Cape Verde | Airports receive new satellite navigation system

Airport safety company ASA of Cape Verdean plans to install a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) at the international airports of São Vicente and Boa Vista, the chairman of the

Police catch 175 looters in biggest artifact find

Chinese police have caught 175 looters who broke into a Neolithic archaeological site in what officials are calling the country’s biggest recovery of stolen artifacts. The Ministry of Public Security

FT: Official raises prospect of South China Sea air defense zone

China has mooted the possibility of controlling the airspace over the disputed South China Sea, as it ratchets up rhetoric in response to a US over flight of an island

12 detained after fire kills 38 at seniors’ home

The official Xinhua News Agency reported that the 12 included the legal representative of the Kangleyuan Rest Home, and that police were searching for another three employees. The fire broke out

Xinjiang | Authorities tout success of crackdown in restive Muslim region

China said yesterday that it has foiled 181 terror plots since it started a crackdown a year ago on Islamic separatists in the northwestern region of Xinjiang that was prompted by

Australia | Abbott warns children of foreign jihadis risk charges

An Australian boy who was photographed holding the severed head of a Syrian soldier could reportedly return to Australia with his mother and siblings, prompting the prime minister to warn

Koreas | Envoys from South, US, Japan discuss N Korean nuke threat

The top nuclear envoys from South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed yesterday on the need to increase pressure on North Korea and urged the country to engage in

Aviation | Singapore Airlines investigates engine problem during flight

The Airbus A330-300 was carrying 182 passengers and 12 crew members when the incident occurred Saturday, the airline said in a statement. The jet lost power in both engines after

Gaza | Amnesty: Hamas tortured, killed Palestinians in 2014 war

A leading international watchdog yesterday accused the militant Hamas group of abducting, torturing and killing Palestinians during the war in the Gaza Strip last year, saying some of the actions amount to

Iraq | Multiple IS suicide attacks in Anbar kill 17 troops

Islamic State extremists unleashed a wave of suicide attacks targeting the Iraqi army in western Anbar province, killing at least 17 troops in a major blow to government efforts to

UK | Re-elected Cameron outlines plans in Queen’s Speech

Britain’s first all-Conservative government in two decades unveiled its plans for power yesterday, including laws to hold a referendum on European Union membership, give Scotland more autonomy and toughen immigration

Corruption | FIFA officials arrested in Zurich; World Cup votes probed

Swiss federal prosecutors opened criminal proceedings related to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, throwing FIFA deeper into crisis only hours after seven soccer officials were arrested and 14

This Day in History | 1967 Sir Francis Chichester sails home

Sir Francis is the first man to race around the world solo with only one port of call, Sydney. About 250,000 well-wishers cheered and sang, welcoming home the 65-year-old adventurer

Offbeat | Air France jet in near miss with giant volcano in Cameroon

Flight 953 took off from Malabo in Equatorial Guinea on May 2 and was cruising toward Douala, Cameroon’s largest city, when the pilot rerouted the Boeing 777 to avoid a

FOOTBALL | Some of Brazil’s most successful coaches out of a job

Some of the most successful coaches in Brazilian football are without a job, slowly losing out to a younger generation who are bringing fresh ideas and willing to accept lower

HK Observer | Stalemate

The 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests and subsequent tragic events were likely the most significant turning point, because when hopes of political reform in China were dashed – as a

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The Buzz | Murder trial opens for French farmer who shot truffle thief

A French farmer is on trial for killing a suspected truffle thief with two blasts from a pump-action shotgun. Laurent Rambaud, 37, told police he was guarding his truffle patch around

World briefs

CHINA The International Monetary Fund no longer believes China’s tightly controlled currency is undervalued, an IMF official says, a stance that might help Beijing in its wrangling with Washington over

Tuk-tuk taxi maker aims to make inroads in US

They’re ubiquitous in Asia, swarming the bustling streets of Bangkok, New Delhi and Beijing. Now, a company that manufactures tuk-tuks — the three-wheeled motorized rickshaws that have moved the masses

Gaming tables ‘sufficient’ for current market, says Galaxy senior executive

The 150 new-to-market gaming tables granted to Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) are sufficient in meeting current market needs, said Galaxy Macau’s Director of Operations, Richard Longhurst, at a Q&A session

DSAL calls for sacked mainland workmen to accept ‘lawful compensation’

Trying to solve the dispute that broke out last Friday, the Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL) has called for workers to abide by local law and accept the “lawful solution.” The

Casino smoking room survey comes under fire

The casino workers’ union, the Forefront of Macau Gaming (FMG), has questioned the integrity of a recent survey conducted by a junket association that claims 99 percent of gaming employees

Statistics | Retail sales drop by 11 pct in Q1

The value of retail sales dropped by 11 pct year-on-year in the first quarter of 2015, according to data released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The most significant declines

Health | New public hospital construction may be delayed

The SSM director hinted last week that the first phase in the island hospital’s development might not be completed by 2017 as previously anticipated, TDM reported. In a statement, SSM said

Chui Sai Peng argues for underground urban planning

The urban planning in Shenzhen’s Qianhai, which forms part of the Guangdong free trade zone, could serve as a model to Macau as the cooperation zone utilizes underground space. This

Committee continues studies into how to nurture local talent

Four local tertiary education institutions are currently undertaking a joint research project into five dominant industries in the city, with the resulting data serving to assist the Talents Development Committee

Briefs | Parents queue for summer activity application

Local parents have scrambled to enroll their kids into the government’s summer activities yesterday at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion as the application deadline approached. The final day of registration

Milk-peddling brothers turn airline millionaires with China IPO

Two decades ago, the Wang brothers sold flavored milk and yogurt to children in China. Last week, they sold shares in their airline in an IPO to become millionaires. Their journey

Corporate Bits | Melco dragon boat team holds blessing ceremony

The Ceremony was officiated by Mr. Lawrence Ho, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Melco Crown Entertainment; Mr. Ted Chan, Chief Operating Officer; Ms. Akiko Takahashi, Executive Vice President, Chief

Taiwan | Ma proposes plan to ease South China Sea tensions 

Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou laid out a plan yesterday to ease tensions in a vast, resource-rich Asian ocean where China has chafed against its neighbors by expanding islets with landfill to solidify

Fire at elderly home kills 38

A fire that swept through a privately run home for the elderly in central China killed 38 people and left much of it a charred ruin, raising concerns over the safety of

Army plays down offshore island building

China’s military yesterday compared its controversial island-building in the South China Sea to ordinary construction such as road-building going on elsewhere in the country, trying to deflect criticism over an issue seen as

Hong Kong student leader accuses Malaysia of denying him entry

Joshua Wong - co-founder of the student activist group Scholarism - said in a Facebook posting yesterday that the immigration officials wouldn’t let him through an airport checkpoint after he

Malaysia | Forensics teams dig up graves at trafficking camp 

Malaysian forensics teams exhumed a body from a shallow grave yesterday at an abandoned jungle camp used by human traffickers, the first of what police predicted would be more grim

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