Offbeat | Fed-up passenger sought fast track on Ryanair wing

A Ryanair passenger who apparently got fed up waiting to get off a plane surprised fellow passengers by using the emergency exit to jump onto a wing.

This day in history | 1951 – Communist forces to re-take Seoul

Chinese and North Korean troops are reported to be close to capturing the South Korean capital of Seoul for the second time since the war began last

Hockey – NHL | Penguins looking for a big second-half breakout

There’s no need to push the panic button in Pittsburgh yet. Soon, maybe. There are plenty of examples of a reigning Stanley Cup champion

Football | Hectic EPL schedule will ‘kill’ the players, warns Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hit out at the amount of games played in the Premier League over the festive period, saying the schedule is going

World briefs

US-IRAN The Trump administration has thrown the weight of the U.S. government behind the protesters taking to the streets of Iran, rooting them on despite the risk of

Price tag on gene therapy for rare form of blindness: USD850K

A first-of-its kind genetic treatment for blindness will cost USD850,000, less than the $1 million price tag that had been expected, but it’s still among the most

Girl About Globe | Time to reclaim Page 3. Thanks, Brexit.

One day, I’d like to be a Page 3 girl. Or a centrefold. Not in a tabloid newspaper, in a travel document. There’s a lot of conversation about British

Thursday, January 4, 2018 – edition no. 2958

* US Navy rediscovers Macau pirate flag hidden for nearly a century * Ao Man Long’s luxury goods auctioned * Woman jailed over taxi brawl * US bars chinese purchase of Moneygram   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | UN Security Council welcomes new members with flag ceremony

The United Nations Security Council has six new members: Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru and Poland. Their flags were installed outside the council chambers

Crime | Man arrested after breaking through Hengqin Port and Macau borders

A man from Hunan province in China was arrested on the morning of December 31 at the Macau International Airport after breaking through the border checkpoints of Hengqin and

Environment | DSPA wants to reduce waste per capita 30 percent by 2026

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has released the 10-year plan for Solid Waste Management in Macau. The bureau aims to reduce the amount of waste

Iran | Protests have violent night; at least 13 dead overall

Protests across Iran saw their most violent night as “armed protesters” tried to overrun military bases and police stations before security forces repelled them, killing 10

90 percent of ATMs have KYC techniques installed

The “Know-Your-Customer (KYC)” facial recognition technology for ATM users with bank cards from mainland China is now installed in 1,040 ATMs in Macau, according to

Casino revenue miss signals volatility with VIP surge

When high rollers are the biggest drivers of Macau’s casino revenue, it’s much harder for analysts to predict betting results. The hub’s casino stocks

Unemployment remains stable

Both the general unemployment rate and the unemployment rate of residents remained stable in the September to November 2017 period, standing at 1.9 percent and 2.6 percent respectively.

New Year Message | CE calls on Macau people to drive prosperity

In his New Year message delivered on December 31, Chui Sai On called on the people of Macau to “transform their love for Macau into

Wynn’s settlement with worker haunts him in ex-wife’s suit

Steve Wynn’s settlement with a former employee in 2005 was done privately, but the secret refuses to go away. The casino mogul and

Health | Plans to increase charges for non-local parturients

The director of the Hospital Conde de Sao Januário (CHCSJ), Kuok Cheong U, said that CHCSJ the hospital is expecting to increase its service fees, in particular

Amended smoke regulations put into effect

Amendements to the Tobacco Prevention and Control Regime (Smoking Law) entered into force on January 1, with harsher penalties for transgressors.  On the first two days of

Tourism | Package tour visitors up by 24 percent

Visitors on package tours rose by 24.6 percent year-on-year to 917,000 in November 2017, with a month-to-month increase of 14.8 percent. Package tour visitors from mainland China

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