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AL plenary | Infectious diseases building location up for more debate
Lawmakers passed three motions during yesterday’s debate in the Legislative Assembly (AL) requesting further debate on the location of the infectious diseases building, ... -
Hong Kong malls search for new identity after golden decade ends
After 27 years of serving rib-eye steak and apple pie to American cuisine lovers in Hong Kong, Dan Ryan’s Chicago Grill has closed its ... -
Electric carmaker enters US market by selling buses
The Chinese automaker that sold more electric cars last year than Tesla, Nissan or GM is taking a back road into the American market ... -
Indonesia | New mill raises doubts about APP’s forests pledge
A landmark commitment by one of the world’s largest producers of tissue and paper to stop cutting down Indonesia’s prized tropical forests is ... -
Japanese whisky at USD920 a bottle driving rice farmers to drink
Japan’s burgeoning whisky business is driving rice farmer Hiroshi Tsubouchi to hit the booze. With domestic rice consumption sliding, Tsubouchi, 36, says he’s getting ... -
Possible next Brazil leader is dealmaker and scandal-tainted
The man who may become Brazil’s next president is almost as unpopular as the leader facing impeachment now, and stained by scandals of his ... -
Cricket | Australia schedules day-night tests v South Africa, Pakistan
Cricket Australia (CA) has scheduled day-night test matches against South Africa and Pakistan in a revamped southern summer that will break with tradition by ... -
Tourism | Tam spearheads ‘mega promotion’ in Seoul
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, led a delegation this week to organize what the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) describes ... -
Education | Child learning difficulties: Macau, HK parents insist on child development testing
Hong Kong experts have warned parents in the territory that they are still holding unrealistic educational expectations for their children. This comes after the ... -
Idle land plots | ‘Lack of complaints from population’ delays gov’t action
The culture of the public administration and the fact that there are few complaints from the community, led the government not to act in ... -
Education | Parents protest tuition fees at Colégio Diocesano
A group of parents of students from Colégio Diocesano de São José (5ª) (CDSJ5) delivered a letter requesting a meeting with Bishop Stephen Lee ... -
Technology | Crowded smartphone market heads for an epic shakeout
The startup Dakele looked pretty smart when it released a phone in China four years ago. The market was doubling annually, and the company ... -
Anti-graft measures extended to officials’ families
Seeking to further reduce opportunities for corruption, China will include additional cities and regions in a pilot program begun in the financial hub of ... -
How four AP reporters got the story ‘Seafood from Slaves’
The Associated Press expose on slavery in Southeast Asia’s fishing industry, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday [US time], was born of ... -
Aftershocks rattle Japan as deaths from quakes rise to 45
Japan’s southern quake-hit area was rattled by a strong aftershock yesterday and searchers found a woman’s body buried under landslide rubble, raising the death ... -
Brazil | President defiant after impeachment vote, won’t quit
Expressing outrage over the congressional vote to open impeachment proceedings against her, President Dilma Rousseff says she will not resign and vows to keep ... -
Olympics | Sports federations concerned about Rio venues
International sports federations expressed concern yesterday over problems with venues for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, including power failures at the gymnastics arena ... -
Fiber optic broadband usage doubles
A total of 166,300 households used the internet in 2015, accounting for 86.3 percent of total households, up by 2 percentage points year-on-year, according ... -
Legal cooperation with Portugal depends ‘mostly’ on MSAR’s request
The Portuguese Public Prosecutions Office is open to maintaining cooperation with Macau in judiciary matters and more specifically to maintaining Portuguese magistrates in the ... -
Joana Marques Vidal | Portugal’s Attorney General: ‘We cannot allow a large number of magistrates to come’
– You said earlier that the Portuguese Prosecutions Office is available to continue cooperating with Macau SAR and to send Portuguese magistrates to work ... -
In crackdown on celebrity, China bans stars’ kids from shows
China is banning the children of famous entertainers from appearing on hugely popular reality shows, as the country continues efforts to try to prevent ... -
South China Sea | Chinese navy dispatches military plane to disputed man-made island
China’s navy dispatched a military plane to one of the country’s manmade islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Defense Ministry said, in ... -
Ouch Leng | Defender of Cambodia’s dwindling forests wins Goldman Prize
The latest crackdown on illegal logging in Cambodia is “just a game” and big timber traders are winning, says Ouch Leng, a former government ... -
Japan | Disruptions from twin quakes hit economy
The twin earthquakes that struck southern Japan were having ripple effects far beyond the disaster zone, forcing Toyota to suspend production at most of ... -
Ecuador rattled by hundreds of aftershocks, death toll jumps to 272
New aftershocks are rattling Ecuador — part of the hundreds following a deadly magnitude-7.8 earthquake that has killed at least 272 people in ... -
Golf | Austin shoots 64, beats Short in playoff to win Mitsubishi
Woody Austin’s putter came through again. Austin tied the tournament record with an 8-under 64 and beat Wes Short Jr. with a par on ... -
Public consultation open for the 10-year plan for rehabilitation services
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) opened the public consultation period on their 10-year plan for rehabilitation services on Friday. In a press conference held ... -
Education | Student art exhibition held at MAC
An art exhibition was held at the Macau Anglican College (MAC) last week to showcase the coursework of some 40 art students across forms ... -
ID: Marathon winner may be disqualified
The Macau Marathon organizers are considering disqualifying Flomena Chepchirchir, the female runner who won the 2014 race while being banned by the International Association ... -
755 tender applications for 250 taxi licenses
A bid at the auction for 250 taxi operating licenses held by the Transport Bureau (DSAT) at the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) sports pavilion, ... -
More readers using local libraries
The Macau public libraries have registered a substantial growth in the number of book loans during 2015, revealed Ophelia Tang, director of Public Libraries ... -
Pearl Horizon homebuyers resume protests
A large crowd of buyers involved in the “Pearl Horizon” group returned to activity yesterday. This time, as the protesters went back to Polytec ... -
Pyongyang International Marathon | Macau runner ventures to Pyongyang in race that changes his mind
Thirty-three-year-old Macau resident, Simon Lam, travelled to North Korea earlier this month to participate in the annual Pyongyang international marathon race as, according to ... -
HK Disneyland cuts staff after attendance declines
Hong Kong Disneyland cut jobs after sustaining its first loss in four years amid a slump in mainland visitors to the city. Radio Television ... -
11 missing in Japan quakes; US to join relief effort
Eleven people remained missing yesterday in southern Japan from two powerful earthquakes that killed 41 people, as the U.S military announced it was preparing to ...
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