Indonesia | Provincial elections point to second term for Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s allies led in key provincial races in elections held across the country yesterday, giving him a major boost before the presidential vote next year.

Thailand | Spirit of mythical princess looms over cave crisis

Along a muddy mountain path not far from the entrance to a flooded cave where 12 young members of a Thai soccer team have been missing for

Myanmar | Amnesty Int’l urges trials for military over Rohingya

Amnesty International released a report yesterday that details new evidence of atrocities inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya population and names 13 top military commanders the human rights group

US envoy Haley sees opportunities for expanded India-US ties

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley yesterday said she saw opportunities in developing stronger ties with India in multiple ways, especially in countering

Trump backs off imposing China investment limits

President Donald Trump is shifting away from a proposal to impose limits on Chinese investment in American technology companies and high-tech exports to China. Instead, the president

Rouhani outlines what Iran wants to remain in nuclear accord

Iran has sent a list of demands to France, Germany and Britain as its price for staying in the nuclear accord, as tough U.S. moves on

Environment | Tropical forests see high loss of tree cover for second year

Colombia saw a dramatic increase in forest degradation last year and levels in Brazil remain historically high, according to new satellite data released yesterday. The

Offbeat | Police: Shirtless man on tarmac arrested, jumped on plane

Authorities say they’ve arrested a 19-year-old man accused of sprinting shirtless toward a jet at Atlanta’s airport and jumping on the wing. News outlets report Atlanta

This Day in History | 2004 – US transfers power back to Iraq

The United States has handed power back to the Iraqi people at a low-key ceremony in Baghdad. US administrator Paul Bremer transferred sovereignty to an Iraqi judge

Photo Shop | Rotary Club celebrates local heroes at anniversary ball

The Rotary Club of Macau’s 71st Anniversary Charity Ball held at The Venetian Macao last month celebrated both real-life and aspiring heroes who act in service of others

World Cup 2018 | Messi finally scores, Argentina advances

From his thigh to his foot to the back of the net, Lionel Messi finally scored a goal at this year’s World Cup. The exquisite strike

The Buzz | Germany crashes out of World Cup with loss to South Korea

Germany is out of the World Cup, the fourth defending champion in the last five tournaments to be eliminated in the group stage. The four-time champions lost to

Japan | Space probe arrives at asteroid to collect samples

A Japanese space probe arrived at an asteroid yesterday after a 3½-year journey to undertake a first-ever experiment: blow a crater in the rocky surface to

Made in Macao | Post-truth or indifference?

In these two years, we have seen quite a number of books and news articles published on the topic of “post-truth”. Journalists are claiming we have entered a

Thursday, June 28, 2018 – edition no. 3077

* Lawyers: Case against 2 in murder of Kim Jong Nam feeble * Anima delivers adoption forms * Xi Jinping to visit Portugal this year * Search for Thai team continues   DOWNLOAD

Gov’t suspends crematorium project amid public criticism

The government, through the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), has decided to suspend the arrangements currently being made regarding the establishment of a crematorium at Taipa’s Sa

Arts | Capitol Theatre to hold first show in September

“The theatre is ready to open. We plan to officially open it in September,” Lam said, explaining that they are currently finishing works on the stairs

Sou, Chiang file last-minute appeal

Defendants Sulu Sou and Scott Chiang have submitted a last-minute appeal to the Court of First Instance against their sentencing late last month. The defendants,

Local association promotes Macau in Serbia

The Macau Association for the Promotion of Exchange between Asia-Pacific and Latin America (MAPEAL) recently co-organized the “Close Encounter with Macau” event in Belgrade, Serbia, featuring

SME association proposes ‘Working Holiday Visa’ in Macau

The latest White Paper for SMEs, 2017-2018 Executive Summary (White Paper), is proposing the establishment of a “Working Holiday” program to attract qualified overseas undergraduates and graduates

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