Asian American lawsuit still pending

The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has confirmed a ruling made by a lower court that recognizes and enforces a foreign decision made in a case between Las Vegas Sands

Lawyers association raises concern over unpaid legal aid service

The president of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), Jorge Neto Valente, has raised concerns over legal aid cases, in which legal aid lawyers have not been paid for their services,

Public health services’ manpower to be boosted

The public healthcare sector expects to recruit a total of 2,640 additional health professionals in the following five years, while some of the specialist outpatient services at the Hospital Conde

Verizon buys AOL for USD4.4 billion in mobile video bet 

After selling millions of Americans their mobile phones, Verizon now wants to capture their eyeballs, too. As its phone business slows down, the nation’s largest wireless carrier is making a USD4.4 billion bet

Corporate Bits | GEG Dragon boat team holds ritual ceremony to prepare for 2015 races

Among the attendees were also the GEG executives who officiated the ceremony, including Ms. Eileen Lui, GEG’s Group Director of Human Resources & Administration, Mr. John Au, GEG’s Senior Director

Trade between China and Lusophone countries down 25 pct

In the first three months of the year China sold goods worth US$10.617 billion (+7.59 percent) to the eight Portuguese language countries and bought merchandise worth US$11.115 billion (-42.25 percent). With

Personal diplomacy marks Modi’s trip amid warming ties 

They are the strongest leaders to emerge in years from the world’s two most populous nations — and appear to be trying to forge a strong working relationship. In a rare

Report: Police use torture despite legal reforms 

Police abuse of criminal suspects to extract confessions in China is a serious problem despite measures to reform the legal system, such as moves to exclude evidence obtained through torture,

Beijing sets national holiday to mark 70th anniversary of Japan defeat

China declared Sept. 3 a national holiday this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the allied victory over Japan, the latest move by the Communist Party to focus attention

Beijing concerned about possible US patrols around islands 

China yesterday expressed “serious concern” about reports that the U.S. is considering sending military ships and planes to challenge Chinese claims to islands it is building in the South China

Workers at machinery plant protest poor management 

More than 10,000 workers at a state-owned machinery manufacturer in southern China are protesting low wages and company plans to lay off thousands of staff after posting losses for three

Nepal | Relief effort faces renewed challenges; US helicopter missing

Officials with bullhorns walked through the quake-damaged streets of this small Nepal town yesterday, calling for people to leave buildings in danger of falling after a second major earthquake in

Philippines | Dozens feared dead in slipper factory fire

A fire gutted a rubber slipper factory in a suburb of the Philippine capital yesterday, possibly killing dozens of workers who ran to the second floor in hopes of escaping

South Korea | Military says shooting spree leaves 2 dead

A South Korean reserve soldier went on a shooting spree during a mandatory training session in Seoul yesterday, killing a fellow reservist and injuring three others before killing himself, officials

North Korea | Kim executes defense chief with anti-aircraft gun for ‘sleeping during meeting’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his defense chief executed with an anti-aircraft gun for complaining about the young ruler, talking back to him and sleeping during a meeting

Pakistan | Gunmen kill 45 in bus attack

Gunmen killed at least 45 people yesterday aboard a bus in southern Pakistan bound for a Shiite community center, in the latest attack targeting the religious minority. The attack in the port

Malaysia | Another refugee boat located off Penang

A boat crammed with more than 500 refugees, likely Rohingya and Bangladeshis, was found yesterday off the coast of Penang island in northern Malaysia, a person involved in the situation

Migration | EU urges solidarity on refugee wave, plans to enforce rules

Prince Charles’ secret letters to government officials are set to be released to the public after a long court battle. The 27 contested letters have been called the “black spider”

USA | After train derails, killing 6, investigators seek why

Daylight revealed mangled train cars yesterday after an Amtrak passenger train derailed and overturned in Philadelphia, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others, some of whom had

Burundi | Army general says president is ousted

An army general said on a private radio station in Burundi yesterday that President Pierre Nkurunziza’s mandate is over, however whether he had the support of the military was unclear as gunfire echoed in

This Day in History: 1957 Cheers as petrol rationing ended

There were loud cheers in the House of Commons when the Paymaster General Reginald Maudling made the announcement that restrictions had been lifted because stocks were “at a satisfactory level”. Rationing

Offbeat: Stockholm transit boss fined for shoplifting in Hong Kong

The chief executive of Stockholm’s public transit company has been caught shoplifting at Hong Kong’s international airport. Swedish public radio says Anders Lindstrom yesterday was fined the equivalent of 5,000 Swedish kronor

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Boxing | Injured Pacquiao returns to Philippines

Manny Pacquiao returned home to the Philippines yesterday nursing his right shoulder after surgery and weighing up whether to retire or push for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Pacquiao, wearing

Football | Champions League: Barcelona reaches final despite 3-2 loss at Bayern

Neymar scored two goals and Barcelona did enough to advance to the Champions League final despite losing the second leg of its semi­final 3-2 to Bayern Munich yesterday. Neymar's first-half goals

HK Observer: Punishing the old and poor

When a 73-year-old Hong Kong man was locked up for using a fake identity card, which he did in order to work beyond the retirement age and avoid being a

THE BUZZ | Tickets for Euro 2016 in France starting at 25 euros

In tough economic times across Europe, the cheapest tickets for the 2016 European Championship will be sold for 25 euros (USD28). About 250,000 tickets for 43 of the 51 matches will

World briefs

HONG KONG Support for China-backed legislation to overhaul Hong Kong’s next chief executive election has slipped 4 percentage points as officials head into a third week of campaigning for public

American Crime Story | John Travolta helps recreate the O.J. Simpson trial for FX

Like many people, John Travolta remembers where he was when O.J. Simpson was riding in a white Ford Bronco in that infamous slow-speed pursuit in 1994 before he surrendered to

Monthly car park passholders to create association

A group of more than 200 residents who hold monthly passes for public parking lots have joined forces to establish an association. This follows the government’s expressed intention of canceling

Film graduate wins advertising awards Macau’s got talent

Macau may be facing a problematic shortage of local talent, but Lei Cheok Wai is surely not the one to blame for that. His directorial commercial entitled “Anti-Smoking PSA” has

Ladies’ Club of Macau host ‘A Night at the Music Awards’

In her speech during the evening, Yuba Reichard, president of ILCM, said, “Approximately 80% percent of our annual charity budget is raised tonight. Words cannot express our gratitude to the

Statistics | Population continues to grow

The demographic statistics indicate that there were 1,711 live births delivered in the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of 375 or 18 pct quarter-to-quarter. Mortalities totaled 536, an increase

Nepalese Sands workers donate MOP81,000 to Red Cross

Nepalese team members of Sands China Ltd have raised MOP81,000 to help with the relief effort following the Nepal earthquake. Yesterday, Mr Mukesh K. Barruwal and representatives of the Nepalese

AL Plenary | Gov’t ‘stands firm’ on implementing full casino smoking ban

A spoken enquiry by Leong Veng Chai triggered further discussion on the implementation of a full smoking ban, which had been first announced back in January. “The Macau government has already

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