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PHLIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he has ordered the military to occupy and fortify all Philippine-held islands in the disputed South China Sea to assert the country's claims

The Buzz | Man known as Godfather of Grass back in US; pot charges loom

A legendary outlaw known as the Godfather of Grass who disappeared almost a decade ago while federal agents were closing in on him was deported from Canada and was

Organized Crime | Former Mexican cartel head gets life for drug smuggling

A once-powerful Mexican drug cartel leader and associate of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life in a U.S. prison. Alfredo Beltran Leyva, 46, was sentenced yesterday

Kapok | Everything’s patriotic now!

Patriotism is double-edged: nurture the bond that it entails and it becomes a virtue; make it a blind imperative and venture into dangerous territories in which hierarchies are

Friday, April 7, 2017 – edition no. 2779

* Trade, North Korea pose allenges as Trump meets Xi * Phone scams on the rise * Sands launches scheme to support local SMEs * China cancels lawmakers’ trip     DOWNLOAD

Millennials are growing in Vegas – Boomers are remodeling homes

* Books: Conviction by Julia Dahl * Music: Mental Illness by Aimee Mann * Wine: The Austrian Hotsprings * Travelog: The Argentine Experience

‘Their Finest’ stylishly blends wit, romance in WWII

Their Finest” is a movie about making a movie, specifically a glossy propaganda film meant to bolster morale in Britain in the darkest days of the

‘Conviction’ has believable characters, intriguing twists

Julia Dahl’s examination of the myriad communities that exist — sometimes not so harmoniously — in Brooklyn, New York, fuels her third excellent novel featuring freelance reporter

Aimee Mann offers delicate takes on ‘Mental Illness’

Aimee Mann plays to an illusory type on “Mental Illness,” a serene album of delicate, mournful songs with characters walking off cliffs, stuck in holes and escaping to amusement

News of the World | If you build it, they’ll stay; boomers remodel their homes

If you build it, they will stay. The small businesses that dominate the home remodeling industry are expecting robust growth in the next few years, thanks partly

The Austrian Hotsprings

One of the nine Bundesländer (Federal States) of Austria, Niederösterreich – or Lower Austria – completely envelops the capital Vienna, and is administratively subdivided into four regions: Waldviertel

Travelog | A homey meal steeped in culture at The Argentine Experience

Let’s start at the end, with dessert at The Argentine Experience. The Buenos Aires restaurant that immerses diners in culture offers an abundance of tastes

Committee concerned Taipa project will be a ‘Seac Pai Van 2.0’

The land reclaimed by the government from the former “La Scala” development in Taipa next to Avenida Wai Long was the highlight of the meeting of

Pink diamond fetches record USD71.2m in Hong Kong auction

A stunning 59.6 carat diamond known as the “Pink Star” sold for USD71.2 million at a Sotheby’s auction Tuesday in Hong Kong, setting a new

Aerial photography book launched today

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will organize a book launch ceremony and video screening today at 6.30 p.m. at Jao Tsung-I Academy. The ceremony and subsequent “sharing session” is

Ma: Merger between police services without major impact

Ma Io Kun, commissioner-general of the Unitary Police Service (SPU), said that a small change will take place within the police force after the Security Forces Coordination

Wife of detained Taiwan activist to begin Beijing search

The wife of a Taiwanese political activist and former Democratic Progressive Party member, who went missing last month, has said she will travel to Beijing to

Legal Wise by MdME | Land Law: the mystery of the missing tapes

Since my article, “The Failed Land Law”, in MDT of July last year, much has changed, but nothing in the right direction. There is certainly more awareness and a

Macau ranks lowest in ‘2017 Smiling Report’

The “2017 Smiling Report,” conducted by a Swedish consultancy company, has indicated that Macau was amongst the countries that smile the least in customer service, placing

Risk of mosquito-borne virus significantly higher this year

The Health Bureau (SSM) has called on residents to be more aware of illnesses spread by mosquitoes, as this year’s ovitrap index, (measured with equipment used

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