UM former dean scandal | Tam says higher standards needed for teachers

Alexis Tam has declared that the requirements for teachers should be higher than those for ordinary civil servants. The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis

Gaming | June GGR disappoints, attributed to World Cup

Gross gaming revenue in Macau grew 12.5 percent year-on-year in June to a total of MOP22.49 billion, according to the latest data from the

Thailand | Divers make little progress in murky cave search

Thai navy divers leading the search for 12 boys and their soccer coach in a cave have failed to make much headway in their effort to

Public Consultation launched | Civil Protection Law includes new ‘crime for false social alarm’

The government launched a Public Consultation yesterday on the new rules that aim to shape the “Civil Protection Basic Law.” The proposal, which

Education | IPM holds graduation ceremony

The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) yesterday held the graduation ceremony for the academic year 2017-2018, where 660 students were bestowed with a bachelor’s degree. The ceremony was

New luxury mall to open in city center

This summer, a new retail development will bring luxury retail to the heart of the city’s UNESCO-listed historical center. The new mall will be

The 13 Hotel delays opening until July

The company responsible for the development of The 13 Hotel has once again delayed the resorts opening, this time until July 31, 2018.

Knife-wielding man kills two boys in Shanghai, injures others

A man used a kitchen knife to attack three boys and a mother near a school in Shanghai yesterday, killing two of the children, police said. They said a

Sulu Sou retracts ‘merely defensive’ appeal

Suspended lawmaker Sulu Sou informed via a statement yesterday that he will retract his appeal of last month’s sentencing following news that the Public Prosecution’s

Malaysia | Lawyers: Case against two in murder of Kim Jong Nam feeble

Circumstantial evidence against two women accused of poisoning to death the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader is feeble, the women’s lawyers told a court yesterday,

Animal rights | Anima hands 650 adoption forms to Canidrome

Local animal rights group Anima handed 650 adoption applications with the complete information of potential adopters to the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Company, calling for

Briefs | Xi Jinping to visit Portugal this year

The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit the European country by the end of the year, according to reports

Thailand | Spirit of mythical princess looms over cave crisis

Along a muddy mountain path not far from the entrance to a flooded cave where 12 young members of a Thai soccer team have been missing for

Gov’t suspends crematorium project amid public criticism

The government, through the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), has decided to suspend the arrangements currently being made regarding the establishment of a crematorium at Taipa’s Sa

Arts | Capitol Theatre to hold first show in September

“The theatre is ready to open. We plan to officially open it in September,” Lam said, explaining that they are currently finishing works on the stairs

Sou, Chiang file last-minute appeal

Defendants Sulu Sou and Scott Chiang have submitted a last-minute appeal to the Court of First Instance against their sentencing late last month. The defendants,

Hong Kong | Four elderly siblings shot in rare instance of gun violence

Four elderly siblings were shot yesterday, one fatally, by a relative in a rare instance of gun violence in Hong Kong that was apparently sparked by a

Analysis | World Cup 2018 Video refereeing a boon and a bust

As must have been the case with the first glimmers of electric lights in the 19th century, video assistant referees benefited from an initial “Wow! The

Sulu Sou appeal period expires without action

On May 29, the young democrat was found guilty of the crime of unlawful assembly and was sentenced to 120 days worth of fines, together with

Thailand | Officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive

Multiple attempts to locate 12 boys and their soccer coach missing in a flooded cave complex in northern Thailand for nearly two days have failed, but officials

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