Daily Archives: Tuesday, May 15, 2018
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Middle East | Dozens killed in Gaza as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem
Israeli fire killed at least 52 Palestinians during mass protests along the Gaza border yesterday, marking the deadliest day of violence there since a devastating 2014 ... -
Courts | Sulu Sou pleads not guilty, first witnesses heard
Lawmaker Sulu Sou pleaded not guilty to all charges laid against him for his qualified disobedience to the police authority’s command linked to a demonstration on ... -
PJ responds to critics about investigation on Costa Nunes case
The Judiciary Police (PJ) responded to critics yesterday afternoon, during a press conference, over the investigation methods employed during the ongoing investigation of sexual abuse allegedly ... -
Marina Bay Sands possible venue for Trump-Kim summit
Singapore, a highly manicured city-state shaped by skyscrapers and luxury hotels, is preparing for the historic Trump-Kim summit. The Marina Bay Sands resort, which towers over ... -
Health | SSM urges residents to check measles immunity status
The Health Bureau (SSM) urged local residents born before 1970 to acquire the measles vaccination if they do not already have immunity to the disease. The ... -
Local firm records ten-fold increase in revenue since working with Sands China
A micro-sized logistics enterprise in the city has experienced a ten-fold increase in its sales revenue since its partnership with Sands China started over a decade ago. ... -
Author hopes to bring Camões presence in Macau to wider audience
A new book about one of the most highlighted personalities in Portuguese poetry of all time – Luis Vaz de Camões – is being launched in Macau ... -
Official pledges to respect views of the SARs
Beijing’s top official in charge of Hong Kong and Macau affairs has pledged to respect the views of the two SARs, with regards to its integration ... -
IPIM calls for applicants for products fair
Applications for the Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair 2018 kick off today and will be open until May 28, targeting local enterprises that retails made-in-Macau ... -
Center suggested for Greater Bay Area cultural industry
Ieng Weng Fat, a member of the Cultural Industrial Fund (FIC), has suggested the establishment of an integrated center for the cultural industry strategy of the ... -
Briefs | Zhuhai police raid illegal currency exchange stores
Zhuhai police authorities raided and shut down dozens of illegal currency exchange operations at the Gongbei underground shopping mall. Chinese media reports noted that over 100 ... -
AirAsia shares drop after CEO says sorry for backing ex-PM
Shares of regional budget airline AirAsia plunged yesterday after its chief Tony Fernandes publicly apologized for supporting defeated Prime Minister Najib Razak in a historic election ... -
EDP jumps above Chinese bid as investors seen demanding more
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA surged the most in a decade to above the bid made by China Three Gorges Corp., an indication the Chinese utility may ... -
China sends envoy to Washington
China said yesterday it is sending an envoy to the United States this week for talks aimed at cooling a trade dispute that threatens to upend ... -
Trump offers US aid to penalized Chinese telecom company
In a surprising overture to China, President Donald Trump says he would help a Chinese telecommunications company get “back into business,” saying too many jobs in ... -
Strait Diplomacy | Taiwan boosts domestic arms makers as Beijing’s warnings loom
Standing on his company’s sprawling campus in central Taiwan, Lin Nan-juh says he’s able to make any plane his island’s government calls for. “We can do ... -
Xinhua View | PRC embraces major progress in civil aircraft
China is seeing major progress in three civil aircraft models, with the ARJ21 in operation, the C919 in flight tests and the CR929 in preliminary design, ... -
Indonesia | Police say new suicide bombings work of two families
An Indonesian family brought its 8-year-old daughter to a suicide bomb attack it launched yesterday on the police headquarters in the country’s second-largest city, authorities said, ... -
South Korea | Moon praises North’s plan to dismantle nuke site
South Korean President Moon Jae-in yesterday welcomed North Korea’s announcement that it is set to dismantle its only nuclear test site, calling it a start to ... -
India | Powerful storms kill at least 43 across northern state
Powerful winds and rainstorms swept across a crowded swath of northern India, demolishing houses, uprooting trees and killing at least 43 people as the winds turned ... -
Nepal | Canadian aid worker charged with child sexual abuse
An official in Nepal says a prominent Canadian aid worker has been arrested at his mountain villa and charged with sexually abusing children. Central Investigation Bureau ... -
Chile | People denounce suffering sex abuse by Marists, priests
Even as Pope Francis apologized for his failures in connection with Chile’s most famous case of clerical sex abuse, the pope and that country’s deeply discredited ... -
Offbeat | British seasonal produce on menu for royal wedding reception
The menu for the reception after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding will feature a bonanza of British produce. Royal chef Mark Flanagan said yesterday many ... -
This Day in History | 1993 – French police rescue child hostages
Masked police commandos have freed six girls with their nursery teacher and shot dead an armed man, ending a two-day hostage crisis at a nursery school ... -
Football | ‘Big 6’ pulling further clear in top-heavy Premier League
The Premier League prides itself on being the most competitive in the world and points to Leicester’s 2016 title triumph at preseason odds of 5,000-1 as ... -
On the road to the World Cup | Uruguay 1930: where it all began
The 21st World Cup gets underway next month in Moscow and billions around the world are expected to tune in during the monthlong tournament — a ... -
World briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA China’s first entirely home-built aircraft carrier has begun sea trials, underscoring how the country is building naval assets to assert its maritime claims ... -
Vatican’s Inquisition, Index of Banned Books open for study
The Vatican’s doctrine office, once responsible for the Inquisition, the Index of Prohibited Books and famous for its centuries of secrecy, is reminding scholars that it’s ... -
Australian climbs 7 peaks in 7 continents in record time
An Australian mountaineer scaled Mount Everest yesterday, completing his quest to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents in record time, an expedition organizer said. Australian ... -
Our Desk | DSEJ’s blind self-confidence
When government departments do not know how to lie, or when they do not want to lie, they make themselves look and sound funny. The Education ... -
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 – edition no. 3047
* 52 dead, 770 wounded Holy Land on fire * First witnesses heard in activists’ trial * PJ shows facilities as Costa Nunes case escalates ...
