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INDONESIA A helicopter carrying eight people crashed yesterday while on the way to help with evacuations near a volcano that erupted on the main Indonesian island of

The Buzz | Portugal: Grenades, ammo stolen in daring raid

Defense officials in Portugal say they are compiling a list of weapons and ammunition stolen from the national armory in a brazen daytime raid. The Portuguese Army and the

Tourists, locals buy Nevada’s legal recreational marijuana

Cheers and long lines of tourists and locals alike greeted the first day of sales of recreational marijuana on Saturday as Nevada became the fifth state

Rear Window | Vexing Issues

1 - Here we go again with the four-yearly procedure to select, by universal suffrage, a 14-seat section of the 33-strong floor of the Legislative Assembly at the

Monday, July 3, 2017 – edition no. 2835

* Carrie Lam sworn in as Hong Kong’s new leader, Xi warns of ‘red line’ * A criminal or a philanthropist? * Mega-city cluster * Koike’s party heads for big victory   DOWNLOAD PDF   * Hong

HKSAR 20 YEARS | Xi Jinping in Hong Kong for anniversary as protests planned

Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Hong Kong yesterday to mark the 20th anniversary of Beijing taking control of the former British colony, accompanied by a formidable layer of security as authorities showed

From the publishers’ desk | Ten years with you for you

Macau Daily Times enters its 10th year of publication. We take the opportunity to thank our readers, advertisers, partners, and friends for your constant support.

Editorial | Times run fast, faster in Macau

The notion of time is relative, ask Einstein. In Macau it is even more relative. We live within a very limited perimeter, and family, work or the leisure dimensions

Kwan Tsui Hang confirms retirement from AL

Lawmaker Kwan Tsui Hang has confirmed to the Times she will not run in the upcoming Legislative Assembly election, stating that she will refuse the position even

AL Election | ‘Alliance for Change’ aims to ‘fight for the next generation’

Yesterday, the “Alliance for Change” (Aliança para a Mudança) list, led by lawmaker Melinda Chan, presented its political platform for the Legislative Assembly (AL) Elections.

Macau ATMs need face time before payout to follow the money

Chinese bettors withdrawing money from some ATMs in Macau need to do more than punch in their PIN code. They also have to stare into a

Briefs | New graffiti display at Anim’Arte Nam Van

Starting tomorrow local art group “Gantz 5” will be redecorating the graffiti display area at Anim’Arte Nam Van, the lakeside plaza, with a new theme “Midsummer.” The Cultural Affairs

Education | UM teachers and staff discouraged from visiting Taiwan

In an interview broadcast last Sunday by TDM, scholar Hao Zhidong, who is leaving the University of Macau (UM), claimed that academic freedom is shrinking

Crime | Thai man arrested for raping drunken woman

A man was arrested at Macau International Airport on Tuesday, where he was attempting to leave the territory after having raped a drunken woman last week.

Arts | Exhibition depicts 70 women portraits

The Macau Museum of Art (MAM) will inaugurate an exhibition today titled “Representing Women through MAM Collection – 19th and 20th Century,” which showcases 70 females portraits from

Macau places well in competitiveness ranking

The “Innovation Project of City Competitiveness Report: China Transformation Lever and Upgrade (No.15)” ranked Macau in fourth place in terms of livable cities in China. The report

Hotel with 30 Rolls-Royces and no guests seeks funds

Luxury builder 13 Holdings Ltd. has a fleet of 30 bespoke Rolls-Royce Phantoms for its hotel project in Macau, but no guests to ride in them.

Workers brace for job fight amid electric-car shift

Workers at Mercedes-Benz’s biggest engine plant, worried about their jobs as the carmaker shifts to electric technologies, are ratcheting up their fight over the

H&M sales buoyed by further expansion, cost controls 

Swedish low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB says second quarter sales increased by 10 percent to 59.5 billion kronor (USD7 billion) mainly because of its continued expansion and

Real Estate Matters | The Rental Process For Tenants Part 3

Hopefully you read last week’s article about securing an apartment. Once all deposits, fees and rental amounts have been paid as outlined in last weeks

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