This Day in History | 1973 – ‘Bloody Sunday’ inquest accuses Army

The coroner presiding over the “Bloody Sunday” inquest has accused the British army of “sheer unadulterated murder”. The accusation came from the Londonderry City coroner, Major Hubert

Asian Games | Sun Yang unfurls another win after flag flap

Sun Yang won his second gold medal in as many nights at the Asian Games and this time he was rewarded with the raising of a red

Four Japanese players kicked out after ‘night out with women’

Four Japanese basketball players were kicked off their Asian Games team and sent home yesterday after delegation head Yasuhiro Yamashita said they “spent the night in

World briefs

MALAYSIA’s leader said yesterday that he hoped China would sympathize with his country’s fiscal problems as he met with the country’s leaders after suspending multibillion-dollar construction projects

The Buzz | Europe sees sharp rise in measles: 41,000 cases, 37 deaths

Global health officials called for increased vaccination efforts amid burgeoning rates of measles infection in Europe. More people in Europe contracted the potentially deadly virus in the first

A dog’s life | Fitness trackers help put fat pets on a diet

When Czech entrepreneur Robert Hasek began jogging with his dog, Darwin, the three-mile runs were making the bull terrier sick with fatigue. Hasek was surprised, thinking

Views on China | Doors slam shut for China deals around the world

Doors are slamming shut in the developed world not just to Chinese investment in technology but potentially to a wave of acquisitions with a tech element, as diverse

Tuesday, August 21, 2018 – edition no. 3114

* Trade War | US firms to Trump: Don’t raise tariffs on more Chinese goods * Lifeguards strike, pools closed * New equipment to ensure water supply * Tourists go off beaten path   DOWNLOAD

Light Rapid Transit to be deliberated at the AL

The Executive Council has finished discussion on the draft law on the Light Rapid Transit system, which will be delivered to the Legislative Assembly (AL) for

Arts | Woodblock print exhibition to open today

The Macau City Visual Arts Society will hold a woodblock print exhibition “Carving White” by local artist Mel Cheong today at Roomage30. The local artist created

Ask the Vet

One of the most common skin condition we see in Macau is Ringworm. It’s not a worm as the name suggests, but actually a

Legal community shocked, intrigued with AL advisers’ dismissal

Veteran legal advisers of the Legislative Assembly (AL) Paulo Cardinal and Paulo Taipa were dismissed by the board of the AL, headed by President Ho Iat Seng,

India | 800,000 displaced as floods submerge Kerala

Some 800,000 people have been displaced and over 350 have died in the worst flooding in a century in southern India's Kerala state, officials said yesterday,

Rising sea levels pose unique tsunami risk to Macau

Rising sea levels around the world will pose a greater risk of tsunamis striking Macau, a new academic paper has found, especially in the low-lying

Education Bureau | Views on homosexuality, pre-marital sex were misunderstood

The acting head of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) refuted media reports over the weekend that the city’s education authority refers homosexual students to doctors and

Briefs | Pools closed due to lifeguard shortage

Two swimming pools in Macau have been closed as of last Saturday on account of a lack of lifeguards to ensure safety standards. The Cheok Van Beach and

Greek bailout ends, but Europe’s debt problems grind on

Greece officially completes its bailout program today, after eight years of cutbacks enforced in return for massive loans and following an economic collapse on the scale of

Stocks jump as hopes rise for progress on China trade talks

Stocks rose late in the day Friday as investors welcomed signs of progress in resolving the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. The Wall Street

Beijing tells its finance firms to boost infrastructure support

China’s financial watchdog ordered the nation’s banks and insurance companies to increase support for infrastructure development as economic growth slows and concerns rise about the

Taiwan improves missiles to counter PRC military expansion

Taiwan is responding to China’s arms buildup by developing missiles and interceptors of its own that could reduce Beijing’s military advantage over the self-ruled island, defense experts

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