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HONG KONG Regulators reject an application for a budget airline joint venture involving Australia’s Qantas and China Eastern Airlines after local carriers objected. NORTH KOREA Instagram appears to be back to

New subsidies for frontline civil servants to be rolled out by July

The government is planning to implement new relief measures for frontline civil servants, including subsidies to assist with the care of children and elderly family members.The Secretary for Administration and

Slump spreading from gambling tables to property market

Macau’s six-year lucky streak has come to an end. That’s become evident not just at the baccarat tables but at real estate agencies, too. After more than quintupling over six

CCAC to launch probe into 16 idle land parcels

CCAC revealed in a statement yesterday that it will be launching a probe into “the incident concerning the 16 plots of leased land.” “If any illegal acts or disciplinary offences are

New agreement to invest in Guangdong signed

BRIEFS | British Monopoly players compete for Macau trip

British national Terri Ross, who was awarded first place in the UK final of the Monopoly championship, will be competing in Macau at the world championships, The Newcastle Chronicle &

EDUCATION | Anglican College launches work-shadowing program

  The Macau Anglican College (MAC) launched a new work-shadowing program for its senior students this week. As part of the scheme, each participant spends two days in a workplace with

Tourism | IFT sees demand growing for hotel professionals’ enhancement

The local hotel and hospitality industry has placed greater demands on its human resource personnel, Fanny Vong, president of the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT), revealed. Ms Vong presented certificates to

Anti-human trafficking hotlines reorganized

A new 24-hour Report and Assistance anti-human trafficking hotline will commence operation from July 1 this year. According to a statement, the revamp is intended to optimize the functioning of

Students get MICE industry hands-on job experience

A group of Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) students will have a unique opportunity to gain practical experience tomorrow as they develop and organize an entire exhibition featuring the work

Real Estate Matters | The top 25 questions we are asked about Macau property – Part 4 of 5

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties

Greece, creditors at loggerheads as debt deadline looms 

Greece and its international creditors remained at loggerheads yesterday over reform measures that Athens must introduce to unlock billions of euros in loans and prevent a likely bankruptcy of the

Chinese workers contracted by Uniqlo strike over plant closure 

More than 300 Chinese workers at a garment factory that supplies international brands such as Uniqlo have been protesting for about two weeks what they say is a unilateral decision

H&M sees Q2 revenue increase by 21 percent

Swedish budget fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz AB says its second-quarter revenue increased 21 percent to 45.9 billion kronor (USD5.6 billion), despite an unusually cold spring in many of its

Corporate Bits | BNU exhibition – ‘a new century together with you’

In his welcome remarks, Mr Pedro Cardoso, BNU’s CEO, said “for more than a century, BNU is part of the financial life of Macau, maintaining an active role in the

Conservationists: New policy could save elephants 

Conservationists hail it as a possible game-changer in the struggle to curb the slaughter of elephants: an unexpected pledge by a senior Chinese official to stop the ivory trade in

War veterans protest over missing benefits 

Disgruntled Chinese military veterans converged on Beijing this week in a protest over what they say is the government’s failure to make good on promised pensions, medical insurance and other

Sino-US talks see progress on currency, cyberspace issues

The United States claimed progress Wednesday (yesterday, Macau time) with China on currency issues and toward negotiating a code of conduct for cyberspace after two days of high-level talks that underscored sharp

Myanmar | Parliament blocks Aung San Suu Kyi from presidency

Myanmar’s parliament voted against constitutional amendments yesterday, ensuring that the military’s veto power remains intact and that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi cannot become president in an election this

New Zealand | Environmental protesters scale parliament roof

Four environmental protesters breached security yesterday at New Zealand’s parliamentary complex by scaling the roof and perching themselves on a ledge above the main entrance. The Greenpeace protesters hauled up solar panels and

Syria | Islamic State attacks Kobani to halt Kurdish gains

Islamic State militants attacked the Syrian Kurdish stronghold of Kobani, site of one of the group’s biggest setbacks, in an effort to halt the Kurds’ military advance in the country’s

USA | Boston Marathon bomber ‘sorry’ for attack after 2-year silence

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev broke his silence on the death and devastation he caused two years ago with words that were not a political tirade or a justification. He apologized

France | Taxis strike after weeks of rising tension over Uber

French taxis went on a nationwide strike yesterday, snarling traffic in major cities after weeks of rising and sometimes violent tensions over Uber. Travelers hoping to catch a flight walked

This Day in History | 1959 Queen and Eisenhower open seaway

Crowds cheered and waved flags, church bells rang out, sirens wailed and bands played as the Royal Yacht Britannia began the first leg of the journey from Montreal harbour to

Offbeat : Spain | Man dies after being gored by bull in town fiesta

A Spanish man has died after being gored by bull during a summer festival in a southwestern Spanish town. Coria town spokeswoman Clara Iglesias said yesterday the man was standing

Yachtsman Laurent Bourgnon reported missing after dive

Leading Swiss yachtsman Laurent Bourgnon was reported missing by authorities in French Polynesia yesterday after a diving incident. The Papeete rescue center in Tahiti said the 49-year-old Bourgnon, who twice

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang announces divorce

Former Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang, one of China’s best-known athletes, announced yesterday he is getting a divorce after a nine-month marriage to actress Ge Tian. Liu, who won gold in the

Kapok | Social Responsibility

The summary of the 2014 Chief Executive policy address included a small box, oddly entitled “Tips for the Elderly”, in which we were told that elderly citizens were entitled to

Friday, June 26, 2015 – edition no. 2343

* Slump spreading from gambling tables to property market * Growing demand for quality * Hands-on job experience * Ban on Aung San Suu Kyi becoming President   DOWNLOAD

Bunker gives glimpse of war’s final days

* Movies: Jurassic World *Books: The Love Object by Edna O’Brien * Music: Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams by Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams * Wine: The Australian Boutique * Food: Black Magic   DOWNLOAD

‘Jurassic World’ bites into the modern blockbuster

Along the scaly spine of the Tyrannosaurus Rex runs the evolution of Hollywood blockbustering. Twenty-two years ago, Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” set the standard for the kind of movie the

New Edna O’Brien story anthology spans 5 decades

Put on a pot of tea and curl up with “The Love Object,” the new collection of Edna O’Brien stories. If you’re lucky, it’ll be cold, damp and misty outside. Many

Campbell steps front and center with wife

Larry Campbell is a highly regarded producer and ridiculously versatile sideman who can play about any instrument you hand him. Even so, like many males, Campbell might have married out of

News of the World | Japan’s secret navy bunker gives glimpse of war’s final days

On a hillside overlooking an athletic field where high school students play volleyball, an inconspicuous entrance leads down a dusty, slippery slope — and seemingly back in time — to

The Australian Boutique

Situated some 130km north of state capital Adelaide, Clare Valley is the northernmost wine region within the Mount Lofty Ranges zone of South Australia, one of the 6 Federated States

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