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SPAIN Police arrested at least 12 people yesterday in raids on Catalan government offices, news reports said, as national authorities intensified a crackdown on the region’s preparations for

The Buzz | Boxer LaMotta, immortalized in ‘Raging Bull,’ dies at 95

Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film “Raging Bull,” for which Robert De Niro won an

Bangladesh | Pelting rain, relocation add to woes in Rohingya Muslim camp

Weary and uncertain, they carried whatever they could on their backs, trudging through monsoon rains and enduring relocations and extortion attempts as they struggle to find

Girl About Globe | Braids? Beware the doublecrossing Dutch

Strategies to avoid heatstroke during Hong Kong’s summer are much discussed. But there’s another issue: how to dodge heatwaves. You know, the kind that hair crinkles into when

Thursday, September 21, 2017 – edition no. 2892

* Mexico: At least 225 killed in quake * Short-film tackles addiction effects * Basketball action in Macau * BNU marks anniversary   DOWNLOAD

Hong Kong | Patten warns against calls for former British colony independence

Hong Kong’s last British governor, Chris Patten, said yesterday that calls for the city’s independence from China dilute support for democracy, and residents should engage in dialogue

13,000 SMEs applied for gov’t short-term aid

A total of 13,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have filled applications in order to request aid, provided under a government plan to alleviate the effects of Typhoon Hato

Tourism | Hotel operators need revenue management strategy

Despite the steady growth of the region’s hotel occupancy rates, an expert has highlighted that local gaming operators and hotels still need to learn strategies to manage

DSEC: Hotel industry recovers in 2016

Revenues in the hotel sector increased by 9.3 percent year-on-year to MOP28.47 billion in 2016, recovering from the decline in 2015. According to Statistics and Census Service

Benjamin Chan and Chu Un I become new heads of gov’t financial sector

Benjamin Chan and Chu Un I were sworn in yesterday as the new president of the Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) and the new coordinator of the

Cooperation | Institutions discuss Sino-Portuguese platform development

Representatives from the Macau delegation of the Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCILC) recently met with the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) to discuss

Angela Leong purchases USD338 million London office

Angela Leong has bought a historic building in London’s Aldwych district for about 250 million pounds (USD338 million), people with knowledge of the deal said. The

Crime | Woman scammed over ‘moon cake’ order

A local woman, aged 34, has filed a complaint to the Judiciary Police (PJ) claiming to have been swindled in the amount of RMB19,000, the PJ spokesperson

Briefs | Power outage in Taipa

The power supply interruption that occurred in the Taipa district and surrounding regions yesterday at 5.50 p.m. was caused by damage to two sets of underground medium-voltage

Industrial revenue down 0.9 percent

The total revenue of Macau’s industrial establishments dropped slightly by 0.9 percent year-on-year to MOP10.41 billion in 2016, according to data released yesterday by the Statistics and

CTT introduces online tool for authentication

The Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) has launched an ‘eSignCloud Service’ to provide a safe, reliable and user-friendly online signing tool. The tool is capable

Food & Beverage | Bar offerings ‘need to move with time’

Grand Lapa restobar Vasco has revamped its premises and menu, which will feature new signature cocktails when the venue reopens next month. The

MGM Resorts announces plans for new Connecticut casino

MGM Resorts International revealed plans on Monday for a USD675 million waterfront casino in Connecticut’s largest city, the latest salvo in a competition with two Native American

Toys ‘R’ Us seeks bankruptcy, crushed by debt and online rivals

Toys “R” Us Inc., the once-dominant specialty retailer and ultimate toyland for a generation of post-war baby boomers, filed for bankruptcy thanks to a crushing debt load

Economy | EU Chamber warns China: Open faster or risk backlash

A business group urged China yesterday to carry out promises to open its economy and warned that inaction might fuel a backlash against free trade amid mounting U.S. and

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