South Korea | Human rights body to investigate abuse in sports

South Korea’s human rights commission plans to interview thousands of adult and child athletes about a culture of abuse in sports after a wave of female athletes

Football | South Korea, Australia, Japan aiming to improve at Asian Cup

South Korea, defending champion Australia and Japan made it through to the Asian Cup quarterfinals knowing there is much room for improvement as the continental tournament

Tennis | Pouille’s drought-breaking Australian run reaches semifinals

Having an Australian Open champion in his corner has helped Lucas Pouille overcome a drought at Melbourne Park, where he’s reached the semifinals after five previous first-round

The Buzz | China takes shots at Trump trade policies

China’s vice president took not-so-veiled shots at President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies in a speech to global elites at a ski resort in the Swiss

Japan | PM seeks trade reform as risks to world economy loom

Japan’s prime minister says China’s slowing growth, Brexit woes and U.S.-China trade disputes pose risks to the world economy, while decrying the World Trade Organization as

World Briefs

INDONESIA Torrential rains overwhelmed a dam and caused landslides that killed at least eight people and displaced more than 2,000 in central Indonesia, officials said yesterday.  MALAYSIA

Girl About Globe | The politics of tuft love

Are you rocking a fine ‘pit this month, ladies? Januhairy is a campaign in which participating women grow their body hair. The aim is to get women

Thursday, January 24, 2019 – edition no. 3216

* Thailand to hold first general election since coup in 2014 * Target of 8.7 million passengers * Elēkron show opens * Legislature takes up national anthem bill   DOWNLOAD

IC new vice-president inaugurated

The new vice president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), Chan Kai Chon, took the oath of office yesterday in a ceremony presided over by the president

Paid arsonist placed under preventive arrest

A 26-year-old Hong Kong man who was paid to set two cars on fire has been placed under preventive arrest, according to a statement released by the Public Prosecutions

Restaurants, retailers report business improvement in Nov

Around 36 percent of interviewed restaurants and similar establishments reported a year-on-year growth in receipts in November 2018, according to the latest business climate survey. The survey,

Heritage | IC to study listing of Iec Long Firework Factory

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is studying the possibility of listing the former Iec Long Firework Factory in Taipa, the Bureau’s president Mok Ian Ian revealed

Association claims former leader has no influence on operations

The Macau Historical Districts Developments Promotion Association has expressed its confidence in the association’s service despite the case involving the real estate agency owner, Isabel Chiang, who

39 suspects arrested in illegal POS scheme involving RMB30b

In an update to a case earlier reported by the Times, a total of 39 suspects have now been arrested in an underground money laundering scheme

Mainland, Hong Kong sign judicial assistance arrangement

The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) signed a document with Hong Kong’s Department of Justice on judicial assistance over civil and commercial matters. The document titled

Former BNU head turned down for Bison Bank CEO

The former Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) Chief Executive Officer, Pedro Cardoso, has been appointed to head the International Branch of Chinese Bison Capital owned Bison Bank,

Gongbei recorded 12,098 smuggling cases in 2018

The Gongbei Customs authority has announced that 12,098 smuggling cases were investigated last year, an increase of 1.56 percent year-on-year. The amount involved in the cases

Secretary and lawmakers tour Chinese Medicine Park

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, and 23 lawmakers toured the Chinese Traditional Medicine Park at Hengqin Island on Monday. During the visit, the Secretary

Illegal construction works demolished

An interdepartmental group set up to demolish illegal construction works has intervened in two cases of structures being unlawfully constructed on rooftops. According to a statement

Inflation rate reaches 3 percent in 2018

Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) in December 2018 increased by 2.94 percent year- on-year to 114.35, with its inflation rate for 2018 reaching 3 percent, up by

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