Friday, January 26, 2018 – edition no. 2974

* Gemma from Macau | Natural born stylist makes it in NYC * Fire! more demand for special ops * 4-year-old girl dies from flu virus * First major title in women's final

Gui Minhai | EU, Sweden call for China to release detained publisher

The European Union yesterday joined Sweden in calling on China to immediately release a Swedish book publisher who was taken off a train in front of his

Courts | TSI rules against security chief’s dismissal of staff

The ruling by Judge Tong Hio Fong notes, “in a disciplinary proceeding, as in criminal proceedings, it is not for the accused to prove his innocence,

Court rejects appeals on land confiscation

The Court of Second Instance (TSI), announced yesterday that it rejected the appeals of two land concessionaires regarding cases of land parcels being reclaimed by the

Corruption watchdog finds another case of customs misconduct

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has reported to have uncovered a case involving a head of a division within the Customs Service (SA), who is suspected of having used

Macau, Hong Kong last of Chinese jurisdictions to finish official chronicles

Hong Kong has been criticized by several prominent people in the city because of the SAR’s slow progress in drafting the Hong Kong Local Records - a

Chui Sai On says Macau respects freedom of press

Chief Executive Chui Sai On said that the Macau SAR government highly respects the freedom of press and the freedom of publication. Chui made these comments

Education | UM rector pledges to cooperate with other higher institutions

The ninth rector of the University of Macau, Yonghua Song pledged to establish a mechanism to boost cooperation with other institutions in research in a bid to

More companies take part in IFT Career Day

The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) held its 2018 Career Day at the IFT Taipa Campus yesterday. In total, 39 organizations from the tourism and service industries

Gaming | MGM awarded 125 new-to-market tables

The announcement was made yesterday by the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, who said that the casino operator is also permitted to transfer up

Health | Gov’t says it is prepared to deal with flu onset

Macau health authorities say they are adequately prepared to deal with the onset of influenza during the virus’s peak season this winter. The Health Bureau (SSM)

Tax haven | Macau gov’t welcomes unexplained delisting

The Macau government, after criticizing the European Union decision last month to include the territory on a blacklist of 17 jurisdictions accused of being

Ho Ian Sang calls for inquiry into officials’ errors

Lawmaker Ho Ian Sang has urged the government to consider launching public investigations into principal officials’ mistakes or misdemeanors. According to a report released yesterday by

Hong Kong | Warning signs go overlooked in hot stock market

As Hong Kong’s booming equity market smashes one record after another, signs of overheating are popping up everywhere. But good luck finding anyone who’s

Corporate Bits | 200 students graduate from Sands internship program

Close to 200 students graduated from Sands China’s Integrated Resort Internship Program in 2017, with 20 percent of them taking full-time positions with the company upon

Opinion | Leshi’s 13 days of pain show Shenzhen a way out of gloom

If two lizards are crawling up a wall in China, there’s bound to be someone betting which one will make it to the top first. In a

Liu He | Beijing man in Davos is ‘the brain’ behind economy’s overhaul

When Liu He takes to the lectern in Davos today, the Harvard-educated technocrat will move further into the spotlight that’s been aimed at him since his elevation

US Treasury official presses Hong Kong, Beijing on N. Korea

A U.S. Treasury official said yesterday she has urged officials in Hong Kong and Beijing to step up measures to counter North Korean smuggling and financing, as

Analysis | A flurry of exchanges, protests: What’s next for Koreas?

South Korean activists tore photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday, a day after the North warned such actions could derail reconciliation efforts around next

Afghanistan | Insurgents attack children’s group in Afghanistan, 3 dead

A group of gunmen stormed a non-governmental children’s organization in eastern Nangarhar province yesterday, killing two security guards and a civilian, provincial officials said. Attahullah Khogyani,

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