Australia tries to curb foreign interference at universities

Australia announced yesterday that it has formed a task force to crack down on attempts by foreign governments to meddle in Australian universities. The move

Malaysia ex-PM used ‘elaborate’ plan to loot fund: prosecutor

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s second corruption trial started yesterday with a prosecutor alleging he pilfered billions of dollars from the 1MDB state investment fund

245 rescued from burning ferry in Philippine waters; 3 dead

Fishing boats and passing ships rescued 245 people from a burning ferry overnight in southern Philippine waters, and the coast guard was still searching yesterday though

Japan’s move to lower South Korea trade status takes effect

Yuri Kageyama, Tokyo Japan’s downgrading of South Korea’s trade status took effect yesterday, a decision that has already set off a series of reactions hurting their relations.

Respiratory ailments rise in Brazil as Amazon fires rage

Lingering smoke in the Amazon caused concern yesterday (local time) among Brazilians who say that respiratory problems — particularly among children and the elderly — have

Offbeat | Woman fighting request to turn in 15-year-old vanity plate

A New Hampshire woman is fighting the state Department of Motor Vehicles over her 15-year-old vanity license plate showing a common parental phrase. Seacoastonline.com reports Wendy Auger,

This Day in History | 2005 – Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans

Hurricane Katrina is pummelling New Orleans with howling gusts and blinding rain, after sweeping ashore over the southern Louisiana coast. The storm has knocked out power

Life & Style | Spanish man paddles his way from California to Hawaii

   Antonio de la Rosa doesn’t take it easy on his vacations. The Spaniard spent his summer paddling his way from California across the Pacific Ocean to

Tennis | Osaka’s body language tells story of her shaky US Open start

Naomi Osaka put her right hand in the shape of a gun and pointed two fingers at her temple. She had just dropped the second set, moments

World briefs

The Buzz | First Chinese bishop consecrated with pope’s OK after deal

A Chinese Catholic bishop has been consecrated with Pope Francis’ approval, in the first such ordination since the Vatican and China signed a landmark deal last year over

Limits on sales of African elephants to zoos gain approval

Countries that are part of an international agreement on trade in endangered species agreed Tuesday to limit the sale of wild elephants caught in Zimbabwe

Made in Macao | The most beautiful of times

We are currently in the period of 處暑 (Cyu Syu) End of Heat, of the solar terms, and today also ends the Ghost month. Soon we enter what

Thursday, August 29, 2019 – edition no. 3364

• Investors are shunning pricey Singapore and looking to cheaper property markets like Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia * Mild flooding expected as tropical storm Podul passes * Disney opens second Star Wars

Municipal Affairs Bureau to repaint headquarters

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) is repainting its headquarters at a cost of 1.26 million patacas to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Macau Special Administrative Region,

MEMORY LANE

Located at the highest point of Guia Hill, next to the Guia Lighthouse, a mast is used for hoisting typhoon signals to warn the public about the severity of

Business veteran running in by-election

Wong Sai Man, a local business sector veteran, is running to fill the seat left vacant by Chief Executive-elect Ho Iat Seng, after the latter resigned

Public consultation on tidal barrier resumes today

The second phase of the public consultation on the environmental impact assessment for the construction of a tidal barrier in the Inner Harbor area starts today and

LRT law published, violations face fines of up to 10,000 patacas

The law that regulates the operations and procedures of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) was published on Monday in the government’s Official Gazette. The regulations establish hefty

Briefs | Sulu Sou asks gov’t to respect online poll results 

Lawmaker Sulu Sou submitted his interpellation to the SAR government, asking for the government to respect the results of the New Macau Association’s online poll on universal suffrage.

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