This Day in History | 1992 – Iraq jails ‘lost’ Briton

Iraq has sentenced a British man to seven years in jail for what it called “illegal entry” into the country. Paul Ride, a catering manager from east

Life & Style | Duane Allman’s old guitar ‘Layla’ sells for $1.25 million

Fans of Duane Allman in Macon, Georgia, say they didn’t expect the late musician’s old guitar to sell for $1.25 million at a recent auction. The

Football | In one game, Bale shows he can still contribute at Real Madrid

Just like that, Gareth Bale is part of the solution for Real Madrid again. After only one game back as a starter, the player who wasn’t

Football | Bayern completes loan signing of Coutinho from Barcelona

Bayern Munich completed the loan signing of Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona yesterday. The German club said the 27-year-old Coutinho passed a medical examination

World briefs

The Buzz | 34% of economists in survey expect a US recession in 2021

A number of U.S. business economists appear sufficiently concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump’s economic policies that they expect  Thirty-four percent of economists

Danish PM: Trump’s idea of buying Greenland is ‘absurd’

Greenland is not for sale and U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea of buying the semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic from Denmark is “an absurd discussion,”

Our Desk | Sit back, relax, and enjoy more choice flying

A new airline, Starlux Airlines, had been approved to fly between Taipei and Macau, as reported yesterday by Taiwan’s Economic Daily News. Since it is a new

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 – edition no. 3357

* Dire straits: The life of a migrant worker in Macau * José Pereira Coutinho hopes that the new government can push forward the accountability of high-ranking officials * Taiwan universities want

1MDB | Judge postpones 2nd corruption trial of former Malaysian PM

The second trial of Malaysian’s ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund was delayed yesterday by a week to

Property market active as transaction volume doubles

According to the stamp duty record, the number and value of property and parking spaces sold in Macau during the second quarter of this year has

IPIM-approved residency permits drop in first half of 2019

The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) approved just six residency permits for technical immigration (mainly in the financial services and education sectors) during the

Ask the Vet | Canine blood sugar guidelines for diabetic dogs

Monitoring canine blood sugar on a regular basis is a critical part of caring for a diabetic dog in order to ensure the dog’s diabetes is under

Briefs | Lawmaker calls for shift to electronic textbooks

Lawmaker José Maria Pereira Coutinho has proposed that public schools should start using electronic textbooks instead of traditional textbooks. “In the modern era, it is unacceptable to use

New Macau faces cyberattacks, threats due to voting activity

Local pro-democracy group New Macau Association (ANM) said that the website where it has been conducting its voting activities on universal suffrage has been subject to cyberattacks and that

Sulu Sou urges charging for domestic refuse

Lawmaker Sulu Sou has urged the Macau SAR government to establish a system for charging for domestic refuse, according to his interpellation to the government.

Administrative reform is priority for Ho Iat Seng’s incoming government

Macau’s administrative reform is the top-most priority for the incoming government, said the sole Chief Executive candidate, Ho Iat Seng, on Saturday in an interview with

Living standards | Ho agrees better quality housing should be built

Chief Executive election candidate Ho Iat Seng said at his second public hearing yesterday that he will aim to improve the quality of subsidized housing.

Youth affairs | Ho commends youngsters’ judgment, independent analysis

Chief Executive candidate Ho Iat Seng believes that Macau’s youth are capable of resisting the influence of Hong Kong’s protesters. Late last week, Ho

What Hong Kong’s 1960s chaos could teach city’s besieged leaders

It was a 5-cent fare hike for Hong Kong’s iconic Star Ferry that set off the protests. Cars and buildings were set on fire. Riot police patrolled

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