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F1 | Ricciardo beats Rosberg to win Belgian GP
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo beat Nico Rosberg to win an incident-packed Belgian Grand Prix yesterday, while Rosberg extended his championship lead over Mercedes teammate Lewis ... -
World briefs
CHINA The Defense Ministry rejects U.S. accusations that a Chinese fighter jet’s intercept of a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft off the southern Chinese coast was dangerous, ... -
THE SOLE CANDIDATE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL | Chui Sai On: More land resources needed for housing
Seeking a second term as Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On has made housing his top priority, but stated yesterday in a public hearing session that ... -
CRIME | Burglar breaks into Chan Meng Kam’s Cheoc Van mansion
A burglar stole several thousand dollars from the house of lawmaker Chan Meng Kam last Friday night in Cheoc Van, Coloane. The Public Security Police (PSP) ... -
GPDP roasted for explanation of alleged law violation
The Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP), the Public Security Police (PSP) and the Judiciary Police (PJ) held a joint press conference yesterday afternoon following Jason ... -
Jason Chao and referendum volunteers detained over alleged privacy breach
The president of the Open Macau Society and political activist Jason Chao, as well as four civil referendum volunteers, were detained by police authorities yesterday for ... -
AL president casts doubt over investment fund
The AL President has said that he doubts Chui Sai On’s electoral promise to create an investment fund based on financial reserves. Ho said that caution ... -
UM’s first convocation held on new campus
The University of Macau (UM) held an event on the new campus on Saturday to welcome more than 2,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. In his speech, ... -
Sinopec’s profit climbs on wider crude-processing margin
Sinopec posted a better-than-expected 7.5 percent increase in first-half profit as Asia’s biggest refiner widened the margin it earns from processing crude oil into fuels. Net ... -
Vegas’ storied Sahara casino reborn, transformed
That’s no mirage. The Las Vegas Strip has a new casino in business on the foundations of the old Sahara. A USD415 million pleasure palace called the SLS ... -
IBM sets aside rivalry to partner with China’s Inspur
IBM formed a partnership with Inspur Group Ltd. after the Chinese company tried to lure away customers with its “IBM to Inspur” marketing campaign. IBM’s database ... -
Corporate Bits | CESL Asia’s Kid’s movie day animates 80 local children’s summer
To bring an enjoyable summer to local kids, CESL Asia held its ‘Kid’s Movie Day’, together with volunteers from its Social Investment Team. 80 kids watched ... -
State targets ordinary Uighurs with beards, burkas
Outside a mosque in China’s restive west, a government-appointed Muslim cleric was dodging a foreign reporter’s question about why young men of the Uighur ethnic minority don’t have ... -
Beijing executes Tiananmen Square attackers on terrorism charges
China has executed eight people convicted on terrorism charges in the restive western region of Xinjiang, including three men authorities say were behind a deadly attack in ... -
Gov’t defends ‘Top Gun’ jet intercepting US Navy plane
China’s Defense Ministry rejected U.S. accusations that a Chinese fighter jet’s risky intercept of a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft in a “barrel roll” style maneuver reminiscent of ... -
Authorities shut down Beijing Independent Film Festival
Chinese authorities blocked an annual independent film festival from opening Saturday, seizing documents and films from organizers and hauling away two event officials in a sign ... -
THAILAND | Interpol seeks clues to ‘baby factory’ case
Interpol said it has launched a multinational investigation into what Thailand has dubbed the “Baby Factory” case: a 24-year-old Japanese businessman who has 16 surrogate babies ... -
JAPAN | Hiroshima mudslide death toll rises to 50
The death toll from mudslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 yesterday as rescue workers resumed searching for survivors. Thirty-eight people remained unaccounted for as of ... -
GAZA CRISIS | Israeli airstrike levels 7-story building
Israeli airstrikes leveled a seven-floor office building and severely damaged a two-story shopping center in the Gaza Strip early yesterday, signaling a new escalation in seven weeks of ... -
EBOLA | Sierra Leone makes hiding patients illegal
Sierra Leone has passed a new law imposing possible jail time for anyone caught hiding an Ebola patient — a common practice that the World Health Organization believes ... -
this day in history: 1944 Paris is liberated as Germans surrender
After four years under German occupation, Paris is now free. Last night, the French 2nd Armoured Division under General Philippe Leclerc was the first Allied force ... -
Offbeat | Costa Rica angered by Swedish comedy show
A Swedish TV network has apologized to Costa Rica for using the Central American country’s national anthem to promote a comedy show. TV4 is using the ... -
ASK THE VET |10 common types of injuries that cause dog limping
Currently I do a lot of surgeries on limping dogs or dogs that need repair of fractures or dislocations. I thought it would be good to ... -
Iceland backtracks on volcano eruption as quakes intensify
By Omar R. Valdimarsson Iceland retracted an announcement that the one of the island’s largest volcanoes had erupted and lowered its aviation warning as authorities monitor ... -
ENERGY | Coal gas boom in China holds climate change risks
By Jack Chang, Hexigten Deep in the hilly grasslands of remote Inner Mongolia, twin smoke stacks rise more than 200 feet into the sky, their steam ... -
PHOTO SHOP | Stallone and Schwarzenegger light up The Expendables 3 movie screening
Friday night shone as Hollywood’s legendary action stars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger greeted a local audience at the red carpet at the Venetian Macao. ... -
UFC | Micheal Bisping defeats Cung Le after four rounds
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to The Venetian Macao on Saturday, with an evening of adrenaline-pumping entertainment. The main event saw a middleweight clash between ... -
Rear window: Political ‘patchwork’
Running solo has its peculiarities. On one hand, the acting Chief Executive has to find time to campaign as if the electoral committee that casts the ... -
Monday, August 25, 2014 – edition 2136
* Jason Chao and referendum volunteers detained over alleged privacy breach * Ho Iat Seng admits protest against officials’ perks was ‘a great lesson’ * UM’s ... -
The Buzz: Schilling blames chewing tobacco for mouth cancer
Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling says he’s battling mouth cancer and blames 30 years of chewing tobacco use. Schilling discussed details of his cancer on ... -
Indonesian court rejects election loser’s appeal
Indonesia’s top court yesterday rejected an appeal by the losing candidate in last month’s presidential election over alleged voting irregularities, removing any lingering uncertainty around the ... -
World briefs
CHINA Up to eight people were stabbed in an apparently random attack in the southern city of Guangzhou. The official Xinhua news agency said seven people ... -
UFC fighters motivate local teens in community visit
Two Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters, Luke Rockhold and Angela Magana, have taken part in the Be Cool Project and shared their mixed martial arts ... -
HEALTH | Medical forum to explore robotic surgical skills in breast surgery
The 20th Sino-Luso International Medical Forum in Macau, taking place between tomorrow and Monday, will focus on robotic surgical skills, particularly in breast surgery, since this ... -
The sole candidate on the campaign trail | David Chow slams inaction of government secretaries
Chui Sai On continued to campaign for his re-election yesterday and met a group of Electoral College members from the political sector. David Chow, the Macau ...
