Student dies after scooter crash

Commentary by Adnan Akfirat        My first trip to China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was in 2004.I have visited Urumqi, Turpan, and the Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in northern Xinjiang and have been impressed by the development of Urumqi, the network of “Karez canals” or underground irrigation canals in Turpan, and the natural beauty of Ili. On my dozens of trips to Xinjiang, I have visited many places including Kashgar, Hotan, Aksu, Altay, Shihezi

A 49-year-old female resident working in the Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) Northern District Social Services Centre in Toi San district was taken to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital for suspected hydrogen sulphide inhalation yesterday, IAS said in a statement yesterday.The bureau’s Northern District Social Services Centre in Toi San will suspend its external services until further notice for “safety reasons”, the statement said, adding that the bureau apologises to members of