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THE SOLE CANDIDATE ON the CAMPAIGN trail | Chui prioritizes local products, supports paid paternity leave
Chui Sai On held talks with business and women’s groups yesterday as part of his campaign for re-election. The sole candidate in the upcoming Chief Executive ... -
Rotunda do Istmo pedestrian bridge closer to completion
With the last section of the pedestrian bridge now connected to the structure, the operation of the vertical model which will separate pedestrians and vehicles at ... -
TUI rules against placement of referendum polls in the streets
Three pro-democratic groups attempting to hold a civil referendum have faced yet another setback, as the Court of Final Appeal decided against the placement of voting ... -
24 hour border crossing for mainland TNRs under consideration
The Macau delegate of the Chinese National People’s Congress, Liu Yiliang, confirmed to TDM yesterday that the mainland authorities are considering opening the border checkpoint at ... -
Stallone and Schwarzenegger in town to headline VIP screening of ‘The Expendables 3’
Two of the most famous actors in the world, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, will be in Macau on Friday to take part in Asia’s only ... -
IPM, IFT and MUST to share UM’s old dormitories
The government’s Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) revealed yesterday that the University of Macau (UM) will be temporarily leasing four of its buildings for use as ... -
Volvo plans safety-first SUV in revamp under mainland owner
Volvo Car Group is designing its first model under the ownership of Chinese billionaire Li Shufu’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. with an emphasis on automotive ... -
China says Mercedes guilty of price abuses
China’s government said yesterday it has concluded Mercedes- Benz violated anti-monopoly law and charged excessive prices for parts, adding to a growing number of global automakers snared ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands participates in one day volunteer for the sixth year
Sands China Ltd. participated in two activities in the One Day Volunteer 2014 program organized by the Macau Youth Volunteer Association Sunday, where 50 Sands China ... -
MOZAMBIQUE | Government to issue new oil and gas prospecting licenses
The approval of the proposed Oil Law will allow the Mozambican government to issue new prospecting licenses to companies that will have to partner state oil ... -
Angola | Coffee seedlings distributed to producers
More than 20 million coffee seedlings are due to be produced by the end of the year, according to the director of the National Coffee Institute ... -
Mao’s archenemy Chiang Kai-shek part of mainstream
Photos of Mao’s archenemy Chiang Kai-shek adorn the walls of a Beijing restaurant, and his face looks up at diners from the menu. Online, the deposed ... -
Authorities scrap asset-disclosure trial programs, Beijing News says
Chinese authorities abandoned almost half of 30 trial programs aimed at requiring local officials to disclose their assets in the last five years, the Beijing News ... -
More victims found in forced blood donations
More details are being revealed into a scandal that saw a group of children under the age of 18 forced to donate blood every month between ... -
ANALYSIS | Francis gets crash course on Korea issue
THE VIEW FROM THE PAPAL PLANE In a whirlwind five-day trip to South Korea, Pope Francis beatified 124 martyrs, kissed almost as many babies and rallied ... -
PHILIPPINES | Manila protests Chinese ‘sovereignty patrols’
The Philippines will file a new diplomatic protest with China complaining about frequent patrols by Chinese ships in the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The ... -
INDONESIA | 2 foreigners still missing in boat sinking
Rescuers yesterday safely recovered 13 more people from a tourist boat that sank after hitting a reef in central Indonesia, but were searching for a Dutch man ... -
NEPAL | Flood toll hits 101, fears of disease rise
Nepalese authorities said yesterday they feared an outbreak of diseases as they attempt to reach thousands of people stranded by flooding that has already killed more ... -
USA | Missouri sends National Guard to protesting suburb
Missouri’s governor yesterday ordered the National Guard to a St. Louis suburb convulsed by protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen, after a ... -
IRAQ | Kurdish forces retake control of Mosul Dam
Sinan Salaheddin, Baghdad Iraqi security forces and Kurdish fighters yesterday wrested back control of the country’s largest dam from the hands of Islamic militants who captured ... -
WIKILEAKS | Assange talks of leaving embassy, sowing confusion
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sowed confusion yesterday with an announcement that appeared to indicate he was leaving his embassy bolt hole, but his spokesman later clarified ... -
this day in history: 1991 Hardliners stage coup against Gorbachev
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has been overthrown after a coup by Communist hardliners. Mr Gorbachev is reported to be under house arrest at his holiday home ... -
Offbeat | Woman allegedly stole wine to see jailed boyfriend
A woman allegedly stole a bottle of USD3.99 wine to get arrested and see her jailed boyfriend. Alicia Walicke was charged with misdemeanor theft and freed ... -
Fans ignore Premier League warning as replays reach Twitter
Half an hour was enough to show the Premier League that fighting the Internet won’t be easy. Sung-Yueng Ki’s 28th-minute goal for Swansea in the season ... -
Cricket | World Cup buildup begins now for Australia
The continent-hopping buildup to the cricket World Cup will start this week for Darren Lehmann and his Australia squad, who’ll test themselves against five countries in ... -
Tennis | 2013 champ Nadal out of US Open with wrist injury
Rafael Nadal will not defend his title at the U.S. Open because of an injured right wrist. Nadal and the tournament announced his withdrawal yesterday, a ... -
World Views: London wont be most influential for long
London is the world’s most influential city, according to a study reproduced in Forbes magazine. As a resident of the British capital for a quarter of ... -
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 – edition no. 2132
* TUI rules against placement of referendum polls in public spaces * Schwarzenegger and Stallone in town to headline VIP screening of ‘The Expendables 3’ * ... -
SeaWorld plans bigger killer whale environments
After more than a year of public criticism of its treatment of killer whales, SeaWorld said Friday that it will build new, larger environments at its ... -
SPORTS | American football heads to China, All-Star game planned for Macau
American football is coming to China next year with its first professional league. Marty Judge, part owner of the Arena Football League’s Philadelphia Soul and founder ... -
the buzz: Thailand ranks No. 1 in beachfront hotels
Experiencing a dramatic surge in tourism, Thailand has surpassed the United States in the number of hotels truly set on its beaches, according to a survey ... -
Man with many piercings denied entry to Dubai
A heavily tattooed German man whose face is embellished with horn implants and more than 100 piercings said Sunday he was refused entry to Dubai without ... -
GAMING | Christie says road to Atlantic City recovery will be bumpy
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said the road to Atlantic City’s recovery will be bumpy and he remains committed to turning around the casino resort. Christie, ... -
World briefs
CHINA A knife-wielding man in a northeastern Chinese city near the North Korean border went on a slashing spree yesterday, killing two people and injuring 14 ... -
CE intends to maintain five secretaries
Running solo for the Chief Executive election on August 31, Mr Chui Sai On has revealed that he intends to maintain a team of five secretaries, ...
