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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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 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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
* 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
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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