Yearly Archives: 2018
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Philippines | Significant ash falls near erupting volcano
A significant amount of ash has fallen on towns near the Philippines’ most active volcano after energetic eruptions of lava from the crater. Mount Mayon in northeastern ... -
Cambodia | Court denies bail for Australian who filmed rally
Cambodia’s Supreme Court yesterday rejected an application for bail for an Australian filmmaker who was charged with endangering national security last year for flying a camera-loaded ... -
India | 63m girls ‘missing’ due to preference for boys
A deeply felt preference for boys has left more than 63 million women statistically “missing” across India, and more than 21 million girls unwanted by their ... -
US issues ‘Putin list’ of Russian politicians, oligarchs
The Trump administration has released a long-awaited list of 114 Russian politicians and 96 “oligarchs” who have flourished under President Vladimir Putin, fulfilling a demand by ... -
Africa’s leaders choose diplomacy to Trump’s toilet remarks
The 55-nation African Union appears to have decided to react diplomatically and strategically to President Donald Trump’s alleged vulgar remarks about the continent. Rather than issuing ... -
Offbeat | German police hunt thieves who stole 44 tons of chocolate
Police say two truck trailers loaded with 44 tons of chocolate were stolen in southern Germany and there’s no sign of the sticky-fingered perpetrators. Police said ... -
This Day in History | 1996: Fifty dead in Sri Lanka suicide bombing
At least 53 people have been killed and another 1,400 injured in a suicide attack in the capital of Sri Lanka. A lorry loaded with explosives ... -
Rugby | England bids for historic ‘three-peat’ in Six Nations
It’s a feat that has been beyond some of rugby’s greatest teams. The exhilarating Welsh side of the 1970s couldn’t do it. Neither could the Philippe ... -
Football | At long last: Beckham’s MLS team in Miami is born
David Beckham had a speech prepared and well-rehearsed for the event four years in the making, then abandoned his script shortly after taking the confetti-covered stage. ... -
After failed election, Italian FA faces emergency measures
Already in serious crisis following the Azzurri’s failure to qualify for the World Cup, the Italian football federation is facing emergency measures after four failed votes ... -
World briefs
THAILAND’s ruling military junta has filed charges against seven democracy activists for calling for elections and an end to military rule. CAMBODIA Ten Westerners arrested in ... -
The Buzz | Preliminary results show no abnormalities in air quality near MAC
Preliminary results of air monitoring in the vicinity of Macau Anglican School (MAC) have indicated that air quality meets the criteria and that there were no ... -
Study | E-cigarettes may lead to cancer and heart disease
E-cigarette users are possibly putting themselves at risk for developing heart disease, lung and bladder cancers, according to a new report. The findings, though preliminary, indicate ... -
Macau Matters | The MPhil by Research Degree
The Master of Philosophy by Research degree (the MPhil) is a first research based postgraduate degree that is offered in the English speaking academic tradition, but ... -
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 – edition no. 2977
* Wynn harassment claims | Macau regulator voices concerns over scandal * Gov’t wants to curb cryptocurrencies * Coutinho threatens al head with lawsuit * Drama ... -
Tse resigns after a month of leading IC
After just over a month at the head of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), Cecilia Tse resigned yesterday citing health reasons. Kent Iong Chi Kin had ... -
Police witness: Kim Jong Nam met American before his murder
A police witness said yesterday that the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader met with an unidentified Korean American man on a Malaysian resort island four ... -
Crime | Baby in serious condition after suspected mistreatment by maid
A six-month-old baby has been admitted to the Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Center (CHCSJ) bearing clear signs of mistreatment. The Judiciary Police (PJ) ... -
Couple accused of embezzlement
A couple has been accused of embezzling from a casino where the woman worked as a croupier, the PJ reported yesterday. The casino is accusing the ... -
Opinion | Lucky for Wynn, what happens in Macau stays in Macau
What a difference a few time zones make. Shares in Wynn Resorts Ltd. fell 10.1 percent in the U.S. Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported ... -
Wynn Macau shares drop after US rout on harassment claims
Shares of Steve Wynn’s Chinese casino operation fell the most in almost a month after allegations the Wynn Macau Ltd. chairman sexually harassed women. The Macau ... -
Wynn’s Macau expansion at stake
While investors are transfixed by the sexual harassment allegations swirling around Steve Wynn in the U.S., the key to Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s future sits on the ... -
Briefs | Man trapped in mid-air while bungee jumping
A Russian male around 30 years of age was trapped mid-air while bungee jumping off the Macau Tower yesterday. He was suspended 55 meters above the ... -
MGM frontline staff protest ‘unfair’ bonus policy
Frontline workers at MGM China Holdings held a second demonstration yesterday afternoon in another attempt to pressure the management into amending its “unfair” bonus policy. Citing ... -
Anglican College suspends classes following asbestos discovery
Several parents have refused to bring their children to school following the discovery of asbestos in the vicinity of the Macau Anglican College in Taipa. A ... -
German automakers face heat over tests on monkeys, humans
Public criticism of the German auto industry has escalated on reports that diesel exhaust tests were carried out on both monkeys and humans. The chairman of ... -
HK seeks to cash in on frenzy for Chinese biotech
Chinese drug companies have been on a tear in the U.S. stock market. Now, entrepreneurs and investors betting on the Asian country’s fledgling biotechnology industry see ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands China announces pay rise, discretionary bonus
Sands China is increasing the salaries of team members of “eligible grades” effective March 1, the company announced in a statement, “benefitting roughly 99 percent of ... -
Analysis | Tourism industry is only just getting going
If you want to gauge how Chinese consumers are reshaping the world, look at how many of them are leaving China. For vacation, that is. Outbound ... -
Belt & Road | Infrastructure push reaches arctic, leaving out US
The sun never sets on China’s trade and infrastructure ambitions. With the addition of the Arctic and Latin America last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s signature ... -
CNY flights | Taipei says military aircraft will transport Taiwanese in China
Taiwan refused to allow two Chinese airlines, Xiamen Airlines and China Eastern Airlines, to expand service to the island during the Lunar New Year holiday, Focus ... -
Yu Wensheng | Rights lawyer charged with inciting subversion
Prominent legal activist Yu Wensheng has been charged with inciting subversion of state power after writing a letter calling for democratic reforms, his lawyer said yesterday. ... -
Hong Kong | Justice chief dogged by property scandal
Lawmakers grilled Hong Kong’s new justice secretary yesterday over a controversy surrounding illegal additions to her home that has highlighted concerns about rule of law in ... -
China will join first Japan, South Korea summit since 2015
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will travel to Tokyo for his country’s first joint summit with Japan and South Korea since 2015, the clearest sign yet of ... -
Briefs | Philippines: Police admit abuses but resume anti-drug ‘visits’
The Philippine police chief says his force will resume visits to the homes of drug suspects to encourage them to reform, despite his acknowledgment that corrupt ...
