Burundi | President makes first appearance since failed coup

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has made his first appearance in the capital since the attempted coup against his government last week. Nkurunziza appeared before journalists at his presidential palace in Bujumbura

Syria | ISIS head of oil operations killed in secret US raid

In a rare ground attack deep into Syria, U.S. Army commandos killed a man described as the Islamic State’s head of oil operations, captured his wife and rescued a woman

USA | Jury orders death for the Boston Marathon bomber

A jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death Friday for the Boston Marathon bombing, sweeping aside pleas that he was just a “kid” who fell under the influence of his fanatical

This Day in History | 1964 – Mods and Rockers jailed after seaside riots

Yesterday two youths were taken to hospital with knife wounds and 51 were arrested in Margate after hundreds of teenagers converged on the town for the holiday weekend. Dr George Simpson,

Ask the Vet | 3 Ways to Lower Your Dog’s Heartworm Treatment Cost

1. Prevention The easiest and cheapest way to treat heartworm is to prevent it from occurring in the first place. There are a wide variety of preventative heartworm medicines that can

Offbeat | South African cyclist hits dead buffalo in city suburb

Cyclists in South Africa’s biggest city usually worry about getting hit by vehicles. But one cyclist rode into an unexpected obstacle in Johannesburg’s suburbs: a dead buffalo. Andrew McLean said last

Golf | McIlroy sets course record with 61, leads at Wells Fargo

When Rory McIlroy rolled in an 8-foot birdie putt on the 13th hole, he started thinking about shooting 59. He didn't quite get there Saturday, settling for an 11-under 61 to

GAMING HISTORY | Everything must go! Doomed Vegas casino has liquidation sale

Whether it’s a brass letter “R,” a baby grand piano or a hotel ice machine you desire, it’s all there inside the Riviera — for a price. The Las Vegas Strip

Insight | Slow response to foreign humanitarian crises

Macau has a longstanding tradition of helping those in need. During the Second World War, when under the threat of a Japanese attack, the local authorities reportedly distributed bread and

Climate change | Anti-Arctic drilling activists hold ‘Shell No’ protest

Hundreds of activists decked out in neoprene wetsuits and life jackets took to the water off Seattle in kayaks, canoes, paddleboards and other vessels to send the message that Royal

10 pieces of art sold this month for almost USD800m | Wynn hits jackpot with a Picasso sold for 67.4 million

The art market is on such a tear even the insiders are scratching their heads. Since New York’s spring sales started last week, at least USD2.1 billion of art has

Monday, May 18, 2015 – edition no. 2314

• “Mr Deng Goes to Washington” including interviews with then-President Jimmy Carter opened this weekend in Beijing. The documentary depicts for the first time in China an attack

The Buzz | The richest exaggeration: Website wrongfully claims Stanley Ho’s death

In a profile of Angela Leong described as a “Macau-based entrepreneur has an estimated net worth of USD2.3 billion as of March 2013 according to Forbes,” by the website

ART | Celebrated Chinese painters scour the city for exhibition inspiration

Four A-list watercolor painters from the mainland are currently in town seeking inspiration for a collaborative exhibition, featuring a total of 40 Macau-themed paintings that aim to depict the city’s

Police raid Macau scammers’ luxury condo in KL

Police busted a Macau scam syndicate with the arrest of 13 Chinese nationals in a raid on a luxury condominium unit at Jalan Yap Kwan Seng in Kuala Lumpur yesterday,

World Briefs

JAPAN research Honda Motor Co. is recalling an additional 4.89 million vehicles around the world for a new type of problem in Takata air bag inflators, for which Japanese rivals

Interview | Macau oral history association head Laura Lei: ‘Cultural and creative industry is not only limited to handicraft items’

  Laura Lei, who heads the Oral History Association of Macau, identifies a parallel between the work of an historian and that of a reporter. Both, through research and interviews, present

Public grants to academic research unaffected by gaming revenue drop

Economic recession in the gaming industry has not dampened the government’s financial support for the research projects of local tertiary education institutes so far, said Prof. Zhang Shu Guang, Senior

Cristo Cheung | Local entrepreneur publishes book about 50 years in business

Modesty, endeavor and perseverance are principles that bring success, according to Cristo Cheung, a local businessman who provides his personal account of the commercial and political scene in Hong Kong

Sin Fong | New Macau calls on CCAC to launch probe over gov’t interference

The New Macau Association (ANM) has raised doubts over the impartiality of Macau’s judiciary system and has called on the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) to investigate whether or not government

Macau researcher Ana Maria Amaro dies

Yesterday it was announced that the Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities Abroad, José Cesário, will present honorary medals to distinguished Portuguese citizens residing in Macau on Wednesday. The medals will be

Briefs | Stolen ring sold in Macau

Three Chinese thieves were sentenced to five years in prison by a French court this week. The criminals stole a ring worth nearly half a million euros from a Monaco

Airport ensures runway safety after Air Macau flight faces trouble landing

The Macau International Airport Co. Ltd. (CAM) has assured the public that pilots are accustomed to the runways at local airports, and that landing procedures have not resulted in any

Statistics | Residential loans decrease

New approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) decreased in March 2015 whereas those of commercial real estate loans (CRELs) have increased, according to statistics released yesterday by the Monetary Authority

Taipa wet market faces facelift and expansion

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) has considered expanding the current wet market, located in the old district of Taipa. The Urban Planning Department from the Land, Public Works

Real Estate Matters | The most important questions to ask when you sell

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties for

PROJECT POKER | APPT9 Macau: Bryan Huang is secretly taking over the Asia-Pacific

When you’re a Team PokerStars Pro it’s not often you get overlooked or unnoticed.  But with so many incredible stories on the Asia Pacific Poker Tour this season (Phil Ivey

Chow Tai Fook seeks 20pct drop in HK shop rents

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. is seeking a 20 percent reduction in rent for some of its stores in Hong Kong when contracts come up for renewal this year,

Corporate Bits | ‘the house of dancing water exclusive backstage journey’

The tour also reveals the production’s backstage, including props and tailor made costumes. The approximately 17-meter-heigh ‘Performer Catwalk’ at Level 4 and the roof of the theater at approximately 40

Aussie casino on hunt for linguists

Casino Canberra is on a hiring spree ahead of its planned redevelopment and is seeking Chinese and Vietnamese speakers to apply for the new jobs, the Canberra Times reported. According to

In land of fakes, e-commerce giant sells trust 

Before he became a billionaire in e-commerce, Richard Liu was a failure. As a student, Liu started a restaurant in Beijing but went bankrupt. He blames employees who he said stole

Artists face up to life under ‘mini-Mao’

On the outskirts of Beijing, in a tiny, cement-framed house with rusty furniture and an unmade brick bed, artist and curator Guan Yizhao sits among partly unpacked suitcases, hoping for

TV shows footage of scuffle before police shooting 

China’s main state broadcaster released security camera footage yesterday showing that a man who was fatally shot by a policeman at a train station behaved aggressively and attacked the officer with

Afghanistan | Taliban guesthouse attack kills 14, including 9 foreigners

The Taliban attack on a Kabul guesthouse left 14 people dead, including nine foreigners, in the most audacious assault by the insurgents in the Afghan capital since the start of

Malaysia | Gov’t turns away 800 boat people saying it cannot be ‘nice’

Thousands of Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis abandoned at sea by human traffickers had nowhere to go yesterday, as Malaysia turned away two boats crammed with migrants, and Thailand kept at bay a

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