Offbeat | Coffee cup in ‘Game of Thrones’ scene perks up viewers

“Game of Thrones” fans got a taste of the modern world when eagle-eyed viewers spotted a takeout coffee cup on the table during a celebration in which the

This Day in History | 1945 – Rejoicing at end of war in Europe

The Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, has officially announced the end of the war with Germany. In a message broadcast to the nation from the Cabinet room at

Football | Man City back on top of EPL after Kompany wonder goal

MAN CITY 1, LEICESTER 0 Manchester City returned to the top of the English Premier League with one round left after captain Vincent Kompany hit a

World briefs

CHINA confirmed yesterday its economy czar will go to Washington for trade talks despite fears he might cancel after President Donald Trump threatened to escalate a tariff

Google expected to show off new hardware, AI at annual event

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is expected to showcase much-anticipated updates to the company’s hardware lines and artificial intelligence. Google will also likely address privacy updates as concerns

Will new royal baby’s name honor Princess Diana? Stay tuned

Britons love to lay down their bets — and with the birth of a healthy baby boy for Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, it’s time to

Macau Matters | A Shenzhen Adventure

A Hong Kong friend was my recent tour guide to visit some high, medium and low end furniture centers in deepest, darkest Shenzhen. I got up very early

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 – edition no. 3285

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Crime | Police report growing number of residents scamming each other

From the police authorities’ latest reports, it is possible to see that the number of crimes involving local residents as suspects has been growing significantly. Among these,

Tourism | Visitor arrivals up 37% during Labor Day holidays

Provisional statistics have shown that Macau hosted a total of 636,644 visitors throughout the Labor Day holiday weekend, which was extended to a span of four days in

DICJ says it seriously monitors ads on online gambling

Advertising of online gambling or casinos should be regulated, especially where tricky tactics like promoting at gambling-related conventions and exhibitions are employed, a local organization promoting

VIP to recover in third quarter, says Morgan Stanley

Banking group Morgan Stanley anticipates a recovery in Macau VIP betting revenue in the third quarter of this year. Morgan Stanley Asia added in its recent note

Briefs | IAS provides sign language interpreter for case investigation

The man connected to a recent crime was said to be hearing impaired. The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said that they deployed social workers and sign language interpreters

MPI to stage five months of art events

To support the development of the local art scene, the Macau Polytechnic Institute (MPI) is organizing a series of events over the next five months. The initiative, titled

Bribery to be included among cases that allow wiretapping

The use of wiretapping during the investigation of certain kinds of crimes, should include those involving bribery, according to a suggestion made by the Commission

Housing | Private transaction of economic units may become history

At a meeting discussing the proposed amendment to the existing economic housing law, a representative from the administration clearly stated that economic housing units would

Finance | M2 supply up 9.6% in March

Macau’s M2 monetary supply in March grew 9.6% year-on-year while M1 grew 5.4% year-on-year, the region’s monetary watchdog said here yesterday. According to statistics released

1MDB | Mahathir claims Jho Low already swiped most of fund money

Malaysia’s prime minister yesterday accused fugitive billionaire Jho Low of absconding with most of the money from sovereign investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malay Mail

Hengqin | CRCC Plaza Project design wins award

A Hong Kong architecture firm, Aedas, won an award at the A’Design Award & Competition, a platform for design companies to sell their designs to sponsor companies, for its

Worst yuan drop since 2016, options traders off guard

Traders rushed to protect against further losses in the yuan after the currency suddenly sank the most in more than three years. A gauge measuring

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