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Views on Macau: Macau Raises Its Political Voice
The Editorial Board, The New York Times Democratic activists in Macau, a Chinese territory, are planning an unofficial referendum next month about holding direct elections for ... -
Volleyball World Grand Prix takes place between Aug 15 and 17
Four teams will be coming to Macau to fight for the opportunity to compete in the Volleyball World Grand Prix grand finale in Tokyo, Japan. The ... -
HK concludes investigation into 2010 helicopter accident
The Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong (HKCAD) has published the final investigation report on an accident involving a Macau-registered helicopter, which took place in the ... -
Local students travel to Australia to improve English
A group of 24 students from different Macau universities are travelling to Australia this weekend to further enhance their English language skills. The Tertiary Education Services ... -
Health Bureau denies CE wife interfered in public tender
A man who called TDM Radio Chinese two days ago claimed that the Chief Executive Chui Sai On’s wife had intervened in a Health Bureau (SSM)’s ... -
AL committee suggests major changes to minimum wage bill
The Legislative Assembly’s 3rd Standing Committee – currently discussing the bill setting a minimum wage for cleaning and security personnel – will be suggesting substantial changes ... -
TUI rejects appeal filed by Portuguese civil servants seeking residency subsidy
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has rejected the last attempt of a group of 27 Portuguese civil servants in seeking the right to a residency ... -
Arum: Pacquiao in Macau ‘it’s almost like fighting at home’
Manny Pacquiao is likely to fight at least once a year in Macau for the rest of his career, revealed promoter Bob Arum. “It’s almost like ... -
REAL ESTATE MATTERS|How can Tenants guarantee the return of a security deposit? – Part 1
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 | Micro-stakes players: Believe in yourself
I wanted to share a story about when I first started to play poker. I had been playing online for a short while. I had deposited ... -
Fitch cuts Oi, Portugal Telecom to junk after Rioforte’s default
Fitch Ratings downgraded Brazil’s Oi SA and Portugal Telecom SPGS SA to junk after a unit of Espirito Santo International defaulted on debt payments to the ... -
Casino stocks fall in HK amid gaming slowdown
Sands China Ltd. slipped to a three-week low in Hong Kong trading yesterday after the company reported second-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates. Other Macau casino ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands China announces promotions for eligible employees
In its continuing efforts to reward its team members, Sands China is announcing additional salary adjustments and promotions for eligible employees. According to a press release ... -
Xi Jinping says that Brazil-China partnership is exemplar
The president of China, Xi Jinping, said Wednesday at the Brazilian Congress, in Brasilia that the partnership between Brazil and China was a great example of ... -
IMF says Angola does not need more loans
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ruled out the possibility of providing further loans to Angola as it has found “significant improvements” in the macroeconomic climate, ... -
MACAU NEXT? | Uber targets Asia rivals as Hong Kong service begins
Uber Technologies Inc., the popular ride-sharing company that’s challenging traditional cab services worldwide, expanded into Hong Kong as it takes on the slew of similar applications ... -
Actors exchange ‘I do’s’ on Chinese concert stage
The closing act at a charity event, Chinese actress Zhou Xun sang two songs then stayed on stage for the best of encores. Rumors had swirled ... -
China joins counter-piracy part of Hawaii drills
China has been boarding ships looking for mock pirates and contraband as it joins the world’s largest maritime exercises for the first time. Yesterday, Chinese sailors ... -
VIETNAM | As women go abroad, dads tend the home
When his wife moved to Taiwan nine years ago to work as a maid — earning far more than she could in the rice paddies of ... -
This Day in History: 1966 Nurses murder suspect charged
US police have charged a seaman with the murder of eight student nurses in their hostel in Chicago four days ago. Richard Speck was arrested yesterday ... -
Offbeat | Uruguay teachers protest attacks by parents
Teachers in this South American country are going on a 24-hour strike to protest a wave of physical attacks on educators by students’ mothers and fathers. ... -
GOLF |BRITISH | Open Crane makes last-minute trip with hopes of playing
Ben Crane faced long odds of getting into the British Open, and an even longer trip to get to Royal Liverpool. And he left without playing ... -
CYCLING TOUR | Kristoff wins 12th stage, Nibali keeps lead
Alexander Kristoff, in a solo show of opportunistic racing, won the 12th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint and Vincenzo Nibali kept the ... -
F1 | German drivers eying rare success in home GP
None of the Germans competing in Formula One this season have won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, giving Nico Rosberg another incentive on Sunday. Four-time ... -
HENGQIN | Guangdong announces ten square kilometers for Macau companies
The Guangdong Province governor, Zhu Xiaodan, revealed during yesterday’s annual Guangdong-Macau Cooperation Joint Conference that a “Macau area” measuring 10 square kilometers will be established on ... -
BOXING | Pacquiao’s contender in November Macau fight revealed
The Times has received confirmation that legendary Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao will be fighting Chris Algieri, an American junior welterweight titleholder, on November 22 at the ... -
World briefs
BRICS The leaders of five emerging market powers said at a summit yesterday (Macau time) that they gave final agreement to creating their own development bank ... -
THE BUZZ: Plane heading to hong kong hits turbulence, 20 injured
Severe turbulence struck a South African Airways plane that was heading to Hong Kong, injuring 20 people before the aircraft landed safely yesterday, the airline said. ... -
NYC mayor’s plan for rail strike? I’m outta here
New York’s tabloid newspaper front pages next week are easy to imagine: a photo of a nightmarish traffic jam caused by a strike at the largest ... -
Typhoon Rammasun: signal 3 to be hoisted tomorrow
As Typhoon Rammasun approaches, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) yesterday anticipated that they will need to hoist signal number three tomorrow. According to Radio Macau, ... -
First public bus service review report released
The report on the first review of the public bus service was announced by the Transport Bureau yesterday. Two of the current operators – Transmac and ... -
PJ celebrates 54th anniversary
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has celebrated it 54th anniversary yesterday. During a speech in a awarding presentation ceremony, PJ Director Wong Sio Chak said that the ... -
NEXT GENERATION TAXIS | Tech companies race to recruit drivers offering USD1,000 bonuses
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are racing to recruit drivers to spur the growth of their ride-sharing businesses. Stefanie Leifer recently found herself caught in ... -
Corporate Bits | Twentieth century fox plans theme park in korea
Initial plans for Twentieth Century Fox World Korea include a theme park spanning more than 75 acres of land, which will be part of a leisure ... -
Bank of China hires in Hong Kong
Bank of China Ltd. is hiring traders and sales people in Hong Kong as it sets up a high-yield bond-trading platform to boost market share and ...
