Gov’t suspends crematorium project amid public criticism

The government, through the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), has decided to suspend the arrangements currently being made regarding the establishment of a crematorium at Taipa’s Sa

Arts | Capitol Theatre to hold first show in September

“The theatre is ready to open. We plan to officially open it in September,” Lam said, explaining that they are currently finishing works on the stairs

Sou, Chiang file last-minute appeal

Defendants Sulu Sou and Scott Chiang have submitted a last-minute appeal to the Court of First Instance against their sentencing late last month. The defendants,

Local association promotes Macau in Serbia

The Macau Association for the Promotion of Exchange between Asia-Pacific and Latin America (MAPEAL) recently co-organized the “Close Encounter with Macau” event in Belgrade, Serbia, featuring

SME association proposes ‘Working Holiday Visa’ in Macau

The latest White Paper for SMEs, 2017-2018 Executive Summary (White Paper), is proposing the establishment of a “Working Holiday” program to attract qualified overseas undergraduates and graduates

Crime | Man accused of sexual coercion caught after five years

THE Judiciary Police (PJ) has caught a man from mainland China who was wanted in a case that occurred five years ago. The suspect is accused of

Canidrome | Gov’t accused of falling short on placement of greyhounds

The government is expected to find the greyhounds of the Canidrome a place to live, the head of the Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome Company, Angela

Briefs | Carlos Álvares appointed new BNU chief

Liaison Office has new deputy director The State Council of China has appointed Zhang Rongshun as new deputy director of the Liaison Office in

Gambling is back at 2 once-shuttered Atlantic City casinos

People are winning and losing money again for the first time in years at two Atlantic City casinos that had been shut down. Monday marked

UK Heathrow’s third runway wins backing of parliament

London Heathrow airport’s 16 billion- pound (USD21 billion) expansion plan may have cleared its last major political hurdle, but the project has yet to convince

Cape Verde’s economy grew 3.9 percent last year

Cape Verde’s economy in 2017 added to the economic dynamism already evident in 2016, by posting growth of 3.9 percent, one-tenth of a percentage point higher

Angola has a new head of IMF mission

A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) begins a visit to Angola on July 2 with one of the aims being to present the new head of

US airlines could lose passengers over Taiwan defiance

With a month to go before the world’s major airlines must comply with Beijing’s order to recognize Taiwan as part of China, U.S. carriers risk flying fewer

US aircraft carrier patrols disputed sea amid China buildup

The U.S. military has deployed the third aircraft carrier this year to patrol the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has criticized China’s military buildup on new

Large army veteran protests pose challenge for Xi Jinping

On Chinese state television broadcasts, President Xi Jinping is often shown clad in battle fatigues inspecting troops, praising their service, and hailing the People’s Liberation Army

Hong Kong | Four elderly siblings shot in rare instance of gun violence

Four elderly siblings were shot yesterday, one fatally, by a relative in a rare instance of gun violence in Hong Kong that was apparently sparked by a

Thailand | Top official says flooding complicates cave rescue

Intensive efforts to rescue 12 boys and their football coach who have been trapped inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand for three days hinge on pumping

Analysis | Solving the plastic crisis starts with Asia

Since Jan. 1, when China stopped accepting the rich world’s recyclable plastic waste, it’s gotten a ton of criticism for worsening the already deep crisis

Australia to ban covert foreign interference in politics

Australia’s House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved national security legislation yesterday that would ban covert foreign interference in domestic politics and make industrial espionage for a foreign power

US Authorities abandon ‘zero-tolerance’ for immigrant families

The Trump administration has scaled back a key element of its zero-tolerance immigration policy amid a global uproar over the separation of more than 2,300 migrant families,

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