Yearly Archives: 2018
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This Day in History | 2001 Suicide attack on Indian parliament
A group of gunmen has broken through tight security to attack the parliament building in the Indian capital, New Delhi. At least 12 people have been ... -
Offbeat | Police give USD3 to person who found it 14 years ago
Police in New Jersey have given $3 to the person who found it 14 years ago. Paige Woodie was 12 years old when she and a ... -
Football | Japan star Honda’s passion showing in Australia
Not long after Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda joined the Melbourne Victory, he mentioned at the A-League season launch that “I’ve made people disappointed, I’ve made people ... -
Cycling | Team Sky’s future in doubt after broadcaster pulls backing
The future of the most successful cycling team of the last decade was put in doubt yesterday when Sky announced its withdrawal from the sport following ... -
The Buzz | Julian Castro moves toward 2020 White House run
Former Obama housing chief Julian Castro says he’s taking a step toward a possible White House campaign in 2020 by forming a presidential exploratory committee. The ... -
Beyonce! Hillary! India revels in a very big wedding
In a season of big Indian weddings, yesterday’s marriage of the scions of two billionaire families might be the biggest of them all. The bride, Isha ... -
World Briefs
INDONESIA’s government has rejected a demand by rebels in the country’s restive Papua province to hold negotiations on the territory’s self-determination, following a Dec. 2 attack ... -
Girl About Globe | An Alternative Preview of Christmas Toys
At this time of year, it’s hard to raise your eyes from writing Christmas cards (ho ho ho) without seeing a list of ‘Best Selling Toys ... -
Thursday, December 13, 2018 – edition no. 3191
* MGTO | ‘Smart tourism’ used to better visitor experience * Vietnam is coming out on top in the US-China trade war * A ‘promising future’ ... -
Michelin Guide awards three stars to three restaurants
The Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau 2019 saw local restaurant Jade Dragon and Hong Kong’s French restaurant Caprice awarded the three-star echelon. The 11th edition of ... -
Building owners complain about unauthorized construction
The owners of Edifício Lap Hing held a press conference urging the government to demolish unauthorized construction works located at the entrance of the building. Two ... -
Council members want to introduce non-local croupiers
Several members of the Council for Economic Development (CED) proposed that Macau import non-local dealers based on a maximum percentage of the total. The proposal came ... -
Lawmaker questions transgenic food products safety
Lawmaker Mak Soi Kun has asked the relevant authorities to explain how the government is ensuring Macau’s food safety, in particular for imported foods. “Recently, media ... -
Gaming operators consider merging more shuttle buses
The city’s six gaming operators have hired a consultant company to study the possibility of merging casino shuttle buses. According to Wilfred Wong, executive director and ... -
Local cartoonist’s work selected by UN
A local cartoonist’s work was selected by United Nations to be included in Monday’s 70th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ... -
Sands China celebrates its suppliers for outstanding products, services
Sands China Ltd. recently honoured several of its outstanding suppliers at The Venetian Macao, at the 2018 Sands Supplier Excellence Awards, and commended all of its suppliers whom it views as ... -
LRT audit proposal shot down by Assembly
The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday voted against a proposal from lawmakers Ng Kuok Cheong and Au Kam San to have an audit of the entire situation ... -
AL Plenary | Police law approved without changes, only Sou opposed
The bill that aims to establish the new competences of the Public Security Police Force (PSP) was finally approved yesterday at a plenary session of the ... -
IFFAM | Fitting for Suburban Birds to be screened in Macau
The producer of 2018 award-winning film Suburban Birds said at a red carpet event at the International Film Festival and Awards Macao (IFFAM) last night that ... -
Liu Jie’s ‘Baby’ tackles child abandonment in China
Chinese director Liu Jie attended the screening of his movie “Baby” at the third International Film Festival Awards Macao. His movie, which is a part of ... -
Huawei clash shows deeper US-China battle for global influence
The Trump administration has insisted the arrest of a top Huawei executive has nothing to do with trade talks. In Beijing, it’s just the latest U.S. ... -
Hong Kong says no to nano flats as prices start to crater
Could nano flats – billed as one way of solving Hong Kong’s chronic housing shortage – be on the way out as quickly as they grabbed ... -
Court bans some iPhones over Qualcomm dispute
U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm says it’s won an order in a Chinese court banning some Apple phones in China as part of a long-running dispute over patents. ... -
Snowden adds voice to calls for Google to stay out of China
On the eve of Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai’s testimony to Congress, a coalition of human rights groups and activists, including former National Security Agency ... -
How Asia fell out of love with the Belt and Road Initiative
In late August, President Abdulla Yameen of the Maldives hailed the opening of a Chinese-built bridge connecting two islands in the archipelago as “the gateway into tomorrow and ... -
US returns three disputed bells taken in 1901 to Philippines
Three church bells seized by American troops as war trophies more than a century ago were returned to the Philippines yesterday in a move long demanded ... -
Lion Air crash shows challenges of Asia’s budget airline boom
The investigation into the fatal crash of a Boeing jet from Asia’s second-largest budget airline has turned the spotlight on the ballooning growth of low-cost carriers ... -
Egypt | Normalcy restored in Sinai city, but danger lurks
Mohammed Amer Shaaban stood over trays of fresh fish at his tiny store in the coastal Sinai Peninsula city of el-Arish, pointing to his right and ... -
European Union | May in the Netherlands as she fights to save Brexit deal
Top European Union officials yesterday ruled out any renegotiation of the divorce agreement with Britain as Prime Minister Theresa May launched her fight to save her ... -
Offbeat | Nine years after being flushed, woman’s wedding ring reappears
A New Jersey woman has her wedding ring back, nine years after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet. Paula Stanton was sure the diamond-encrusted gold ... -
This Day in History | 1969 – Deadly bomb blasts in Italy
At least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a bomb exploded at a bank in Milan, Italy. Up to 14 people ... -
Football – EPL | Chelsea suspends four people amid Sterling racism investigation
Amid an outcry over the treatment of Raheem Sterling by England’s media and soccer fans, Chelsea suspended four people from attending its matches as police investigated ... -
Football | La Liga | Spanish league scraps plan to play January match in US
The Spanish League has given up on its plan to play a regular-season match in the United States next month because Barcelona backed down from its ... -
World briefs
CAMBODIA Six union leaders yesterday each received suspended 2 1/2-year prison terms in connection with labor protests about five years ago in which four garment workers ... -
The Buzz | Four journalists and a newspaper are Time’s Person of the Year
Time magazine named four journalists and a newspaper yesterday as its 2018 Person of the Year for what it said was standing up for the truth ...
