Offbeat | Philly got Patti LaBelle’s name wrong on honorary street

Philadelphia honored singer Patti LaBelle with her very own street last week. Unfortunately, the signs didn’t get her name right. The city’s Streets Department didn’t capitalize the “b’’ in

This Day in History | 1940 Luftwaffe launches Battle of Britain

The German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, has mounted a series of attacks on shipping convoys off the south-east coast of England. It is the first major assault

Life & Style | Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in US first

Princess Daazhraii Johnson grew up eating dried salmon and moose-head soup — foods labeled weird by other kids who had no understanding of her culture and

Basketball | China’s World Cup team sees Summer League as opportunity

China’s national team came to the NBA Summer League looking for education. They’re learning plenty — and got a win as well. Summer League is

Football | US victory most-viewed match this year but down from 2015

The United States’ 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the FIFA Women’s World Cup final averaged nearly 15.6 million U.S. viewers on English- and Spanish-language television.

World briefs

Sri Lanka  Prosecutors have asked police to locate three key witnesses in the 2006 killings of five ethnic Tamil students, days after a

The Buzz | US State Department proposes $2 billion sale of arms to Taiwan

The State Department is proposing the sale of USD2.2 billion in arms to Taiwan, including 108 Abrams tanks and 250 Stinger surface-to-air missiles, sidestepping protests from China.

Fans mourn João Gilberto at Rio de Janeiro funeral

Fans from around the world honored bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto yesterday , filing past his coffin at his funeral in Rio de Janeiro. A

Macau Matters | A comedy of errors

To fulfill some family commitments, my wife and I flew to the US on a recent Sunday morning. To avoid the pain and stress of getting up at

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 – edition no. 3329

* A rampant subletting trend at MOP150 per night * Chui Sai On said yesterday Macau should pursue a ‘free trade’ climate with the Lusophone world under the Belt and Road

Ho Iat Seng | CE candidate promises to appeal to all 400 electors

Chief Executive election candidate Ho Iat Seng told the media that he would not stop at the 66-nomination benchmark, pledging to work diligently to collect as many

Briefs | Property prices edge up, led by Macau Peninsula

The overall residential property price index for the three-month period of March to May 2019 increased 0.9% from the previous period (February to April) to 268.3, according to

Macau passport drops on list of most powerful

The Macau SAR passport ranked number 36 in the most powerful passport index analyzed by Henley & Partners, six places down from the previous report in the

EWTN will start on Macau Cable channel 28 from August 15

Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) will start to broadcast in Macau through the Macau Cable Television Company Limited (MCTV) on channel 28 from August 15. The

Macau roller hockey team beats China 14-0

The Macau national roller hockey team inflicted a painful defeat on the Chinese National team when they met on Sunday at the World Roller Games 2019,

Alexis Tam leads delegation to UNESCO session

Macau’s Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, recently led a delegation from the local government to attend the 43rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage

New MUST research sheds light on historic cement factory in Ilha Verde

The story of Tong King-sing, a Chinese interpreter and businessman in the 19th century and the Ilha Verde Cement Company, the first cement company in Macau,

Minimum wage bill passes even with lawmakers divided

The minimum wage bill amendment to the city’s labor laws was passed yesterday at the Legislative Assembly (AL), amid lawmakers’ concerns for employees with disabilities and for

Domestic helpers instructive wage increases to MOP3,000

Approximately 30,000 workers will benefit from the minimum wage increase. There are 55,400 people in Macau, including non-locals, who are earning less than the newly proposed

Labor rights law amendment refused

The Legislative Assembly rejected Sulu Sou’s proposal to amend Macau’s employment policy and labor rights law. Yesterday, Sou proposed to add articles to the bill which

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