Terrorism | Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines to join forces vs militants

Indonesia says it’s looking to set up joint patrols with the Philippines and Malaysia to prevent Islamic militants who have laid siege to a city in

Korea | Suspected North Korea drone photographed US missile defense site

A suspected North Korean drone photographed a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea before it crashed near the border where it was found last week, Seoul’s Defense

USA | Mattis blames Congress for poor state of US combat readiness

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis blamed the inability of Congress to deliver an annual defense budget for what he called a shockingly poor state of combat readiness

Iraq | Mass food poisoning, two die at Mosul camp for displaced people

A mass food poisoning at a camp for the displaced near the northern city of Mosul killed at least two people and sickened over 700, Iraq’s health minister said yesterday, becoming

Offbeat | Man! Madrid buses move to curtail ‘manspreading’ practice

If you’re taking a bus in the Spanish capital, be sure to keep your legs to yourself. Madrid authorities this week started putting up signs banning

This Day in History | 1961 – Panda replaces zebra at road crossing

A new type of road crossing with push button controls for pedestrians is to be introduced next year. The announcement by the Ministry of Transport confirmed

Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry lead Warriors to NBA title

As a fresh NBA champions cap sat a tad off-kilter on his head, Kevin Durant embraced mother Wanda. Then he moved across the podium and hugged Stephen

Ronaldo accused of tax fraud 

A Spanish state prosecutor accused Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding Spain’s tax office of 14.7 million euros (USD16.5 million) in unpaid taxes yesterday. In a statement, Madrid’s

Gripped by cricket fever, Bangladesh facing its biggest game

As the city’s 18 million inhabitants will attest, Dhaka — the densely populated capital of Bangladesh — is known as the “traffic capital of the world” for good

IOC ‘very happy’ with Beijing prep for 2022 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee is “very happy” with Beijing’s preparations for the 2022 Winter Games, amid assurances yesterday that the main venues will be completed three years

World briefs

BANGLADESH Heavy rain triggered landslides that killed at least 68 people in southeast Bangladesh, officials said yesterday. Rains that began early Monday had cleared by yesterday, allowing rescuers to

The Buzz | Thai police raid ‘click farm,’ find 347,200 SIM cards 

Thai police have arrested three Chinese men who they say operated a so-called “click farm,” using hundreds of cellphones and several hundred thousand SIM cards to run up “likes” and

Casino industry ramps up effort to repeal sports betting ban

The casino industry’s largest lobbying group in the U.S. is ramping up its efforts to repeal a 25-year-old federal law that bans sports betting in most states. The

Macau Matters | My new left hip – part II

A week ago I talked about some of the technical issues relating to joint replacement surgery. Here I would like to talk about hospital issues. However, there

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 – edition no. 2822

* Queen’s birthday celebrated with new British consul general * Combining Japan and Peru * Coutinho’s list presents candidates * Panama switches from Taiwan to China   DOWNLOAD

Greater Bay Area | Hong Kong cozies up to Shenzhen in border swamp to lure startups

It’s the story of an obscure fishing community that was afforded special trading status and grew to become one of the world’s most vibrant economic centers.

SSM to amend assisted reproduction law

The director of the Macau Health Bureau (SSM), Lei Chin Ion, announced that the bureau has already started to amend the region’s law and regulations regarding Macau’s

Health | Pediatric Rehabilitation Center inaugurated

The Pediatric Rehabilitation Center, officially established in the Areia Preta Health Center yesterday, is expected to provide better and faster medical assistance to children with developmental

Tam claims cultural heritage is protected

Alexis Tam, said that the government pays great importance to the protection of the city’s cultural heritage. “Not only do we educate our society for

Arts | Ox Warehouse to be evicted by year-end

Alternative art gallery Ox Warehouse will be evicted from its current site on Avenida do Coronel Mesquita by the end of the year, the association’s exhibition

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