduates of top-flight overseas universities return and teach English for two years is unnecessary, writes Ronald Teng Learning English can be a parental obsession, a student's headache and a businessman's ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1186398/students-not-institutions-will-improve-english-classes
6. News - Asia - KOREAN PENINSULA

   North Korea to put US citizen on trial

   Posted Apr 27th 2013, 02:53pm by AFP

   ... official Korean Central News Agency said that Pae Jun-ho had admitted charges and would soon face judgment. The announcement follows a months-long standoff on the Korean peninsula stoked ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1224601/north-korea-says-put-us-citizen-trial
7. News - World - BRAZIL

   Rio mayor Paes re-elected

   Posted Oct 08th 2012, 12:10pm by Agence France-Presse in Rio de Janeiro

   ... Eduardo Paes was re-elected mayor on Sunday and now takes up the challenge of overseeing major infrastructure projects ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Paes, a member of the centrist PMDB ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1056324/rio-mayor-paes-re-elected
8. News - World - BRAZIL

   3,000 troops fan out in Rio high-risk areas ahead of polls

   Posted Oct 02nd 2012, 09:57am by Agence France-Presse in Rio de Janeiro

   ... Celso Amorim said on Friday. In Rio, incumbent Mayor Eduardo Paes is favoured to win re-election, with opinion polls giving him 55 per cent support. Victory would mean he would remain ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1052153/3000-troops-fan-out-rio-high-risk-areas-ahead-polls
9. News - World - COURTS

   UBS rogue trader's supervisor sues for unfair dismissal, claiming racism

   Posted Dec 04th 2012, 12:00am by BLOOM

   ... News World UBS Ronald Greenidge Racism Bloomberg in London Former managing director alleges UBS discriminated against him because of race; bank says he failed to monitor risky trades Ronald Greenidge, a former UBS AG managing director fired for gross misconduct in his supervision of convicted trader Kweku Adoboli, was suing the bank, claiming it treated him more harshly than ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1096761/ubs-rogue-traders-supervisor-sues-unfair-dismissal-claiming-racism
10. Business - THE INSIDER

    Directors' share purchase total soars on CLP duo's big buys

    Posted Mar 11th 2013, 12:00am by Robert Halili

    ... in the utility firm CLP by its chairman, Michael Kadoorie, and a non-executive director, Ronald McAulay, for a combined 6.2 million shares from February 28 to March 6 for HK$420 million. Overall, ...

    http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1187940/directors-share-purchase-total-soars-clp-duos-big-buys

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