SOUTH CHINA SEA | Philippines protests ‘swarming’ of Chinese boats near island

The Philippines has protested the presence of more than 200 Chinese vessels that were sighted from January to March near a Philippine-occupied island in the disputed

Premier meets New Zealand’s leader amid 5G dispute

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged New Zealand to provide a “fair, transparent, convenient” investment environment in a meeting yesterday with the country’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern,

23 children sickened in suspected poisoning

A kindergarten teacher has been arrested in eastern China after 23 students were sickened in a suspected act of deliberate poisoning, police said yesterday. The teacher, identified by

Taipei protests China jets crossing center of Taiwan Strait

Taiwan said yesterday that its planes warned off Chinese military aircraft that crossed the center line in the Taiwan Strait, and called China’s move a provocation

New Japan era to be called ‘Reiwa,’ or pursuing harmony

The era of Japan’s next emperor, which begins May 1, will be named “Reiwa,” connoting pursuit of harmony, the government said yesterday after selecting the phrase

Elections | Ukrainian comedian sure of victory in presidential runoff

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has no political experience, but that’s no problem for the people of Ukraine who have already seen that working for him. In a striking

Aviation tragedy | 3 bodies found in plane crash that killed Russian tycoon

German authorities yesterday recovered the bodies of three people, including one of Russia’s richest women, who were killed in a small plane crash near Frankfurt a day

UK | Parliament gets new chance to offer options on Brexit

Britain’s Parliament gets another chance to offer a way forward on Britain’s stalled divorce from the European Union, holding a series of votes on Brexit alternatives in

This Day in History | 1982 – Argentina invades Falklands

Argentina has invaded the British territory of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic. The islands, off the coast of Argentina, have been a cause of friction

Offbeat | Mexican police nab man who tried to rob bank with loader

Prosecutors in the central state of Morelos say the loader had a front bucket as well as a jackhammer the thieves used to destroy the wall

Tennis | New Davis Cup goes virtual to increase sponsorship revenue

The changes in the Davis Cup go beyond its revamped format. In addition to a new playing formula that will bring nations together for a weeklong

Football | FIFA hires Portugal team spokesman to lead communications

FIFA has hired long- time Portugal national team spokesman Onofre Costa as head of communications. FIFA said Costa started work in Zurich yesterday with the title

The Buzz | Facebook shuts down accounts linked to Pakistan’s military

Facebook said yesterday it has shut down more than 100 misleading pages, groups and accounts linked to the Pakistani military. It said the accounts were eliminated because they engaged

World Briefs

CHINA A fire high in the mountains of Sichuan province has killed 30 firefighters and others, the government said yesterday. The deaths occurred after a change of wind

Mozambique races to contain 1,000 cases of cholera

Mozambican and international health workers raced yesterday to contain the outbreak of cholera in the cyclone-hit city of Beira and surrounding areas, where cases of the

Our Desk | Fake tourism is the solution

Just last Sunday I came across a situation that finally sparked my dormant neurons into finding a solution for the increase in tourists, crowding the streets of Macau. The

Tuesday, April 2, 2019 – edition no. 3261

* Education | Macau special needs * March is strongest month so far * Airport security breaches still unexplained * Kim murder trial ends, mystery remains   DOWNLOAD

MDT EXCLUSIVE | Police to request China review legality of business visas from Taobao

The Macau police authority is referring the matter of Taobao shops selling business visa endorsements (Shangwu) to the relevant governmental department on the mainland for them

Ask the Vet | 10 Reasons your cat should be an indoor cat

An indoor cat has several advantages over cats that spend time outdoors too; indoor cats are not exposed to infections, parasites, traffic accidents or poisonous plants and foods. Indoor

Tourism boon | Beijing lifts major restrictions for mainlanders to visit Macau

China will streamline procedures surrounding the application for exit-entry permits by its citizens, according to information given by the National Immigration Administration (NIA) last week, which

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