Monthly Archives: November 2018
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Taiwanese student accused of school threat to be deported
A Taiwanese exchange student accused of threatening to “shoot up” his high school near Philadelphia was spared additional time in prison at his sentencing yesterday [Macau time], ... -
Papua New Guinea | Police storm Parliament for APEC summit pay
Disgruntled police, military and prison guards stormed Papua New Guinea’s Parliament yesterday in a violent pay dispute stemming from an international summit hosted by the impoverished ... -
Thailand | Court sentences three to prison over smuggling of rhino horns
A Thai court yesterday sentenced three people to prison over the smuggling of nearly two dozen rhinoceros horns from Ethiopia worth USD1.5 million. The bags carrying the ... -
Korean War | Remains of US soldier killed in action identified
THERE’S now a national veterans cemetery not far from where John Martin grew up along the upper Hudson River, but when it came time to pick ... -
Brexit | May gets rebellion reprieve, but faces warning from allies
British Prime Minister Theresa May got a reprieve in one of her Brexit battles yesterday as party rebels said they did not yet have the strength ... -
North America | Judge bars Washington from enforcing Trump asylum ban
A federal judge barred the Trump administration from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Nov. 9 ... -
This Day in History | 1995 Balkan leaders agree to peace
A peace settlement for war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina has been brokered in the United States. US President Bill Clinton announced the deal after 21 days of seemingly deadlocked ... -
Offbeat | Treasure hunter flip flops on returning missing gold coins
A treasure hunter has taken back a pledge to turn over 500 missing coins minted from gold found in a shipwreck off the South Carolina coast. ... -
Basketball | Walker new NBA scoring leader, Hornets top Celtics 117-112
The NBA’s new scoring leader was determined his latest big night wouldn’t go to waste. Kemba Walker scored 43 points, giving him 103 in his last ... -
Football | Portugal unaware of joint World Cup bid with Spain, Morocco
A Portuguese official says Spain has made no approach about the possibility of presenting a three-way bid to host the 2030 World Cup with Morocco. Education Minister ... -
The Buzz | Lift horror: Six survive 84-floor drop drama in Chicago
People trapped in a falling lift in the U.S. city of Chicago thought they were going to die as they plummeted 84 floors to the ground, ... -
Scorsese feted at MoMA by friends De Niro, DiCaprio, Hill
Many young boys grow up with superheroes adorning their walls. Jonah Hill grew up with a picture of Martin Scorsese on his. The actor related the ... -
World Briefs
HONG KONG China is allowing a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and its battle group to make a port call in Hong Kong after it earlier turned down ... -
World Views | Russian leadership would spell the end of Interpol
Imagine an alternative history of New York City in which John Gotti becomes police commissioner and obtains arrest warrants for the U.S. attorneys who prosecuted the ... -
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 – edition no. 3175
* Tutor arrested for abusing minors * Flora bear dies old | The strange story of BoBo * Student film festival starts Sunday * Money exchange ... -
Gaming | Crown sees shares plunge 20pct on weak VIP sentiment
An almost 20 percent plunge in the value of Crown Resorts shares has wiped more than USD824 million from the wealth of casino mogul James Packer ... -
Sou questions gov’t on status of youth public housing
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has asked the government whether it can complete its research on an apartment project for local youth. “Over the years, the youth’s restlessness ... -
Education | UM holds 16th Portuguese Speech Contest
The Department of Portuguese of the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) last week held its 16th Portuguese Speech Contest. Students from ... -
Briefs | 28 fires triggered by cigarette butts
As of yesterday, the city had recorded 28 fire alarms triggered by cigarette butts, according to a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ). Six of these ... -
Macau GP | Flörsch shows signs of motion improvement after long surgery
Local doctors are hopeful that teenage driver Sophia Flörsch will be able to recover from her injuries, although it is too soon to know if she ... -
Visitor spending rises 15 percent
Visitor spending in the third quarter of 2018 amounted to MOP18.35 billion, according to the latest data from the Statistics and Census Service, up by 15.2 ... -
‘Boa Vida Weekend Market’ next month
Grand Lapa Macau and the Macau Flea Market Culture Association will hold the Boa Vida Weekend Market on December 8 and 9, featuring “boa vida” activities. ... -
Local tour guides complain of sharp drop in business
Macau’s local tour guides are complaining of a sharp drop in work following a rise in illegal tour groups operated by mainland guides. Unregistered mainland guides ... -
32 domestic violence cases reported in first half of 2018
Physical abuse was a key factor in domestic violence cases this year, according to statistics released by the Social Affairs Bureau (IAS). In the first half ... -
Advertorial | Melco: Prioritizing employee work safety
As part of Melco Resorts & Entertainment (Melco)’s commitment to providing a safe and healthy workplace for it’s 21,000-strong workforce, significant efforts have been invested over ... -
Crime | Woman accused of aggravated assault against housemate
A 49-year-old woman has been accused of aggravated assault causing bodily harm to another woman, a 20-something-year-old who shared the same house with the suspect, the Judiciary ... -
Ng questions usage of vacant public buildings
Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong has questioned the government on the status of three vacant public facilities. In a written inquiry, Ng said “the public is very ... -
Syndicate arrested following HKD4m scams
A Hong Kong fraud syndicate was arrested last week after scamming victims out of HKD4 million over almost two years. The 11 fraudsters spun a story of ... -
Corporate bits | Melco holds gift-wrapping workshop
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited recently held a workshop on giftwrapping taught by specialists from Morpheus Boutique, as part of its Art of Living lifestyle series. ... -
Indonesia | Postal hell? Delivering e-commerce to 18,000 far-flung islands
You may have heard the U.S. Postal Service has problems. Well, try delivering the mail in Indonesia, a far-flung archipelago with so many islands the government literally doesn’t ... -
Hong Kong | Activist’s jab at bourse starts USD228m fall
For the second time in five weeks, a cautionary report by David Webb sent stocks in Hong Kong falling. Some HKD1.8 billion (USD228 million) of market ... -
Taiwan | President Tsai defends pro- independence film award winner
Taiwan’s president expressed her support for the prestigious Golden Horse film awards after a pro-Taiwan independence director’s speech ignited controversy in mainland China. “We have never ... -
Pence’s sharp China attacks fuel fears of Cold War dividing Asia
Since the Soviet Union fell in the early 1990s, Southeast Asia has sought to avoid getting caught in a fight between major powers. The Trump administration ... -
Hong Kong | Occupy trial starts for nine accused in 2014 protests
Three protest leaders and six others went on trial yesterday for their involvement in the “Occupy Central” demonstration that paralyzed Hong Kong’s financial district for more ... -
Afghanistan conflict | Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
The Taliban have held three days of talks with U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Gulf state of Qatar, where the Afghan insurgent group has a ...
