30 Years On | China handles Tiananmen anniversary with usual silence

Dissidents silenced. Security tightened. References scrubbed from the internet. China imposed an information lockdown yesterday on the 30th anniversary of its bloody crackdown on

Pompeo vs Beijing: war of words

China responded pointedly to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s comments on the 30th anniversary of the Chinese army’s bloody suppression of student- led pro-democracy protests centered

Philippines | US to launch new program to fight extremism

U.S. and Philippine officials yesterday were discussing a new program to thwart efforts by Muslim extremists to recruit and mobilize followers in the country’s south after a

India Officials looking to recover bodies on Himalayan mountain

Indian officials were working on a plan yesterday to retrieve five bodies believed to be mountaineers from a team of international climbers that went missing on a notoriously dangerous

North Korea | Kim’s sister back in public eye at mass games

The powerful younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a public event in Pyongyang for the first time in more than 50 days,

Australia | Cardinal set to appeal child sex convictions

The most senior Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse will ask an Australian appeals court today to reverse convictions on charges of molesting two choirboys

Eid al-Fitr | Faithful Muslims around the world begin celebrating end of Ramadan

Muslims across the Middle East and beyond began marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, one of the most celebrated holidays for the world’s 1.5

Trump turns from pomp to business in UK visit

Moving from pageantry to policy during his state visit to Britain, President Donald Trump yesterday urged embattled Prime Minister Theresa May to “stick around” to

Offbeat | David Lynch, Wes Studi among honorary Oscar recipients

The first Oscar winners of the season are already here. Groundbreaking filmmaker David Lynch, Cherokee-American actor Wes Studi director Lina Wertmüller and actress Geena Davis will all be

This Day in History | 1989 – Election boost for Solidarity

Solidarity, Poland’s anti-communist party, looks set to claim a remarkable success in the country’s elections, with initial results suggesting it has done much better than predicted. The

Football | Nations League Ronaldo’s Portugal looks for another title

Thursday, 2:45am Portugal v Switzerland H 1.7, D 3.92, A 6 The inaugural UEFA’s Nations League reaches its conclusion this week with the competition’s

UEFA plots 2022 World Cup qualifying path via Nations League

European teams will get a qualifying path to the 2022 World Cup via the Nations League competition. UEFA is preparing a qualifying format that should see

The Buzz | Paulo Taipa appointed to Portugal’s National Electoral Commission

Taipa was sworn in last week to the ten-member- strong commission by the president of the Portuguese parliament, Ferro Rodrigues, representing the homeland security ministry where

Chambois | South of D-Day beaches, another slaughter is remembered

In the spring that followed the terrible D-Day battle, the grass grew especially thick and green, fertilized by thousands of corpses that had been plowed into

Animal Farm | 2019: Macao inflation will be lower!

The rate of inflation gives us a rough idea of the loss in our purchasing power. It is risky to trust these indicators too much as translating averages do

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 – edition no. 3304

* Memory of Tiananmen kept alive | Hundreds in Senado Square watched by police * Morpheus, MGM Cotai to watch on 2020 world’s best rooms guide * Carrie Lam seen in retreat

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