Offbeat | Qantas boss gets pie in face from gay marriage opponent

A man who squashed a lemon meringue pie into Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce’s face during a public address in Australia said Wednesday he was protesting Joyce’s

Football | FIFA struggles to regain trust as judge decries new leaders

Even after a year under new leadership, FIFA is still pleading with the world: Trust us. The message is proving as hard to sell as sponsorship

World briefs

CHINA has released two prominent human rights lawyers detained nearly two years ago, after they allegedly confessed in court to collaborating with foreign organizations and media to smear

The Buzz | Zhang Yimou says ‘Great Wall’ story may have been too weak

Zhang Yimou says the disappointing U.S. performance of the biggest budget China-U.S. co-production to date, “The Great Wall,” may have been down to a weak story, but he hopes

Prosecutors seek caning for gay couple in Indonesia’s Aceh

Shariah prosecutors in Indonesia’s Aceh province say two men on trial for gay sex should each be punished with 80 lashes, in another blow to the country’s

Made in Macao | Ghost Tour of Macao

Being a city that never sleeps, it is normal for visitors to expect a variety of nightlife in Macao. We do, of course, already have a large number

Thursday, May 11, 2017 – edition no. 2799

* Trump seeks new FBI head as Comey’s firing grips Washington * Zhang says Macau visit was ‘very successful’ * Adelson in Brazil signals ‘new frontiers’ * ‘Shoebox homes’ challenge new HK leader   DOWNLOAD

Gambling | US shares fall after ATM facial recognition announcement

Macau casino operators tumbled in New York after the announcement that the local government will require facial recognition and identification card checks at ATMs before Chinese

Legal Wise by MdME | Real Estate Market: Playing it cool

In 2008 Q4, the average purchase price of residential units was MOP$1,678.00 per square feet of usable area. Just within a period of two and a half

Zhang highlights three areas for Macau’s progress

Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the National People’s Congress and the official responsible for overseeing Hong Kong and Macau affairs, highlighted three key aspects of Macau development’s on

Europe Day in Macau | UM scholar: ‘No vision’ to tackle European refugee crisis

Europe has been dealing with a migratory crisis for quite some time, but has thus far failed to manage the matter appropriately. A systematic solution to control

Top legislator tour covers major infrastructure projects

The Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, Zhang Dejiang, kicked off his Macau tour at the rooftop of the Macau Grand Prix

An insight into Macanese heritage

While touring Macau, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, Zhang Dejiang, visited the Taipa Houses–Museum. There, he saw a Macanese photo

Security law lauded in hint to Hong Kong 

Zhang lauded Macau’s anti-subversion legislation in a message that appeared aimed at nearby Hong Kong. Similar legislation proposed there has stalled because of opposition from pro-democracy supporters.

Importance of loyalty oath emphasized during AL visit

Legislative Assembly (AL) president Ho Iat Seng personally briefed Zhang Dejiang on the AL’s daily operations. Zhang then took a group photo with the current lawmakers,

Pro-democracy activists ejected from Macau

Two pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong were deported hours after entering Macau, the Hong Kong Free Press reported. The episode coincided with the visit

IPM’s bachelor accredited

The Macau Polytechnic Institute’s (IPM) Bachelor of Accounting program has successfully passed the Learning Program Review conducted by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and

Crown exits decade-long Macau venture with Melco buyback

Casino billionaires Lawrence Ho and James Packer have said their last adieu to a decade-long gaming partnership in Macau, with each going in opposite directions.

In the next decade | Angola and Mozambique among the top 10 tourist destinations

Angola and Mozambique are among the 10 tourist destinations that are expected to record greater growth in demand for leisure travel in the next decade,

Alipay grabs slice of US market with first data

China’s mobile-payments king wants a piece of the world’s biggest consumer market. Alipay, owned by Jack Ma’s Ant Financial, reached a deal that will let its users

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