Snowden adds voice to calls for Google to stay out of China

On the eve of Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai’s testimony to Congress, a coalition of human rights groups and activists, including former National Security Agency contractor

How Asia fell out of love with the Belt and Road Initiative

In late August, President Abdulla Yameen of the Maldives hailed the opening of a Chinese-built bridge connecting two islands in the archipelago as “the gateway into tomorrow and the opportunities

US returns three disputed bells taken in 1901 to Philippines

Three church bells seized by American troops as war trophies more than a century ago were returned to the Philippines yesterday in a move long demanded by

Lion Air crash shows challenges of Asia’s budget airline boom

The investigation into the fatal crash of a Boeing jet from Asia’s second-largest budget airline has turned the spotlight on the ballooning growth of low-cost carriers in

Egypt | Normalcy restored in Sinai city, but danger lurks

Mohammed Amer Shaaban stood over trays of fresh fish at his tiny store in the coastal Sinai Peninsula city of el-Arish, pointing to his right and

European Union | May in the Netherlands as she fights to save Brexit deal

Top European Union officials yesterday ruled out any renegotiation of the divorce agreement with Britain as Prime Minister Theresa May launched her fight to save her Brexit

Offbeat | Nine years after being flushed, woman’s wedding ring reappears

A New Jersey woman has her wedding ring back, nine years after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet. Paula Stanton was sure the diamond-encrusted gold ring

This Day in History | 1969 – Deadly bomb blasts in Italy

At least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a bomb exploded at a bank in Milan, Italy. Up to 14 people

Football – EPL | Chelsea suspends four people amid Sterling racism investigation

Amid an outcry over the treatment of Raheem Sterling by England’s media and soccer fans, Chelsea suspended four people from attending its matches as police investigated

Football | La Liga | Spanish league scraps plan to play January match in US

The Spanish League has given up on its plan to play a regular-season match in the United States next month because Barcelona backed down from its

World briefs

CAMBODIA Six union leaders yesterday each received suspended 2 1/2-year prison terms in connection with labor protests about five years ago in which four garment workers were

The Buzz | Four journalists and a newspaper are Time’s Person of the Year

The group, which Time called “the guardians,” consists of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi; the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, where five people were shot to

New Zealand | Law makes medical marijuana widely available

New Zealand’s government yesterday passed a law that will make medical marijuana widely available for thousands of patients over time. The legislation will also

Macau Matters | Getting a Good Night’s Sleep

All round the world, including Macau I am sure, many people suffer from poor sleep quality/quantity, resulting in many health, economic and social issues. For example, a 2013

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – edition no. 3190

* How Asia fell out of love with China’s Belt and Road Initiative * Three local restaurants get top prize * Police powers increase approved * Producer: ‘suburban birds’ fits Macau   DOWNLOAD

Health | ‘Intelligent Medicine’ builds grounds for further development

The first phase of the “Intelligent Medicine” program, which was established by the government as part of their “Smart City” plans to develop and improve local

Cage (not) leaving Macau: ‘I would love to shoot here!’

It was right after his masterclass on Sunday that we were able to “flash” interview Nicolas Cage. During the one-hour class moderated by Mike

Sonia Chan No preliminary direction on illegal guesthouse criminalization

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan has said that, in relation to the issue of illegal guesthouses, she will proceed with an in-depth study and

Animal embalming museum to be complete in 2019

An animal embalming museum is expected to be completed by the end of next year, according to the president of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau

Sou questions budget increases for handover celebration

Lawmaker Sulu Sou has asked the government to explain the reasoning behind big budget increases for celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the handover in particular.

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