Two boats adrift in sea with 400 Rohingya aboard need rescue, UN says

An estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea without adequate supplies could die if more is not done to

Papua New Guinea’s PM says he will sign a security pact with Australia

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said yesterday he will sign a bilateral security pact with Australia during a visit this week. Marape said

To phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question

After days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues, climate negotiators yesterday zeroed in on the tough job of dealing with the main cause

1978 Spain set to vote for democracy

The majority of the 25 million Spaniards eligible to vote are expected to endorse a new constitution in the historic referendum. It would strip the monarchy of much

Lebanon’s Christians feel the heat in its sacred forest and valley

Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a small mid-19th century chapel hidden in a mountain forest to celebrate the Feast of

Sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than two years after Games closed

The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out yesterday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant

Oxford University Press has named ‘rizz’ as its word of the year

Oxford University Press has named “rizz” as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone’s ability to attract

Moody’s cuts China credit outlook to negative, Beijing disappointed

Credit rating agency Moody’s cut its outlook for Chinese sovereign bonds to negative yesterday, citing risks from a slowing economy and a crisis in its property

TSI reduces sentences of Sio Tak Hong and Ng Lap Seng

The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has once again reduced the sentences of businessmen Sio Tak Hong and Ng Lap Seng. Sio was initially sentenced

Trust deficit primary challenge to overcome

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Sunday that the military alliance should “be prepared for bad news” from Ukraine as Russia’s special military operation there continues into its

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 – edition no. 4383

— The LRT Barra station, to open Friday, will feature commercial spaces, though LRT head still doubts its popularity; pledges improvements * DSI | Gov’t replaces 70 workers with automated kiosks *

Chinese comedians living abroad censor themselves

Mandarin-language standup comedy is growing, and not just in China. The medium has taken off in the last decade, and China’s expatriate population has established clubs in cities like New York, Tokyo and Madrid.

Violent crimes, including murder and sex crimes, grow significantly

The number of violent crimes in the first nine months of this year has skyrocketed, statistics released by the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, reveal.

Ella Lei calls for tighter defamation laws during elections

The government should introduce additional and tighter laws to quickly handle defamation during election campaigns, directly-elected lawmaker Ella Lei demanded yesterday. The parliament met yesterday

Citi: Gaming EBITDA to recover 80% on pre-pandemic in Q3

Macau's gaming EBITDA is forecast to recover to about 80% of pre-Covid-19 levels in the third quarter of this year, according to Citi Research. This

Lawmaker stands up for elderly cohabitation rights

The spousal cohabitation rights of some applicants for senior apartments have been deprived due to age difference, lawmaker Nick Lei said yesterday in his pre-agenda

Tourist dies after bungee jump

A Japanese tourist has died after bungee jumping from Macau Tower on Sunday. The 56-year-old man, who became short of breath and then stopped breathing following the

China says a US Navy ship ‘illegally intruded’ into disputed waters

The Chinese military said that an American naval ship had “illegally intruded” yesterday into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, the site of a hot territorial dispute

Amendment to tackle illegal currency exchange already submitted

A proposal to amend the law that would criminalize and severely punish those performing activities of illegal currency exchange has been already submitted to the government for further

Gaming-related crime high as expected

Crimes related to the gaming industry have significantly increased as expected, the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, noted during yesterday’s release of Macau’s crime statistics

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