Malaysia | Chemist says Kim had 1.4 times lethal dosage of VX on face

The estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader had about 1.4 times the lethal dosage of VX nerve agent on his face after he was attacked at

Japan | Election campaign begins; PM Abe pledges stability

Hundreds of candidates took to the streets yesterday as the official 12-day campaigning period for Japan’s Oct. 22 lower house election kicked off, with Prime Minister Shinzo

USA | 1,000 leads later, authorities still stumped by Vegas gunman

More than a week after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history investigators are stumped about the key question: What led a 64-year-old high-stakes gambler to

Offbeat | Shark-suit wearer runs afoul of Austria’s ‘burqa ban’ law

An Austrian law that forbids any kind of full-face covering including Islamic veils has claimed an unusual victim — a man wearing a shark suit. Police say

This Day in History | 1976 – China’s ‘Gang of Four’ arrested

The new chairman of China’s Communist Party, Hua Guofeng, has ordered the arrest of four leading radicals in Peking. It is a sign that China is

Football | Syria’s World Cup hopes end in extra-time loss to Australia

War-torn Syria’s hopes of qualifying for next year’s World Cup have ended in a 2-1 extra-time loss to Australia. Tim Cahill again delivered for his

Cricket | Sri Lanka hands Pakistan first test series defeat in UAE

Dilruwan Perera grabbed 5-98 as the offspinner anchored Sri Lanka to a 68-run victory against Pakistan in the second test and clinched the two-match series 2-0 yesterday.

World briefs

THAILAND More than three years after seizing power in a coup, the head of Thailand’s military government yesterday promised elections in November next year. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told

The Buzz | Catalan parliament not acting on vote results

An official at the Catalan parliament says its governing board has “taken notice” of the results in last week’s disputed independence referendum — but that it won’t put

Smoke, wildfires damage California’s famed wine country

Workers in Northern California’s renowned wine country picked through charred debris and plotted what to do with pricey grapes after wildfires swept through lush vineyards, destroying at

Macau Matters | Emergency Button App

Over Summer I spent two months living in the family home with my father in Australia. While there he explained the red emergency button on his old-fashioned traditional

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 – edition no. 2903

* AL new voices | Agnes Lam | ‘I don’t want to be the populist or the protectionist’ * More property supply than demand * Lusofonia festival returns * Tsai vows to protect

Food & Beverage | Jak’s Kitchen puts itself on par with top restaurants in integrated resorts

With the aim of providing guests with competitively- priced quality Western cuisine outside of integrated resorts, two entrepreneurs opened Jak’s Kitchen in One Oasis earlier this year.

MSAR passport holders can apply for UK e-passport service

The British Consulate-General in Hong Kong has confirmed with the Identification Services Bureau that Macau SAR passport holders are now eligible to join the UK’s Registered Traveller

Hong Kong | Regulators want ID requirements for cross-border trading

Hong Kong financial regulators are seeking to introduce an identification program for investors trading stocks on the mainland, the Financial Times (FT) reported, citing an HKSAR legislator.

DSPA launches plan to recycle 50,000 electronic devices in one year

The government, through the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), launched a trial plan that aims to collect at least 50,000 electronic devices, including computers, mobile phones, sound

Malaysia| Video shows Kim Jong Nam motionless on gurney after attack

A Malaysian airport security video shows the poisoned half brother of North Korea’s leader apparently unconscious on a gurney and being pumped with oxygen by medical attendants as they

Briefs | Tam expects budget increase

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, said yesterday that there will be an increase in the budget allocated for the areas he supervises in 2018. Questioned

National Day | China’s holidays were anything but golden as home sales plummet

China’s Golden Week is leaving investors flat as figures from home sales to Macau casino revenue disappoint. Chinese property developers slumped in Hong Kong after the

Latin American culture promoted in Macau

The 2017 Latin American Cultural Festival kicked off during the weekend, featuring eight cultural activities including exhibitions and film screenings, as well as wine classes and

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