Football | EPL 2015-16 Preview | Sterling boost but City senior trio must shine for title bid

Manchester City has gambled on Raheem Sterling being the key signing that manager Manuel Pellegrini needs to lift his team back to the top of English soccer. But it likely won’t

A guide to all 20 Premier League teams for the new season

Goalkeeper Petr Cech’s arrival from London rival Chelsea significantly bolsters the strength of Arsenal’s defense. Finally, it has a backline potentially as stubborn as its attacking trio of Alexis Sanchez,

Artifacts | Rise of the geeks

Famous for its bespectacled geeks welded to their laptops, smartphones and video games, it’s obvious to everyone living here that Asia’s currently undergoing somewhat of a tech boom, and anyone

Wednesday, August 5, 2015 – edition no. 2371

* Airport traffic up in July, new Vietnam routes to be launched * Local writer turns to thriller stories * Studio City opening date announced today * Obama’s plan to boost clean power   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Israel: Thousands of rare Hebrew texts soon available online

The National Library of Israel will soon make one of the world’s oldest surviving Hebrew bibles, dating back more than 1,000 years, available online. Aviad Stollman, the library’s chief of collections,

Walt Disney experts rebut dogged anti-Semitic allegations

Walt Disney was a complex figure, both celebrated and condemned, but allegations that he was a rabid anti-Semite are unproven, Disney experts said. Talking to TV critics over the weekend about

World Briefs

PAKISTAN The death toll from flash floods triggered by seasonal monsoon rains in various parts of Pakistan has risen to 118 and floodwater has inundated vast areas, leaving tens of

Survey | Large majority of locals not interested in moving to Hengqin

A survey of local residents conducted by the Macao Youth Federation showed that over eighty percent of respondents had no interest in moving to Hengqing to live or work, neither

CRIME | Henpecked Korean gambler makes false crime report after loss

A Korean tourist has been arrested and charged with making a bogus robbery report to local police after gambling away all of his money at a casino. According to the

Gaming industry slump eases a fifth month as visa rules abate

The downward spiral of Macau’s casino industry is abating, albeit slightly, as a revenue slump eased a fifth straight month in July, the same month the city relaxed rules for

GAMING REVENUE | Gov’t reiterates austerity measures may be implemented

The government has yet again reiterated that it will implement austerity measures if monthly gaming revenue drops to below the average monthly gross gaming revenue of MOP20 billion, according to

ARTS | Broadway musical brings romantic fantasy to life

As the backstage technicians are set to roll out compelling illusions and dazzling stage effects, “Ghost” – a Broadway musical that tells a love story that transcends death and mortality

Statistics | Transport | Number of vehicles rises 4.9 percent

The total number of licensed motor vehicles reached 243,966 at the end of June, up by 4.9 percent year-on-year, according to information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Motorcycles

Local man receives dual transplant

A local man has received a liver made out of parts of his daughters’ livers at Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital. The recipient is Cheng Chi-ming, a 59-year-old Macau security

Local breastfeeding association marks 2nd anniversary

The Macau Breastfeeding Association marked its second anniversary last weekend by holding a carnival at Luso-Chinese School Sir Robert Ho Tung. In addition to a photo exhibition of breastfeeding mothers from

EDUCATION | Over 200 students join UM’s Portuguese Summer Course

The three-week program was held for the first time at UM’s new campus in Hengqin. Participants lived with Portuguese teachers on campus, providing them with first-hand experience of life in

MACA | Music Festival in town in September

The concert, which will be held at the Sands Theatre, is aiming to provide a platform for Macau and Hong Kong guitarists to join forces on stage, organizers stated in

Greek stock market reopens with 22 percent plunge

Greece’s main stock index plunged over 22 percent as it reopened yesterday after a five-week closure, giving investors their first opportunity since late June to react to the country’s latest

HSBC profit rises 10 pct, bank selling Brazil unit

Profit for the six months ending June 30 rose to $13.6 billion, or 48 cents per share, said the bank which is listed on stock exchanges in Hong Kong and

Corporate Bits | Five Sands restaurants receive wine spectator restaurant awards

“As in previous years, we are thrilled and honored to be recognized by Wine Spectator for the fourth year in a row,” said Charles Newland, senior vice president of food

Angolan trader Mike (l) bargains with miss Zhou, a Chinese retailer in a wholesale market in Xiaobei Road, a commercial area in Guangzhou

Next October Portugal plans to reopen a Consulate General in Guangzhou, according to Portuguese daily newspaper Diário de Todos. The newspaper reported the joint order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Angolan diamond sales increase by 35 percent

Sales of Angola’s diamonds have increased year on year by nearly 35 percent in the first half of this year, exceeding USD573 million and 4.2 million carats, according to the

Bureau probing controversial Shaolin Temple abbot

Chinese authorities are investigating allegations of misbehavior made online against the controversial abbot of China’s famed Shaolin Temple, the Associated Press reported yesterday. Furthermore according to the Financial Times, the abbot,

Mainland’s Airbnb valued at more than USD1b after funding

All-Stars Investment Ltd. led the latest round of financing, the startup said in a statement yesterday. The Chinese investment firm also backs smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. Tujia, which means “home on

Gov’t curbs online payment in fresh blow to Internet finance

China plans to tighten regulations governing the nation’s 270 online-payment firms including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s finance arm, dealing another blow to the booming business of Internet finance. Under draft rules

Hong Kong | Bra protest over ‘breast as weapon’ conviction

According to the news site, Ng Lai-ying, 30, had accused Chief Inspector Chan Ka-po of touching her breast during a protest in March. But the court had ruled against her, saying

Singapore | Lee seeks smart city revamp as old model ebbs

Roads filled with driverless cars, every home linked with fiber-optic cable, gardens in the sky, shining towers of scientists creating the future. Singapore is at it again, trying to plan

Myanmar | Suu Kyi visits flood-hit area

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited one of the country’s many flood-afflicted areas yesterday, raising her profile during a national disaster that could have consequences in this November’s general election. Over

Briefs | FLIGHT MH370 – Investigators for missing Malaysia flight meet in Paris

India has ordered Internet service providers to block access to more than 850 adult websites in what the government describes as a way to protect social decency. N.N. Kaul, a

Syria | Gov’t warplane crashes killing at least 17 people

Government air raids in a northwestern town in Syria and a subsequent crash by a Syrian warplane that slammed into a residential area there killed at least 17 people yesterday,

France | Saudi king leaves Riviera after controversial beach closure

The Saudi king’s visit to his family’s French Riviera mansion is over after weeks of controversy surrounding the closure of a public beach during his stay, the top state official

Qatar | Kerry pushes Iran nuke deal with wary Arabs

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry brought the Obama administration’s case for the Iran nuclear deal to wary Arab officials in Qatar yesterday. Kerry was meeting with the foreign ministers of

This Day in History | 1964 – Three civil rights activists found dead

Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation found the three young men - two white and one black man - about six miles from the town in a wooded area

Offbeat | Hitchhiking robot’s cross-country trip in US ends in Philly

The Canadian researchers who created hitchBOT as a social experiment told The Associated Press that someone in Philadelphia damaged the robot beyond repair early Saturday, ending its first American tour

Nascar | Matt Kenseth stretches his fuel and steals a win at Pocono

Joey Logano was the first leader to fade, his tank empty with three laps left. Martin Truex Jr. struck E with two laps to go. Kyle Busch knew his Toyota was about

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