Turkey | Rights group: 3,000 prisoners on hunger strike

The number of prisoners who have joined a hunger strike to press Turkish authorities to end the isolation in jail of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has

This Day in History | 1973 – Thousands strike over pay and prices

About 1.6 million workers joined the Trades Union Congress’ call for a one-day strike today in protest at the government’s pay restraint policy and price rises. The

Offbeat | Wandering horse: Strolling mare causes stir in Frankfurt

Not far from the glass and steel towers of Germany’s banking capital, a 22-year-old Arabian mare is causing a stir with her languid daily strolls through

Football | Champions League: No Madrid, no Ronaldo: Fresh feel for semis

Thursday, 3:00am Barcelona v Liverpool H 1.95, D 3.8, A 4.2 There’s a fresh feel to the lineup for the Champions League semifinals this season,

Rugby | Wales coach Gatland says England has not approached him

Wales rugby coach Warren Gatland says England has not approached him about replacing Eddie Jones. Gatland has been linked to the England job by the media

The Buzz | Instagram story aims to engage new generation with Holocaust

Much as Anne Frank’s diary gripped the older generations, an Instagram account based on a true 13-year-old Jewish victim’s journal, called Eva.Stories, is generating buzz among the young.

‘Hadestown’ leads Tony Award nominations with 14 nods

Hadestown,” singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s Broadway debut, earned a leading 14 Tony Award nominations yesterday, followed by the jukebox musical “Ain’t Too Proud,” built around songs by the

Animal Farm | Writing in water, again?

1. I wrote in one of the local newspapers late January that lower economic growth, as measured by GDP growth, was usually a sign that inflation could be

World Briefs

JAPAN Emperor Akihito (pictured) announced his abdication at a palace ceremony in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope

Wednesday, May 01, 2019 – edition no. 3281

* Many tourists, few demos for Labor Day * Portuguese president tours Macau today * Leong’s not running for top post * Xi urges youth to embrace nationalism on May 4 anniversary   DOWNLOAD

Briefs | Angela Leong donates $3m to MIT

Hong Kong’s Next Magazine has reported that lawmaker Angela Leong donated USD3 million in total to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the name of her charity

Trade union federation currently assisting AL protestor

Lawmaker Ella Lei has confirmed to the Times that she and the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) are currently working on the case of a woman who

Food & Beverage | First temporary restaurant license issued

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has issued its first temporary restaurant operation license after the new catering and restaurant license issuing administration regulation came into effect

Education | IFT launching new postgraduate programs

The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) is planning to launch four Postgraduate Diploma for the new academic year after approval is obtained from relevant authorities.

Arts Coalition to bring summer-long cultural festival to Macau

Art Macao, a five- month international arts and culture event, will be held this summer, bringing to the city an array of exhibitions and performances organized

Mobile phone feature film to premiere at Cinematheque Passion

A feature film shot fully on mobile phone is to be premiered at Cinematheque Passion on May 24. The film is in 4K resolution and was shot

Two street protests expected for May 1

As of yesterday evening, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) had received just three requests for street demonstrations to be held tomorrow on International Workers’ Day, but one

Crime | Local woman suspect in scam involving 9 million patacas

A local 33-year-old woman has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) suspected of having scammed at least 13 people out of MOP8.95 million, the PJ spokesperson

Hong Kong defends extradition law after largest protest in years

Hong Kong’s government said it would press ahead with legislation to end a ban on extraditions to mainland China, despite opponents staging one of the

Analysis | Bargain GBA islands unlikely to meet investor expectations

In April, the Department of Natural Resources of Guangdong Province issued the trial measures for the sale of non-resident island use rights, according to which the Guangdong government

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