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Residency permit denied despite family links
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has rejected an appeal filed by a Hong Kong citizen over a residency permit renewal that was denied by Macau ... -
Inflation still on the rise
The composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 5.99 percent year-on-year last June, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) revealed yesterday. The increase is attributed to ... -
Disabled subsidy applications open
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) is accepting requests for the provisional disabled subsidy. In a statement, IAS recalled that those applying for subsidies should collect all ... -
Airport achieves 18 percent jump in half-year revenue
The Macau International Airport Company Limited (CAM) has released its first half year result, which saw a rise in revenue, cargo traffic, aircraft movements and passenger ... -
HEALTH|5,000 people die each year of heart disease
Cardiovascular diseases are affecting the lives and health of Macau residents more and more local physician Mário Évora warned in a seminar held recently. He recalled ... -
Visually impaired association attends meeting in US
Six members of the Macau People with Visually Impaired Right Promotion Association (MPVIRPA) have joined an exchange trip to the United States to learn about the ... -
Russia seeks to cut dependence on IBM, Microsoft amid sanctions
Russia’s parliament is preparing new regulations to reduce its reliance on foreign technology suppliers after the U.S. imposed sanctions against some of its largest companies, a ... -
Tesco chief Philip Clarke to step down
Tesco says chief executive officer Philip Clarke will be stepping down after the latest earnings figures showed Britain’s largest retailer by revenue struggled at home. Tesco ... -
Corporate Bits | CESL Asia sponsored 2014 bocce game event
The Macau Special Olympics hosted its 2014 CESL Asia & MSO Bocce Game Event on Sunday at its headquarters, attracting more than 120 participants in total. ... -
ANGOLA | Central bank has eye on problems at BESA
The credit portfolio of Banco Espírito Santo Angola (BESA) has problems and requires the bank to increase its capital, the governor of the Angola National Bank ... -
MOZAMBIQUE | Chinese company invests USD260 million in SEZ
Chinese company Dingsheng International Investments has already invested USD260 million of a total US$500 million to build infrastructure in the Manga-Mungassa Special Economic Zone, in Mozambique’s ... -
China’s online population rises to 632m
China’s netizen population, the world’s largest, reached 632 million by the end of June, an industry report showed yesterday. Figures from the China Internet Network Information ... -
Five officials investigated for corruption
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into five officials for suspected of bribery and embezzlement, said the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) yesterday. Two were senior executives of ... -
CRIME | Man slashes 3 children in Zhongshan
A man with a kitchen knife killed a 1-year-old boy and injured two other children yesterday in the southern Chinese city of Zhongshan near Hong Kong, ... -
FOOD SAFETY | McDonald’s, Yum suspend orders from mainland meat supplier
McDonald’s Corp. and Yum! Brands Inc. halted buying meat products from a Shanghai supplier while authorities investigate allegations that the company sold chicken and beef past ... -
SEVERE WEATHER | Typhoon kills 11 in Vietnam; China deaths up to 26
A typhoon that barreled into northern Vietnam killed at least 11 people and left several missing, state media said Monday, while in China the death toll ... -
PHILIPPINES | Aquino hit with impeachment complaint
Twenty-eight people, including prominent activists and a retired Catholic bishop, filed an impeachment complaint yesterday against Philippine President Benigno Aquino III for his implementation of a ... -
Indonesia election result on schedule as Prabowo seeks delay
Indonesia’s election commission is on course to release the results of the July 9 presidential election today, even as the team of ex-general Prabowo Subianto called ... -
TOURISM | Shark sightings off Cape Cod a boon for tourism
In “Jaws,” the fictional mayor tried to protect the summer tourism season by keeping a lid on reports of the man-eater lurking offshore. As sightings of ... -
As Ramadan fast ends, the feasts begin
For the millions of Muslims abstaining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset every day during Islam’s holiest month of Ramadan, that first sip of ... -
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 – edition no. 2112
* Casinos lose to lottery during World Cup * Photo exhibition shows Macau football past glories * Airport revenue jumps by 18 pct * 5,000 people ... -
UN to vote on crash resolution; Russia has doubts
The U.N. Security Council will vote Monday [U.S. time] on an Australia-proposed resolution demanding international access to the Ukraine plane crash site and a cease-fire around ... -
Palestinian death toll in Gaza reaches 508
The U.N. chief and the U.S. secretary of state headed to Cairo yesterday to try to end two weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting that has killed at ... -
Flight 17 tragic end for family of 6 coming home
Mohammad Afif and his family were about to start a new chapter in their lives. Afif was getting set to begin his university studies in architecture, ... -
This Day in History: 2003 Saddam’s sons killed in gun battle
The United States says the two sons of Saddam Hussein, Uday and Qusay, have been killed by US troops in Iraq. The bodies of the two ... -
Offbeat | SAY WHAT!? Removal by noise reaps barbs in Belgium
A plan by a Belgian mayor to remove a group of Gypsies by playing loud music backfired when the camping cars stayed put and the children ... -
Chief of Pyeongchang’s organizing committee quits
The head of Pyeongchang’s organizing committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics resigned yesterday, saying new leadership is needed to complete preparations for the games. A former ... -
Shakhtar players refuse to return to Ukraine
Shakhtar Donetsk’s owner says six players have refused to return to Ukraine for the new season as conflict rages around the club’s home city. Five Brazilian ... -
Steven Gerrard retires from international football
England captain Steven Gerrard announced his retirement from international football yesterday to focus on playing for Liverpool. The 34-year-old midfielder made 114 appearances for England over ... -
World briefs
CHINA The strongest typhoon to hit southern China in four decades has killed 17 people after claiming at least 94 lives in the Philippines, officials say. ... -
THE BUZZ: No Macau residents amongst MH17 passengers
The Macau Tourism Crisis Management Office has revealed that, from the information that has been gathered so far, no Macau residents were among the passengers of ... -
HEALTH | Teen’s death in Ohio puts focus on caffeine powder dangers
A few weeks before their prom king’s death, students at an Ohio high school had attended an assembly on narcotics that warned about the dangers of heroin and ... -
Gov’t consults public on affordable housing law amendment
The Macau government has announced a “parallel solution” that seeks to launch the public consultation for the review of the affordable housing law and partially amend ... -
Macau and HK strengthening cooperation on food safety
Macau and Hong Kong have been strengthening technical exchanges on food safety since signing a letter of intent last December, establishing a communication mechanism to exchange ... -
TAM: MSAR determined to help raise financial safety of Asia-Pacific region
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Francis Tam, has assured that Macau will reinforce its efforts in contributing to the Asia-Pacific region’s financial safety. Addressing ...
