Offbeat | Cat goes on marathon jaunt from Netherlands to Austria

Six months after her cat ran away, a woman in the Netherlands is looking forward to a reunion — in an Austrian village 950 kilometers away. Austrian

Football – Champions League | PSG gives Barcelona some major payback with 4-0 thumping

Two years after being humiliated by Barcelona in the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain turned the tables on the five-time champions with a relentless display of skill, energy and

Football – Champions League | Benfica edges Dortmund 1-0

Borussia Dortmund squandered chance after chance, including a second-half penalty, before slumping to a 1-0 defeat at Benfica in their first leg match of the Champions League’s

Golf | Trump sons Eric, Donald Jr. to attend ‘closed’ Dubai event

President Donald Trump’s two sons in charge of his global business empire will attend a closed-door event this coming weekend to mark the opening of the Trump International

World briefs

INDIA India’s space agency says it successfully launched a record 104 nano satellites into orbit aboard a single rocket. CHINA Authorities awarded U.S. President Donald

The Buzz | Report cites increased Chinese, Russian military activity

An annual report on military power throughout the world cites Chinese and Russian activity as rising threats to Western powers. The International Institute for Strategic Studies report

Pope Francis: Native people have rights over their lands

Pope Francis insisted yesterday that indigenous groups must give prior consent to any economic activity affecting their ancestral lands, a view that conflicts with the Trump administration,

Girl About Globe | ‘Brexit Brow’ and Peak eyelash

Pluck off? No, say British women, holding on tight to their eyebrows. Things are really happening in the field of facial hair. The ‘Brexit brow’ is a

Thursday, February 16, 2017 – edition 2744

• Reports: Kim lived in Taipa, daughter attends local school * Alexis Tam confirms Central Library will be built at old court building * SSM agrees with revamped smoking lounges * IMF lauds

Kim Jong Un brother murdered while awaiting Macau bound flight

Kim Jong Nam, the older brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was attacked at Kuala Lumpur’s airport and died on the way to a

Health Bureau admits improving smoking lounges is ‘step forward’

The Health Bureau (SSM) has responded to a press conference regarding a study conducted by the University of Macau (UM) on the casino smoking ban,

Legal Wise by MdME | LRT: Rolling in the right direction

To criticize the Transportation and Infrastructure Office (GIT), the public entity charged with managing the construction and operation of the Macau Light Rail Transit, has become

São Tiago Inn to close doors 

The Pousada of São Tiago, a five-star hotel installed since 1982 on the former São Tiago da Barra Fortress (dating originally from the 17th century) will close

Education | IPM holds career day to launch new offers

The Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) held its Career Day 2017 on Monday, attracting 39 exhibitors from the public and private sectors. As approximately 700

Courts | Prosecution adds new evidence against Ho Chio Meng

Another session in the trial of the region’s former top prosecutor, Ho Chio Meng, took place yesterday at Macau’s Court of Final Appeal, following an adjournment since

BNU records 10pct rise in net income

According to a statement issued by BNU, the bank’s net interest margin “performed well” in 2016, surging by 11.1 percent year-on- year, attributable to business growth

Education | DSEJ to implement bilingual classes in official schools

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) will create bilingual classes to combine Chinese - and Portuguese - language material. The revamp aims to “give priority to

Gaming | Goa seeks legal opinion on Macau model casino rules

The state government of Goa has sought legal opinion on newly-drafted gaming rules, which the state has framed along the Macau model. The gaming

Hong Kong | TVB sweetens buyback offer; shares soar

Television Broadcasts Ltd. sweetened the terms of its share buyback offer after Hong Kong’s dominant free-to-air TV broadcaster received an unsolicited bid for 29.9 percent of

Singapore still sees value in F1, tourism chief says

Singapore is still interested in hosting the Formula One race if the terms are right, and discussions on keeping the event in the Southeast Asian nation

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