This Day in History | 1958 Coup in Iraq sparks jitters in Middle East

A group of Iraqi army officers have staged a coup in Iraq and overthrown the monarchy. Baghdad Radio announced the Army has liberated the Iraqi people from

Opinion | Can’t somebody speed up the game of baseball?

That didn’t last long. A day after basking in the glow of the most watched All-Star Home Run Derby in nearly a decade, reality intruded on baseball. Though

Boxing | McGregor makes fun of Mayweather’s tax problems

UFC star Conor McGregor played to a partisan Toronto audience and made fun of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s tax problems at the second stop of

East Timor football official gets life ban over fixed matches

The Asian Football Confederation has banned former East Timor technical director Orlando Marques Henriques for any football-related activity for life, after he accepted money to lose a match

World briefs

HONG KONG’s government said yesterday there are no plans to remove a pair of statues depicting World War II Japanese army sex slaves known as “comfort women” that were

The Buzz | Italy’s poor almost tripled in a decade

Italians living below the level of absolute poverty almost tripled over the last decade as the country went through a double-dip, record-long recession. The absolute poor, or

Poker Pro Ivey goes all in at UK’s top court cheating case

All bets are off as professional poker player Phil Ivey seeks to prove to the U.K.’s top court that he didn’t cheat to win 7.7

Bizcuits | When Going Native Goes Feral

I recently embarked on one of those days that I customarily procrastinate over when the errands pile up and it is time to bite the bullet, pound the

Friday, July 14, 2017 – edition no. 2844

* Less calls to Fire Services in first half of the year * US, China ready for today’s games * Hong Kongers most active people worldwide * Local indie band returns   DOWNLOAD

The fiesta of a lifetime

  * Movies: Lady MacBeth * Books: Ancient Brews: Rediscovered & Re-created by Patrick E. McGovern * Music: Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 by Calvin Harris * Wine: Wine Service * Food & beverage: bizarre

Wine Service

A very important part of enjoying your wine fully and understanding the etiquette, is how to serve it well.  The first step is to make sure your

HKZM Bridge traffic rules and parking details to be announced soon

The Commissioner-General of the Unitary Police Service (SPU) Ma Io Kun, was questioned by the media on the arrangements that would be made for the traffic and

Arson and gambling-related crimes on the rise

Over the past year, Macau has registered very little growth and even declined in many areas of crime. Gambling- related kidnappings are the main exception to

Zhuhai launches smart city five-year plan

Zhuhai has recently approved a smart city five-year plan with the city’s government hoping that Zhuhai will become a city known for its dedication to the

Q&A | Graham Elliot, Chef: ‘If I had to choose one thing to eat, it would just be sushi’

Chef Graham Elliot, the award winning Michelin starred chef and television personality from American cooking show Top Chef, visited Macau last week where he met

Realtors expect property market to remain stable

The residential property market rebounded amid a period of robust primary sale prices, leading to strong price growth in some of the residential projects, according to

Briefs | Nomura predicts 25pct GGR expansion

Nomura Holdings has forecasted 25 percent year-on-year growth in gross gaming revenues (GGR) for the month of July in a report released this week. The prediction is based

Sports | High demand for tickets to Volleyball Grand Prix

  Tickets for the 2017 Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Volleyball World Grand Prix Macau, which will be held from tomorrow until Sunday at Macau Forum, are

Macau Catholic Center to be revamped

After being unused for over 20 years, the Catholic Center in Macau will be redeveloped into a 20-storey building for exhibitions, formations, and hospitality purposes. The

Some Crown Resorts workers released, including 2 Australians

China yesterday released 10 employees of Australia’s Crown Resorts Ltd., including two Australian citizens, after they completed nine months in prison for organizing gambling tours in violation

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