Brunei | Death penalty moratorium applied to new Shariah laws

Brunei’s sultan has said a moratorium on capital punishment is in effect for new Shariah criminal laws including stoning people for gay sex and adultery that sparked

France | Telecom giant Orange on trial over staff suicides

The toll is shocking: 19 suicides, 12 suicide attempts and eight cases of serious depression among employees over a three-year span at France’s main telephone and

USA | Michael Cohen heads to prison in Trump hush-money scheme

Michael Cohen, the former lawyer, media attack dog and all-around fixer for President Donald Trump, was scheduled to begin serving a three-year prison sentence yesterday

Offbeat | Madonna gives emotional speech at GLAAD Awards

Madonna, a pioneer for gay rights, accepted the Advocate for Change Award at the 2019 GLAAD Media Awards with a rousing speech that went from playful to emotional, bringing

This Day in History | 2001 – Thousands greet Pope in Syrian visit

Thousands of people have turned out to greet Pope John Paul II on his historic visit to Syria. The pontiff drove in his popemobile through the narrow

Football | Crunch time for Coutinho as Barcelona goes to Liverpool

Wednesday, 3:00am Liverpool v Barcelona H 2.5, D 3.9, A 2.95 Philippe Coutinho is facing his most important match since joining Barcelona from Liverpool

World briefs

THAILAND Thousands of Thais gathered around Bangkok’s Grand Palace yesterday in hopes of getting a glimpse of King Maha Vajiralongkorn as he wraps up three days of

The Buzz | Trade talks US-China sour and companies with exposure get hit

U.S. companies that do a lot of business in China are getting hit hard in early trading after President Donald Trump threatened more tariffs with trade talks between

Harry, Meghan ‘over the moon’ about their healthy baby boy

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, gave birth to a healthy baby boy early Monday morning (yesterday in Macau), a beaming Prince Harry announced to the world,

Our Desk | We need more ‘third-instructed’ people

A couple of weeks ago a newsroom co-worker expressed her feelings in this very column, talking about what she (forever) termed the “local sore losers.” Although I

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 – edition no. 3284

* Crimes committed by residents on the rise * Visitor surge persists through Labor Day * Bribery cause for wiretapping * Malaysia PM says little left after Jho Low sweep   DOWNLOAD

Crime | Woman restrained in shocking knife incident

A woman was restrained by a man believed to have been brandishing a small knife for about half an hour on Saturday night at a food outlet

MP investigates three loan sharks for murder

Three loan sharks from Mainland China, aged 29 to 34 years old, have been transferred to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) for further investigation. They allegedly killed

Ask the Vet | Senior dog food: Age specific formulas

In order to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle for your pet, owners must know what to look for in senior dog food to suit their animal’s

Sport | Macau’s lower football leagues to run foreigner-less

In a change enacted by the Macau Football Association (MFA) and enforced for the first time this season, the teams competing in the lower leagues

Health | Two more cases of Rubella discovered

Macau’s health authority has informed that two new cases of Rubella were discovered on May 3, bringing the total number of recorded incidents of the disease

Briefs | WHO regional director meets with Chui

Dr Takeshi Kasai, the Regional Director for the Western Pacific of the World Health Organization, recently visited Macau and met with Chief Executive Chui Sai On. During his visit,

Gaming | South Shore Holdings demotes CEO, said to be scouting buyer

Walt Power has been removed from his position as CEO and executive director of South Shore Holdings Limited (SSH) to be placed in a non-executive director role. It is a

Parq Vancouver misses debt payment as casino seeks to refinance

Luxury casino Parq Vancouver’s parent company missed an interest payment on a second- lien loan as it struggles to refinance debt taken on to build one of

Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino is finally making money

A perennially challenged Atlantic City casino will finally turn a profit this month and chart the way forward under the ownership of a New York hedge fund.

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