‘Stolen Ones’ is exciting addition to Laukkanen’s series

Owen Laukkanen’s “The Stolen Ones” concerns human trafficking and follows two Romanian sisters, Irina and Catalina, who have been kidnapped to sell as sex workers. Irina escapes, triggering a sequence

Passion Pit feeling the ‘Kindred’ spirit

America’s reigning synthpop king, Passion Pit, is out with a third studio album, “Kindred,” a passable offering of tidy little electro ditties. For their heartfelt lyrics, Passion Pit (aka Michael Angelakos

The Wildness of Beauty III

(Continued from “The Wildness of Beauty II” on 27 March 2015) For those who enjoy not only the sensual pleasure brought about by the vinous experience but also a sense of

Food | THREE-DIMENSIONAL AROMATIC CUISINE

Chef Bühner is famous for his “three-dimensional aromatic cuisine”, an emphasis on the individual product’s natural flavours, a special penchant for low-temperature cooking and a harmonious balance of flavours and

Beauty | Skin revival

“Photofractional is a rejuvenation technology that combines Intense Pulsed Light with non-ablative skin resurfacing. Both skin tone and texture are treated simultaneously. The treatment works to stimulate deep collagen regeneration.

Migrants take long, winding road to reach EU gateway Hungary

From a Budapest hilltop overlooking a panorama of central Europe, Jean-Paul Apetey reflects on how far he’s come, how improbable and unexpected his journey has been — and yet how

Travelog | Germany’s black forest – Dark woods and mushrooms

The Black Forest gets its name from a canopy of trees so dense that the woods seem dark, pierced only by shafts of sunlight. Mushrooms sprout across the damp forest

Buzzr – A ‘Beat the Clock’ for the YouTube generation

This isn’t your grandparents’ “Beat the Clock.” Inside a soundstage at YouTube Space LA, a high-tech production facility operated by the streaming video site, a couple of YouTube stars have been

Screen People | Ben Affleck PBS probes slave-owning issue; actor expresses regret

Meanwhile, Affleck has expressed regret for seeking to have the information omitted from the episode that featured the actor and aired last October. “We deserve neither credit nor blame for our

The Buzz | Chinese man jailed for splashing ink on Mao Zedong portrait

A Chinese man was sentenced to 14 months in jail for splashing ink on the giant portrait of Communist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong in the heart of Beijing, state media

World briefs

CHINA Beijing authorities say a key measure of air pollutants showed a 19 percent drop in the first three months of the year. The municipal government said yesterday that the

China releases wanted list for worldwide fugitive hunt

Interpol’s National Central Bureau of China has released a wanted list of 100 fugitives as the country intensifies its hunt worldwide for economic runaways. On the list are officials and state

New Orleans going smoke-free in bars, other public places

Since yesterday (Macau time), smoking is no longer permitted in bars, gambling halls and many other public places such as hotels, workplaces, private clubs and stores. For many locals, a ban

GT World Cup is a major addition to Grand Prix

The 62nd edition of the Macau Grand Prix, to be held from November 19 to 22, will feature a FIA GT World Cup race for the first time, as revealed

Gaming | Lionel Leong meets gaming operators to discuss policies

The secretary pledged to improve communication with unions to make sure that workers’ rights and interests have been adequately enforced. He also recalled during the meeting that gaming operators’ commitment

Gaming | Revenue to drop over 30 pct in April

Macau’s gross gaming revenue may drop by over 30 percent year-on-year with some gaming operators even forecasting a 40-percent decrease, data compiled by Lusa news agency shows. According to these

Study | Portuguese exert little political influence but lead in the legal sector

Contrary to the situation prior to Macau’s handover, the Portuguese community now exerts little political influence in the city, yet it still leads in the legal field, a study conducted

Passenger scare, Air Macau flight aborts in Bangkok

An Air Macau flight with 175 Thai and Chinese passengers aboard was forced to abort its flight to Macau on Tuesday after the passengers felt unsafe before a second take-off

Briefs | Pansy Ho part of TV consortium

A company led by the son of Deacon Chiu, the late former ATV chairman, has applied for a free-to-air TV license, in a bid to form a completely new broadcaster.

Survey | Residents’ show lack of green awareness

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) released its latest survey results on public environmental awareness to mark Earth Day (Apr 22). The result shows that Macau residents still lack a sense

Public services reshuffle concluded by year-end

The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, has made assurances that the restructuring and reshuffling of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) is already in its final stage,

Caved-in road poses no risk

NY skyscraper rents surge as HK leads world

Office rents on the highest floors of skyscrapers in New York climbed 20 percent in the second half of last year, while Hong Kong comfortably kept its place as the

Japan logs 1st trade surplus in nearly 3 years on cheap oil

Japan posted its first monthly trade surplus in nearly three years in March thanks to falling import costs from cheaper oil prices, along with a modest recovery in exports. But the

Corporate Bits | MGM Macau co-organizes art workshop for Special Olympics athletes

A total of 60 Special Olympics athletes came together from all over the world: Zimbabwe, Israel, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, Austria, Great Britain, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Taipei, Hong Kong

Bank of China sets up team in Macau for Lusophone business

The newspaper said the initiative aims to take advantage of “the great opportunities” of the central government’s polices and maintain “active” coordination with the Macau government to build a service

Summit between Brazil and Portugal in June

The Luso-Brazilian summit will take place next June, on a date to be announced, said Tuesday in Lisbon the Vice President of Brazil, Michel Temer, during a meeting with the

Jimmy Lai won’t back down

At 3:30 a.m. on a chill January morning, Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai was awakened by a housemaid. Police were at the door of his British-colonial-era mansion. “I thought

Hong Kong | Leung asks lawmakers to agree to Beijing’s election plan

Hong Kong law-­makers should agree to China’s terms for the city’s first leadership election, or risk delaying giving citizens the right to vote, Chief Executive Leung Chun-­ying said. Candidates for the

Tibet | Exiled gov’t presses mainland authorities on missing Buddhist leader 

The Tibetan government-in-exile wants supporters to help pressure China to release the 11th Panchan Lama, a Buddhist leader who is believed to have been in Chinese custody since his disappearance as a

Japan | Abe doesn’t offer customary apology for WWII 

South Korea expressed deep regret yesterday that Japan’s leader did not repeat his predecessors’ apologies for the country’s aggression during World War II. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Asian and African

South Korea | Gov’t approves plan to salvage sunken ferry

South Korea formally approved a plan yesterday to salvage a ferry that sank last year, killing 304 people in one of the country’s deadliest disasters in decades. Raising the Sewol is one of

Thailand | Bangkok rushes to fix illegal fishing after EU ban threat

Thai officials said they were rushing to crack down on illegal and unregulated fishing in a bid to avoid the European Union’s threat to ban seafood import from the country. The

New Zealand | Prime minister apologizes for ponytail pulling

New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has apologized to a cafe worker for repeatedly pulling her ponytail when he visited the cafe over several months, even after she’d told him to stop.

Drone found on roof of Japanese prime minister’s office

No injuries or damage were reported from the incident, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Indonesia to attend an Asian-African conference. Police said it was not immediately known who was

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