Offbeat | Twins born on ‘Star Wars’ Day named after movie characters

The force is with them. A Utah couple became parents of a boy and a girl on “Star Wars” day, Friday, May 4. The day

Snooker | Mark Williams wins third world title at 43

Mark Williams won the world snooker championship for the third time, 15 years after his last, after beating John Higgins 18-16 in one of the great finals

Rafael Nadal in middle of football controversy in Madrid

Rafael Nadal has put himself in the middle of a soccer controversy in Madrid. A longtime Real Madrid supporter, Nadal appeared with an Atletico Madrid

Yankees and Red Sox to play in London in 2019

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will face each other in two regular-season games at the Olympic Stadium in London next year.

Cricket | Paine to lead Australia squad to England

Tim Paine has been picked to lead Australia’s squad for next month’s limited-overs series in England, adding to the ODI job to the test captaincy

The Buzz | ‘Star Trek’ actor George Takei to discuss internment camps

Takei used his family’s story as the inspiration for the Broadway musical “Allegiance.” The show tells the narrative of the fictional Kimura family, whose lives are

World Briefs

NEW ZEALAND announced yesterday that it plans to significantly boost the amount of aid money it spends in the South Pacific, as China’s influence in the region

Living on Hawaii volcano offers affordable paradise, risks

The slopes of Kilauea offer a lush rural setting and affordable land that contrasts sharply with Hawaii’s more expensive real estate, but living on one of the

Animal Farm | Certainties and methodical doubts!

1. In early April, I published my forecast of Macau’s inflation for March. The official figures were only to be released on April 20. My forecast was 1.62

Wednesday, May 9, 2018 – edition no. 3043

* Kim and Xi meet again in Dalian ahead of Trump summit * Two poker rooms in Cotai close * Privacy watchdog sanctions 8 cases * Malaysia votes today   DOWNLOAD

Higher childbirth fees for tourists and non-residents next month

The adjusted fees of delivery services for non-resident parents will be officially applied starting from June 1, the Health Bureau reported yesterday in a press conference.

China slams US criticism of its ‘Orwellian’ demand

China isn’t backing down after the White House called an order for airlines to stop referring to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as countries

Gaming | Morpheus to operate without junkets

Melco Resort’s upcoming resort, Morpheus, is set to rely on its own database in acquiring high-rollers instead of following the practice usually employed by

Letter to the Editor | Consulate Woes – Follow up

Dear Editor, The Australian Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macau has written a letter to the editor in response to my article about the Consulate that appeared

Arts | ‘I upload therefore I exist’ opens today

The exhibition “I upload therefore I exist” by Wong Weng Io will open today at 6.30 p.m. at Casa Garden. Wong Weng

New office to coordinate Greater Bay Area development

A new office to coordinate the development of the Greater Bay Area will be established in the near future, Hong Kong chief secretary Matthew Cheung revealed yesterday. According to

Casinos accused of blacklisting unfriendly workers

The local government has been urged by lawmaker Leong Sun Iok to investigate casinos following accusations that certain casinos are sharing a blacklist of employees in order to

Number of credit card users increasing

The total number of personal credit cards issued by banks in Macau stood at 1,216,548 at end-March 2018, an increase of 2.5 percent from the

Kiang Wu expects to offer assisted reproductive services in August

KIANG Wu Hospital is expecting to provide assisted reproductive services starting from August this year, according to Cheung Chun Wing, vice-president of the hospital.

Crime | Resident scammed HKD364,000 over online date

A local resident was reportedly scammed by a man she met through an online social networking app that resulted in a loss of almost HKD364,000, the Judiciary

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