US presidential election | Payback: Trump holds up rival’s phone number after criticism 

Presidential candidate Donald Trump has pulled a classic adolescent prank by releasing the phone number of a rival who dared to criticize him, the latest chapter in an on-going feud

Turkey | State media: Gov’t blocks access to Twitter

Turkey has blocked access to Twitter to prevent the broadcast of images of Monday’s bombing in southeast Turkey that killed 32 people, the state-run Anadolu Agency said yesterday. The agency said

This Day in History | 1957 – Bus dispute turns violent

In some instances strike-breaking drivers were attacked and vehicles vandalised, including those with passengers on board. In Derbyshire one driver, Basil Flint, had to be taken to hospital after being hit

Offbeat | UK lawmaker defends making 14-cent expenses claim

British lawmaker is defending claiming 9 pence (USD0.14) on expenses for a short car journey, saying such claims may look “odd” but the mileage adds up. Conservative lawmaker Rob Wilson said

Motorsports | Title tussle takes a back seat as F1 mourns for Bianchi

The championship tussle between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will take a back seat at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, with Formula One still coming to terms with the

Rugby | South Africa recalls Brussow for NZ, 1st test in 4 years

Hamstrung by injuries, South Africa recalled flanker Heinrich Brussow yesterday for his first test in four years among three changes to the starting 15 to face New Zealand. Brussow last played

Briefs | Football – Thailand FA president receives suspended 1-year jail term

A Bangkok criminal court has sentenced Football Association of Thailand president Worawi Makudi to a suspended jail term of one year and four months for forgery during his election in

HK Observer | Taking the lead on lead

Excess lead has been discovered in the tap water of several Hong Kong public housing estates, and will likely be found in private estates as well. The really alarming part

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The Buzz | Lufthansa plane nearly collides with drone near Warsaw

Polish officials say a Lufthansa plane that was approaching Warsaw’s international airport nearly collided with a drone. The spokesman for Warsaw’s airport, Przemyslaw Przybylski, said yesterday that the incident happened Monday

Surfer and bare-handed shark wrestler returns to Australia

Mick Fanning sat up on a high stool, straight backed and good humored, recounting the story he will be telling for the rest of his days, about how he fought

World Briefs

CHINA-USA President Barack Obama is thanking Chinese President Xi Jinping for China’s role in securing the nuclear deal with Iran. The White House says Obama and Xi spoke Monday, the

Electoral bribery case Chan | Meng Kam’s association claims ‘political persecution’

The Macau Institution of People’s Alliance  director Chan Tak Seng denounced the ruling by the Court of First Instance over the graft case involving Chan Meng Kam’s list as “political

Lawmaker calls for tougher penalties for electoral corruption

Commenting on the punishments imposed on members of Chan Meng Kam’s electoral campaign, lawmaker Leonel Alves told Radio Macau that the revisions to electoral laws recently announced by the government

Siza Vieira to assist with Hotel Estoril revamp

  The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, revealed yesterday that the renowned Portuguese architect Siza Vieira will visit Macau to offer insights into the renovation of Hotel Estoril.

Retail | Hermes second-quarter sales accelerate, despite Macau, HK rut

Hermes International SCA reported a 22 percent increase in second-quarter sales as growth in Japan offset a slowdown in Hong Kong and Macau. Revenue rose to 1.17 billion euros (USD1.27

Over hundred local students join military summer camp

Over a hundred local secondary school students have spent the last ten days at the Military Summer Camp for Macau Young Students held in Zhuhai at the military base of

Police nab illegal workers at construction site

One man was also found to have been using a forged local identity card and another was arrested for working outside the permissible area. According to the PSP, a total

Gaming | Casino stocks boom again, Macquarie says it’s fleeting

Macau casino operators are leading gains on Hong Kong’s stock market for the first time in nine months, a winning streak Macquarie Investment Management Ltd. and Pictet Asset Management Ltd.

CEO of Japan’s Toshiba resigns over doctored books

Toshiba’s CEO and eight other executives resigned yesterday to take responsibility for doctored books that inflated profits at the Japanese technology manufacturer by 152 billion yen (USD1.2 billion) over several

Corporate Bits | Mastercard launches Masterpass in Hong Kong and Brazil

Seeing the enthusiasm Hong Kong consumers have towards the emerging digital lifestyle and enhancing their online shopping experience, MasterCard is partnering with Bank of East Asia, China Construction Bank, Dah

Angolan airline gives up flights to Dubai

Reduced passenger numbers have led the board of directors of Angolan airline TAAG to bring flights to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to a halt and to reduce links to São

Angola | Germany and Italy showcased at largest trade fair

The 32nd edition of the Luanda International Fair (Filda) started yesterday in Luanda with the participation of 40 countries and territories and 930 national and international exhibitors, occupying a covered

Hu Jintao’s top aide to face corruption trial

Former President Hu Jintao’s top aide has been arrested on corruption charges, stripped of his party membership and removed from all government positions, China’s state media said. The ruling by the Communist Party’s

Shanghai heralds boost for emerging nations with BRICS Bank opening

The biggest emerging economies opened their New Development Bank in Shanghai, strengthening China’s ability to offer developing nations the support traditionally given by the U.S. and Japan through organizations like

Beijing slams Mitsubishi’s ‘selective’ wartime slave labor apology

Mitsubishi Materials Corp. should expand its apology for using U.S. prisoners of war as forced laborers during World War II to include captured Chinese soldiers, state-run Xinhua News Agency said

College librarian admits he replaced art with fakes

A former chief librarian at a Chinese university admitted in court yesterday to stealing more than 140 paintings by grandmasters in a gallery under his watch and replacing them with

Man blows himself up killing 3, injuring 24 others

An unemployed man suffering from a liver ailment blew himself up in an explosion that also killed two other people and injured 24 outside a park in eastern China, Chinese

Japan | Annual defense paper shows heightened worry over China

Japan emphasized China as a threat in escalating regional tensions in this year’s annual defense report as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government tries to convince the public of the need

North Korea | Pyongyang not interested in something like Iranian nuclear deal

North Korea said yesterday that it’s not interested in an Iran-type nuclear disarmament deal, saying it won’t abandon its atomic weapons as long as the United States maintains hostile policies toward the

Myanmar | 2 newspaper editors fined for insulting president

A Myanmar court yesterday fined two editors of a weekly newspaper 1 million kyat (USD809) each after finding them guilty of violating the country’s media law by insulting the president. The

Thailand | Coal plant proposed for pristine coast sparks outcry

Plans to build an 800-megawatt coal power plant near some of Thailand’s most popular beaches have sparked protests and a hunger strike by activists who say officials aren’t considering its

Briefs | Cambodia – 11 opposition activists jailed for insurrection charges

Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday convicted eleven opposition activists of leading or participating in an insurrection and sentenced them to between 7 and 20 years in prison. They were

Burundi | Nation votes amid unrest as president seeks 3rd term

Burundi began voting in its presidential election yesterday following a night of gunfire in which three people were killed, including two police officers, in unrest over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid

Greece | Tsipras stays popular despite bailout hardship

Under Alexis Tsipras, Greece slid back into recession, sank deeper into debt and found itself pushed to the brink of bankruptcy. Then after rejecting one painful bailout deal, the radical

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