Offbeat | All hands on duck! Drivers stop for dozens of ducks

Dozens of ducklings have made a bid to create the world’s cutest traffic jam in a Maine city. Even “Make Way for Ducklings” author Robert McCloskey couldn’t have envisioned

This Day in History | 1980 – Shipyard Poles strike for their rights

Shipyard workers in Gdansk, Poland, have staged a successful strike in protest over the dismissal of militant crane driver Anna Walentinowicz. The strike at the Lenin shipyard

Life & Style | Finally, Missy Elliott will receive MTV Video Vanguard Award

Missy Elliott, one of the most iconic players in the history of music videos, will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2019 MTV

Football | Liverpool returns to Istanbul for Super Cup against Chelsea

Thursday, 3:00am Liverpool v Chelsea H 1.63, D 4.2, A 6 Liverpool returns to the scene of its most dramatic European triumph when it faces

World briefs

Top Indian and Chinese diplomats have met in Beijing amid increased tensions over New Delhi’s move to change the legal status of territory it controls in Kashmir, part

The Buzz | CNN backs Chris Cuomo after caught-on-video confrontation

CNN says it completely supports anchor Chris Cuomo after he was seen on video threatening to push a man down some stairs during a confrontation after the man

Texas Latina activist condemns hate in launching Senate bid

A Latina activist in Texas launched a U.S. Senate run yesterday saying hate has made people feel “they can target us on the streets” in the

Animal Farm | Predicting our inflation is not difficult!

Predicting our inflation is the simplest thing in the world, provided you have minimal knowledge of these skills, of course. My model is simple and does not even

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 – edition no. 3353

• Promises and demands of democratic reform * Hong Kong Airport returns to calm after protests * Ieng Weng Fat, a member of the Cultural Consultative Committee, wants an exclusive fund to

Gov’t says it cannot compel work with specific firms

The Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) explained last Friday the absence of the most common form of ‘tap- and-go’ payment in Macau on the Light Rapid Transit

Health authority reminds residents to guard against infectious fevers

The Health Bureau (SSM) reported two separate imported cases of infectious fevers, one being Dengue Fever and the other Chikungunya Fever. The bureau reminds residents to

Briefs | IC to conduct restoration works on Guia Lighthouse

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will conduct restoration works on the Guia Lighthouse and Chapel starting next Monday (August 19). The restoration works include the inspection, restoration and

Local democrats to meet Chief Executive candidate today

The New Macau Association (ANM) will meet later today with Ho Iat Seng, the Chief Executive election candidate, at the latter’s office in downtown Macau.

FSS records increase in total assets in 2018

The Social Security Fund (FSS) recorded a net income of MOP2.44 billion in 2018, while the total net asset value increased to about MOP79.85 billion, an

Ho Iat Seng visits Kiang Wu Hospital

Chief Executive candidate Ho Iat Seng yesterday visited Rua de Cinco de Outubro and the Kiang Wu Hospital for an “understanding public sentiment” campaign prior to

Crime | Sexual abuse case filed over nightclub date in Macau

A 23-year-old woman from the mainland is accusing a 29-year-old male, also from the mainland, of sexual abuse after a night out filled with drinking at

Local firm sees investment growth from collaborating with Sands China Ltd

Sands China Ltd has been boosting its efforts in supporting local small, medium and micro suppliers, with the aim of boosting local firms’ sales revenues and

Residential loans record 53% increase

The approval of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) rose by 53.1% month-to-month in June to MOP6.04 billion, of which new RMLs to residents, representing 98.6% of the total,

Forum | China-Lusophone trade rises 1.17% in the first half of 2019

The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries grew marginally by 1.17% year-on-year from January to June 2019 to $70.14 billion (566.9 billion patacas),

Hong Kong | Airport shuts down amid pro-democracy protest

One of the world’s busiest airports canceled all flights after thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators crowded into Hong Kong’s main terminal yesterday, while the central government

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