South Korea | Park’s confidante snubs impeachment trial 

Disgraced South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s longtime friend at the center of a massive corruption scandal refused to testify at Park’s impeachment trial yesterday, with lawmakers alleging that

Norway | Mass murderer Breivik makes Nazi salute at court

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik made a neo-Nazi salute as he walked into a courtroom at a high-security prison where judges yesterday began reviewing a

Court backs Swiss that Muslim girls must attend swim class 

A European court has rejected an appeal by a Turkish-born couple who were fined in Switzerland for keeping their daughters out of mixed-gender, mandatory public school swimming lessons for

USA | Lunar New Year 2017 events from NYC to Disney to Vegas

Lunar New Year begins Jan. 28, kicking off the year of the rooster. The holiday is observed in China, Vietnam and other Asian countries, but a number of

Dead air | Norway to phase out analog radio

For some radio listeners in Norway, there will be dead air starting today. The mountainous nation of 5 million will become the first in the world to phase

This Day in History | 1962 – Thousands killed in Peru landslide

At least 2,000 people are believed to have been killed after a massive avalanche of rocks and ice buried an entire mountain village and several settlements

Offbeat | Undersea quake hits south Philippines, no damage 

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck under the Celebes Sea off the southern Philippines yesterday but was far too deep to cause any damage and

Ronaldo wins best player award for 4th time 

Capping what he called the best year of his career, Cristiano Ronaldo won his fourth FIFA best player award yesterday (Macau time). The double European champion with

World briefs

PORTUGAL Spain’s King Felipe VI and Brazilian President Michel Temer were among the dignitaries in Lisbon attending the state funeral of Mario Soares, a former Portuguese leader who

The Buzz | Rejected tiger cub being cared for at couple’s home 

Four-month-old Elsa was born in a traveling circus and rejected by her mother. Now the little Siberian tiger is being cared for by a human couple, and she’s growing

Shooting suspect’s mental issues may explain little 

Esteban Santiago, the 26-year-old man held in the fatal shootings last week at Fort Lauderdale’s airport, reportedly has a history of mental difficulties and it’s tempting to

Macau Matters | Working Holiday Visas

Around the world about 20 countries have reciprocal arrangements to allow their citizens to get visas for working holidays. In Asia these countries include Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong

Wednesday, January 11, 2017 – edition no. 2720

* FIFA to expand World Cup to 48 teams in 2026, adding 16 extra nations * FMBA to support ‘Project Shepherd’ * Pharmacy depicts Sun Yat-Sen’s legacy in Macau * Packer returns to

Ho denies all except ‘mistake’ on assets declaration

Former Prosecutor-General Ho Chio Meng continued to deny all charges laid against him during yesterday’s court session at the Court of Final Appeal (TUI). The session

Philippines | Huge Catholic procession held under heavy security in Manila

A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ held yesterday under tight security due to fears of

Analysts predict gaming growth

Gaming analysts are providing their analysis of last week’s gaming results for the month of December and the year of 2016 through their forecasts for this

Gaming industry groups protest for salary increases

  Around 300 workers, many of them croupiers at local casinos, called for a salary increase in the New Year during a protest yesterday. It was the

Briefs | Lei commends IPM’s ‘student centered’ efforts 

The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) held its “IPM 2017 Open Day” at its main campus last Saturday afternoon. In his opening speech, IPM’s president Lei Heong Iok,

Procurement | MGM Resorts International signs first deal with local SME

MGM Resorts International confirmed the first procurement deal with local brand Smart Trophy & Souvenir, marking the commencement of MGM’s program to bring more Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

2nd VW employee arrested over emissions scheme

The Volkswagen executive who once was in charge of complying with U.S. emissions regulations has been arrested in connection with the company’s emissions-cheating scandal, a person

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