Health | Smoking to be banned within 10 meters of bus stops

Starting from January next year, smoking within 10 meters of any bus stop will be banned. The director of the Health Bureau (SSM), Lei Chin Ion, said

Briefs | LRT trains expected to arrive next month

The first batch of Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) trains was shipped to Macau from Japan on October 20, according to a statement published by the Transportation Infrastructure

Award program launched to train talented people

The Talents Development Committee (CDT), the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) and the Macao Foundation jointly launched a program to train residents in linguistics and to

Clinic suspended on suspicion of providing reproductive services

The Health Bureau (SSM) has suspended the activities of the Mayo Medical Center – Macau for a period of 90 days on suspicion of the practice of

Corporate bits | Sands launched first fashion week, a celebration of style

Sands Resorts Macao launched its first Sands Macao Fashion Week, hosting six days of fashion programs and promotions. The fashion week included runway and boutique shows created over

Singapore’s OCBC to boost research in rival market HK

Singapore’s second-largest lender has decided that the best place to expand its research is the country’s rival market Hong Kong. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. plans to

Visa Q4 profits rise 11 percent, beating analyst forecasts

Visa Inc.’s fiscal fourth-quarter profits rose 11 percent, the company said yesterday, as the company continued to benefit from the purchase and integration of Visa Europe, as

USA | Administration sides with NFL in sports betting case

The Trump administration is siding with professional sports leagues in their opposition to allowing New Jersey to offer sports betting at its casinos and racetracks. The

Analysis | Absence of Xi heir among new China leaders raises questions

China’s Communist Party leader Xi Jinping unveiled the new lineup of six men who will assist him as he embarks on a second five-year term centered on

Thailand | Funeral for king a five-day marathon of intense solemnity

The exactingly planned five-day funeral for Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej will be governed by strict protocols for how the public and media conduct themselves that are as much about

New Zealand | US Ambassador Brown accepts advice after conduct complaint

U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown told a New Zealand website this week that he accepted advice that he should be more culturally aware after a U.S. inquiry into

Malaysia | Prosecutor to show video of two more suspects in Kim’s murder

Malaysian prosecutors said yesterday that they would present security camera video showing two more male suspects at the airport on the day the estranged half brother of

Security | New screenings for US-bound passengers on global airlines

Five global long-haul airlines will begin new “security interviews” of all passengers on U.S.- bound flights beginning today at the request of American officials, the companies said.

FAQ | What could be revealed in long-secret JFK files

For decades, the existence of secret government files linked to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination has helped fuel conspiracy theories that others besides Lee Harvey Oswald were

Offbeat | Runaway garbage truck hits store named A Beautiful Mess

A runaway garbage truck has slammed into the front of a New York gift shop named A Beautiful Mess, causing extensive damage. Owner Jeri Flack says he

This Day in History | 1951 – Churchill win general election

The Conservative Party has won the general election by a small majority, making Winston Churchill prime minister for the second time. Mr Churchill is nearly 77 and the

Poker | US star Phil Ivey loses UK case, won’t get millions

He’s long been a winner at cards, but American poker star Phil Ivey’s good fortune does not extend to Britain’s Supreme Court — he lost a major

World briefs

KENYA The leader of Kenya’s main opposition party urged his supporters to boycott a rerun of the country’s disputed presidential election scheduled for today amid rising political tensions

The Buzz | Not at home? Amazon wants to come in and drop off packages

Would you let a stranger in your house to drop off a package? Amazon hopes so. The online retailer said that it will launch a service next

Politics on display as Letterman receives Mark Twain Prize

David Letterman was never known as a particularly political comedian, preferring a detached irony-drenched tone that favored the surreal and silly over topical humor. But there was

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