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INDIA Supporters of a lawmaker slain by Maoist insurgents in southern India yesterday attacked two police stations in anger over the killing, setting fire to one and

The Buzz | Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang dies of illness at 61

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, the country’s No. 2 after the ruling Communist Party’s leader, died Friday after a serious illness, the government said. He was 61.

Stop Brexit? | UK’s Labour party mulls backing new referendum

Britain’s Labour Party may hold the fate of Brexit in its hands — if only it can decide what to do. With the U.K. and

16th century’s shipwreck found off Portugal’s coast, with late Ming ceramics

Archeologists have found a centuries-old shipwreck off Portugal’s coast near Lisbon, a local mayor’s office said yesterday , the CNN reported. Aboard the ship, thought to

Rear Window | Macau after Typhoon Mangkhut

These days we find ourselves turning to recollect a former Portuguese prime-minister who was credited with having said - although he was not exactly a follower of the

Monday, September 24, 2018 – edition no. 3137

* ‘The Perfect Moment’ | Capitol Theatre reopens 20 years on * Abe's re-election good news for global casino firms * ‘Macau is a very transient place’ * US envoys summoned over Russia

Elderly residents demand action on greyhound noise

A group of elderly residents hand-delivered a petition to the government yesterday afternoon to protest the relocation of some 500 greyhounds to their Coloane neighborhood, which they say

Briefs | Mooncake sample fails food tests

The government has announced the test results for 40 mooncake samples, one of which was revealed to have not met required standards. The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM),

Gov’t listening to opinions on typhoon casino closures

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Leong Vai Tac, told reporters yesterday that there was no specific regulation in Macau currently enabling the government to order a

MDT Exclusive | Rutter returns to Macau with new team and lofty ambitions

Eight-time Macau Grand Prix winner Michael Rutter is returning to the streets of Macau with a new team and grander ambitions. The British rider

Breast cancer made Faye Ho change perspective

Many had questioned the reasons behind local businesswoman Faye Ho’s apparent exit from Macau and her subsequent shift to the U.K. Ho told the Times

English-language teaching relies too heavily on textbooks, says USJ vice rector

The University of Saint Joseph’s vice-rector, Keith Morrison, says an unbalanced methodology for language learning may negatively impact students’ English proficiency. Speaking at yesterday’s

UM launches massive open online course

The University of Macau (UM) will launch its first massive open online course (MOOC) on September 26. The free course, titled ‘Creativity,’ aims to help learners develop creative

CCM to present Swedish dance show

The Gothenburg Opera Dance Company will perform its show “Noetic” in Macau on November 18 at the Grand Auditorium of Macau Cultural Centre (CCM). The

Macao Fashion Festival 2018 to kick off on October 18

This year’s Macao Fashion Festival will take place during the 23nd International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) at The Venetian Macao from October 18 to 20. 

Gaming | MGM bounces on rumor investor wants out of Macau

Casino stocks in the U.S. rose this week on the back of a news report that suggested an activist investor in U.S. casino giant MGM Resorts International

Melco delivers mooncakes to organizations

Some 240 volunteers from Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited visited eight local organizations to deliver a total of over 1,000 donated boxes of mooncake to those in need

Real Estate Matters | Does taping your windows actually work during a typhoon?

As you know, Macau just went through another suspenseful event of facing a Super Typhoon. Although innocently named after the Thai word for the fruit Mangosteen, the devastation

Taiwan components maker is said to explore billion-dollar sale

Precision Motion Industries Inc., whose components are used in semiconductor equipment, is exploring a sale that could value the Taiwanese company at more than USD1 billion, according

China races to get toys and car parts to US before tariffs hit

The race is on to get Chinese goods into the U.S. before President Donald Trump’s tariffs bite. At sea and in the sky, the U.S.

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