Yearly Archives: 2018
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This Day in History | 1986 – Heseltine quits over Westland
The Defence Secretary, Michael Heseltine, has resigned from his Cabinet job in a row with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over the Westland affair. Mr Heseltine stormed ... -
Koreas | A look at North-South Korean sports ties
Despite the frosty political ties between their home countries, athletes from North and South Korea have sometimes produced emotional scenes of reconciliation at international sports events. ... -
What it’d take to make ‘flying cars’ the future of sport racing
While advancements in self-driving cars continue apace (here’s one that tackles icy roads), flying cars, or something like them, are looking less like mere flights of fancy—or ... -
Tennis | Former champion Azarenka withdraws from the Australian Open
Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Australian Open, with her wildcard entry to the season’s first major reallocated to Ajla Tomljanovic. Australian Open organizers ... -
World briefs
VIETNAM A Vietnamese court began a major corruption trial yesterday of 22 defendants, including a former senior Vietnamese Communist Party official and a top oil executive ... -
The Buzz | UN raises probable death toll in migrant boat sinking to 64
The UN migration agency has raised the probable death toll to 64 in the weekend sinking of a smugglers’ rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea off ... -
Portuguese town encourages children to smoke at Epiphany
The Epiphany celebrations in the Portuguese village of Vale de Salgueiro feature a tradition that each year causes an outcry among outsiders: Parents encouraging their children, ... -
Our desk | The crime that fits the punishment
Sulu Sou will stand trial much quicker than I anticipated, even taking into account yesterday’s second postponement of the trial start date. My expectation back in ... -
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 – edition no. 2961
* China | Huge oil tanker at risk of exploding * Barbershops: From old-fashioned to trendy * Sulu’s trial adjourned to Jan 16 * Low-cost airline ... -
Sou enlists Menezes as attorney, requests trial postponement
Lawmaker Sulu Sou and political activist Scott Chiang announced yesterday that Portuguese lawyer Jorge Menezes has agreed to act as their lawyer, but that he is ... -
32 missing, oil spills out after tanker collision off China
An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China’s east coast, leaving the tanker’s entire crew of 32 missing and causing ... -
AL Plenary | LRT company to be established this year
The company which will manage the operations of the Macau Light Rapid Transit (LRT) will open for business this year, as announced during Friday’s Legislative Assembly ... -
Briefs | Slippery roads cause two traffic accidents
Two residents were rushed to hospital after a New Era bus and a private vehicle collided on Saturday at 1:32 p.m. Police authorities said the car ... -
Gov’t says it has a ‘plan’ for Pearl Horizon
The government announced on Saturday that it already has “a basic project” in mind for the site of the Pearl Horizon development. The announcement was made ... -
Crime | Driver accused of three crimes after trespassing the border
The driver arrested last week for illegally bypassing the security of two border checkpoints and jumping a fence at the Macau International Airport has been accused ... -
Education | Lei Heong Iok equals Polytechnic Institute to university
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) held its 2018 IPM Open Day on Saturday to introduce students to its teaching facilities, programs and curricula. The event also ... -
IFT gastronomy center to be completed by 2023
The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) expects construction of the gastronomy center at its Taipa campus to be completed within four to five years. The school ... -
Slight increase in deposits made by residents
The currency in circulation rose 1.1 percent month-to-month while demand deposits dropped 0.4 percent, the Monetary Authority of Macao announced in a statement last week. The ... -
Cybersecurity Law | ‘Real names’ on prepaid SIM cards gathering support, authorities claim
The government has claimed that it is gaining support for its proposal for real names to be used when registering for prepaid SIM cards. The Office ... -
Authorities issue alert as temperatures drop
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) expects the temperature to fall to 6 degrees Celsius and because of this change the Health Bureau (SSM) has issued ... -
Netflix propels TV production, dethrones HBO with critics
The number of scripted TV shows released in the U.S. swelled to a new high in 2017, reflecting the growing efforts of Netflix, Amazon and YouTube ... -
Beijing tightens North Korea trade limits under UN sanctions
China on Friday tightened limits on critically important energy supplies to North Korea and stepped up other trade restrictions under intensified U.N. nuclear sanctions. Beijing said ... -
Hong Kong justice chief departs amid rule of law worries
Hong Kong’s justice chief is leaving his job earlier than expected amid rising turmoil over the semiautonomous Chinese city’s judiciary. The government said Friday that Rimsky ... -
Lawyers seek bail for businessman in bribery case
The attorneys for a former Hong Kong government official charged in the United States with using bribes to secure business deals asked a judge on Friday ... -
Taiwan leader says ‘destabilizing’ moves threaten region
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen warned for the second time in a week that China’s escalating efforts to assert its authority over the island risked destabilizing the ... -
Film | Disney to find out whether the force has awakened
Fans lined the red carpet to see star Daisy Ridley in a bright floral dress. Actor Mark Hamill bowed. A phalanx of Stormtroopers marched, while droid ... -
India | Blast kills four policemen in disputed Kashmir
Police said four officers were killed Saturday when rebels fighting against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir detonated a bomb on a street the officers were patrolling. ... -
Myanmar | Insurgents attack soldiers in Rakhine, wounding 6
Six Myanmar soldiers were wounded in an insurgent attack in northern Rakhine state, where government troops have been accused of “ethnic cleansing” that forced hundreds of ... -
Malaysia | New search by private company for missing plane approved
Malaysia’s government said Saturday that it has approved a new attempt by a private company to find the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, nearly four ... -
Japan | Ex-Toyota head Tatsuro Toyoda, who led overseas drive, dies
Tatsuro Toyoda, the former Toyota Motor Corp. president who led the company’s climb to become one of the world’s top automakers, has died. He was 88. ... -
Handouts please Saudis but show struggle to revamp economy
Saudi authorities said they’ll spend billions of riyals to help citizens offset the impact of a value-added tax and a surge in gasoline and utility prices, ... -
Mexico | In quake camps, a bit of holiday cheer for youngsters
Toys and other gifts from parents and aid workers brightened the Epiphany holiday Saturday for children living in dozens of makeshift tent camps more than three ... -
Spain | Messi sets Barcelona escape clause in case of secession
Lionel Messi has written a clause into his contract with FC Barcelona allowing him to leave the team if Catalan independence means he can’t play top-league ... -
Angola joins long list of oil nations in ditching Dollar peg
Angola is poised to become the latest emerging nation to abandon its currency peg as it seeks to rescue an economy still reeling from the oil-price ... -
This Day in History | 1989 – Dozens die as plane crashes on motorway
A Boeing 737 airplane has crashed onto the M1 motorway near East Midlands airport, killing 46 people. Eighty have survived, of whom ten are seriously injured. ...
