This Day in History | 1972 – Rhodesia out of Olympics

Rhodesia has been thrown out of the Olympic Games with just four days to go before the opening ceremony in Munich, Germany. The International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Football | Neymar unstoppable on home debut as PSG beats Toulouse 6-2

Neymar was in unstoppable form on his home debut for Paris Saint-Germain, with the Brazil star scoring twice and playing a role in the other

Boxing | Undisputed champ: Crawford stops Indongo in third round

Terence Crawford took all the drama out of his fight against Julius Indongo, and he did it fast. Now Crawford is the only undisputed world champion

World briefs

OFF SINGAPORE The USS John S. McCain docks at Singapore’s naval base with “significant damage” to its hull after an early morning collision with an oil tanker as vessels

The Buzz | Big Ben’s bell goes silent for years of repairs

Britain’s Big Ben has bonged the hour for the last time yesterday ahead of almost four years of repair work. The giant bell atop Parliament’s clock tower rang out

Death at 91 | Legendary comedian Jerry Lewis knew how to laugh and cry

Jerry Lewis sometimes didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “There’s nothing more dramatic than the comedy I’ve done,” Lewis, who died yesterday (Macau time) at age 91,

Our Desk | To feel good

A couple of days ago I bumped into an old report that matched perfectly with what my feelings were on the previous days. The story is rooted in

Tuesday, August 22, 2017 – edition no. 2871

* Macau courts | Gaming secrets may be unveiled in lawsuit against LVS * Wynn on winning streak * New Macau refutes bribery allegations * New generation trains to top 400km/h   DOWNLOAD

Hong Kong | Massive protests against the jailing of Occupy activists

Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of Hong Kong yesterday in protest at the jailing of three pro-democracy activists last week. Joshua

China says no more ‘irrational’ investment in gaming

China formally laid down new rules on overseas investments, making explicit its de facto campaign against “irrational” acquisitions of assets in industries ranging from real estate

Infrastructure| Beijing rejects fourth bridge, sinking Macau investment

Beijing has rejected the proposal for a new bridge connecting Macau and Taipa, citing safety concerns, the Macau Infrastructure Development Office (GIT) informed on Friday.

MGM CEO blasts ‘hate mongers’, white supremacists

MGM Resorts International denounced “hate mongers and white supremacists” in a letter to employees Friday, offering to match their donations to civil rights groups including the National

Higher education | Portugal high school students apply for IPM programs

The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) held the opening ceremony for the 2017/2018 academic year last week. Approximately 10 percent of the new academic year’s students at IPM

New wholesale market to be ready next month

The relocation of the Nam Yue wholesale market to Ilha Verde – to occupy a space twice the size of the old premises - will be completed

Tourism master plan to launch next month

The President of the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, has revealed that the department expects to launch the Macau Tourism Industry Development

Officer fined MOP35,000 for animal cruelty

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) has fined a Judiciary Police officer MOP35,000 for mistreating a dog in amateur video footage that surfaced online in

21 companies call for paternity leave

Twenty-one local companies and organizations signed a proposal for paid paternity leave last week. The signatories to the proposal all hail from different sectors, and

Briefs | Dengue fever cases rises to six

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement that it had confirmed a new case of dengue fever on Saturday, bringing the total number of local cases diagnosed

AL elections | CCAC finds associations promoting before campaign period

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has found several associations conducting publicity campaigns that promote specific candidates above others for the Legislative Assembly (AL) election, as reported in

Urban Renewal Committee sets new building restoration ratio

The Urban Renewal Committee has agreed to set the new building ‘restoration ratio’ – the percentage of apartment owners in a residential building

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