Cricket | Chennai, Rajasthan face 2-year bans in Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League teams Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals face two-year suspensions and two officials are facing life-time bans after a Supreme Court-appointed committee recommended punishments in a corruption

Olympics | Criticism mounts over stadium cost for Tokyo 2020

Japan’s government is on the defensive as criticism mounts over the spiraling cost of the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Officials, however, say it’s too late to change the

Football | Russia coach Fabio Capello leaves after run of poor form

Fabio Capello left his post as Russia coach yesterday after a poor run of form put the 2018 World Cup hosts in danger of failing to qualify for next year’s

Controversy and criticism hits once-proud tennis Down Under

Australian tennis once was full of good news stories, and personalities to match. Rod Laver, the only male player to twice win all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar

Baseball | Reds’ Todd Frazier wins All-Star Derby in home park

Cincinnati third baseman Todd Frazier won the Home Run Derby on Monday, becoming only the second player to do so on his home field in the traditional lead-up event to

Boxing | 4-time world champion boxer Carl Froch retires aged 38

Four-time world champion Carl Froch retired from boxing yesterday after more than a year out of the ring. The 38-year-old super middleweight twice won the WBC title, as well as taking

Macau Matters | Tassie and MONA

While recently visiting family and friends in Australia, a weekend visit to Tasmania (Tassie) and the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) was highly recommended. Fortunately, friends and I

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The Buzz | Microsoft to launch Windows 10 on July 29

The upgraded operating system will allow users to switch seamlessly between personal computers, tablets, smartphones and other gadgets. Windows 10 is intended to give apps a similar feel on all

World Briefs

CHINA’s top disciplinary watchdog is investigating Xi Xiaoming, a vice president of the country’s top court, as the ruling Communist Party presses ahead with a nationwide graft crackdown now in

ARTS | ‘Ghost’ leading actors take on challenging roles

The Broadway musical ‘Ghost,’ based on the 1990 hit movie starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, will take center stage at Macau’s Cultural Center (CCM) next month. Ahead of a

Statistics | Mortgage lending drops 38.4 percent year-on-year

New approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) declined in May, according to statistics that were released yesterday by the Monetary Authority of Macau. With

Stocks surge after hint casinos may retain smoking rooms

Casino operators surged in Hong Kong yesterday following the statements made by Alexis Tam on the sidelines of Friday’s Legislative Assembly plenary debate. The secretary told journalists he is unsure

Peter Phillips – The vice-president of ICOMOS| ‘It’s really important to map the whole place’

The vice-president of ICOMOS Peter Phillips recognized the local government’s efforts to keep the region’s culture alive over the past decade. However, given the rapid development from the growing population, the

Heritage | 10 years after UNESCO listing | ‘Authenticity and integrity’ of Macau at stake

The Dongguk University scholar provided the example of the Guia Lighthouse as one of the places where “ integrity has been lost,” a fact that should prompt an evaluation of

Al plenary | Lawmakers slam government over maids’ qualifications

Foreign domestic helpers’ lack of professional qualifications is troublesome according to several Legislative Assembly lawmakers, who raised further criticism over the performance of employment agencies in yesterday’s plenary meeting. Two spoken

Li Canfeng acknowledges Taipa Central Park irregularities

The director of the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT), Li Canfeng, has apologized over irregularities related to the Taipa Central Park development project, recently unveiled by a Commission

CASINOS IN COLOANE | Gov’t willing to legislate on casino location

The government is willing to review legislation which introduces a ban on casino construction within specific areas of the city, namely Coloane, the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong,

Customs said to be ready to enforce tobacco law

According to Wong Sio Chak, Macau Customs are preparing a set of measures to safeguard the effective enforcement of the law, which will include random inspections for residents and tourists

CRIME | Mainlander falls for gaming house investment hoax

A local casino manager is accused of having swindled HKD12 million out of a mainland businessman. It was reported that the suspect initially invited the victim to open a VIP

Greece reaches deal with creditors, avoids euro exit 

After months of acrimony, Greece finally clinched a bailout agreement with its European creditors yesterday that will, if implemented, secure the country’s place in the euro and avoid financial collapse. The

Corporate Bits | David Beckham filming with kevin hart for new H&M campaign

Four restaurants at Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao have been presented with awards at the 2015 China Wine List Awards. Canton, North and Portofino at The Venetian Macao and Conrad

Sino-Portuguese partnerships are ‘success story’

The “strategic partnership” of power company EDP – Energias de Portugal and China Three Gorges Group (CTG) is “a success story” for the Portuguese economy, the President of the Supervisory

Standard & Poor’s lowers Mozambique’s credit rating

  Standard & Poor’s has lowered its credit rating on Mozambique from “B” to “B-” on the grounds that restructuring of a state-endorsed loan to Mozambican tuna company Ematum indicates the

U.S. calls on Party to free detained human rights lawyers

The U.S. State Department urged China to release human rights advocates detained by Communist Party authorities in recent days and accused of conspiring to “create social chaos.” State Department spokesman John

Tibetan lama Tenzin Delek Rinpoche dies in prison 

Tibetan lama Tenzin Delek Rinpoche has died in prison 13 years into serving a sentence for what human rights groups say were false charges that he was involved in a

Gov’t accuses trading firms of manipulating stocks

Authorities accused securities firms of manipulating stock prices during China’s market plunge and launched a crackdown yesterday against unlicensed companies that financed speculative trading. The moves appeared to be aimed at

3 Uighurs get 6 years over terrorism in Indonesia 

An Indonesian court yesterday sentenced three members of China’s ethnic Uighur minority community to six years in prison after finding them guilty of conspiring with Indonesian militants, including a fugitive

Cambodia | Ruling party approves controversial NGO bill

Cambodia’s ruling party lawmakers approved a controversial draft law yesterday that critics say gives authorities sweeping powers to crack down on civil society groups that challenge the government. Riot police set up

Malaysia | Police probe conspiracy to topple PM Razak over 1MDB funds

Malaysian police said yesterday they are investigating the leak of confidential documents that allegedly show millions of dollars were funneled to Prime Minister Najib Razak’s account, an explosive disclosure that

North Korea | Media confirms purging of defense chief

North Korea has officially confirmed the purging of its defense chief two months after Seoul’s spy service said he had been executed for disloyalty to leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean

Japan | Nintendo President Satoru Iwata dies of tumor

Satoru Iwata, who led Japanese video game company Nintendo Co. through years of growth with its Pokemon and Super Mario franchises, died on the weekend of a bile duct tumor, the company

Afghanistan | Car bombing kills at least 26 civilians near former CIA base

A suicide car bombing near a military base in eastern Afghanistan that once hosted CIA employees killed at least 26 people Sunday, local officials said, the latest insurgent attack after foreign forces

Iran nuclear agreement | Talks hit final stage but deal remains elusive

Disputes over attempts to probe Tehran’s alleged work on nuclear weapons unexpectedly persisted at Iran nuclear talks yesterday, diplomats said, threatening plans to wrap up a deal by midnight — the latest

Mexico | Escape by top drug lord a strong blow to government

The capture of drug lord Joaquin Guzman was the crowning achievement of President Enrique Pena Nieto’s government in its war against drug cartels, a beacon of success amid domestic woes.

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