India | New nationwide tax launched amid confusion

Shops and businesses reopened in India amid confusion Saturday, hours after the government introduced a new nationwide tax that will change the cost of nearly everything

Indonesia | 10 injured in volcanic eruption

A volcano popular with tourists erupted yesterday on Indonesia’s main island of Java, injuring 10 people, an official said. Sileri Crater at Dieng Plateau spewed cold

Hong Kong versus Singapore: which city is better for expats?

In the race to lure talent for global firms’ regional headquarters, Hong Kong and Singapore have long been neck-and-neck. While many companies make their managers locate in

Middle East | Qatar stands firm, rejecting Arab demands as deadline looms

Qatar said Saturday it doesn’t fear any military retaliation for refusing to meet a Monday deadline to comply with a list of demands from four

Venezuela | Defiant chief prosecutor requests protection

Venezuela’s chief prosecutor asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for protection Friday, days after the Supreme Court barred her from leaving the country and ordered

Brexit | UK to pull out of fishing deal that let others in its waters

Britain is pulling out of an agreement that permits fishermen from five other countries to operate in U.K. waters, the first step in reasserting control

Offbeat | Escaped elephant strolls through town’s neighborhood 

The pachyderm was a startling sight for residents of one small Wisconsin neighborhood. A full-grown elephant sauntered through Baraboo early Friday morning on a brief walk

This Day in History | 1971 – Doors’ singer Jim Morrison found dead

Jim Morrison, the lead singer of American rock group The Doors has died in Paris aged 27. He was found in a bathtub at his apartment

Boxing | Pacquiao loses contentious WBO title fight to Jeff Horn

It went all the way and ended in a contentiously bitter loss, the opposite of what Manny Pacquiao’s handlers predicted for his WBO welterweight world

Tour de France | Thomas in yellow as first full road stage begins

Geraint Thomas of Team Sky is in the race leader’s yellow jersey as the 2017 Tour de France embarks on a first full road stage.

World briefs

INDONESIA A helicopter carrying eight people crashed yesterday while on the way to help with evacuations near a volcano that erupted on the main Indonesian island of

The Buzz | Portugal: Grenades, ammo stolen in daring raid

Defense officials in Portugal say they are compiling a list of weapons and ammunition stolen from the national armory in a brazen daytime raid. The Portuguese Army and the

Tourists, locals buy Nevada’s legal recreational marijuana

Cheers and long lines of tourists and locals alike greeted the first day of sales of recreational marijuana on Saturday as Nevada became the fifth state

Rear Window | Vexing Issues

1 - Here we go again with the four-yearly procedure to select, by universal suffrage, a 14-seat section of the 33-strong floor of the Legislative Assembly at the

Monday, July 3, 2017 – edition no. 2835

* Carrie Lam sworn in as Hong Kong’s new leader, Xi warns of ‘red line’ * A criminal or a philanthropist? * Mega-city cluster * Koike’s party heads for big victory   DOWNLOAD PDF   * Hong

HKSAR 20 YEARS | Xi Jinping in Hong Kong for anniversary as protests planned

Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Hong Kong yesterday to mark the 20th anniversary of Beijing taking control of the former British colony, accompanied by a formidable layer of security as authorities showed

From the publishers’ desk | Ten years with you for you

Macau Daily Times enters its 10th year of publication. We take the opportunity to thank our readers, advertisers, partners, and friends for your constant support.

Editorial | Times run fast, faster in Macau

The notion of time is relative, ask Einstein. In Macau it is even more relative. We live within a very limited perimeter, and family, work or the leisure dimensions

Kwan Tsui Hang confirms retirement from AL

Lawmaker Kwan Tsui Hang has confirmed to the Times she will not run in the upcoming Legislative Assembly election, stating that she will refuse the position even

AL Election | ‘Alliance for Change’ aims to ‘fight for the next generation’

Yesterday, the “Alliance for Change” (Aliança para a Mudança) list, led by lawmaker Melinda Chan, presented its political platform for the Legislative Assembly (AL) Elections.

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