Daily Archives: Wednesday, May 16, 2018
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Prosecutors want prison sentence for Sulu Sou, Scott Chiang
The prosecutor of Sulu Sou’s case has demanded that the Court of First Instance give a prison sentence to Sulu Sou and Scott Chiang, rather than ... -
Taiwan | Former president Ma sentenced for leaking information
Ex-Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou was sentenced to four months in jail for leaking details of a criminal investigation while still in office, although the former Kuomintang ... -
Global gaming expo | Japanese integrated resorts market still a big question mark
As part of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia event that kicked-off yesterday at the Venetian’s Cotai Expo, a forum was held to address the “future ... -
Gaming | Morpheus to open on June 15
Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s USD1.1 billion project, Morpheus, is slated to open its doors on June 15, the gaming operator’s chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho announced ... -
Gaming | Elaine Wynn succeeds in booting director from casino board
In a surprise move just two days before its annual meeting, Wynn Resorts Ltd. announced the resignation of two directors, including one who co-founder Elaine Wynn ... -
Gap apologizes to China for T-shirt’s ‘erroneous’ map
The U.S. clothing retailer Gap has apologized for selling T-shirts with what it says was an “erroneous” map of China in the latest example of corporate ... -
Int’l infrastructure investment forum to be held in June
The 9th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) will open on June 7, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute said yesterday. The two-day annual ... -
Gaming | Galaxy, SBM strengthening partnership ahead of Japan bid
Galaxy Entertainment Group and Monaco-based Societe des Bains de Mer (SBM) are strengthening their strategic partnership as a joint-contender for a Japanese casino license, according to ... -
Opinion | Cost be dammed, China’s ready to pay more for EDP
Prepare for a higher bid after EDP-Energias de Portugal SA rejected a 9.1 billion euro (USD10.9 billion) offer from China’s biggest clean-energy company. The Portuguese utility ... -
Gaming | Sanctuary cities could get boost from sports betting ruling
In President Donald Trump’s former life as a casino owner, he might have cheered Monday’s ruling from the Supreme Court that struck down a federal law ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands China extends paid maternity leave
Sands China is increasing the amount of paid maternity leave for all eligible team members effective from May 18, 2018, extending the total leave period from ... -
China donates USD10m to Mozambican agricultural campaign
China has donated USD10 million to Mozambique to support the current agricultural campaign, the Chinese ambassador to Mozambique said in Boane, near Maputo, during a visit ... -
Angola’s economy contracted 2.5 percent in 2017
Angola’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017 recorded a year-on-year contraction of 2.5 percent, as a result of updates to the activities of the Public Administration ... -
Trump defends decision to revisit action on telecom giant ZTE
President Donald Trump defended his efforts to help a Chinese telecommunications company that violated U.S. sanctions “get back into business, fast,” despite criticism from Democrats and ... -
Australia’s leader backs foreign minister’s work on China
Australia’s prime minister yesterday rejected a former diplomat’s opinion that the country needs a new foreign minister to thaw relations with China. Geoff Raby, who was ... -
Indonesia | Family that bombed churches well off, friendly
The Muslim family that carried out suicide attacks on three churches in Indonesia’s second-largest city, killing a dozen people as well as its two young daughters, ... -
Koreas | North to invite eight reporters from the South for nuke site closure
North Korea will invite eight South Korean journalists as part of an international media group to witness the closure of its nuclear test site next week, ... -
Philippines | Congress urged to reject chief justice’s ouster
Legal groups called on Philippine legislators yesterday to defend their exclusive constitutional power to prosecute and try impeachable officials that they say was usurped by Supreme ... -
UK | Markle seeks respect for dad after report he’ll skip wedding
Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are requesting “understanding and respect” for Markle’s father after a celebrity news site reported he would not attend the royal ... -
Gaza bloodshed spurs global worry about US Mideast policies
President Donald Trump’s prospects for brokering the Mideast peace “deal of the century” plunged ever deeper as the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem opened amid bloodshed in ... -
Cannes | Spike Lee lambasts Trump over white supremacists
In a passionate, expletive-ridden monologue at the Cannes Film Festival, director Spike Lee lambasted Donald Trump for the U.S. president’s response to last year’s violent white ... -
Offbeat | Man charged with stalking Rihanna, burglarizing her home
Authorities say a man who broke into Rihanna’s Hollywood Hills home and spent 12 hours there has been charged with stalking the singer, who was not ... -
This Day in History | 1974 Dozens die as Israel retaliates for Ma’alot
Israeli planes have bombed seven Palestinian refugee camps and villages in southern Lebanon killing at least 27 people and leaving 138 injured. The attack was in ... -
Football | After 25 years, Marseille looking to win in Europe again
Thursday, 2:45am Marseille v Atletico Madrid H 6, D 3.84, A 1.73 After a 25-year wait, Marseille has a chance to win another European trophy. The ... -
Golf | Danielle Kang enjoying ‘freedom’ after winning Women’s PGA
It has been almost a year since Danielle Kang won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, and her life looks pretty much the same. Kang still has ... -
World briefs
THAILAND An editor at an English-language newspaper in Thailand said yesterday he has been sidelined for refusing to tone down coverage critical of the country’s military ... -
AP to offer election voter survey to replace exit polls
The Associated Press says it will begin conducting an elaborate election voter survey designed to replace the traditional in-person exit poll. Exit polls have been criticized ... -
Modigliani painting fetches obscene amount at auction
A 1917 painting by Amedeo Modigliani of a reclining nude woman that was once considered obscene in Paris sold for over USD157 million at an auction ... -
Macau Matters | Cars of the future
I firmly believe that Macau should be a showcase for “living in the future”. The region needs a place that is innovative and creative and shows ... -
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 – edition no. 3048
* Sentence on May 29 | MP demands jail term for Sou, Chiang * Taiwan’s Ma sentenced for leaking information * Doubts about Japan’s casinos remain ...
