Myanmar | Military plane with 120 aboard goes missing

A  military transport plane with 120 people on board went missing yesterday on a flight from southern Myanmar to Yangon, a military spokesman said. There were fears it

Hawaii | Retired Navy commander pleads guilty to fraud

A retired U.S. Navy commander in Hawaii charged in a growing corruption scandal pleaded guilty yesterday to lying about his relationship with a Malaysian defense contractor known by the

Afghanistan | Letter points to power struggle within IS affiliate group

A letter drafted by a senior Islamic State militant and obtained by The Associated Press points to a growing power struggle within the group’s Afghan affiliate, pitting

Indonesia | Court sends Singapore rocket plot militants to prison

Six suspected Islamic militants who Indonesian police accused of plotting to fire a rocket at downtown Singapore from a nearby island were sentenced to prison yesterday on

Iran | IS-claimed attacks on parliament, shrine kill 12

Gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Iran’s parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader yesterday, killing at least 12 people, wounding dozens and igniting an hours-long siege

Q&A | Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University: How does IS claim responsibility for an attack?

News outlets have reported that the Islamic State claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack on a London Bridge June 3. But how do they know? And how reliable are

This Day in History  | 1963 – Ward charged over ‘immoral earnings’

Dr Stephen Ward, a London osteopath and friend of Christine Keeler, was arrested in Watford and taken to Marylebone Lane police station. The arrest

Offbeat | Peacock takes out USD500 in wine after crashing liquor store

A female peacock has ruffled more than just feathers at a Los Angeles-area liquor store. Without a peep, the peahen strutted into the open door of

Rugby | Lions beaten 22-16 by Blues in Auckland in 2nd tour match

The British and Irish Lions conceded a late try and lost 22-16 yesterday to the Auckland-based Blues in their first-ever match against a New Zealand Super Rugby team.

World briefs

SOUTH CHINA SEA Beijing says it is “firmly opposed” to a Pentagon report that highlighted China’s construction of military facilities on man-made islands in the disputed South China

Paris in a minute | What a rush! AP sports writer zip lines off the Eiffel Tower

What could possibly go wrong? I was 122 meters up on the Eiffel Tower, with Paris spread out in all its glory in miniature beneath me.

The Buzz | Emirati diplomat: ‘Nothing to negotiate’ with Qatar

A top Emirati diplomat said “there’s nothing to negotiate” with Qatar over a growing diplomatic dispute about the energy-rich nation’s alleged funding of terror groups, signaling Arab countries

Made in Macao | Lotus Flower: luck, purity or a flash in the pan

The last public holiday, Dragon Boat Festival on  May 30, seemed to have brought about some significant postholiday blues among us working class. Not that it was

Thursday, June 8, 2017 – edition no. 2818

* UK election today | Macau-based British nationals prefer May, but only just * Youth exchange to be expanded * Looking for ‘smart city’ projects * Plane with 120 aboard goes missing   DOWNLOAD

Privacy watchdog head resigns for ‘personal reasons’

Vasco Fong has resigned from the Office for Personal Data Protection’s (GPDP) coordinator post. Fong’s resignation, which was first reported by Radio Macau, was confirmed to

Irish brewery wants its spot in Macau’s PSC platform

An Irishman, Australian and New Zealander walk into a bar on an early Sunday evening where they sample, savor and socialize over craft beers with names

Q&A | Rodrigo de Matos, Cartoonist: ‘I think that the press here is relatively free’

An exhibition showcasing a decade of work by Portuguese cartoonist Rodrigo de Matos was inaugurated on Monday night at the Portuguese Consulate-General in Macau.

Int’l stamp exhibition to be held in September

The Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (DSC) will be co- organizing the Macau 2018 Asian International Stamp Exhibition with the Macau Philatelic Association. The exhibition is set

Labor Research suggests Macau should reduce weekly working hours

The dean of the China Institute of Industrial Relations’ Faculty of Law, Jiang Ying, has suggested that Macau should reduce the region’s minimum weekly working hours from

Legal Wise by MdME | The Medical Error Act calls for dialogue between medical and legal professionals

The Medical Error Act (Law No. 5/2016) came into force in February this year. The law was long awaited as the initial discussions were held 12 years

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