As Africa tackles child marriage, young survivors speak out

Sitting on the floor and dressed in black, the 15-year-old held her baby as panicked tears welled in her eyes. Her husband, two decades her senior, could

World Views | Singapore must junk Hong Kong’s rail model

Singapore works. Or that was the city-state’s reputation until one December day six years ago, when a solitary defective fastener brought the subway system screeching to a halt.

Monday, October 30, 2017 – edition no. 2916

* Outlying Taiwan islands reject casinos in referendum vote * ‘Handover fears’ did not materialize * Spooky monsters back at albergue * Crowd rallies in Barcelona for Spain unity   DOWNLOAD PDF   * The steel behind

Sands to invest USD1.1b in ‘Londoner’ remodel

Las Vegas Sands Corp., capitalizing on the rebound in Macau gambling, will spend USD1.1 billion renovating its properties there, including turning the Sands Cotai Central into a

Analyst: Municipal Institute just a change of name

The necessity of creating the Municipal Institute was only due to an adaptation of what is stated in the Basic Law and thus its inception is simply

Hard Rock appoints Edward Tracy CEO of Asia

Hard Rock International has announced the promotion of Edward Tracy to chief executive officer, Asia. According to a statement issued yesterday by the company, Tracy is

Casinos pledge to invest in e-friendly buses

The region’s six casino operators have pledged to introduce renewable energy or electric shuttle bus services for their guests and the trial run for this service will start with

Typhoon Hato negatively impacted restaurant revenues

According to the latest Business Climate Survey conducted by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), the proportion of interviewed restaurants reporting year-on-year growth in revenue in

Education | UM to confer four honorary doctorates

The University of Macau (UM) will confer honorary doctorates on four distinguished individuals, Academician He Jingtang, Professor Henry T. Yang, Doctor Ada Yonath, and Professor Binglin Zhong,

Animal rights | Greyhound spat between Angela Leong and Anima worsens

A high-profile animal rights activist has described comments made this week by the executive director of the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome, Angela Leong, as “nonsense”, adding that they

Historical industries exhibition opens tomorrow

The Museum of Macau will hold the opening ceremony of a new exhibition showcasing Macau’s traditional handicraft industries tomorrow. The exhibition, titled “The Memorable

MDC accepting applications for two vacant studios

The Macau Design Center (MDC) is now accepting applications from local design companies to occupy two recently vacated studios. The application period is until November

Briefs | CE to deliver Policy Address on Nov. 14

The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On, will deliver the Policy Address on November 14 at the Legislative Assembly (AL). The session will start at 3 p.m.

South Africa gospel choir make Macau debut

Heralding from South Africa, the Soweto Gospel Choir performed their single Macau date last night as part of the International Music Festival of Macau, showcasing some

Real Estate Matters | Property Tax And An Uncertain Future ? – Part II

This Four-part series of articles is on the highly ‘thrilling’ subject of Land and property Tax. Last week we reviewed the current submission system and it’s

Retail | Hong Kong’s shopping experience is changing

To gauge how much the Hong Kong shopping experience is changing, take a walk through Pacific Place mall. Burberry Group Plc has shrunk its store and the

Communist Party praises Xi as Marxist thinker

The party yesterday praised Xi’s contribution to ideology, adding to intense propaganda promoting his personal image as Xi begins a second five-year term as leader.

Trump on Xi: ‘Now some people might call him the king’

President Donald Trump spoke yesterday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, congratulating Xi on beginning a second, five-year term as leader. China’s ruling Communist Party this

Australia | High Court to rule on deputy leader’s fate today

Australia’s High Court will rule today on whether seven lawmakers including the deputy prime minister and two senior ministers are eligible to sit in Parliament in

New Silk Road runs straight through junk territory

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s new Silk Road to Europe traverses territory where most bond investors fear to tread. Of the 68 nations China lists as

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