Housing | JLL calls on government to implement ‘property ladder’ for home upgrading

Real estate firm JLL Macau is calling on the government to focus on social housing, and to take economic housing as supplementary when formulating

Legislative Assembly | Employment agency law approved amid concerns over domestic helpers, tourists

Yesterday, the Law of Employment Agency Activity was passed with 30 votes in favor at the Legislative Assembly. The law comes in response to the

Cultural Affairs VP to be retried, TSI orders

The trial of former Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) vice president Chan Chak Seng will be reopened and repeated as the Court of Second Instance (TSI) have ruled

Briefs | Escola Oficial Zheng Guan Ying opens new campus 

The Escola Oficial Zheng Guan Ying opened its new campus this month at the Rua Marginal Do Canal Das Hortas/ Terminal. The expanded campus now occupies an area

Property | Hong Kong way ahead of Singapore, topping Asia expat rental List

Hong Kong retained its title as Asia’s most expensive rental city for expatriates, while Singapore fell further down the ranking due to a slower economy

Casino company: Boat that caught fire had no past problems

A casino company said yesterday it never had a problem with the shuttle boat that burst into flames off Florida’s Gulf Coast, leading to the death of

Corporate Bits | Sheraton announces CNY festive menu

Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central is presenting a variety of dining offers to celebrate the Year of the Dog, where guests can take their pick

Replicants | Lifelike robots made in Hong Kong meant to win over humans

David Hanson envisions a future in which AI-powered robots evolve to become “super- intelligent genius machines” that might help solve some of mankind’s most challenging problems. If

Oil spill from sunken tanker is expanding in East China Sea

Several oil slicks have been found in waters around a sunken Iranian tanker ship in the East China Sea in a spill that is

Guangzhou automaker to scrap Trump-sounding brand for US market

Chinese automaker GAC Motor will scrap the brand name it uses in China when it enters the U.S. market next year because it could be confused

Bangladesh, Myanmar aim to finish Rohingya return in 2 years

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed that they will try to complete the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled from violence in Myanmar

North Korea scoffs at Trump’s ‘nuclear button’ tweet

North Korea’s state-run media say U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than leader Kim Jong Un’s is the “spasm of a

Chile | Pope begs forgiveness for ‘irreparable harm’ from sex abuse

Pope Francis begged for forgiveness yesterday for the “irreparable damage” done to children who were raped and molested by priests, opening his visit to Chile

USA | Seized ivory probed for clues that could help save elephants

Scientists are using information gleaned from both illegal ivory art and elephant dung to provide clues that could help save the lives of pachyderms that are

USA | Parents of 13 locked-up kids held on hefty bail

The parents of 13 children found locked up in a California home each were being held on USD9 million bail and could face charges including torture and child endangerment.

Offbeat | What robot strippers say about sexism and tech

Two robot strippers that made an appearance at a strip club in Las Vegas during the CES technology show last week have raised questions about gender diversity

This Day in History | 1983 – BBC wakes up to morning TV

People have been switching on their televisions a little earlier than usual to catch Britain’s first breakfast news programme. The BBC’s new Breakfast Time programme went

Despite doping scandals, Olympic fever grips Russian cinemas

Russia’s going crazy for the Olympics. The 1972 Olympics. Even as the Russian team faces up to being barred from next month’s Winter Games for doping offenses, audiences

Basketball | NBA opens investigation into Rockets-Clippers events

The NBA is planning to speak with players from both the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers to determine the specifics of late-game and postgame events involving

World briefs

MYANMAR-BANGLADESH The two countries have agreed that they will try to complete the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled from violence in Myanmar within

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