Hurricane Maria smashes Dominica, now menaces other islands

Hurricane Maria smashed into Dominica with 160 mph winds, ripping the roof off even the prime minister’s residence and causing what he called “mind-boggling” devastation yesterday as

World Views | What Germany wants is far from what Europe needs

If polls are correct, Angela Merkel is on track to win a record fourth term as German chancellor on Sept. 24. The temptation, after such a long run

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 – edition no. 2891

* Last British governor Patten warns against calls for HK independence * Revenue model rethink * Monetary authority revamp takes effect * Toys ‘R’ Us seeks bankruptcy   DOWNLOAD

Transport | Border gate bus terminal to resume operations in 2019

 The underground border gate bus terminal will  be partially reopened in  the second quarter of 2019, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and the Infrastructure Development

AL election – Analysis | Society divisions responsible for surprise election results

Macau elections tend to have few surprises, but Sunday’s produced many. A somewhat dramatic redistribution of power among the 14 directly elected lawmakers, underpinned by the

The aftermath | Return of the pan-democrats

The consolidation of the democrat faction in the Legislative Assembly (AL) is the single most important electoral shift to come out of Sunday’s election. With the

Going to the movies remains most popular activity

A total of 295,800 individuals have participated in cultural activities in Macau in the second quarter of 2017, resulting in a cultural activity participation rate at 54

Crime | Forbidden weapons found in tourists’ bags at airport

Two tourists, one from Indonesia and one from Thailand, were found to possess in possession with forbidden weapons in their luggage while boarding international flights, the Public

Briefs | 57 locals contest Asian Indoor and Martial Art Games

The fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games are currently being held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Macau sent a delegation of 57 members to Ashgabat to attend the 10-day

Corporate bits | Sands China continues its assistance to associations following Hato

In the aftermath of the recent typhoons, Sands China Ltd. is continuing its aid to local non-government organizations, by assisting Caritas Macau, Macau Special Olympics (MSO), and the

Saudis said to mull phasing out gasoline subsidy by end-November

Saudi Arabia is considering a plan to phase out subsidies for gasoline and jet fuel in November at the latest, as the world’s biggest oil exporter

Media | Rolling Stone, iconic music magazine, puts itself up for sale

Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner is putting his majority stake up for sale, ready to relinquish control of the magazine that has stood for the bible

Ryanair under pressure after messing up pilots’ holidays

Irish budget airline Ryanair was under pressure yesterday to provide more information to travelers after canceling up to 50 flights a day over the next six weeks

Race to make robots for China spurs manufacturer to double capacity

ABB Ltd. is accelerating expansion in China with a plan to double robot production capacity as part of a bid to become the biggest provider worldwide of

Trump’s top trade negotiator calls China ‘unprecedented’ threat

China’s economic model represents an “unprecedented” threat to the world trading system that can’t be addressed under current global rules, President Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator said. “There

Hard to spot | Criminals find new ways to smuggle rhino horns to China, SE Asia

International traffickers have tried many ways to smuggle African rhino horns to Asia, concealing them inside wooden Buddha statues, stashing horn pieces in lobster heads kept in

Beijing detains man for service to evade internet firewall

Chinese authorities have detained a software developer for selling computer services that allow internet users to evade China’s “Great Firewall,” which blocks access to thousands of websites,

US flies powerful warplanes amid tensions with North Korea

The U.S. military flew advanced bombers and stealth jets over the Korean Peninsula and near Japan in drills with South Korean and Japanese warplanes yesterday, three days

New Zealand | Burst fuel pipe to disrupt flights through week

A rupture in the main pipeline carrying jet fuel to New Zealand’s largest airport has disrupted the travel plans of thousands of people and is expected to

Malaysia | Mahathir says in interview opposition can win vote

Former Malaysian strongman Mahathir Mohamad says the opposition alliance campaigning to topple the country’s corruption-tainted leader can win the next general elections and pull Malaysia back from

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