The Buzz | Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister makes bid to be Eurovision singer

Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, Katia Aveiro, has launched a Twitter campaign asking fans to back her bid to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest. The soccer star’s 38-year-old sibling began her

Facebook page offering to overseas Filipino workers denounced as online scam

  APhilippine government agency, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), has warned Filipino employees in Hong Kong and Macau of an online scam using the agency’s name to solicit money in

World Briefs

MALAYSIA’s prime minister has a problem: He can’t explain away a USD700 million bank account to a skeptical public. His response? A crackdown on critics and the press that has

PUBLIC CONSULTATION | High-rise blocks on reclamation Zone B remain residents’ top concern

The government’s plan to allow high-rise buildings to be built on reclamation Zone B remains among residents’ top concerns, according to a preliminary evaluation of the new reclamation zone blueprint

Reclamation Zone E | Public fears harmful air from nearby waste incinerator

Regarding the urban development of the five new reclamation zones, the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) released an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on its master plan last

Foreign exchange reserves reach over MOP140 billion

The trade-weighted effective exchange rate index for the pataca, a gauge of the domestic currency’s exchange rates against the currencies of Macau’s major trading partners, rose 0.76 points month-to-month and

Elderly call for more subsidies as gov’t plans support system

  The public consultation for a decade-long action plan which seeks to establish a Support System for the Elderly kicked off on Friday as the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) held two

Gaming Alert | Money laundering in Goa’s casinos and the Macau experience – report

One of the many open secrets now tumbling into the media spotlight as part of the Louis Berger bribery case involves Goa’s deeply unpopular casinos, via the accused Hawala operator,

Economy | Gaming operators’ stocks dented by weakened Chinese currency

China’s three yuan depreciation moves over three consecutive days last week have not only sent shockwaves rippling through global markets, but have also triggered fluctuations among local casinos’ shares on

Sands China first-half net profit slides 46pct

Sands China Ltd reported a 46 percent drop in its half-year net profit last week, as a corruption crackdown and a weakening economy on the mainland have interfered with its

‘Star Wars’ themed land planned at Disney parks 

Disney theme parks have their sights on a galaxy far, far away. “Star Wars” is getting its own themed lands at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and Disneyland in Anaheim,

Corporate Bits | Sands China participates in one day volunteer for seventh consecutive year

Around 25 children and parents from the Macau Deaf Association and their families were invited to take part in two activities held at Sands Cotai Central Sunday: Madagascar Summer Feast

Macau | IFT sweet treat wins annual Fonterra Pastry Challenge

Taking the words of 18th century French queen Marie Antoinette to heart, local pastry chefs were battling it out on Friday showcasing their baking skills so they could indeed let

SOUTH CHINA SEA WATCH | Beijing rejects island building freeze

  The dispute over the strategic waterways of the South China Sea has intensified, pitting a rising China against its smaller and militarily weaker neighbors who all lay claim to a string of isles, coral

Beijing plays down US human rights concerns

China is open to talking about human rights at a September leadership summit with the U.S. but the two world powers should not let the issue “dominate” the discussions, a senior

Tianjin blast zone blocked over contamination fear; 112 dead 

Authorities pulled more bodies from a massive blast site in the Chinese port of Tianjin, pushing the death toll to 112 yesterday as teams scrambled to clear dangerous chemical contamination. Hundreds

Hong Kong | FT: Carson Yeung freed from jail

Carson Yeung, the colorful tycoon and part owner of English football club Birmingham City, was freed from a high-security prison in Hong Kong and given the right to appeal his

Indonesia | Airliner with 54 aboard goes missing in Papua

An airliner carrying 54 people went missing yesterday during a short flight in bad weather in Indonesia’s mountainous easternmost province of Papua, and rescuers were heading to an area where villagers reported

Japan | Emperor offers ‘remorse’ on WWII surrender anniversary

Emperor Akihito expressed rare “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions in an address Saturday marking the 70th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, a day after the prime

Italy | At least 40 migrants dead at sea, 320 others rescued

At least 40 migrants died Saturday in the hold of an overcrowded smuggling boat in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya, apparently killed by fuel fumes, and some 320 others aboard were

Gov’t Surveillance | Snowden documents reveal details behind AT&T-NSA partnership

Under a decades-old program with the government, telecom giant AT&T in 2003 led the way on a new collection capability that the National Security Agency said amounted to a “’live’

USA-Cuba | A festive flag-raising, then tough talk on human rights

A jubilant flag-raising at the reopened U.S. Embassy in Havana is giving way to serious talk about the road ahead in improving relations between the United States and Cuba. Capping off

This Day in History | 1998 Clinton admits Lewinsky affair

In a televised address Mr Clinton told the American people that he took full responsibility for his actions. He said: “Indeed I did have a relationship with Ms Lewinsky that was

Offbeat | Guinness: 26-year-old cat in US is world’s oldest alive

A 26-year-old cat named Corduroy has been named the oldest living cat by Guinness World Records. The cat is owned by a family in the Oregon city of Sisters. His owner,

No joke – a Samoan walks onto a golf course and…

The family business, at least on the athletic side of the Finau family, was pro football or basketball. Tony Finau, all 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds of him, was determined to play

Macau’s Top Lean Mass

The 2015 edition of the Macau Open Bodybuilding Championships, organized by the Macau Bodybuilding and Fitness Association, took place yesterday at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion and saw a good

Tennis | Rogers Cup | Serena Williams falls in Toronto semifinals

Top-ranked Serena Williams stumbled in the Rogers Cup semifinals yesterday (Macau time), falling 6-3, 5-7, 4-6 to Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic. The 18-year-old Bencic became the youngest player to beat Williams

Football | Casillas keeps clean sheet in debut win for Porto

Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas kept a clean sheet in his Portuguese league debut on Saturday, when FC Porto beat Guimaraes 3-0 to start its season. Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar struck

World Views | Asia should focus more on the future than the past

In Europe, the more time that passes from the terrible events of the second world war, the more the rancour diminishes between the warring nations. In north-east Asia, sadly, the

IMF: China is managing transition to more stable growth

The International Monetary Fund delivered a reassuring economic assessment of China on Friday, at the end of a week that saw the Chinese currency plummet and global stock markets buckle

Yuan and oil stabilize, giving US stocks a lift

A rocky week for the stock market ended on a bright note as investors bought stocks across industries. Stocks wavered Friday morning before climbing steadily during the afternoon amid a mix

Ask the Vet | Is Putting a Cat or Dog to Sleep Inevitable?

Many pet owners face the issue of euthanasia at some point in their lives. While many owners choose euthanasia in the face of elderly cat diseases and older cat symptoms,

Colorado | Critics use mine spill to attack US environmental agency

U.S. authorities say rivers tainted by last week's massive spill from an abandoned Colorado gold mine are starting to recover, but for the government's Environmental Protection Agency, the political fallout

Monday, August 17, 2015 – edition no. 2379

* Manila gov’t warns against Facebook scam targeting Filipino workers in Macau, HK * Reclamation Zone E: fears over harmful air from nearby waste incinerator * Gaming: the dark side of Goa’s

The Buzz | Robbery at Mexican silver, gold mine nets USD165,000

A large silver and gold mine in northern Mexico said Wednesday that an organized crime gang robbed almost 4.5 kilograms of gold-silver mix from employees. The Fresnillo mining company said the robbery

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