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VIETNAM A Vietnamese court began a major corruption trial yesterday of 22 defendants, including a former senior Vietnamese Communist Party official and a top oil executive the government

The Buzz | UN raises probable death toll in migrant boat sinking to 64

The UN migration agency has raised the probable death toll to 64 in the weekend sinking of a smugglers’ rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya.

Portuguese town encourages children to smoke at Epiphany

The Epiphany celebrations in the Portuguese village of Vale de Salgueiro feature a tradition that each year causes an outcry among outsiders: Parents encouraging their children, some

Our desk | The crime that fits the punishment

Sulu Sou will stand trial much quicker than I anticipated, even taking into account yesterday’s second postponement of the trial start date. My expectation back in December

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 – edition no. 2961

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Sou enlists Menezes as attorney, requests trial postponement

Lawmaker Sulu Sou and political activist Scott Chiang announced yesterday that Portuguese lawyer Jorge Menezes has agreed to act as their lawyer, but that he is requesting

32 missing, oil spills out after tanker collision off China

An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China’s east coast, leaving the tanker’s entire crew of 32 missing and causing it to

AL Plenary | LRT company to be established this year

The company which will manage the operations of the Macau Light Rapid Transit (LRT) will open for business this year, as announced during Friday’s Legislative Assembly plenary

Briefs | Slippery roads cause two traffic accidents

Two residents were rushed to hospital after a New Era bus and a private vehicle collided on Saturday at 1:32 p.m. Police authorities said the car driver lost

Gov’t says it has a ‘plan’ for Pearl Horizon

The government announced on Saturday that it already has “a basic project” in mind for the site of the Pearl Horizon development. The announcement

Crime | Driver accused of three crimes after trespassing the border

The driver arrested last week for illegally bypassing the security of two border checkpoints and jumping a fence at the Macau International Airport has been accused of

Education | Lei Heong Iok equals Polytechnic Institute to university

The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) held its 2018 IPM Open Day on Saturday to introduce students to its teaching facilities, programs and curricula. The event also featured

IFT gastronomy center to be completed by 2023

The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) expects construction of the gastronomy center at its Taipa campus to be completed within four to five years. The school

Slight increase in deposits made by residents

The currency in circulation rose 1.1 percent month-to-month while demand deposits dropped 0.4 percent, the Monetary Authority of Macao announced in a statement last week.

Cybersecurity Law | ‘Real names’ on prepaid SIM cards gathering support, authorities claim

The government has claimed that it is gaining support for its proposal for real names to be used when registering for prepaid SIM cards. The Office

Authorities issue alert as temperatures drop

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) expects the temperature to fall to 6 degrees Celsius and because of this change the Health Bureau (SSM)

Netflix propels TV production, dethrones HBO with critics

The number of scripted TV shows released in the U.S. swelled to a new high in 2017, reflecting the growing efforts of Netflix, Amazon and

Beijing tightens North Korea trade limits under UN sanctions

China on Friday tightened limits on critically important energy supplies to North Korea and stepped up other trade restrictions under intensified U.N. nuclear sanctions. Beijing said

Hong Kong justice chief departs amid rule of law worries

Hong Kong’s justice chief is leaving his job earlier than expected amid rising turmoil over the semiautonomous Chinese city’s judiciary. The government said Friday that Rimsky

Lawyers seek bail for businessman in bribery case

The attorneys for a former Hong Kong government official charged in the United States with using bribes to secure business deals asked a judge on Friday to

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