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AUSTRALIA | Gov’t plans ban on foreign ‘hate preachers’
Australia will soon introduce a system to ban foreign “hate preachers” from entering the country and will attempt to outlaw the radical Islamic group Hizb-ut-Tahrir under proposed ... -
INDIA-PAKISTAN BORDER DISPUTE | 3rd night of gunfire leaves 4 dead
Troops traded heavy fire between Pakistan and Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least four civilians and worsening tensions between the long-time rivals, officials on both sides said yesterday. ... -
SOUTH KOREA | Captain apologizes for leaving doomed ferry
The captain of a doomed South Korean ferry yesterday apologized for abandoning passengers but said he didn’t know his actions would lead to the deaths of ... -
ISLAMIC STATE OFFENSIVE | Syrian rights groups call on world to save Kobani
Several Syrian human rights groups called on the world to save the embattled Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani from falling into the hands of the Islamic ... -
NOBEL PRIZE | 3 win accolade for giving microscope sharper vision
Americans Eric Betzig and William Moerner and German scientist Stefan Hell won the Nobel Prize in chemistry yesterday for developing new methods that let microscopes see finer ... -
This Day in History | 1967 – Che Guevara ‘shot dead’
Marxist revolutionary Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara has reportedly been killed during a battle between army troops and guerillas in the Bolivian jungle. A statement issued by the ... -
Offbeat | Hunt on for huge gargoyles missing from US church
Church officials and preservationists are trying to figure out what happened to several 1.5-ton gargoyles from a Massachusetts church. The church in Worcester is a one-fifth ... -
Football | Feast of goals expected in Euro 2016 qualifiers
The first “Week of Football” in qualifying for the 2016 European Championship could be a feast of goals for the continent’s major powers. The second and ... -
Briefs | Cricket: England rocked by Pietersen allegations
Kevin Pietersen was made to wait eight months before having his say on the termination of his turbulent international career with England. The wait is over ... -
Thursday, September 9, 2014 – edition no. 2166
* 508 candidates: Only one survives gov’t recruitment exam * IFT graduation: finding a compromise in society to solve human resources issue * Policy address delivered ... -
THE BUZZ | Strong earthquake shakes southwestern China, one killed
A strong, shallow earthquake shook southwestern Yunnan province last night, killing at least one person, sending thousands fleeing into the streets and damaging buildings, officials and ... -
World briefs
CHINA The dengue virus has killed six people and infected more than 23,000 in southern China’s worst outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted disease in about two decades, ... -
Analysis | Macau casinos go smoke-free – will it hurt revenues?
A smoking ban in Asia’s Las Vegas took effect over the weekend, sparking concerns that the policy could stub out the gaming outlook for Macau. Macau’s ... -
Agnes Lam: Hong Kong today, Macau tomorrow
In a radio program yesterday morning, Dr Agnes Lam Iok Fong, assistant professor from the University of Macau, suggested that the implementation of universal suffrage in ... -
IC announces consultation on heritage zone protection framework
Beginning on October 10, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will consult Macau residents on the framework of the “Protection and Management Plan of the Macau Historic ... -
Gaming alert | Trump name coming off closed casino
The Trump name is coming off the shuttered Trump Plaza casino in Atlantic City. Trump Entertainment Resorts began removing letters spelling out the Trump name on ... -
Poker star says he didn’t cheat to win USD22m
Phil Ivey, a 10-time World Series of Poker winner, said he did not cheat when he won nearly USD22 million playing baccarat at casinos in New ... -
Samsung profits suffer from iPhone competition
The world’s biggest smartphone maker is suffering a stunning financial decline in the face of intense competition from Apple Inc. and upstart Chinese brands. In a ... -
Corporate Bits | Lipsky and Lahiri to take merit battle to Macau
American David Lipsky and India’s Anirban Lahiri will resume their battle for the prestigious Asian Tour’s Order of Merit crown at the upcoming Venetian Macau Open ... -
Mozambique | Government launches tender to grant new oil blocks
The government of Mozambique this month plans to launch a tender to award 15 new blocks for oil exploration and production, covering an area of 76,800 ... -
Portugal’s investment in Lusophone coutries falls 78 pct in 2013
Portugal’s direct investment in Portuguese-speaking African Countries (PALOP) and Timor-Leste (East Timor) fell 78 percent in 2013, according to figures released this week by the Bank ... -
HONG KONG | Demonstrators split on how to end crisis: Street voices
Demonstrations that had paralyzed parts of Hong Kong thinned yesterday after the start of talks with student leaders. Yet dozens of pro-democracy protesters continued to demonstrate ... -
Retail chains see 50pct sales drop, survey shows
Sales at major Hong Kong retailer chains have fallen as much as 50 percent during the bulk of the Chinese National Day holidays after pro-democracy protests ... -
HONG KONG | Protests thin as two sides agree to talk
Crowds of protesters who filled Hong Kong’s streets with demands for a greater say in choosing the territory’s leader thinned dramatically yesterday after student leaders and ... -
Waldorf to be biggest Chinese property purchase in US
New York City’s Waldorf Astoria hotel is set to become the biggest prize yet for buyers from China who have been pouring money into U.S. real ... -
KOREAS | North and South navy boats trade warning fire near border
Naval boats of North Korea and South Korea exchanged warning fire near their disputed sea border in the Yellow Sea, days after high-ranking officials from both ... -
N KOREA | Smuggled phones help defectors send money home
A cellphone smuggled into North Korea helped Lee Seo Yeon take on two missions: one emotional, one financial. But at first, she feared there might be some mistake. ... -
MYANMAR | Gov’t pardons over 3,000 political prisoners
The Myanmar government pardoned 3,073 prisoners yesterday as part of an amnesty that rights groups said included more than a dozen political prisoners, a month before a summit ... -
MALAYSIA | Authorities urged not to deport 155 Uighurs to China
Human rights groups have urged Malaysia not to deport 155 ethnic Uighur migrants, including 76 children, back to China, fearing they could face persecution. A senior Malaysian ... -
EBOLA OUTBREAK | Nurse in Spain becomes infected raising global concern
In a case underscoring the perils of caring for Ebola patients, a nurse in Spain has come down with the disease — the first time the ... -
NOBEL PRIZE | 2 Japanese, 1 American win award for LED lights
Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan and U.S. scientist Shuji Nakamura won the Nobel Prize in physics yesterday for the invention of blue light-emitting diodes, ... -
This Day in History | 1987 – Zeebrugge disaster was no accident
A coroner’s inquest jury into the capsizing of the Herald of Free Enterprise has returned verdicts of unlawful killing. The outcome into the ferry disaster in ... -
Offbeat | Union chief: Irish army running short of uniforms
Legend has it that Celtic warriors once charged into battle naked. Things aren’t that bad in the modern Irish army, but its union chief says soldiers ... -
Football | Ronaldo and Chelsea lead AP poll
Cristiano Ronaldo’s third hat trick of the season put him at the top of the AP global football 10 yesterday. Ronaldo scored three goals in Real ... -
F1 | Family: Bianchi in critical but stable condition
Formula One driver Jules Bianchi remains in critical but stable condition, the Frenchman’s family said yesterday as FIA launched an investigation into his accident at the ...
