Offbeat | Former employee who took Vienna tram for joyride apprehended

Vienna public transit authorities have found the man who went for a joyride with a Vienna street car. But they still don’t know why. The Vienna Lines

Tennis | Confident Vandeweghe on strong run at Australian Open

On the court, Coco Vandeweghe is all bluster and bravado, an all-or-nothing ball striker with a booming forehand who compares herself to a freight train and

Golf | 2020 Olympic course open to reviewing membership policy

The club that will host the 2020 Olympic golf tournament would be open to changing its policy to include women as full members, if asked.

World briefs

JAPAN successfully launched its first military communications satellite yesterday that is designed to upgrade its network in the face of China’s increasingly assertive maritime activity and North Korea’s

The Buzz | Egypt’s el-Sissi says he is alarmed by high divorce rates

Egypt’s president says he is alarmed by his country’s high divorce rates and is suggesting ground-breaking legislation to ban Muslim husbands from verbally declaring their spouses divorced.

Oscars go gaga for ‘La La Land’ with record-tying 14 nods

The candy-colored love letter to musicals “La La Land” last night landed a record-tying 14 nominations to the Academy Awards, which fielded a notably more diverse list

Macau Matters | Solar energy and developing the energy sector

As readers probably know, I have a strong interest in “green” technologies. I remember reading that “the Office for the Development of the Energy Sector (GDSE) has disclosed

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – edition no. 2730

* UK court rules May can’t start Brexit without Parliament vote * Student turns into promising writer * Macau-inspired artworks * Ecclestone ends 40-year reign as F1 boss   DOWNLOAD

AL Plenary | Gov’t says casino executives should be 85 percent from Macau this year

The Legislative Assembly (AL) gathered yesterday afternoon in a plenary session exclusively dedicated to replies from the government to spoken enquiries from lawmakers. One of the

Beijing swings back at golf, shutting down 111 courses

China has launched a renewed crackdown on golf, closing 111 courses in an effort to conserve water and land, and telling members of the ruling Communist

IC organizes lineup of New Year activities

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will organize an event titled “Let’s Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Rooster,” comprising workshops, exhibitions, lectures, concerts and other performances.

Spring Festival exhibition opens tomorrow

The exhibition “Spring Breeze to the Southern Greenly Land – Exhibition of the Lunar New Year Traditions of Guangdong Province, Hong Kong S.A.R. and Macao S.A.R.”

Macau Famine 2017 aims to raise MOP1.1m

The Macau Famine 2017, organized by World Vision of Macau Association, held its opening ceremony last week. The association has planned fund- raising activities such as

More witnesses unaware of MP office’s existence

The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) yesterday continued the trial of the city’s former top prosecutor, Ho Chio Meng. The prosecution called four witnesses, most of

Football | Macau drawn with India, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan

India was handed a chance to qualify for the 2019 Asian Cup yesterday, placed in a group containing Macau, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan at a draw held in

Coutinho questions gov’t on hiring of non-locals

Lawmaker Pereira Coutinho has questioned the government through a written enquiry on the alleged hiring of non-local workers by several public services, mainly from mainland China, to

Tourism sector ends 2016 on high note

There were 2,814,450 visitor arrivals in December 2016, according to information released yesterday by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), up by 6.8 percent year-on- year

Region’s travel alert system suffering delays

Scheduled to launch in the middle of last year, the redesign of Macau’s outbound travel alert system has been delayed due to the clarification of some legal terms. According

Too much ain’t enough as investors bet on oil rebound

Hedge funds are showing they have some faith in OPEC.  Their bets on rising West Texas Intermediate crude prices reached the highest since June 2014 as

Angolan banks appeal for bailout

Angolan banks are appealing to the government to help put together a bailout package to protect account holders as lenders reel from low oil prices that make

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