GOLF | British Open preview | Spieth no Tiger, though that’s not a bad thing

Jordan Spieth was practicing a shot he hopes he won’t need this week, banging a few wedges off the wall on the famous Road Hole in the fading sun at

AP WAS THERE | 55 years ago, Alliss shoots 66 and sets record

Arnold Palmer carded a 5-under-par 67 and aging Gene Sarazen a 69 today in the first qualifying round of the centenary British open golf championship. The courses at St. Andrews

Cycling | Froome uses high mountains to take control of Tour de France

Over the earpiece tucked below his helmet, Chris Froome’s team sent word that his panting Tour de France rivals were struggling in the thinning air of the high Pyrenees, on

Football | Sterling completes USD76M move to Man City from Liverpool

Raheem Sterling became the most expensive English footballer ever this week after joining Manchester City from Premier League rival Liverpool in a drawn-out move costing 49 million pounds (USD76 million). The

World Views | Greece would be better off just leaving the euro zone

Does Greece belong in the euro area? This fundamental question has divided Europe’s governments for months, and still does. The deal just announced only pretends to resolve their disagreement. That’s

Thursday, July 16, 2015 – edition no. 2357

* Protests rage as Japan’s security bills look to expand military role * Increase in gaming-related crime * France-Macau relations ‘stronger than ever’ * Guided visits to heritage sites   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Lindsay says goodbye to serial killer Dexter

World briefs

INDIA At least 27 people are killed and dozens injured in a stampede during a Hindu religious bathing festival on a river bank in southern India. More on p13 THAILAND Testimony

Teen hiking to safety after plane crash a ‘miracle’

A 16-year-old girl survived a small-plane crash in the rugged mountains of Washington state and hiked through thick forest to reach safety in what one official called “a miracle.” But

Thai anti-graft law extends death penalty to foreigners

Thailand has enacted a new anti-corruption law that extends a maximum penalty of capital punishment to foreigners as well as Thais. Previous legislation provided various punishments, including a possible death penalty,

Stock Exchange volatility can impact casinos; public investments

Volatility in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges can impact casinos by deterring VIP gamblers, although it is hard to predict the impact this can have on revenues, local economist

Philippine casino stocks surge on revenue growth forecast

Philippine casino stocks surged after the nation’s regulator said gaming revenue could increase 20 percent this year even as China’s anti-corruption crackdown  has weakened  revenue in  other parts of Asia. Bloomberry

AL Plenary | Consensus on limiting number of vehicles difficult to reach

Several lawmakers called on the government to limit the number of vehicles in Macau, but the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, acknowledged yet again that it

Pipe replacement works face obstacles

The mobility of Macau residents is often challenged whenever construction work on underground utilities is underway. Although Raimundo do Rosario has ensured that the number of pipe replacement and repair works

Fund-raising Oxfam Towerrun comes back in Sept

The Oxfam Towerrun charity race will make a comeback this fall at the Macau Tower, following “great support from the public” last year. Two local groups have already registered. Organized by

Customs seize 12,000 duty-unpaid cigarettes

Macau Customs Service authorities seized roughly 12,000 duty-free cigarettes yesterday morning at different checkpoints in the city after the region’s new tobacco tax bill, which allows people to bring fewer

FTZ firms can borrow from SAR bank loans

Qualified companies in the Nansha and Hengqin free trade zones can now borrow money from banks in Hong Kong and Macau, the Guangzhou branch of the People’s Bank of China

Luxury goods sales dive

Statistics | Tourism growth touches lowest level in 12 years

The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) attributes the slim increase to rising charges for restaurant services (of which the index increased by over 5 percent) and higher prices of local

‘Autumn Salon 2015’ open call for artworks

Last year’s “Autumn Salon” included 56 works from 31 local artists. According to the organizers, the “Autumn Salon” not only created a plat- form for the local artists in allowing

Global stocks uneven after Greece deal, China falters

Global stock markets were uneven yesterday after Greece agreed to a bailout that will enforce more austerity and China’s main index fell after three days of gains driven by a

Jaguar Land Rover lowers mainland sales target amid demand slump

Jaguar Land Rover, the U.K. luxury-car unit of Tata Motors Ltd., cut its sales targets and prices in China amid slowing demand in the world’s largest auto market. Tata Motors’

Corporate Bits | JW Marriott wine specialist announced as Macau finalist of best sommelier greater China

GEG volunteers visited Anima Macau and the Abandoned Animals Protection Association of Macau, helping out with the daily operations of the associations and the lives of the abandoned animals. GEG volunteers

Police say they fatally shot 3 Uighur terror suspects

Police in northeastern China said yesterday that they fatally shot three minority Muslim Uighurs in a confrontation with suspects they described as terrorists who were using knives to resist arrest. Police also injured

College kid’s secret stock trade shows mainland’s moral hazard

Lu Tao can’t sleep. He gets bouts of panic at night. And he’s too afraid to tell his parents why. The 23-year-old university student in Hangzhou has a stock-­market problem. He

State media slams human rights lawyers as rabble-rousers

China’s state media yesterday accused more than two dozen human rights attorneys rounded up in recent days of being troublemakers intent on illegal activism as foreign governments and rights groups expressed

Beijing urges Philippines to ditch its South China Sea case

China urged the Philippines yesterday to ditch its attempt to solve South China Sea territorial disputes with an international tribunal and instead negotiate with Beijing directly, following the arbitration panel’s latest request for

Thailand | Trial begins for journalists charged with defaming navy

Testimony began yesterday in a criminal defamation lawsuit filed by Thailand’s navy against a small news website over a report it posted saying naval forces accepted money to assist or turn a

Koreas | Seoul sends 2 North Korean fishermen back home

South Korea said yesterday that it had sent back two North Korean fishermen who were rescued earlier this month from South Korean waters. The two fishermen were returned through the border

India | Stampede kills 27 during religious bathing festival

At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured yesterday in a stampede during a Hindu religious bathing festival on a river bank in southern India. The stampede occurred in Andhra

South Korea | Spy agency explored technology to hack chat app

South Korea’s beleaguered spy agency has acknowledged exploring the purchase of technologies to intercept communications on the popular Kakao Talk smartphone chatting service, but maintains it only intended to strengthen

Iran nuclear talks | After hard negotiation, historic deal reached

After 18 days of intense and often fractious negotiation, world powers and Iran struck a landmark deal yesterday to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in

Space | Ready for its close-up: First ship to explore Pluto

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft was expected to get up-close and personal with Pluto yesterday, on track to zoom within 12,500 kilometers of the small icy world left unexplored until now. It’s the final

This Day in History | 1971 – Seals shot by government decree

Under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970, the Home Office is allowing five fishermen to kill 350 seal pups off the Lincolnshire coast by the end of next week. The new

Offbeat | Brazil’s hottest YouTube star is a blue chicken. Next stop: USA

Brazil’s biggest YouTube star is a blue spotted hen named Galinha Pintadinha – Lottie Dottie in English – and she’s out to take over the world. At least, that’s how

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