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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 – edition no. 2170
* Hong Kong police and protesters in tense standoff * Gulbenkian Choir plays today at St. Dominic’s Church * New organic food store caters to a ... -
The Buzz | Cambodia detains 3 after journalist is killed
Cambodian police said yesterday that they have detained three men, including a timber trader, believed to be linked to the weekend shooting death of a local ... -
World briefs
CHINA has approved the development of a USD3.3 billion Universal theme park in Beijing that would be the first major foreign-owned theme park in the Chinese ... -
Frenchman Tirole wins Nobel economics prize
French economist Jean Tirole won the Nobel prize for economics yesterday for research on market power and regulation that has helped policy-makers understand how to deal ... -
Local administration surplus increases
Between January and September, Macau’s administration spent about 34 percent of its overall collected revenue, reaching a MOP79,295,8 million surplus, according to data on budget execution ... -
Consumer Council urges caution when buying mainland property
The Consumer Council has asked residents to inquire into and understand the relevant regulations in mainland China before choosing and buying properties there. In a press ... -
Gov’t to launch new recruitment examination for legal officers
The Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) will re-launch a recruitment process for legal officers seeking to work within Macau’s public administration, the newspaper Tribuna ... -
Chinese Estates approves Moon Ocean sale
The Hong Kong-listed company Chinese Estates Holdings Limited has approved the sale of its subsidiary business Moon Ocean to Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau, who is ... -
CA head claims difficulties in monitoring public spending
Audit commissioner Ho Veng On said that it is impossible for his department to monitor every detail of the expenses of all public departments. He has ... -
Nobre de Carvalho Bridge reaches its 40th anniversary
The Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge – Macau’s oldest bridge connecting the peninsula to Taipa – has reached its 40th anniversary, after emerging as “a first ... -
The Moreira Project wins Cotai Jazz & Blues competition
Mozambican band The Moreira Project won last weekend’s Cotai Jazz & Blues Festival competition. They were followed by Old Style Sextet from the USA, the Northern ... -
CRIME | HK teenager alleged of drug possession
Public Security Police (PSP) has detained a teenager from Hong Kong who allegedly possessed 38 capsules of cocaine. PSP officers were reportedly conducting random vehicle inspections ... -
Angry crowd charges Hong Kong protest barricades
An angry crowd opposed to pro-democracy protests that have paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for more than two weeks charged barricades used by the demonstrators yesterday, ... -
Zuckerberg in Indonesia for Internet-access push
On his first visit to Facebook-crazy Indonesia, Mark Zuckerberg met the president-elect, spread the word about his company’s global Internet-access initiative and posted a photo of himself ... -
Growth slows in China passenger vehicle sales
Growth in China’s car sales slowed again in September while the country’s own auto brands increased their market share slightly. An industry group said yesterday that sales of ... -
Corporate Bits | Venetian Macau Open to reach millions of homes across Asia
Millions of people across Asia will be able to tune in to the 2014 Venetian Macau Open, scheduled for 23-26 October at the Macau Golf and ... -
ECONOMY | Beijing finds agreement with IMF about slowdown
Central bankers and International Monetary Fund officials agree with Beijing: a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy is considered healthy and there’s no need for further ... -
Analysis | Declining teacher ethics ring alarm bells
A spate of scandals regarding teachers in China has not only underscored a fall in ethics in the profession, but also shamed the country’s education authorities ... -
Xinjiang |Court sentences 12 to death for terrorism
A court in China’s western Xinjiang region has sentenced to death 12 people blamed for terrorist attacks that killed 37 people in July, state media reported yesterday. Xinhua ... -
TWIN STORMS | Workers clear debris after Indian cyclone kills 8
More than 1,000 rescue workers and soldiers cleared away piles of uprooted trees and electrical poles blocking roads yesterday after powerful Cyclone Hudhud slammed into India’s eastern coast, ... -
SRI LANKA | Train service back in former war zone
Cheered by tens of thousands of people, a train decorated with banana plants and colorful flower garlands arrived in Sri Lanka’s northern Tamil heartland yesterday, 24 ... -
MYANMAR | In Parliament, colorful hats cap divisions
The only question opposition lawmaker U Win Htein asked Parliament last session was for permission to remove his silk turban, saying it was causing him headaches ... -
Ebola | Health worker’s infection raises concern for caregivers
The U.S. health worker who contracted Ebola after being in contact with an infected patient in Dallas is leading officials to examine how widespread the danger ... -
South Africa | Psychologist says Pistorius is ‘broken man’
Oscar Pistorius is a «broken man» after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp because he lost her, his reputation, friends, income and sense of self-worth, a psychologist called by the ... -
Offbeat | Large mosaic in ancient tomb uncovered in Greece
Archaeologists digging through a vast ancient tomb in Amphipolis in northern Greece have uncovered a floor mosaic that covers the whole area of a room seen ... -
This Day In History: 1973 Thai army shoots protesters
Dozens of people have been killed in the Thai capital of Bangkok in street battles between government troops and demonstrators. Most of the victims were students ... -
US high school football case puts hazing in focus
Seven teens face sex crime charges as a solidly middle-class town and its beloved high school football program find themselves at the center of the broader ... -
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 – editon no. 2169
* Senior HK politician says to Macau: no striving, no democracy * Nobre de Carvalho Bridge reaches its 40th anniversary * Consumer Council advises caution * ... -
The Buzz | Local woman contracts dengue fever in Guangzhou
A 47-year-old local woman has contracted dengue fever while visiting her relatives in Guangzhou city. According to the Health Bureau, this is another case of imported ... -
World briefs
CHINA Chinese rights lawyers say their meeting in a Beijing suburb to discuss wrongful cases has been broken up by police who stormed into their conference ... -
GAMING ALERT | Billionaire: lawmaker ‘selling out’ Atlantic City
Carl Icahn accused New Jersey’s Senate president of “selling out” Atlantic City by considering casinos near New York City, while the legislative leader said the state ... -
Gov’t urges Sin Fong Garden owners to reach consensus
The government has called on Sin Fong Garden proprietors to reach a consensus on the reconstruction of the building in Patane, which was believed to be ... -
SAFP: recruitment process for legal officers ‘is just’
The deputy director of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP), Mr Kou Peng Kuan, has assured that the government recruitment exam for legal officers ... -
Infiniti Q50 launched in Macau
Xin Kang Cheng Motors Limited launched the new 2014 Infiniti Q50 at Galaxy’s nightspot China Rouge last Friday. Mr Wilson Mok, general manager of Xin Kang ... -
Last Macau governor wary of ‘Occupy Central’ movement
The last governor of Macau, General Rocha Vieira, has expressed concerns about the ongoing demonstrations in Hong Kong and the effects of the Occupy Central movement ...
