Thai army chief signs intelligence pact with Indonesia

  An intelligence-sharing agreement signed by the army chiefs of Thailand and Indonesia is unlikely to significantly help Thailand end a Muslim separatist insurgency in its deep south, analysts said yesterday. More

Cambodia | Treason trial begins of opposition leader Kem Sokha

The trial of a top Cambodian opposition leader charged with treason began yesterday, more than two years after he was arrested in what is widely seen as a politically motivated

Russia | Putin announces constitutional reform, his PM steps down

President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of his prime minister yesterday after proposing constitutional amendments that could herald his intention to carve out a position that would let him stay

Iran warns Europe as diplomat says officials ‘lied’ on crash

Iran’s president warned yesterday that European soldiers in the Mideast “could be in danger” after three nations challenged Tehran over breaking the limits of its nuclear deal. Tehran’s top diplomat

This Day in History | 1979 – Shah of Iran flees into exile

The Shah of Iran has fled the country following months of increasingly violent protests against his regime. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and his wife, Empress Farah, left Tehran and flew to

Offbeat | Group hopes to prevent ‘opossum dropping’ on New Year’s Eve

A movement is growing in North Carolina to prevent the act of so-called “opossum dropping.” The practice involves suspending an opossum in a transparent box on New Year’s Eve and slowly

Priyanka Chopra Jonas joining Amazon’s spy series ‘Citadel’

Priyanka Chopra Jonas will star opposite Richard Madden in the U.S. edition of “Citadel,” a drama series to be produced in conjunction with programs from several other countries. “The idea is

Springsteen shows up for son’s swearing-in as firefighter

Bruce Springsteen’s son was sworn in Tuesday as a firefighter with the Jersey City Fire Department, along with 15 others. Sam Springsteen was joined by his famous father and mother, Patti

‘Armless Archer’ Stutzman and his disarming sense of humor

Matt Stutzman has no arms. He was born that way. But he has — pardon the pun — a disarming sense of humor. The American is known as the “Armless Archer,”

The Buzz | Police: Mafia ripped off EU for millions in farm aid

Italian authorities allege say crime clans of the Sicilian Mafia have defrauded the European Union of more than 10 million euros ($11 million) in agricultural aid. Officers from the Italy’s paramilitary

Experts seek answers behind constant quakes in Puerto Rico

Seismologists in southern Puerto Rico gingerly walked around a patch of dirt that marks the location of recently buried sensors they hope will reveal answers behind the constant and unusual

World Briefs

MYANMAR The United Nations’ top court announced yesterday that it will issue a decision next week on a request to order Myanmar to halt what has been cast as a

The stranger | Brain importer

The University of Macau (UM) is planning to fill up approximately 75% to 80% of its undergraduate program offers with Macau residents this year. This rate is high if one

Thursday, January 16, 2020 – edition no. 3455

  * MGTO chief predicts 2020 will bring visitor drop * January gaming revenue tracking much better than expected * Abuse of ambulance services more common last year * The public science and technology

Legislative Assembly | 15% of households uncooperative in solving water leakage problems

Fifteen out of every 100 house owners or occupants have not cooperated with the Housing Bureau in solving water seepage and leakages in residential units, according

Charity expects HKD1.1m from famine campaign

Macau Famine 2020, a charity campaign including a core event that requires its participants to refrain from eating for 10 hours, is expected to generate about

Series of gov’t events to celebrate CNY

A collection of 27 activities will be held by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) to celebrate the Chinese New Year. “The Long Journey: The Forbidden City

UM expects local economy to contract 3.7% this year

Macau’s economy is expected to contract by 3.7% this year, according to the University of Macau’s 2020 macroeconomic forecast. Yesterday, Kwan Fung, assistant professor of the Department of Economics

Secretary Lei says bond market still under study

Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, has said that the local government is studying ways to enhance the legal framework necessary to support

E-payments widely accepted in Macau

Some 96% of the 176 shops surveyed by the Consumer Council accept e-payments, a survey conducted by the Council has found. The survey was conducted between August and

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