New Zealand | Advance voting begins in closely fought election

Advance voting began yesterday for New Zealand’s general election, which could see a change of government in the South Pacific nation for the first time in nine

Irma | UK defends hurricane response as critics say it’s too slow

The U.K. government defended its response to Hurricane Irma yesterday, amid claims it has been slow to help British overseas territories devastated by the storm. The

Offbeat | Oregon town seeks solutions to wild turkeys, their droppings

A small Oregon city is asking the state for advice on how to handle a flock of wild turkeys that are ruining gardens and leaving droppings just

This Day in History | 2001 – US declares war on terror

The President of the United States has described the destruction caused in New York and Washington as an act of war against all freedom-loving people. In

Tennis | Anderson falls short at US Open in first Grand Slam final

Kevin Anderson walked outside to greet his South African supporters, some having already climbed to the top of their sport. There were golfers Charl Schwartzel

Football | Crystal Palace fires De Boer after four Premier League losses

Crystal Palace fired manager Frank de Boer yesterday after the team opened the Premier League season with four straight losses. Palace announced the end of De

Chinese Super League | Poyet quits as Shenhua head coach

Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Gus Poyet has quit as head coach of struggling Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua after the club’s fourth consecutive loss. Poyet

World briefs

PHILIPPINES Pro-democracy activists yesterday protested the Philippine president’s declaration of a provincial holiday marking the birthday of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and other steps they said promote

The Buzz | Pope blasts climate skeptics, cites ‘moral’ duty to act

Pope Francis has sharply criticized climate change skeptics, saying history will judge those who failed to take the necessary decisions to curb heat-trapping emissions blamed for the warming

Climate change | Portugal faces dire drought, the worst in more than 20 years

Portugal’s Pego do Altar reservoir looks like disused quarry now, its bare, exposed slopes rising up steeply on each side and shimmering in the sun as it

Our Desk | On AL elections, who is who?

Political groups have been taking it up a gear in their current election campaigns, as it is just four days shy of the city’s Legislative Assembly (AL) elections.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 – edition no. 2885

* US marks 9/11 anniversary * Leong places her bets * Cross-border system * Singapore likely to have 1st female president   DOWNLOAD

Ho Chio Meng’s appeal attempt denied

The decision by the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) concerning the case of former Public Prosecutor General Ho Chiu Meng is final, the Office of the President of TUI

Deadly Hurricane Irma plows into the Florida Keys

Announcing itself with roaring 130 mph winds, Hurricane Irma plowed into the mostly emptied-out Florida Keys yesterday for the start of what could be a slow, ruinous march up

Consumer Council ends inspection on “unfair trade” after Hato

The Consumer Council (CC) has ended its inspection operations on “unfair trade practices” reported by citizens after the passage of Typhoon Hato, the CC informed in a statement. Since

AL Election | Alliance for Change pushing for local youth development

Political party Alliance for Change, led by incumbent lawmaker Melinda Chan, is running in the elections for the third time, listed as No. 18. Their political platform for this

AL election | New Macau Progressives call for universal suffrage

New Macau Progressives, listed as No. 7 in the Direct Election lists of the upcoming elections, is continually calling for universal suffrage, as it has done since 2007. Speaking

26 local tourism operators to attend PATA Travel Mart 2017

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2017 will commence this Wednesday, marking its 40th anniversary in the region. The event will last two days and welcome more

Briefs | CE in Guangzhou to discuss anti-flood plan

Chief Executive Chui Sai On will visit Guangdong Province today to discuss plans with provincial leaders for a cross-boundary flood prevention system. The system is intended to solve Macau’s

Gaming Sector revenue stabilized in 2016 as bust ended

The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has released the results of the Gaming Sector Survey 2016, which state last year's total revenue of the “10 enterprises that engaged in

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