ART | Macau | Exhibition showcases Chinese masterpieces

A watercolor exhibition featuring paintings from various celebrated mainland and local artists was unveiled yesterday. The exhibition serves as a window into the international art community, while bringing like-minded painters

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INDONESIAN police have rescued 45 Burmese fishermen, believed to be trafficking victims, from a hotel in central Jakarta where they were taken after traveling on fake documents, officials and the

Exclusive interview | Lawrence Ho: ‘The cold hard truth is, non-gaming will never make any money’

Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL) announced yesterday its Q2 results in New York and, as expected, they continue to be on the fall as is the whole gaming sector – although

Irate workers protest outside employer’s firm

Eight irate workmen led by representatives of the Macau Workers Self-Help Association protested outside architectural firm Wit Engineering Company limited yesterday morning. They carried a coffin, and condemned the company

Tam admits smoking lounge leeway

Authorities have apparently relaxed their resolute tone in regard to the implementation of a full smoking ban in all indoor areas, in particular within casinos and the airport. With the

Gov’t allegedly in land debt for 30-hectare plots

The government is still carrying six land plot debts covering a total of 30 hectares, which equates to an area as large as 36 standard football pitches, according to All

AL PLENARY | IACM reshuffle and restructuring bill approved

The bill regulating the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) reshuffle and service restructuring passed its first reading at yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting. Some of IACM’s duties and

Gov’t accused of seeking new way to ‘punish’ civil referendum

Authorities are “seeking another approach to ‘punish’ the civil referendum,” which was organized by pro-democracy civil groups during the Chief Executive election last year, claimed political activist Jason Chao yesterday. Chao

Siza Vieira to design Hotel Estoril revamp

Siza Vieira has accepted an invitation to revamp the Hotel Estoril, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture confirmed yesterday. The Portuguese architect will be in Macau in October to

Corporate Bits | CEM and CSCTC to jointly hold ‘healthy eating’ induction cooking contest

By encouraging participants to design healthy and nutritious recipes, the contest aims to promote healthy eating. In addition, participants will be cooking dishes on site to experience the advantages of

More employers dangling unusual benefits to hook workers

Netflix’s decision to give its workers up to a year of paid leave after the birth or adoption of a baby is the latest example of the unusual benefits that

Real Estate Matters | The rental process for tenants part 4 – First week in your property

This is the fourth part of the five part article about the rental process for tenants. Hopefully you will have read last weeks article about the process of ‘Moving in’. So what

Nyusi invites Indian entrepreneurs to invest in Mozambique

The President of Mozambique invited Indian businesspeople to invest in Mozambique, preferably through partnerships with local companies during the Mozambique/India Business Forum, Mozambican daily newspaper Notícias reported. Nyusi gave the businesspeople

Mozambique | Prices for sugar imports raised

Minister Ernesto Tonela said the benchmark price for the import of brown sugar would increase to USD806 per ton, compared to the current US$385, while the price of refined (white)

Mixed messages on 777 part frustrate mainland Flight 370 relatives

The confusion and frustration that punctuated the investigation into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 erupted anew yesterday after officials offered conflicting levels of confidence on whether a piece

Lawyer: Jailed journalist Gao Yu has heart problems

Imprisoned Chinese journalist Gao Yu has been diagnosed with heart problems and a request for parole on medical grounds is pending, her lawyer said yesterday. Gao, 71, is serving a seven-year

US demands halt to provocative South China Sea activities

In a direct challenge to China, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called yesterday for all claimants to disputed territories in the South China Sea to immediately halt provocative activities that have ratcheted

Gov’t orders homemade sex videos removed from social media

China’s top anti-pornography office yesterday announced its latest mission: a campaign to remove amateur sex videos from China’s social media. Long intolerant of obscenity online, Beijing authorities are now trying to

Japan | Hiroshima marks 70th anniversary of atomic bombing

Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima yesterday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders to step up efforts

Afghanistan | Military helicopter crash kills 17

An Afghan military helicopter crashed in a remote region of the southern Zabul province yesterday, killing a total of 17 soldiers, including five crew members, officials said. Provincial police chief Mirwais

Italy | Bank of China money-laundering trial to begin in March 

A USD5 billion money-laundering trial of the Bank of China and 297 other defendants in Italy is scheduled to begin in March, deputy public prosecutor Giulio Monferini said Wednesday. At issue is more

Saudi Arabia | Mosque bombing targets police, 17 dead

A bomb ripped through a mosque in Saudi Arabia used by Interior Ministry special forces in the southwestern city of Abha yesterday, killing 17 people, according to the official Saudi Al-Ekhbariya news channel. A Saudi Interior Ministry official told

Offbeat | US sheriff asks drug dealers to turn in their rivals on Facebook

A sheriff’s office in the United States has posted a flyer on its Facebook page asking drug dealers to turn in their rivals. Media outlets report the Sheriff’s Office in Franklin

This Day in History | 1972 – Asians given 90 days to leave Uganda

General Amin said all Asians who are not Ugandan citizens - around 60,000 - must leave Uganda within 90 days. The military ruler’s latest statement amended his original expulsion order two

Football | EPL preview – Few changes at Chelsea for title defense as rivals spend big

Sunday, 0:30am Chelsea v Swansea H 1.36, D 5, A 11 After a summer of a sleaze at FIFA, it's time for an even richer force in world football to take center stage:

Kapok | Head counts or headaches?

Censuses have been in existence for millennia, the first known having been undertaken by the Babylonians and in Pharaonic Egypt in the Third Millennium BC. The oldest existing census was

Friday, August 7, 2015 – edition no. 2373

* Lawrence exclusive: Gaming industry ‘needs help’ • Melco Crown’s revenue drops 24 percent * Privacy watchdog intends to fine referendum organizers * IACM’s restructuring bill approved * Siza designs Hotel Estoril * 70th anniversary

Goodbye Landline Phones

* Movies: Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation * Books: Badlands by C.J. Box * Music: Ashes & Dust by Warren Haynes * Wine: The Austro-Italian Legacy * Food: gastronomic Wonderland   DOWNLOAD

Mission accomplished for Cruise in new ‘MI’ flick

There’s some interesting talk in the cleverly satisfying script of “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” about the element of luck. As in: How much is luck a factor in the

‘Badlands’ is intriguing stand-alone novel from C.J. Box

The new Wild West, in which a hamlet becomes a boomtown because of its oil-rich fields, makes a sturdy background for C.J. Box's intriguing new stand-alone novel. Taking another break from

Warren Haynes, acoustic band shine on ‘Ashes & Dust’

Thirty-five years in to his career, Warren Haynes returns home to the Appalachian mountains for "Ashes & Dust," a collaboration between the veteran jam-band guitarist and vocalist and the adventurous

News of the World | US agency voting on new phone rules

The copper network behind landline phones, a communications mainstay for more than a century, is going away, as cable and fiber-optics lines come along with faster Internet speeds. But the alternatives

The Austro-Italian Legacy

Austria and Germany are brothers in various ways, and Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-Südtirol in German) is to Austria what Alsace (Elsass in German) is to Germany. Both Trentino-Alto Adige and Alsace

Food | Gastronomic wonderland

When one thinks of a Cantonese restaurant, immediately, the image of individuals talking loudly while sharing their food comes vividly to mind. However, in recent years, many sophisticated Chinese restaurants

The Buzz | Boston mayor wants ban on chewing tobacco at ballparks 

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh wants to ban the use of snuff and chewing tobacco in sports venues across the city. The proposal follows passage of a similar ordinance in San Francisco,

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