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SOUTH EAST ASIA Jihadis who fought by the hundreds for the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria now have a different battle closer to home in the southern

The Buzz | Porsche leaves it late to win 24 Hours Le Mans for 3rd year

Veteran German driver Timo Bernhard led Porsche to a dramatic third straight win at the 24 Hours Le Mans race to prevent a huge upset win for the

HKZMB concrete scandal widens to 55 other projects

The acting director of Hong Kong’s Civil Engineering and Development Department, Norman Heung, said on Saturday that 116 additional concrete samples from the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB)

Rear Window | Conflicts of interest

Once again, veteran lawmaker Pereira Coutinho is running for a directly elected seat in the Legislative Assembly (AL), heading the New Hope list, better known by the Portuguese

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China police: Bomb behind kindergarten blast; suspect dead

BEIJING (AP) — A 22-year-old man made the bomb that exploded at the front gate of a kindergarten in eastern China, killing eight people, including himself, investigators said today (Friday). Police

AL Elections | Who are the Macau voters?

With the approach of the vote day for the 2017 Legislative Assembly (AL) elections on September 17, the number of presented lists is growing steadily

Local citizens usually vote conservative, experts say

Taking into account the profile of the typical Macau voter - a mainland-born woman aged between 50 and 64 years old - the Times questioned several experts

Q&A | Marcel Khalife Oud player, singer: ‘Music is not meant solely for your friends’

Regarded as one of the most prolific Arabic musicians and an icon of humanitarian activism, Lebanese oud master Marcel Khalife will perform tomorrow night at

19 acrylics to be shown in latest Franco exhibition

Joaquim Franco is holding a solo exhibition in partnership with Art For All (AFA) Macau at Art Garden, located on Avenida do Doutor Rodrigo Rodrigues.

Technology | 5G networks still under discussion

The establishment of 5G network infrastructure was discussed yesterday during the 18th IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, held at

Briefs | Macau’s forex reserves reach MOP152.7b

Foreign exchange reserves reached MOP152.7 billion (USD19.02 billion) at the end of May, the Monetary Authority of Macau said yesterday. The monetary watchdog announced in a press release

Real Estate Matters | The Rental Process For Tenants Part 1 – Finding a Property

Welcome to the first in a 5 Part series “The rental process for tenants” In this series over the next 5 articles we will cover: Finding a

Paulo Chan not worried about casino security threats

Speaking to the media on the sidelines of yesterday’s ceremony, the director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Paulo Martins Chan, said he is not

Sands China launches new training program

Sands China’s first batch of graduates from its Professionalism Training for Gaming Practitioners program was honored yesterday at The Venetian Macao in a ceremony that

Macau’s Base Rate of the Discount Window raised to 1.5pct

The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) raised the Base Rate of the Discount Window yesterday by 25 basis points to 1.5 percent.  It has been the

Hong Kong follows Fed with hike in threat to property boom

Hong Kong’s de facto central bank followed the Federal Reserve and boosted interest rates for a third time since December, elevating the risk of a selloff in

Greater Bay Area | HKSAR reinforces port hub status

The Hong Kong government has implemented a number of measures to consolidate Hong Kong’s status as a trans-shipment hub to better connect the mainland with the

Strait politics | Taipei says Beijing wants Taiwan trade offices’ names changed

Taiwan said China has been pressuring the governments of five countries in the Middle East, Africa and South America to force the island to change the names of its

South China Sea | Vietnam urges China to act responsibly in dispute

Vietnam urged China yesterday to take responsible and constructive actions in the disputed South China Sea following a Pentagon report that highlighted Beijing’s military buildup in the strategic waters.

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