UK | Expert says Brexit campaign used data mined from Facebook

The computer expert who sparked a global debate over electronic privacy said yesterday that the official campaign backing Britain’s exit from the European Union had access to

Offbeat | Naked news: Donald Trump statue going up for auction

A statue of a naked Donald Trump is going on the auction block. Julien’s Auction says the sculpture is the last statue remaining that was not vandalized

This Day in History | 1965 – Thousands join Dr King in Alabama rally

Dr Martin Luther King has taken a crowd of nearly 25,000 people to the steps of the state capital of Montgomery, Alabama to highlight black grievances.

Cricket | Australia calls for reinforcements amid cheating probe

Matt Renshaw hit the winning runs to help Queensland state clinch the domestic cricket title before rushing to South Africa to reinforce an Australia squad mired in

Tennis | Venus, Sloane advance to Miami Open quarterfinals

Sloane Stephens’ loudest fan kept shouting advice and encouragement from the upper deck yesterday , perhaps providing the nudge she needed to shake a post-U.S. Open

Olympics | National committees get glimpse of Tokyo 2020 venues

A dozen national Olympic committees have been given a quick look at Tokyo’s venue preparations for the 2020 Summer Games. Mark England of the British Olympic

World briefs

CAMBODIA’s leader yesterday rejected the idea of reconciliation talks with the country’s only significant opposition party, which was dissolved by court order last November. MYANMAR’s powerful army

The Buzz | Website defying Spanish book ban taken down

A website that defied Spanish court orders banning a book investigating drug trafficking in Spain has been taken down. The Madrid Booksellers’ Guild earlier launched an online

Drone nearly hits plane landing in New Zealand from Japan

Air New Zealand said yesterday that a drone came within meters of a flight descending into Auckland Airport from Tokyo, putting the safety of 278 passengers and

Key unofficial bishop in Vatican-China deal detained

A bishop in China’s underground Catholic church has reportedly been detained, just as the Vatican has been laying the groundwork for him to step aside as part

Macau Matters | Our new parking meter system

Everybody should have noticed by now that Macau is converting to a new system of on-street parking meters. From several perspectives I believe that this new system is

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 – edition no. 3016

* Property | Retail site close to Senado Square sold for HKD800 million * Study on urban renewal * Homage to Filipino women * Skyline farms trendy in Hong Kong   DOWNLOAD

Kim speculation triggers action by China censors

One of those blocked Tuesday was a nickname Chinese have bestowed on the North Korean leader, Kim the Third Fatty ("Jin San Pang" in Chinese). A blocked Weibo post about

New ‘wave of phone scams’ hits Macau

CTM customers complained about receiving numerous strange calls from numbers based in countries such as Papua New Guinea, Tonga, South Sudan, Somalia and possibly other jurisdictions.

Russia | 64 killed in Siberian shopping mall inferno

With the fire alarms silent and staff reportedly nowhere to be seen, a fire at a shopping mall packed with children and their parents on the

Crime | Armed robbery to pawn shop leaves one injured

An armed robbery occurred at a pawnshop located at Avenida da Praia Grande in central Macau yesterday. The heist took place in the early hours

Football | AFC Asian Cup: MSAR team to play Myanmar in last group stage match

The Macau SAR football team will make its final appearance in the AFC Asian Cup Group A qualification round today when it faces Myanmar at

Education | Stribbell to leave TIS leadership next school year

The International School of Macau commemorated its 15th anniversary yesterday, celebrating its growth from 58 students to the current 1,200 students who come from 40 different countries.

Briefs | SJM announces salary rise

Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) has announced a salary increase between 2.5 percent and 8.3 percent for eligible employees, effective from April 1, 2018. All eligible employees

New measures to avoid illegal use of health vouchers

The Health Bureau (SSM) presented a number of new measures last Friday that aim to correct several clinics’ misuse of the medical vouchers that the

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