Yearly Archives: 2018
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Malaysia to pay firm up to USD70m if it finds missing plane
Malaysia’s government said yesterday it will pay U.S. company Ocean Infinity up to $70 million if it can find the wreckage or black boxes of Malaysia ... -
Sri Lanka | Lawmakers exchange blows over corruption claims
Sri Lankan lawmakers exchanged blows in Parliament yesterday during a debate over alleged corruption in a bond issue that has marred the reputation of a government ... -
Pakistan | Mob angered by rape, murder of girl attacks police
A mob angered over the recent rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl attacked a police station and nearby government building in eastern Punjab province yesterday, ... -
World Bank predicts solid 3.1pct global growth in 2018
The World Bank predicts that the global economy will grow 3.1 percent this year, which would be its best showing in seven years. The United States, ... -
Defiant Bosnian Serbs celebrate banned ‘statehood’ holiday
Bosnian Serbs celebrated a banned “statehood” holiday Tuesday in stubborn defiance of the west and their non-Serb compatriots, but with tacit backing from Russia. A handful ... -
Tunisia | Police clash with protesters as government under fire
Tunisian police firing rubber bullets and tear gas clashed with mobs protesting surging prices in the capital, as increasingly violent demonstrations test a government struggling to ... -
Migration | US decision would hit families’ pocketbooks in El Salvador
Every two weeks, Flor Tovar receives a lifeline in the form of cash wired from her husband living in the United States. The money pays the ... -
Offbeat | Rome’s mangy Christmas tree to be carved up into souvenirs
Rome’s pathetic Christmas tree, so droopy and dried out that residents nicknamed it “The Mangy One,” will be carved up and turned into souvenirs and a ... -
This Day in History | 1998 – 100 die in massacre in Algeria
The Algerian government has blamed Islamic extremists for the deaths of more than 100 people, who were killed when two villages were attacked. The latest violence ... -
Sunderland out of Dakar Rally, Villas-Boas crashes
British motorcyclist Sam Sunderland abandoned his Dakar Rally title defense Tuesday due to back pain, and Portuguese football coach Andre Villas-Boas was taken to a hospital ... -
Football | Association chief: Issue with ‘overzealous’ video
A member of football’s lawmaking body says a problem with “over-zealous” video assistant referees needs to be resolved before the technology is approved for use at ... -
Winter Olympics | Q&A: As Olympics approach, things to know about Pyeongchang
The Olympics are coming to one of the most remote, ruggedly beautiful parts of South Korea, an area known for icy winds, a collapsed mining industry, ... -
World briefs
MALAYSIA’s government said yesterday it will pay U.S. company Ocean Infinity up to USD70 million if it can find the wreckage or black boxes of Malaysia ... -
The Buzz | Death toll hits 15 in California mudslides; search goes on
The death toll from the mudslides that struck Southern California climbed to 15 yesterday as rescue crews searched for anyone trapped, injured or dead in the ... -
The New York Times cancels public event with James Franco
Facing accusations by an actress and a filmmaker over alleged sexual misconduct, James Franco said on CBS’ “The Late Show” on Tuesday the things he’s heard ... -
Made in Macao | Surviving the coldest days in Macao
Generally speaking, Macao has no real winter now. The winter I remember when I was a child used to be between three to nine degrees, sometimes ... -
Thursday, January 11, 2018 – edition no. 2963
* Sou fights back with suspension appeal * Heritage | Guia Military Tunnels left in state of neglect * Academic freedom and efficiency * Macau, Guangdong ... -
Education | Students with poor English skills may face dilemma over tighter rules abroad
Macau plunged five spots in the EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) last year, ranking 42nd worldwide and 12th in Asia, a performance that puts Macau at ... -
Philippines | Huge procession secured tightly amid terror fears
A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined a raucous procession of a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ under extra-tight security yesterday after the ... -
Bus fares update, gov’t and lawmakers share mixed feelings
Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário and director of the Transport Bureau (DSAT), Lam Hin San were at the Legislative Assembly (AL) to ... -
New UM rector assumes office
Yonghua Song, a scholar in electrical engineering, assumed office as the rector of the University of Macau (UM) yesterday – becoming the ninth rector of the ... -
Arts | Macau City Fringe Festival kicks off Saturday
The 17th Macau City Fringe Festival, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), will be held from January 12 to 21 with the theme of “Treasure ... -
Cyprus: casino resort to add USD838m to economy yearly
One of Europe’s biggest casino resorts due to be built in Cyprus should pump USD838 million into the island nation’s economy annually from 2022, the second ... -
Consumer Confidence Index increased at year-end
The Macau Consumer Confidence Index (MCCI) in the fourth quarter of 2017 has shown increases in five of the six sub-indexes compared to the third quarter ... -
Briefs | Person dies of hypothermia
A person has died of hypothermia as temperatures dropped to 8°C yesterday. Thirty five people used the government’s winter shelter in the Ilha Verde district. TheMeteorological ... -
Jack Ma debt giant grinds to halt as China curbs micro-loans
After selling billions of dollars of debt backed by consumer loans last year, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial is pausing such fundraising as the government ... -
Aston Martin is said to seek USD6.8b value in IPO talks
Aton Martin is targeting a valuation of as much as 5 billion pounds (USD6.8 billion) in a potential initial public offering of the British sports car ... -
Corporate Bits | Adelson family foundation donates nearly USD2 million to USJ
The Adelson Family Foundation presented a ceremonial cheque of more than USD1.9 million (approximately MOP15.4 million) yesterday to the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) to assist ... -
Mozambique | China’s financing of public works exceeds USD2.28 billion
The Maputo/Catembe bridge, due to be opened in the next few months in the Mozambican capital, is the biggest China-funded infrastructure project in the African country, ... -
Angola President orders evaluation of public banks
The shareholdings held by the Angolan state or public companies in national and foreign banking institutions will be evaluated by a working group led by Finance ... -
Former leading general Fang suspected of bribery
A former chief of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s joint staff department was referred to military prosecutors on suspicion of bribery yesterday, state media reported, making ... -
Hong Kong businessman pleads not guilty in bribery case
A Hong Kong businessman charged in a United Nations-linked bribery conspiracy pleaded not guilty yesterday [Macau time] to an indictment charging him with helping to arrange millions ... -
Body found, tanker still on fire after sea collision
Rescuers have found a body believed to be of a sailor from the Iranian oil tanker set ablaze after a collision in the East China Sea, ... -
Sports diplomacy | North Korea to send delegation to Olympics in South
North Korea agreed yesterday to send a delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, Seoul officials said, as the bitter rivals sat for rare ... -
Myanmar | Trial set to begin for two Reuters journalists
Myanmar is set to put two reporters from the Reuters news agency on trial this week after they were charged under a colonial-era state secrets act, ...
