Bangsil vs Wynn | Witness in Macau trial was shocked by existence of report

A session of the trial between Wynn Macau and former gaming executive Rogelio Yusi Bangsil Jr was held in the Court of First Instance on Friday. During the proceedings,

MGM’s CEO says Wynn resignation unlikely to result in megadeal

The turmoil surrounding Wynn Resorts Ltd. in the wake of Steve Wynn’s resignation is unlikely to translate into a big acquisition, according the chief executive officer

New housing tax rules take effect

Young Macau residents buying their first homes can now take out bank loans equivalent to 80 or 90 percent of the properties’ agreed-upon valuation.

DSAL suspends construction after worker dies on-site

A construction worker fell to his death on Friday morning when performing a routine check on a building at Avenida do Almirante Lacerda, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) informed

Millennials’ spending weighed down by student debt, expert warns

Millennials’ spending habits have been driving business leaders crazy - but not because the youngest generation in the workforce is irresponsible with their cash.

Gaming | Blackstone, Cerberus are said among bidders for Spain Cirsa

U.S. buyout firms Blackstone Group LP and Cerberus Capital Management are among funds considering bids to acquire Spanish casino and bingo- hall operator Cirsa

Alibaba to invest USD865 million in China home improvement chain

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to buy a 15 percent stake in a chain of Chinese home improvement and furniture stores as part of its pushing

Corporate Bits | HK singer Daniel Chan launches world tour in macau

Hong Kong singer Daniel Chan kicked off his 2018 world tour at the Venetian Macao on Saturday. The concert’s theme was “Planet XT”, inspired by the

Missing bookseller hits out at Sweden in arranged interview

A detained Swedish bookseller at the center of an escalating row between Western governments and China has accused Sweden of using him as a “chess piece” in a media

Police: Man with knife kills 1, injures 12 at Beijing mall

A 35-year-old man with a personal grievance attacked 13 people with a knife in a busy shopping mall in Beijing yesterday, killing one, police said. A woman died

Court rejects UK banker’s double murder appeal

A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected a British banker’s appeal of his conviction in the gruesome murders of two Indonesian women. Three Court of Appeal

HK sees deadliest bus crash in 15 years

Saturday evening’s fatal bus crash is Hong Kong’s worst such incident in 15 years, killing at least 19 people and injuring 65. The KMB (Kowloon Motor

Study: Extremists still flourishing in Indonesia’s prisons

Indonesia’s overcrowded prisons are ill-equipped to deal with Islamic militant inmates, hampering efforts to prevent the spread of violent radicalism in institutions that have become known

Cambodia | Shoe-thrower arrested after Thailand deports her

A woman who threw a shoe at a billboard depicting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has been arrested after she was repatriated from Thailand, where the U.N. refugee agency

Israeli PM: Airstrikes dealt ‘severe blows’ to Iran, Syria

Israel’s prime minister said yesterday his country delivered “severe blows” to Iranian and Syrian forces and vowed to take further action against its adversaries following the most

US | Autopsy gives no insight on motive in Vegas mass shooting

The much-anticipated autopsy report on Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock did nothing to help explain why he carried out the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history —

Offbeat | Valentine condom campaign urges lovers to think of animals

An environmental group wants couples to think of wild animals before acting like them this Valentine’s Day. The Center for Biological Diversity is handing out endangered

This Day in History | 1964 – Deaths follow Cyprus truce breach

Fighting between ethnic Turks and Greeks in the disputed island of Cyprus has left at least 16 people dead. Shots started to be exchanged between the two sides’

With extraordinary political theater, Winter Olympics begin

In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side Friday night under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as

World briefs

THAILAND About 400 anti-government protesters rallied in the Thai capital over the weekend, calling on the country’s military rulers to give up power and hold elections they promised

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