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First female UFC fighters in Macau promise a ‘grinding tiring brawl’
The battle is set to be tough as American Elizabeth Phillips takes on Russia’s Milana Dudieva at the Venetian’s Cotai Arena this Saturday for the first ... -
Pro-democracy groups take referendum to the streets using electronic voting
The civil referendum launched by three pro-democracy groups is set to hit Macau’s streets after all, but organizers will be resorting to an entirely electronic voting ... -
TUI: ‘Administration would act outside the law’
TUI has rejected the Open Macau Society’s appeal on the civil referendum case, claiming that Macau’s administration would be acting outside the law if it had ... -
International lion dance troupes take part in local championship
The 4th International Lion Dance Championship will take place at MGM Macau on November 8 and 9, with 24 troupes coming from across the globe. The ... -
Bowie: Housing migrant staff is ‘complex’
Chief Executive candidate Chui Sai On has proposed as part of his political platform that gaming operators should provide accommodation and transportation for non-local employees. Mr ... -
GAMING | MGM Resorts, Kerkorian settle claim over convicted director
MGM Resorts International and billionaire Kirk Kerkorian’s investment arm paid USD225,000 to settle New Jersey claims they let a former board member continue to work with ... -
Inflation continues upward trend
The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has revealed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 5.92 percent year-on-year as of July. Higher rental prices for ... -
THE SOLE CANDIDATE ON the CAMPAIGN | Chui pledges to grant more land to increase housing market supply
The sole candidate for the upcoming Chief Executive election, Chui Sai On, met yesterday with members of seven industry groups that represent property developers and the ... -
Air Macau announces Macau-Tianjin flight
During a joint press conference held in Tianjin two days ago, Air Macau’s president, Zheng Yan, announced that the airline is set to launch a direct ... -
DSE seeks to boost e-commerce through website subsidies scheme
The Macau Economic Service (DSE) held its first introductory seminar yesterday to explain, in detail, the Subsidy Scheme for Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Websites. The ... -
Macau banking system has USD127b in international assets
International assets in the banking sector totaled to 1,018 billion patacas (USD127 billion) at the end of June, a quarterly increase of 9.5 percent and 32.9 ... -
Standard & Poor’s lowers projection for growth of Angola’s economy
Standard & Poor’s lowered its growth forecast for Angola from 8 percent to 4.5 percent this year with a “stable” outlook, according to the latest report ... -
China levies record antitrust fine on Japanese firms
China found a dozen Japanese auto-parts makers guilty of price fixing and doled out the biggest antitrust fines in the country since relevant rules came into ... -
Corporate Bits | Chef’s signature dishes from Made in China, Grand Hyatt Beijing
A special promotion is on at Grand Hyatt Macau’s Beijing Kitchen from now until 7 Sep. Beijing Kitchen is one of only a few restaurants in ... -
Mainland, Russian media turn criticisms back on US
Chinese and Russian state media have seized on the U.S. police shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old and ensuing protests to fire back at Washington’s criticisms ... -
Global cruise lines set sail for China
Royal Caribbean’s newest ship has attractions not usually seen on cruise liners, including bumper cars, a skydiving simulator and a glass observation capsule on a mechanical ... -
Thursday, August 21, 2014 – edition no. 2134
* Global cruise lines set sail for China * Pro-democracy groups take referendum to the streets using e-voting devices * First female UFC fighters in Macau ... -
MYANMAR | Name of downtrodden Muslim group goes unspoken
Myanmar’s downtrodden Rohingya Muslims have been denied citizenship, targeted in deadly sectarian violence and corralled into dirty camps without aid. To heap on the indignity, Myanmar’s government is ... -
JAPAN | 36 dead, 7 missing in Hiroshima landslide
Rain-sodden slopes collapsed in torrents of mud, rock and debris yesterday in the outskirts of Hiroshima, killing at least 36 people and leaving seven missing, police ... -
NORTH KOREA | Pyongyang calls John Kerry ‘wolf with a hideous lantern jaw’
In its latest personal attack on a prominent official from a rival country, North Korea yesterday called U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry a wolf with a ... -
PAKISTAN | Lawmakers meet amid mass protests
Pakistani lawmakers met yesterday as tens of thousands of protesters thronged outside the assembly calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over alleged voting ... -
EBOLA | Liberian security forces seal slum to halt disease
Security forces deployed yesterday to enforce a quarantine around a slum in the Liberian capital, stepping up the government’s fight to stop the spread of Ebola ... -
ISIS EXTREMISM|US officials: Video shows American’s beheading
A grisly video shows Islamic State militants beheading American journalist James Foley, U.S. officials said, in what the extremists called retribution for recent U.S. airstrikes in ... -
GAZA CRISIS | Israel, Palestinian militants trade fire after talks fail
Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets and Israel responded with airstrikes yesterday after Egyptian efforts to mediate a lasting truce in the monthlong Gaza war collapsed ... -
This Day in History: 1968 Russia brings winter to ‘Prague Spring’
Dozens of people have been killed in a massive military clampdown in Czechoslovakia by five Warsaw Pact countries. Several members of the liberal Czechoslovak leadership have ... -
Offbeat | Swedish politician gets pie thrown in face
Police say Sweden’s social affairs minister had a pie thrown in his face while campaigning for next month’s parliamentary election. The incident happened Monday in Goteborg, ... -
Dunga picks Brazil squad with 10 World Cup players
Brazil coach Dunga named his first squad since returning to the national team on Tuesday — with 13 players from the World Cup squad missing out. ... -
SWIMMING | Reality check for Phelps at Pan Pacific Champs
Michael Phelps got a confronting reminder of just how challenging his return to international competition may be when he was asked whether he was good enough ... -
FIFA rejects Barcelona appeal against transfer ban
Barcelona will be barred from signing any players in 2015 after FIFA rejected the club’s appeal against a one-year ban for breaching transfer regulations. FIFA said ... -
World Views: Why do more men than women really commit suicide?
Robin Williams’s death has brought welcome attention to the very real problem of suicide in the U.S. From 2000 to 2011, suicides increased to 12.3 per ... -
the buzz: His 101st birthday present? Another day at work
Herman “Hy” Goldman turned 101 this weekend and won’t quit after 73 years working at the same New Jersey job. Goldman still shows up four days ... -
Golf, private jets lure Chinese high-rollers to Australia
Australians once rioted against Chinese migrants attracted by a 19th-century gold rush. Sydney’s sole casino now depends on the city’s Asian ties for high- rollers who ... -
World briefs
CHINA An explosion in a coal mine in eastern China traps 27 workers underground, state media report. Twelve other miners were lifted out of the privately ... -
IFT educational restaurant new menu features Nordic and French cuisine
A rotational menu for an executive set lunch is being launched at the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) educational restaurant. Available on weekdays, the new menu ... -
‘Masters in Painting’ exhibition opens
An exhibition featuring 54 mainland and local contemporary painters opened yesterday and will run until Aug. 28. The ‘Masters in Painting – Works of Contemporary Artists ...
