World briefs

PHILIPPINE police said yesterday they killed 13 drug suspects and arrested more than 100 suspected dealers and criminals in one day of raids in a province with a

The Buzz | Schwarzenegger: California GOP is like Titanic

Arnold Schwarzenegger is comparing the California Republican Party to the sinking Titanic and warning that the party needs to be more inclusive and embrace issues like

Global tourism predicted to slow after best year ever

The travel and tourism sector is set for a modest slowdown in 2018 as a result of higher oil prices and airfares, a year after it experienced its best

Ax throwing gains in popularity as pastime, sport

Leave it to the hipsters of Brooklyn to combine craft beer and sharp objects. Kick Axe Throwing is the first bar in New York City to pick up on

Bizcuits | Tough expatriates

Some girls grow up believing they can do it all. Class, status, values, economic standing and education all play their part to create a woman who believes in

Friday, March 23, 2018 – edition no. 3013

* No region for old men | Gov't plans to build elderly homes in Hengqin * Price plan raises legal uncertainties * Perpetrators absent * Trump punishes China on trade   DOWNLOAD

Off the Sideline

  * Movies: Unsane * Book: The Bishop’s Pawn by Steve Berry * Music: Englaborn & Variations by Johann Johannsson * Wine: The New Pinnacle of Spain * KitchenWise: spaghetti squash   DOWNLOAD

Soderbergh’s ‘Unsane’ is pulp seen through an iPhone

Steven Soderbergh, who briefly retired from Hollywood after lamenting its timid small-mindedness, has shot his second post-hiatus film entirely on an iPhone. “Unsane,” a pulpy psychological

‘Bishop’s Pawn’ is Steve Berry’s most personal novel to date

Before Cotton Malone worked with Stephanie Nelle and the Magellan Billet, he was a Navy lawyer who seemed to get cases that kept him busy, but weren’t

Johann Johannsson’s debut album is newly interpreted

Englaborn was Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson’s debut album, first issued in 2002. Best known for his soundtracks, Johannsson received Oscar nominations for “The Theory of Everything” and

News of the World | Students, women, teachers embrace activism

Suddenly, America is on the march. This weekend’s March for Our Lives, planned for Washington and hundreds of other locations, is just the most recent sign

The New Pinnacle of Spain

Possessing the most vines and vineyards amongst all wine-producing countries in the world, Spain is, somewhat counter-intuitively, just the third largest by volume. This curious discrepancy is largely due

Kitchenwise | Spaghetti squash is tasty alternative to pasta

Spaghetti squash is a large round squash that forms spaghettilike strands when it’s cooked. Its texture is crisp, its taste is mild, and it can indeed replace

Leong says Jockey Club owes ‘only’ MOP150 million

The Macau Jockey Club (MJC) owes a total of MOP150 million in taxes to the government, the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong

‘Maturing’ Forum Macau celebrates 15 years

The Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries – Macao (Forum Macau) is, “after 15 years and in resemblance to humans, in

Public can check footage of PSP camera-equipped officers

The public has the right to check footage recorded by police officers equipped with cameras, Cheong Sio Yan, a representative from the Public Security Police

Letter to the Editor | ‘The government’s silence on disaster preparedness is absolutely deafening’

Dear Editor, It has been nearly eight months to the day that Hato had left its indelible mark on Macau.  Eight months since promises were made

Heritage | New Macau calls for Coloane protection

The New Macau Association is asking the government to mark the mountain and waterfront near the old Lai Chi Vun shipyards as a buffer to protect

Sio believes gambling concessionaires may change

Former lawmaker Dominic Sio believes that the gaming concessions will be reshuffled from 2020, according to a report by China Business Journal. “Starting from 2020,

James Packer quits Crown amid mental health issues

Billionaire James Packer quit the board of his casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd. due to mental health issues, the latest turn in a turbulent private

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