The blingy joyrides will soon be ending in Mumbai. Tourists hoping to roll down the city’s cacophonous streets in one of its famed, horse-drawn carriages will have to do so before
South Korea’s President Park Geun Hye postponed a U.S. trip to oversee her government’s handling of the Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak, which claimed two more lives amid warnings of
A suicide bomber blew himself up yesterday just steps away from the ancient Egyptian temple of Karnak in Luxor, a southern city visited by millions of tourists every year, security
An expected White House decision to send several hundred more troops to Iraq to expand training of Iraqi forces in Anbar province is not a shift in U.S. strategy but
Dubbed a “man-made flying saucer”, the hovercraft is propelled on a cushion of air created by its own fan power. It therefore hovers just above the waves at sea and
Colorado is full of all-inclusive ranch resorts where guests hike, fish, play horseshoes and roast marshmallows. This one has a new offering — smoking pot. The 170-acre CannaCamp opening July 1
On another day of turmoil for FIFA and the World Cup, the bidding contest for the 2026 tournament was put on hold. FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said yesterday it
Lionel Messi and Neymar aren’t used to being upstaged. It could happen as the Copa America — the South American championship — begins its 3 1/2-week run on today in
The annual June 4 marches are held here with several purposes in mind: to commemorate the deaths which occurred during the Tiananmen Square crackdown; to call for a reassessment of
* Vote buying case involving Chan Meng Kam’s list is on trial * MGTO studies implementing travel warning system * Henan in the spotlight * Drawing children’s dreams * Trailhiker 2015 team slots sold
Vincent Bugliosi, a prosecutor who parlayed his handling of the Charles Manson murder trial into a career as a bestselling author, has died, his son said Monday night. He was
San Francisco officials are deciding whether to impose a warning on ads for sugary soda pop, and both supporters and opponents say the city would be the first in the
JAPAN Two former Japanese political leaders known for their key apologies over Japan’s World War II atrocities say Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should not water down their words when he
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has released allegations that a Macau Prison (EPM) guard took bribes from an inmate to smuggle various prohibited items into the prison, including luxury products
The annual event, currently in its 27th year, is known as one of the most stunning events on Macau’s calendar, attracting many well-known fireworks companies from across the globe. The
The Macao Daily News (Ou Mun Yat Po) published a “solemn statement” occupying its entire front page yesterday, which was jointly issued by 11 local medical societies slamming a recent
Macau’s casino stocks tumbled after several analysts slashed their forecasts for June gambling revenue in the world’s largest gambling hub. Analysts said overnight that June’s casino revenue will be below
Two local VIP gaming service operators are allegedly preparing to shut down their VIP rooms as a result of the gaming industry’s year-long slump. According to the Forefront of Macau
Macau group tours to South Korea that were booked for this month have been cancelled by travel agencies, as reported cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea
IPM’s Seniors Academy was established in 1999, and is dedicated to realizing life-long education for the elderly in the city. Last year, the academy offered a wide range of subjects
Macau’s first antique gallery specializing in European clocks opened on Monday at Fisherman’s Wharf, with the owners hoping to capture the attention of an increasingly “romantic” Asian market. Sergey Rylov, owner
The Health Bureau (SSM) has issued a total of 3,077 fines to citizens found breaching the smoking ban between January 1 and May 31. SSM said that it had undertaken 119,367
Undefeated No. 2 world-rated junior welterweight contender “IK” Yang Lian Hui of China will get his first world title shot in a homecoming fight when he battles Cesar “El Distinto”
Hong Kong’s markets regulator will back a plan to stop fat fingers and rogue algorithms from causing erroneous swings in the city’s biggest stocks. The Securities and Futures Commission will support
HSBC Holdings, Europe’s largest bank by market value, will cut up to 25,000 jobs around the world to reduce costs and shift its center of gravity back toward the fast-growing
Angola’s president visiting China to sign economic agreements Angola and China will negotiate “a new financial package to tackle the difficulties” created by the fall in global oil prices, said the
The Minor hotel group of Thailand has offered 82.5 million euros to buy the Hotéis Tivoli hotel chain, whilst also taking on “all current liabilities,” which in December 2014 amounted
Li Haitao, a 24-year-old employee at a steel trading company, did no research last June before he joined a stampede of novice investors into China’s surging stock market. He paid for his risk-taking. “I
Rules making it easier to file lawsuits in China have led to a new concern over frivolous claims, such as one in which a man says actress Zhao Wei stared at him
China plans to introduce a national parks system in a move that could help address administrative problems that have so far plagued attempts to protect the country’s few remaining natural
Five people were killed, including two police officers, in a shooting yesterday in rural northern China, police said. The early morning shooting in Hebei province’s Suning county marked a rare
A Philippine court has ordered the release of nine Chinese fishermen who served a year in prison for poaching and taking hundreds of endangered giant sea turtles from a disputed South China
A death-row prisoner whose family says was just 14 years old when he was convicted of killing a 7-year-old has had his execution stayed for a fourth time, authorities said
Nepal’s main political parties have reached agreements on several disputed issues that could lead to the drafting of a much-delayed constitution in the Himalayan nation. The agreement was signed by leaders
South Korea believes its MERS virus outbreak may have peaked, and experts say the next several days will be critical to determining whether the government’s belated efforts have successfully stymied a disease
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