India | Regular troops enforce lockdown to foil Kashmir protest march

Soldiers and police fanned out across Indian-controlled Kashmir yesterday to enforce a security lockdown for a second straight day to stop anti-India protests and foil a

Malaysia | KL files criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over 1MDB

Malaysia filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two former executives yesterday for their role in the alleged multibillion-dollar ransacking of state investment fund 1MDB. Attorney

Thailand | Philippines contestant Catriona Gray named Miss Universe

The Philippines’ Catriona Gray was named Miss Universe 2018 in a competition concluding yesterday in Bangkok, besting contestants from 93 other countries and delighting her home

USA | White House closer to partial shutdown with wall demand

Pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown, the White House is insisting that Congress provide USD5 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border

Somalia | US conducts six airstrikes against extremists, 62 dead

The U.S. military says it has carried out six airstrikes in the Gandarshe area of Somalia which killed a total of 62 al-Shabab extremist rebels.

Middle East | Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate’s ‘interference’ in kingdom

Saudi Arabia issued an unusually strong rebuke of the U.S. Senate yesterday, rejecting a bipartisan resolution that put the blame for the killing of Saudi journalist

Offbeat | Not into bingo, 84-year-old Texas woman gets college degree

After raising five kids and retiring at age 77 from her secretarial job, Janet Fein couldn’t be blamed for finally relaxing, but that’s not her. Fein, now

This Day in History | 1997 – Dawn of Scottish parliament

A bill giving Scotland its own parliament for the first time in three centuries has been unveiled in Glasgow today. Scottish Secretary Donald Dewar revealed his

Football | Landmark Juve goal brings out contrasting sides of Ronaldo

TORINO 0, JUVENTUS, 1 Juventus reached another landmark this weekend — and it was fitting that Cristiano Ronaldo was the player to do it.

Football – Champions League | Three English teams face German opposition in last 16

One of the fiercest international rivalries in soccer will play out three times in the last 16 of the Champions League when a trio English teams

Rugby | Michael Cheika to stay as Wallabies coach through World Cup

Rugby Australia has confirmed Michael Cheika will lead Australia to next year’s World Cup but from now on will work under the supervision of Scott Johnson, who

World briefs

CHINA The use of armed drones in the Middle East, driven largely by sales from China, has grown significantly in the past few years with an increasing

The Buzz | Top of mind: ‘Justice’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year

Racial justice. Obstruction of justice. Social justice. The Justice Department. Merriam-Webster has chosen “justice” as its 2018 word of the year, driven by the churning news cycle over months

Germany to compensate hundreds who fled Nazis as children

Germany has agreed to one-time payments for survivors, primarily Jews, who were evacuated from Nazi Germany as children, many of whom never saw their parents again,

World Views | May’s delaying tactics are making Brexit worse

It’s unclear what U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May hoped to get from leaders of the European Union at their recent summit. As things turned out, she got less

Tuesday, December 18, 2018 – edition no. 3194

* MGTO confirms | Goodridge for film festival hat trick * Sou accuses Chui of failing reform pledge * Young dissatisfied with housing plan for 2019 * Filipina gray crowned miss universe   DOWNLOAD

Gaming | Chief Executive: Ban on foreign croupiers here to stay

Chief Executive Chui Sai On has backed last week’s stance from the Secretary for Economy and Finance, who asserted that the Macau SAR would not lift the

Ask the Vet | Active chronic hepatitis in dogs

Active chronic hepatitis is a syndrome in dogs that can have several different causes. The active chronic hepatitis consists of the inflammation of the liver tissues which in

Fire consumes apartment of family of nine

A third-floor apartment situated in Rua do Dr Pedro Lobo caught fire early on Friday morning, forcing the evacuation of some 40 residents from the building.

Domestic helper secretly gives birth in employer’s bathroom

The Judiciary Police is following up on the case of a woman from Myanmar who abandoned her newborn baby. The woman, aged 27, works

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