Thursday, January 18, 2018 – edition no. 2968

* Rule of Law prevails | Vong drops immunity draft resolution to civil relief * Benfica may play in North Korea twice in Asian Cup * VIP heist dealer steals HKD48m in

Court of first instance | Judge adjourns Sou’s trial pending appeal

The trial that puts lawmaker Sulu Sou and former president of the New Macau Association (ANM) Scott Chiang in the defendants’ seat finally started its first session

Meanwhile in Hong Kong… | Activists will have to wait for prison appeal outcome

Three Hong Kong activists will have to wait to learn the outcome of their final appeal to overturn prison sentences for their roles in sparking 2014’s massive

Editorial | A ruling against Vong resolution

A judge at the Court of First Instance (TJB) decided to adjourn the trial of Sulu Sou (and Scott Chiang) sine die pending a decision by the Court of

Legislative assembly | Vote on ‘immunity resolution’ postponed for today

Deliberations at the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Vong Hin Fai’s ‘immunity resolution’ and whether lawmaker Sulu Sou’s suspension should be regarded as a political act or not

Macau to leave tax haven ‘blacklist’ after complying with EU rules

Macau is soon to leave the European Union’s (EU) tax haven “blacklist.”  This change is part of a proposal on the part of EU

Gaming | Bernstein predicts VIP slowdown this year

Brokerage firm Sanford C Bernstein is predicting a deceleration in Macau’s VIP gaming growth this year on the back of a number of political and economic factors

Tourist Price Index increased 0.77 percent

Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the average Tourist Price Index (TPI) for 2017 rose by 0.77 percent year-on-year to 131.87; representing a

Housing | JLL calls on government to implement ‘property ladder’ for home upgrading

Real estate firm JLL Macau is calling on the government to focus on social housing, and to take economic housing as supplementary when formulating

Legislative Assembly | Employment agency law approved amid concerns over domestic helpers, tourists

Yesterday, the Law of Employment Agency Activity was passed with 30 votes in favor at the Legislative Assembly. The law comes in response to the

Cultural Affairs VP to be retried, TSI orders

The trial of former Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) vice president Chan Chak Seng will be reopened and repeated as the Court of Second Instance (TSI) have ruled

Briefs | Escola Oficial Zheng Guan Ying opens new campus 

The Escola Oficial Zheng Guan Ying opened its new campus this month at the Rua Marginal Do Canal Das Hortas/ Terminal. The expanded campus now occupies an area

Property | Hong Kong way ahead of Singapore, topping Asia expat rental List

Hong Kong retained its title as Asia’s most expensive rental city for expatriates, while Singapore fell further down the ranking due to a slower economy

Casino company: Boat that caught fire had no past problems

A casino company said yesterday it never had a problem with the shuttle boat that burst into flames off Florida’s Gulf Coast, leading to the death of

Corporate Bits | Sheraton announces CNY festive menu

Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central is presenting a variety of dining offers to celebrate the Year of the Dog, where guests can take their pick

Replicants | Lifelike robots made in Hong Kong meant to win over humans

David Hanson envisions a future in which AI-powered robots evolve to become “super- intelligent genius machines” that might help solve some of mankind’s most challenging problems. If

Oil spill from sunken tanker is expanding in East China Sea

Several oil slicks have been found in waters around a sunken Iranian tanker ship in the East China Sea in a spill that is

Guangzhou automaker to scrap Trump-sounding brand for US market

Chinese automaker GAC Motor will scrap the brand name it uses in China when it enters the U.S. market next year because it could be confused

Bangladesh, Myanmar aim to finish Rohingya return in 2 years

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed that they will try to complete the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled from violence in Myanmar

North Korea scoffs at Trump’s ‘nuclear button’ tweet

North Korea’s state-run media say U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than leader Kim Jong Un’s is the “spasm of a

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