27 Jul 2011

None of us are perfect. We all make mistakes. The courteous thing to do when we are wrong is to apologise politely.

A polite apology does not need to be long and dramatic. It should...

3:41PM
24 Nov 2010

An undercover operative who became a protected witness for the Independent Commission Against Corruption then had his identity revealed in court is demanding an apology from the graft-buster.

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3:00PM
29 Dec 2009

Scramble for school places not necessary

1:34PM
29 Nov 2009

Police Commissioner Tang King-shing said sorry yet again yesterday - this time to a Fanling school after its name was leaked as the scene of an undercover drugs operation.

5:21PM
19 Nov 2009

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology this week to disadvantaged young British migrants abused and neglected while in state care would have been unthinkable a generation ago.

6:14PM
8 Sep 2009

Hollywood star Sharon Stone has apologised for her 'bad karma' comments on the Sichuan earthquake, 15 months after the incident upset Chinese communities around the world.

1:11PM

When Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stands up in Parliament today, Debra Hocking will be one of hundreds of thousands of Aborigines who will be glued to their television.

7:13PM

Payouts offered to aboriginal children, but not all are willing to forgive brutal schools, writes Wency Leung

7:04AM

Regina Ip's apology for her handling of Article 23 came after a series of controversial comments on the national security legislation

6:22AM

The media yesterday questioned the motivation behind a Guilin party-controlled newspaper's open apology to the city's tour guides for accusations last week that they ripped off visitors.

3:56PM

A VERY BAD DAY

8:28AM

'Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.'


- former British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli

2:08PM

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