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City manager Pep Guardiola will not blame schedule if club fails to win title

Guardiola has accepted the situation as an inevitable consequence of being successful in English soccer.

Timeline: Press freedom in Hong Kong under the national security law

Since Beijing imposed a national security law in Hong Kong in 2020, the city has seen the closure of independent media outlets, journalists jailed, newsrooms raided and government tax audits that appear to…

Press Freedom Day 2026: 25 reasons to support HKFP’s independent newsroom

As we mark Sunday’s UN World Press Freedom Day , ahead of HKFP’s 11th anniversary next month, our team of seven are soldiering on. We remain on the ground despite unprecedented political and financial pressure last…

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BSE Odisha 10th result marksheet: Scores will be release in both Odia and English; check link to download

The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha will declare the Class 10 results on Saturday after 4 pm. School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said students will receive certificates in both Odia and English this…

DBKL imposes 300m buffer zone on Bukit Kiara project after TTDI residents’ concerns, says Hannah Yeoh

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has imposed a 300m buffer zone on a proposed development opposite the Taman Persekutuan Bukit Kiara recreational park, following complaints from residents in Taman Tun…

‘Notices, cases, red lines and violence’ put media in a bind

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s media is caught in a bind — squeezed simultaneously by legal pressure, physical violence, digital harassment and financial coercion. That is the gist of a recent report , released by the Pakistan…

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[MORNING CALM TALES] Half-dreaming through early-morning English in 1990s

Throughout the 1990s, the insatiable thirst of Koreans for mastering English was unmatched, eclipsed only by the frustration that accompanied their quest for fluency. It manifested in the vast sea of language…

Anthony Loke says decision on proposed diesel road tax reduction to be announced soon

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The decision on the proposed reduction of road tax for diesel-powered vehicles will be announced soon. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the ministry is reviewing a suitable mechanism, including…

Union wants foreign language teachers to know their rights

She broke her foot, and still had to go to work. While her students were busy taking a test, she had the audacity to sit down, just to take pressure off her broken foot for a moment. Her boss was watching over CCTV, and…

Children’s Day gifts now cost parents twice as much

South Korean parents expect to spend an average of 95,000 won ($64) on Children’s Day gifts this year, nearly double the amount from a decade ago, a survey showed Thursday. According to English education company Yoon’s…

Do multi-school organisations work?

Pupil outcomes in Tasmania are the worst of any Australian state bar the Northern Territory. To counter this, Tasmania has launched a trial of multi-school organisations (MSOs) across three primary schools in Hobart.…

Ireland under scrutiny as students allege unpaid tuition refunds after visa refusals

Dozens of international students have accused English-language schools in Ireland of withholding tuition fees for months after visa rejections, despite regulations requiring timely refunds.

English at age 7: tutoring cost fix or pressure on children?

A pledge to introduce English classes from first grade has revived a decades-old debate in South Korea over whether earlier public instruction can ease private tutoring costs or fuel even more competition among young…

The future of agentic AI for university students

Universities stand at a turning point. For years, headlines have framed artificial intelligence (AI) as a threat to academic integrity. That narrative, while important, misses the bigger opportunity. Used deliberately…

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Can the multi-school, top down approach work?

Pupil outcomes in Tasmania are the worst of any Australian state bar the Northern Territory. To counter this, Tasmania has launched a trial of multi-school organisations (MSOs ) across three primary schools in Hobart.…

As Korea cracks down on English kindergartens, Seoul districts open their own for free

Last week, Byun Jae-i, a 5-year-old at Donghwa Kindergarten in southern Seoul's Seocho District, learned that kangaroos come from Australia and pandas from China. The twist is she learned it all in English, a language…