Belt & Road | Malaysia, Singapore to delay, not axe, high-speed rail link

Malaysia and Singapore agreed to delay, not cancel, a planned high-speed railway that would cut travel time between their capitals to just 90 minutes. Shortly after

Trade War | Beijing points to other gains in hopes of easing US ire

China is trying to defuse a spiraling tariff war with Washington over technology policy by highlighting gains in other trade-related areas. The Cabinet press office

Private Chinese space company places satellites in orbit

A rocket developed by Chinese company iSpace blasted into space yesterday carrying three miniature satellites in another milestone for the country’s budding private spaceflight industry. Reports said the

Analysis | North parade a tricky prelude to inter-Korean summit

As North Korea prepares for a massive parade Sunday featuring thousands of goose-stepping soldiers and lots of scary-looking missiles, some potentially capable of reaching the U.S.

Myanmar | Criticism doesn’t have Suu Kyi or country on the ropes

Myanmar’s government looks as if it’s under siege from an international community concerned about the condition of its nascent democracy, with widespread calls for a genocide tribunal to hold

Cambodia | New one-party legislature begins session

Cambodia’s king yesterday presided over the opening of the new session of the National Assembly, whose 125 seats are filled by members of a single party following

The Election Hack Facebook and Twitter to testify on Russia as Google is spurned

Executives from Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. are expected to tell members of Congress that they have stepped up efforts to detect and remove accounts that

Offbeat | Here’s an idea. St. Louis apartment with kitchen-bathroom combo creates stir

A St. Louis man is the new tenant of a tiny apartment with a unique layout — the kitchen and bathroom are in the same place. Yep.

This Day in History | 1997 – Diana’s funeral watched by millions

Britain and the world have said farewell to Diana, Princess of Wales, at the end of an unprecedented week of mourning. A four mile procession brought

Basketball | LeBron James says in Kaepernick reference: I stand with Nike

Clutching his young daughter in his arms, LeBron James said he stands with Nike, a clear reference to the company’s Colin Kaepernick ad campaign.

Football | Mancini’s training sessions are music to the ears

Italy coach Roberto Mancini is trying something new to motivate his players. For the first time in Italy training sessions, music is being played from a

World briefs

PHILIPPINES A senator who is President Rodrigo Duterte’s fiercest critic in Congress remained holed up in the Senate yesterday to avoid what he considers an illegal arrest

The Buzz | Portugal’s police nab cocaine at sea, taking 3-month total to 11 tons

Police in Portugal say they have seized 840 kilograms of cocaine from a yacht in the Atlantic, bringing seizures of the drug at sea over the past three

Literature | Surprise: Publisher to celebrate Salinger centennial

With J.D. Salinger’s centennial coming next year, the big news so far is that his publisher is planning to celebrate it. Little, Brown and Company

Made in Macao | When school starts

This week sees Macao’s mornings getting back to the usual hustle and bustle. A sign that the long summer holidays are over and that schools are back to

Thursday, September 6, 2018 – edition no. 3126

* Athletes make positive assessment of Macau participation at Asian Games * Giselle to make its debut in Macau * AFC Champions League match in Macau * Criticism doesn’t have Suu Kyi on

Taxi app criticized for option to provide ‘gifts’

mTaxi - developed by MOME, which is a subsidiary of Macau Pass – has an option of “gifts (set)” where users can select the option of

Scammer duo caught while attempting one more heist

Two men from the mainland, wanted for a series of fraudulent activities, were finally caught with the help of a supermarket worker in the San Kio

Health | Student wakes from two-months coma

A local 20-year-old Huaqiao University student, who was transferred back to Macau two months ago after she contracted encephalitis while at university in the Fujian Province, has finally woken

1,845 residents applied for mainland permit

The Ministry of Public Security of China announced that more than 1,845 Macau residents have applied for residential permits in mainland China. Starting from September 1, mainland China

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