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FMG stages protest against SJM
The Forefront of Macau Gaming (FMG) again rallied in protest yesterday afternoon to demand better compensation and benefits for its members. This time they gathered outside ... -
Briefs: Foreign exchange reserves continue to rise
The MSAR’s foreign exchange reserves have increased 1.4 percent to MOP127.6 billion (USD15.99 billion) at the end of July compared to the revised value a month ... -
Construction on E1 reclamation zone to kick off early 2015
The opening of the tender process for the construction of the E1 reclamation zone was held at the Infrastructure Development Office (GDI), with eight bidders ... -
Song Pek Kei: “I have nothing against non-residents”
Lawmaker Song Pek Kei, whose comments toward non-residents sparked controversy last year, has made assurances she has nothing against foreign workers. Reviewing the current legislative session, ... -
Gov’t to stipulate minimum taxi operating hours
In response to accusations that taxis have become “exclusive shuttles” for some casinos, the government said it will consider imposing minimum hours that taxis should run. ... -
Gold demand in China slumps 52% after buying frenzy subsides
Gold demand in China shrank in the second quarter as consumers in the biggest user bought fewer bars, coins and jewelry amid a clampdown on corruption ... -
Real Estate Matters | The 20 Biggest Property Investment Mistakes
Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It ... -
project poker: Am I bored with hold’em?
I’ve been thinking lately about how when I first got interested in poker. One of the things that attracted me most to the game was how ... -
China Railway Construction completes rebuilding of Angola’s Benguela railroad
China Railway Construction has completed the project to rebuild Angola’s 1,344 km long Benguela railroad, which stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the border of the ... -
Stadium financed by China to open in Cape Verde on 23 August
The National Stadium of Cabo Verde will be inaugurated this coming 23 August with a football game played by the Barlavento and Sotavento women’s teams, the ... -
Pope’s Asia visit brings Beijing opportunity
Pope Francis’ greeting to Chinese President Xi Jinping as he flew to South Korea early yesterday marked a rare cordial exchange between the sides that have ... -
Financial crime suspects repatriated after 10-yr flight
Two suspects in a major fiscal crime recently gave themselves up and returned to China from Cambodia after being at large for ten years, the Ministry ... -
Hong Kong | Gov’t ‘looking into’ Colgate Total toothpaste following cancer link
Hong Kong’s customs department is “looking into” the safety of Colgate-Palmolive Co.’s Total toothpaste, which contains the chemical triclosan. The inquiry follows an Aug. 11 report ... -
SOUTH KOREA | North fires missiles as Francis calls for greater diplomacy
Pope Francis called for greater efforts toward reconciliation between North and South Korea at the start of the first papal trip in 25 years to the ... -
PAKISTAN | Lahore braces as 1 million gather for opposition protest
Pakistan opposition leader Imran Khan was seeking to rally 1 million people yesterday for a march from Lahore to the capital to oust Prime Minister Nawaz ... -
GAZA CRISIS | Truce extension fans hope of Cairo talks deal
A five-day extension of a Gaza truce appeared to be holding despite a rocky start yesterday, fanning cautious optimism of progress in the negotiations underway in ... -
USA| Tear gas, Molotov cocktails in St. Louis suburb
Police used tear gas and smoke bombs to repel crowds who threw Molotov cocktails during another violent night in a St. Louis suburb in the wake ... -
IRAQ | US: Far fewer refugees on Sinjar mountain
Far fewer refugees remain on Iraq’s Sinjar Mountain and a U.S.-led rescue mission is far less likely, U.S. officials said. A team of U.S. military personnel assessed ... -
This day in history: 1945 Allied nations celebrate VJ Day
Japan has surrendered to the Allies after almost six years of war. There is joy and celebration around the world and 15 August has been declared ... -
Offbeat | Caretaker’s death ends old whiskey theft case
The former live-in caretaker of a Pittsburgh-area mansion has died, ending criminal charges that he drank more than USD102,000 worth of old whiskey that he was ... -
Rugby| South Africa’s mission the same: beat NZ
South Africa’s mission stays the same: Beat New Zealand. Just like in the past two Rugby Championships under coach Heyneke Meyer, the Springboks will open against ... -
Friday, August 15, 2014 – edition no. 2130
* Ebola contingency plan in place, risk of local outbreak ‘very low’ * NETaipa reclamation zone construction to launch early 2015 * Choralife: when a Western ... -
Lauren Bacall | Fashion to die for
* Bacall, who died this week at 89, was a fashion darling of a unique sort. A model at 16, later a pal of Yves Saint ... -
A family is tested in ‘No Safe House’
A family’s past continues to haunt Terry Archer and his family as they find it impossible to move on with their lives in Linwood Barclay’s latest ... -
‘Let’s Be Cops’ falls flat on humor
At one point during “Let’s Be Cops,” actor Damon Wayans Jr. has a scene in which a huge naked man’s groin is inches from his face. ... -
A forlorn Sinead O’Connor
After a rough few years for Sinead O’Connor, as she dealt with a 16-day marriage and canceled a tour due to mental illness, it’s heartening to ... -
The fashion world looks back on Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall had one condition when the Fashion Institute of Technology wrote recently to ask if it could turn hundreds of personal garments she donated into ... -
the buzz: Colombian journalist killed after security pulled
Police in Colombia say assassins have killed a journalist just three weeks after his official security detail was pulled. Antioquia department police commander Col. Gustavo Chavarro ... -
UM alumni and staff propose opening old campus to culture groups
Three members from the Concern Group of the University of Macau Old Campus petitioned at the government headquarters yesterday, urging the authorities to launch a public ... -
Brazil presidential candidate dies in plane crash
Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos died yesterday when the small plane that was carrying him and several campaign officials plunged into a residential neighborhood in the ... -
World briefs
CHINA An actor becomes the latest Chinese celebrity to face drug charges in a wave of detentions that an official says is one of China’s sternest ... -
Briefs: MGTO launches public consultation on projection show
The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) is consulting the public regarding the video projection show “Image – Macau.” The Office aims to collect the opinions of ... -
Government income increases by 10 percent
Information from the Financial Services Bureau shows that government revenue in the first seven months of this year has increased year-on-year by 10.4 percent, reaching MOP95.6 ... -
SJM interim results show increase in mass market revenue
SJM Holdings has released its 2014 interim results, which show that the group’s mass market table gaming revenue has increased 29.1 percent in the first half ... -
Lawmakers pass bill regulating environmental noise
Legislation introducing new measures to prevent and control environmental noise was passed by lawmakers in yesterday’s Legislative Assembly plenary meeting. The bill introduces changes to control ...
