Monthly Archives: April 2018
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Offbeat | Couple who met in supermarket marry amid veggies in Aisle 13
Attention all shoppers: wedding in Aisle 13. A couple who met at a supermarket have tied the knot there with canned carrots and peas among their ... -
This Day in History | 1979 – Deposed Pakistani PM is executed
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, has been hanged in spite of international calls for clemency. Mr Bhutto, 51, who had been Pakistan’s leader since ... -
Briefs | 7 countries interested in hosting 2026 Winter Olympics
Seven countries are interested in hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics. Cities in Austria, Canada, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey have submitted formal expressions of interest ... -
21st Commonwealth Games | Behind the Gold Coast’s sun, surf and sand is innovation
For people of the Commonwealth, today will be like catching up with a dear old friend celebrating a 21st birthday. And what a party it is ... -
Football | Guangzhou held to 1-1 draw in Asian Champions League
Guangzhou Evergrande will have to wait another two weeks to find out if it will advance to the second round of the Asian Champions League. The ... -
2018 Asian Games | Indonesian official: All venues to be ready by June
A senior Indonesian minister assigned to supervise the nation’s preparation for the 2018 Asian Games said yesterday that all venues for all sports at the upcoming ... -
World briefs
INDIA’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting yesterday withdrew a sweeping new order clamping down on journalists accused of spreading fake news. INDONESIA A commander of rebels ... -
The Buzz | Homicide rate in London on the rise; knife crime to blame
The homicide rate in London so far has increased each month in 2018 as the British capital experiences a rise in knife-related crime. The Metropolitan Police ... -
Former Revel casino moving toward reopening as Ocean Resort
Atlantic City’s former Revel casino is moving toward its reincarnation as the Ocean Resort Casino. The Boardwalk property said Monday it’s affiliating with the Hyatt hotel ... -
World Views | Book shows Apollo 8 was a big risk for 3 astronauts
The first astronauts to orbit the moon ended their 1968 Christmas Eve television broadcast with a personal message for the people of Earth. No one knew ... -
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 – edition no. 3020
* Changes to Assembly law green-lighted * New Macau submits report to UN calling for universal suffrage * Man accused of patricide * Coalition reaches casino ... -
Gaming revenue growth better than expected in March
The gaming revenue in March has posted a 22 percent year-on-year gain, according to figures issued by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. Revenue rose by ... -
Richard Branson buys Hard Rock casino-hotel in Las Vegas
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas will be overhauled over the next several months following its purchase Friday by billionaire Richard Branson. The ... -
Architect says historic texture of the city being usurped
The need for an urban Master Plan for Macau was the topic of the working lunch the British Business Association of Macao (BBAM) held last week ... -
Lei Chin Ion to lead SSM until 2020
The director of the Health Bureau, Lei Chin Ion, has been reappointed for a new service commission for two years until 2020. Official notice was given ... -
Radio Taxi still fails to respond to over 60 percent of requests
Macau Radio Taxi Ltd admitted it has failed to respond to over 60 percent of customers requesting to use its services, blaming the lack of vehicles ... -
Gov’t wants to promote national strategies through local media
The government spokesperson and director of the Government Information Bureau (GCS), Victor Chan, said late last week that the government plans to work more closely with ... -
Elaine Wynn says casino downplayed sex misconduct allegation
Elaine Wynn said a Wynn Resorts Ltd. in-house lawyer who was told in 2009 about an “alleged rape” of an employee by her former husband, Steve ... -
Crime | Women shot by air gun for singing ‘red songs’
Two middle-aged women sustained injuries yesterday after they were shot by an un- known person using an airsoft gun, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) reported. ... -
Architecture with local features to be exhibited in Venice
The exhibition of “Unintended Architecture – Exhibits from Macau, China” is ready to be showcased at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia. The ... -
Music | Macao Orchestra performs in Myanmar
The Macao Orchestra held its first ever concert in Myanmar, performing at the Strand Hotel in Yangon on Friday night. The performance was a joint initiative ... -
Briefs | Theater Terra stages Easter musical
Theater Terra presented the last session of “Guess How Much I Love You” at the Macau Cultural Centre on Easter Sunday, having staged five shows in ... -
Singapore home prices jump the most in almost eight years
Singapore private home prices surged the most since 2010 as the property market staged a recovery from a four- year slump. An index tracking private residential ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands conducts climate change initiatives for team members
Sands China Ltd. recently conducted two environmental sustainability and climate change initiatives, including its participation in Earth Hour 2018 and the hosting of an in-house Climate ... -
As China, Vatican talk, bishop’s fate shows party’s power
The twin-spired church in this southern Chinese village was packed with more than a thousand Catholics observing Good Friday, but the bishop who tends to the ... -
Tariffs on US pork, fruit raised in trade dispute
China raised import duties on a USD3 billion list of U.S. pork, apples and other products yesterday in an escalating dispute with Washington over trade and ... -
Beijing pleased with Hong Kong’s condemnation of Benny Tai
Mainland authorities have voiced their support for Hong Kong’s handling of Benny Tai’s controversial remarks in Taiwan. At a seminar last week in the Taiwanese capital, ... -
Malala ends her first Pakistan visit since shooting
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai left Pakistan yesterday, ending a surprise visit to the country, her first since being shot in 2012 by Taliban militants ... -
Kim watches performance by South Korean pop stars
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un clapped his hands and said he was “deeply moved” as he, along with his wife and hundreds of other citizens, ... -
Bodies of 38 workers killed in Iraq arrive back in India
A special plane carrying the bodies of 38 Indian construction workers killed by the Islamic State group in Iraq arrived in the northern Indian city of ... -
Turkey, Russia deepen ties amid troubled relations with West
Ties between Russia and Turkey are growing closer than ever, as Russia runs into widespread diplomatic fallout from the poisoned spy scandal and Turkey’s relations with ... -
Trump calls for border legislation using ‘nuclear option’
President Donald Trump continued to rage over immigration yesterday, calling on Congress to pass border legislation using the “Nuclear Option if necessary.” Trump tweeted that the ... -
Syria | Largest rebel group starts leaving Damascus enclave
The most powerful Syrian rebel faction on the fringes of Damascus began abandoning its stronghold in the once rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta today, opening the ... -
Offbeat | Iowa man wins lawsuit over calling his hometown stinky
An Iowa man threatened by city officials with legal action for saying on a website that his hometown smelled like “rancid dog food” won a free-speech ... -
This Day in History | 1996 – ‘Unabomber’ suspect arrested
Police in the United States have arrested a man they believe to be the notorious “Unabomber” who has killed three people and maimed 23 others. The ...
