Girl About Globe | Finally, a bulletin without balls?

Men care less about their balls - because of Donald Trump.  Damsels, we have a chance for realignment of popular culture. Grab hard! Football TV

Legal Wise by MdME | Implications of the Singapore court ruling on foreign investors in Macau

In a recent judgment, the Singapore Court of Appeal concluded that the China-Laos Bilateral Investment Treaty extends to Macau, meaning that the bilateral investment treaties to which

World Views | How to keep Steve Bannon out of the White House

As Donald Trump builds his administration, it’s important to distinguish between his legitimate decisions on personnel and policy - even those that differ substantially from mainstream ones - and

Our Desk | Unified exam is a tumor

While every student around me complains about how bad it is to be in school and sit exams which are fit for only one kind of student, the city’s

The Monetary Authority of Trump

“Politicians don’t talk. They make sounds. It’s just noise.” Character played by Robert Redford “The Candidate” (1972) Donald Trump’s unexpected rise to

Kapok | The king is naked

Until the jaw-dropping election of Donald Trump on November 9, all the feverish political discussions I have had on and off-line for almost a month somehow revolved around

Made in Macao | Bring back the magic of Grand Prix

As we enter the month of November, the atmosphere seems to be permeated with a sense of an older Macao. The safety blockades along the Guia Race Circuit

Macau Matters | Toxic lifestyles

I believe that most people now accept that modern Western diets heavy in protein, sugar and salt combined with sedentary living behaviours are highly toxic, leading to obesity, heart problems,

Our Desk | Paris and the Palace

Two new mega resorts opened in Cotai during the late summer: The Parisian Macao and Wynn Palace. But why has one been off to a sluggish start while the other

World Views | Japan may be too scared of failure to succeed

Of all of the scary economic data that routinely streams out of Japan, this statistic should terrify you: USD800 million. That’s the total value of venture capital deals completed in

Bizcuits | What happened to austerity?

Cost creep is insidious. The insanity of prices of food in our little town just hit home. Price pressures sneak up unannounced until there’s a moment of comparison to a

Legal Wise by MdME | Opportunities for the aviation industry and beyond

The Macau International Airport (MIA) has recently passed 20 years since its official opening in November 1995. Since then it has experienced remarkable growth until today, with a couple of

Sports Views | F1’s buffoonery ruins a perfectly good product

You wouldn’t trust Formula One with a loaded gun, because it would be sure to shoot itself in the foot. The drivers’ derring-do, the adrenaline, the speed, the glitz and

Our Desk | The Difference is (not) Macau!

I know this is a recurrent topic and despite the fact that almost everybody has had a few words on the topic, I still think it is necessary to address

Rear Window | Squaring the circle

Had we the phlegm of a frivolous und exotic glare while watching Hong Kong Legislative Council heating up, we could sort things out with an empty line of narrative common

Kapok | Being ill-equipped

A few weeks ago, I was contacted by a freshly arrived European journalist in Hong Kong who had been told that I was closely following current affairs in Macao and,

Girl About Globe | Trump and Typhoons

If you can hashtag a nightmare, I just had #MakeAHurricaneEightAgain. A bad dream about Donald Trump and typhoons. The cause was the proximity of Typhoon Haima and the third Presidential TV

Macau Matters | Buying by app

I am currently teaching a course in research methods but the traditional content, which emphasizes philosophical approaches to research and statistical analysis of research data, is very dry, boring and

Our Desk | T8 at its finest

There are some pretty baffling weather trends here in Macau. Sometimes it is the rain that occasionally pours on hot sunny days, or the sun that shines brightly in the middle

Insight | Giving way to demagogic demands

1. The Shanghai government recently introduced a scheme to attract foreign talent that will allow “high-level foreign professionals” to apply for a Shanghai Residence Card. As the Times reported, the

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