Football | Russian club slams ‘bigotry’ by rival fans

Russian Premier League football team Anzhi Makhachkala has called for an end to “bigotry” in domestic football after its fans were abused by CSKA Moscow supporters. Throughout CSKA’s 1-0 home win

World Views | Can Singapore save democracy?

Next Sunday, Singapore celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence. There’s much to celebrate - for some at least. The city-state is indeed “exceptional” (as its leaders like to say)

Tuesday, August 4, 2015 – edition no. 2370

* Singapore 2.0: Lee seeks smart city revamp as old model ebbs * Broadway musical ‘Ghost’ in town * City roads crowded * Suu Kyi visits flood-hit area   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | 2nd American involved in illegal lion hunt

A second American killed a lion in an illegal hunt with a bow and arrow in Zimbabwe several months ago, amid an international outcry over a U.S. hunter accused of

Student protesters sit-in at Taiwan Education Ministry

Dozens of students launched a sit-in Friday at Taiwan’s Education Ministry demanding that officials take responsibility for a student leader who killed himself in an apparent protest over curriculum changes

World Briefs

CHINA A semi-trailer truck rear-ended two sedans on a road in northwest China’s Qinghai Province yesterday, leaving seven people dead and five injured. The truck rear-ended a sedan and pushed

Chui congratulates Beijing on hosting 2022 Winter Olympics

  Chief Executive Chui Sai On has congratulated Beijing on winning the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Chinese capital is the first city to have been invited

Philippines Labor Secretary visits region

The Philippines Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz will visit Macau from tomorrow until Thursday. Her visit is part of an official tour that also includes Taiwan and Hong Kong,

One year after the opening | Hengqin campus main facilities operational

The University of Macau’s new campus opened last August, when all departments, students and academic staff moved from Taipa to Hengqin. One year into its operations, the Times toured the

Public calls for Hotel Estoril preservation

Participants in a debate about the revitalization plan that intends to turn the abandoned Hotel Estoril into a youth recreational center said that the building, or at least its façade,

Maids’ contracts to be automatically renewed

In response to growing demand for migrant domestic workers in local households, the government has decided to simplify the visa renewal procedures for domestic helpers who work for permanent residents. Starting

Tourism | Travel alert to South Korea lifted

The Health Bureau (SSM) on Saturday has lowered the severity of its response to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) from a high-level alert to that of “close monitoring,” whilst

Police ‘did not buy spying software,’ says Wong Sio Chak

The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, has stated that Macau police forces have not acquired surveillance software from Italian IT company Hacking Team. Emails disclosed last month by WikiLeaks showed

CCAC denies selective enforcement on election bribery case

Cheong stated “the CCAC has always upheld equal treatment, the electoral-bribery case or any other cases.” He refused to comment on the specific case as an appeal has already

Upcoming English Premier League off the air

Pires revealed on Saturday that TDM has been, over the last six months, trying to negotiate a deal. “But unfortunately we could not come to an agreement with the company

Elderly social welfare system to be improved

The bureau presented a draft framework of the Support System during a press conference last week, where it launched a 45-day public consultation in order to gather public opinion regarding

New bus routes launched

Head of failed Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox arrested

The head of the failed Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox was arrested in Tokyo on Saturday on suspicion of inflating his cash account by USD1 million, authorities said. Mark Karpeles, 30,

Gaw Capital turns faded properties into gems for fat returns

When InterContinental Hotels Group announced the sale of its Hong Kong flagship for USD938 million to a group led by Gaw Capital Partners on July 10, even insiders were caught

Corporate Bits | Dreamworks launches Summer photo competition

Both local and overseas guests can submit their photographs of the DreamWorks Experience, whether it’s the characters, decorations, activities, or performances such as the DreamWorks Summer Feast, the Kung Fu

Having made Olympic history, Beijing faces challenges

Having made history as the first city to win hosting rights for both the Summer and Winter Olympics, Beijing now faces a slew of challenges, from ensuring adequate snow in

Briefs | Ai Weiwei gets UK business visa after Home Secretary steps in

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was granted a six-month visa to the U.K. on Friday after Home Secretary Theresa May overruled officials in her department who had limited his stay in

Official factory gauge slips as growth slowdown bites

An official Chinese factory gauge slipped to a five-month low, signaling that months of easier monetary policy have yet to kick in and putting pressure on the country’s leadership to

Myanmar | Heavy rains cause more flooding; 9 dead

Heavy rains in Myanmar have caused more flooding and left nine people dead, devastating several townships and forcing more than 18,000 people into temporary shelters, officials said Saturday. Much of the country has

Australia | House speaker quits over travel expense scrutiny

The speaker of Australia’s House of Representatives resigned yesterday following weeks of accusations that she used taxpayer money to pay for extravagant and unnecessary travel. Bronwyn Bishop has faced fierce criticism since it

India-Bangladesh | Delhi and Dhaka swap border enclaves, settle old dispute 

Television images showed people bursting firecrackers and raising an Indian flag in the Masaldanga enclave, which became part of India. On the other side of the new border, thousands of people

Israel | PM vows ‘zero tolerance’ for Jewish extremists after baby burned to death

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government will have “zero tolerance” for Jewish extremists. At his weekly Cabinet meeting yesterday, Netanyahu said Israel was united against “the criminals among our

Turkey | 2 soldiers dead, 24 wounded in PKK suicide attack

Kurdish rebels yesterday detonated an explosives-laden agricultural vehicle at a military police station in eastern Turkey, killing two soldiers and wounding 24 others, authorities said, amid a sharp escalation of

Egypt | Court postpones Al-Jazeera verdict again

An Egyptian court yesterday again postponed announcing a verdict in the retrial of three Al-Jazeera English journalists, extending the long-running trial criticized worldwide by press freedom advocates and human rights

Flight MH370 | New debris found in Reunion not a plane part

A senior Malaysian official says that an object found in Reunion has been confirmed as “a domestic ladder” and is not a plane part, amid media reports that a new

This Day in History | 1957 – Rahman to lead independent Malaya

He was chosen by his fellow Malay rulers in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday and will lead his country to independence at the end of this month. The Tunku, or

Offbeat | Australian seated beside overweight passenger sues Etihad

Etihad Airways said Friday that it will continue to fight a lawsuit by a passenger who says he was left with back pain because he was seated beside an overweight

WADA to investigate new doping allegations in athletics

The World Anti-Doping Agency is alarmed by “wild allegations” made by two European media outlets of widespread suspicious drug tests in track and field, and is asking an independent body

Insight | Non-interventionism is a poor excuse

1. The lack of control for rental increases – both for shops and for residential buildings – remains a problem. Although there has been a slowdown in the rental market,

Ask the Vet | How to Keep Your Dog Cool in the Summer

“Heatstroke is by far the greatest concern,” as most veterinarians agree. A Hebrew University study found that 50% of dogs with heatstroke won’t survive the initial 3 days post the

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