Australia | Political parties woo Chinese-Australian voters

The Chinese diaspora in Australia, long regarded as a politically apathetic ethnic minority, are being wooed like never before by political parties who see them as key

Cambodia |Court summons members of defunct opposition party

A court in northwestern Cambodia has summoned for questioning more than two dozen regional members of the defunct opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party, accusing them of engaging in

Pakistan | Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy leaves country

A Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan has left for Canada to be reunited with her daughters, Pakistani officials and

South Africa starts voting amid issue of corruption

South Africans voted yesterday in presidential and parliamentary elections amid issues of corruption and unemployment. It is 25 years since the end of apartheid, but

Iran | Rouhani threatens more enrichment if no new nuclear deal

Iran threatened yesterday to resume higher enrichment of uranium in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal a year

Offbeat | Whose poo is this? Prague Zoo takes a closer look at dung

After producing plenty of elephant dung and other manure for years, Prague Zoo has capitalized on its expertise by creating a new permanent exhibit on the world of

This Day in History | 1955 – West Germany accepted into Nato

West Germany has formally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation at a special ceremony in Paris. The German delegates to NATO were greeted by British Foreign Secretary

Football | Liverpool ousts Barca in historic Champions League comeback

LIVERPOOL 4, BARCELONA 0 Liverpool’s players had their hands on their heads, seemingly unable to comprehend their achievement. One of them, James Milner, was in

World briefs

CHINA’s exports fell unexpectedly in April, adding to pressure on Beijing ahead of negotiations on ending a tariff war with Washington over Chinese technology ambitions. CHINA The

The Buzz | Trump says report he lost over $1b ‘inaccurate’

President Donald Trump says a New York Times report that his businesses lost more than USD1 billion from 1985 to 1994 is “highly inaccurate.” The newspaper, citing

Eyes wide shut | Witness testifies on secret society’s ‘sex slave’ initiation

A woman testified that shortly after being recruited for a secret “master-slave” society within an upstate New York self-help group she got a disturbing message from her handler:

Made in Macao | Weighing on the ‘Start of Summer’

The 6th of May marks a new solar term in the Chinese agricultural calendar. We are currently in the term of 접謳Lixia (beginning of summer). As

Thursday, May 9, 2019 – edition no. 3286

• Exclusive interviews | David Beckham, Rob Goldstein and Wilfred Wong * Home away: Southampton to play in owner’s town * IAM says a dozen more trees to go down * Chinese descendants

Secretary Wong says illegal immigrant running loose is ‘witness’

After a session at the Legislative Assembly (AL) today (Wednesday) Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak was surrounded by journalists looking for details with regards to reports that an illegal

Opinion | Criminal trials in Macau: A perplexing experience

Can you picture a referee wearing football boots and goalkeeper’s gloves awarding a penalty kick, shooting the ball and running to the goalposts to save

Environment | Old trees cut down downtown

The Times received information from readers yesterday that at least two trees in front of the Portuguese School in Avenida Infante D. Henrique had been

Lessons from Penang | Malaysian academic provides inspiration for Macau’s urban renewal

Malaysian-born Dr. Laurence Loh, adjunct professor at the University of Hong Kong, has hosted a lecture on his experience in urban regeneration and the lessons it may

IAM to enhance public access to food safety information

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) is updating their website and app to keep the public better informed regarding food safety information. The bureau stated that the update would have

AL plenary | Gov’t to amend law on ‘illegal work’: Heavier fines and recidivism penalty to be included

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, said yesterday that the government is working on amendments to the relevant laws to establish heavier fines

German measles cases reach 34

Another case of rubella was reported by the Health Bureau (SSM), bringing the total number of cases to 34. The new case was diagnosed in a

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