This Day in History | 1965 – Police attack Alabama marchers

State troopers and volunteer officers in the southern US state of Alabama have broken up a demonstration of black and white civil rights protesters, injuring at least

Football | Ajax’s display against Madrid raises likelihood of transfers

REAL MADRID 1, AJAX 4 Ajax’s breathtaking display against Real Madrid is likely to be its undoing. The Dutch club’s dramatic 4-1 rout of

NBA | Harden scores 35, Rockets beat Raptors 107-95

James Harden scored 35 points, Gerald Green had 11 of his 18 in the fourth quarter and the Houston Rockets beat the Toronto Raptors 107-95 yesterday (Macau

World briefs

CHINA will bar government authorities from demanding overseas companies hand over technology secrets in exchange for market share, a top economic official said yesterday, addressing a key

The Buzz | Chinese official insists no love for Dalai Lama in Tibet

China’s Communist Party chief in Tibet insisted yesterday that the Tibetan people feel more affection toward the government than to the region’s traditional Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama,

Frenchman completes sentence for Myanmar drone flight

A French man sentenced to one month in prison with hard labor for flying a drone in Myanmar completed his term yesterday, but remained in detention because his

World Views | Smart fiscal discipline is overdue for a comeback

The Congressional Budget Office recently released its revised Budget and Economic Outlook. Its economists estimate that, on present policy, annual deficits of a trillion dollars — between 4

Thursday, March 7, 2019 – edition no. 3243

* Pac On | Top court rules in favor of gov’t plot reclamation * Adelson doesn’t have to testify in Macau * Family reunion left for Chui * Caetano makes BBC radio playlist

Crime | Mainlanders scammed out of gambling money

Two suspects in separate cases mark the latest instances of gambling-related scams in Macau except, this time, they were locals scamming victims from the mainland. According

Briefs | Kaohsiung mayor to visit Macau

The recently elected mayor of Kaohsiung, Han Kuo-yu, is reportedly visiting Macau on March 23 and 24, according to reports by Taiwan media. Han is reportedly going to organize

Lawmakers urge gov’t review of illegal workers after traffic accident

SOME lawmakers are urging the local government to crack down on illegal drivers and suspend the mutual recognition scheme of driving licenses issued by the authorities in

Gaming | Analysis | Macau stocks might be in for a bumpy 2019

Macau gaming stocks might be in for a disappointing 2019 even after they showed strong signs of a rebound in January and February. Last year,

Students on TV not warned about interview

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has excused the reaction of Macau students on a Portuguese television program, saying they were the result of no advance

SARs considered in mainland investment law update

A new law on foreign investment, which will target investors from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, is expected to be passed during the National People’s Congress. According

Education | DSEJ wants to cultivate ‘Love for Motherland’ with new school subsidies

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) wants to reinforce the teaching of Chinese history and culture. To that end, it has drafted a plan to

Higher education | IFT strives to enhance students’ interest in GBA

The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) is striving to raise the interest of local students in furthering their careers in  Guangdong’s Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities,

Hong Kong | Cathay Pacific in talks for budget airline stake

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is in talks to buy shares in Hong Kong’s only budget airline from Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co., as Asia’s biggest international

Reduced residential land supply to support HK home prices

A dwindling supply of land that can accommodate private homes should help put a floor under falling Hong Kong residential property prices. The government last week

Forum | Issuing Portugal’s debt in China is ‘mutually beneficial’

China expects that issuing Portuguese public debt in yuan to be carried out in a “satisfactory” way and that it will be “mutually beneficial,” according to

Macau-Zhongshan-Zhuhai | Tourism alliance to promote Sun Yat Sen’s life

The tourism authorities of Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Macau have convened in Zhuhai for their annual meeting to deepen regional cooperation between the three cities, and advance

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