Yearly Archives: 2018
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Kapok | Apologies warranted
New Year greetings is a must for a politician and even more so for a statesman: it provides the perfect occasion to reflect on past deeds ... -
Dangerous Taboo
• As in many countries, abortion is a subject of taboo in Brazil, which has the world’s largest Catholic population and a growing evangelical community. Inside ... -
‘Phantom Thread’ spins a rich showcase for Day-Lewis
With echoes of “Rebecca” and lavish Max Ophuls productions, writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson spins the tale of an obsessive fashion designer and his muse ... -
Dave Robicheaux returns in new novel by James Lee Burke
James Lee Burke’s iconic deputy from Louisiana, Dave Robicheaux, must face the past that haunts him while pursuing a murder case that hits too close to ... -
Speed The Plough bring the family on ‘…And Then’
Part of New Jersey’s rich indie scene, Speed The Plough has a family tree deserving its own entry in any rock genealogy, with crisscrossing branches including ... -
News of the world | Brazilian women break taboo to talk about illegal abortions
The doctor was late. So the women sat quietly in the waiting area of a clinic in an upscale neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro until they ... -
Label Deciphering
Choosing a wine based only on its label can make you feel like an explorer in front of an unknown civilisation. This applies particularly to wines ... -
Cauliflower mashed potatoes are simple to make
Let’s say you’ve resolved to eat healthier in the New Year, but find yourself tripped up over and over again by your unconquerable yen for food ... -
Friday, January 5, 2018 – edition no. 2959
* Steve Vickers | Gov’t taking terrorism ‘more seriously’ * Airport sets traffic record in 2017 * Delta bridge nears completion * Updated warning system * ... -
Korean Peninsula | North reopens cross-border communications with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopened a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years yesterday as the ... -
US Navy rediscovers Macau pirate flag hidden for nearly a century
The curator of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum wasn’t exactly sure what would be found: records indicated five display boxes long used to exhibit captured British ... -
Batch of Ao’s luxury goods auctioned
A batch of luxury goods, confiscated from the former Secretary for Transport and Public Works Ao Man Long, was auctioned last month by the Financial Services ... -
Erwiana’s case inspires local migrant workers
In celebration of International Migrants Day, which is usually celebrated in December, Indonesian migrant workers gathered on New Year’s Day to welcome Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, who encouraged ... -
Crime | Woman jailed for assaulting and biting officers over cab fare
A woman in her thirties from mainland China started off the New Year by getting arrested in Macau after a disagreement over a taxi ride fare in ... -
Briefs | Local student receives award for study on Buddhism
Dorji Wangchuk, a Doctor of Philosophy student of the University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Communication, recently received the Top Student Paper Award at the 103rd ... -
MoneyGram deal collapse may force a re-think at Jack Ma’s Ant
Ant Financial may have to re-tool its global ambitions after stiff U.S. opposition scuppered what would have been its largest overseas acquisition. The Chinese financial services ... -
Gaming | Analysis: Things looking up for Atlantic City in 2018
The last traces of President Donald Trump’s onetime casino empire could vanish. Someone may finally buy and reopen the former Revel casino. (Or maybe not.) The ... -
Arts | Box office records made as Broadway says goodbye to 2017
The year on Broadway came to a very sparkly end for theater producers as many shows recorded their most profitable weeks ever despite theater-goers facing bitter ... -
China is boosting ties in Latin America. Trump should be worried
China’s emergence as a global economic rival to the U.S. is perhaps most obvious in Latin America. The U.S. in recent years has lost its status ... -
Sino-Malay prostitution ring | Three people accused of operating US brothel sent to prison
Two Chinese women and a Malaysian man whom prosecutors say operated a brothel near Atlanta that lured women from around the U.S. to work as prostitutes ... -
Climber who died in South Africa said to be from Hong Kong
Authorities in Hong Kong say a climber who died after falling on South Africa’s Table Mountain is from the southern Chinese city. The statement yesterday by ... -
Off-shore deals | Trafigura denies involvement in North Korea oil transfer
Trafigura Group denied it was involved in the illicit transfer of fuel to North Korea after the South Korean government said the world’s third-biggest independent oil ... -
Beijing welcomes Koreas ‘positive’ moves to talk
China has welcomed moves by North and South Korea to use next month’s Winter Olympics in the South as an opportunity for talks, saying it hopes ... -
FAQ | Is there a chance for a breakthrough with the Koreas?
After one of the most fraught years on the Korean Peninsula in recent memory — threats of war amid North Korea’s strongest-ever nuclear bomb test and ... -
US-North Korea | Trump boasts of ‘nuclear button’ but doesn’t really have one
President Donald Trump boasted that he has a bigger and more powerful “nuclear button” than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un does — but the president ... -
Iran | Trump roots on Iranian protesters, declares ‘time for change’
The Trump administration yesterday threw the weight of the U.S. government behind the protesters taking to the streets of Iran, rooting them on despite the risk ... -
Ethiopia | Government to release all political prisoners, close camp
In a surprise move, Ethiopia’s leader yesterday announced plans to drop charges against political prisoners and close a notorious prison camp in what he called an ... -
Weather | Storm leads to flights cancelled in Switzerland; shortages over Europe
The storm battering many parts of western Europe has led to power outages in Switzerland, canceled flights at Zurich and Basel, and toppled a truck on ... -
Offbeat | Fed-up passenger sought fast track on Ryanair wing
A Ryanair passenger who apparently got fed up waiting to get off a plane surprised fellow passengers by using the emergency exit to jump onto a ... -
This day in history | 1951 – Communist forces to re-take Seoul
Chinese and North Korean troops are reported to be close to capturing the South Korean capital of Seoul for the second time since the war began ... -
Hockey – NHL | Penguins looking for a big second-half breakout
There’s no need to push the panic button in Pittsburgh yet. Soon, maybe. There are plenty of examples of a reigning Stanley Cup champion not making ... -
Football | Hectic EPL schedule will ‘kill’ the players, warns Guardiola
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hit out at the amount of games played in the Premier League over the festive period, saying the schedule is ... -
World briefs
US-IRAN The Trump administration has thrown the weight of the U.S. government behind the protesters taking to the streets of Iran, rooting them on despite the ... -
Price tag on gene therapy for rare form of blindness: USD850K
A first-of-its kind genetic treatment for blindness will cost USD850,000, less than the $1 million price tag that had been expected, but it’s still among the ... -
Girl About Globe | Time to reclaim Page 3. Thanks, Brexit.
One day, I’d like to be a Page 3 girl. Or a centrefold. Not in a tabloid newspaper, in a travel document. There’s a lot of ...
