Indonesia | Arrested woman says IS militant ordered bombing

A female would-be suicide bomber arrested last week one day before her planned attack in Indonesia’s capital said she took orders from Bahrun Naim, an Indonesian with the Islamic State

Philippines | Official says Duterte exaggerating on killings

The Philippine justice secretary says President Rodrigo Duterte often exaggerates killings of criminals he supposedly carried out to send a chilling warning to lawbreakers. Vitaliano Aguirre II told

Japan | US military Osprey crash-lands off Okinawa, no fatalities

A  U.S. military Osprey aircraft crash-landed off Japan’s southern island of Okinawa after its propeller was damaged during refueling training, and all five crewmembers were rescued, the U.S. Marine

European Parliament to debate state of Poland’s democracy

The European Parliament is preparing to hold its third debate on the state of democracy in Poland since a populist party won last year and moved quickly to cement

Report | Trump’s business ties around the world

Donald Trump says his business is “great,” and you’ll have to trust him on that. One of the few things an outsider can know for sure is that

This Day in hHistory | 1982 – Spain opens border with the rock

The gates isolating the people of Gibraltar from Spain have been opened to pedestrians after 13 years. Spain’s new socialist government opened the frontier

Offbeat | ‘democracy sausage’ snags australia’s official word of 2016

A humble barbequed sausage on a slice of bread sold at polling booths around Australia has been picked as the country’s official word of the year — “democracy

Football | Refs use video replay to award penalty at Club World Cup

Referee Viktor Kassai made some soccer history yesterday, using video replay to award a penalty kick during the Club World Cup semifinals. Kashima Antlers midfielder

Rugby | New Zealand boosts All Blacks’ pay packets

Captain Kieran Read is likely to become the first All Black to earn more than NZ$1 million (USD720,000) per season in pure salary after New Zealand

World briefs

SPAIN Police say they have arrested more than 200 people of Chinese origin in a crackdown on gangs that ran call centers that swindled 16 million euros from

The Buzz | Mexico Senate passes medical pot bill; sent to lower house

The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill approving the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, the latest in a series of legal changes and court rulings that have somewhat

Beyonce rules again, tops Image Award nominations

Beyonce leads the field in the NAACP Image Award nominations, but there’s a friendly rival close behind: sister Solange. Beyonce received seven nominations for the

Girl About Globe | Big Bang Fury

I AM TYPING THIS OVER CONSTRUCTION NOISE. Oh, they’ve taken a break, I can stop shouting. People talk about a New York minute. Fewer refer to a Hong Kong

Thursday, December 15, 2016 – edition no. 2705

* Macau and US sign deal to avoid fiscal evasion, money laundering * ‘Empire Hotel’ to be filmed in Macau * Ho denies outsourcing contracts * Beijing warns Trump   DOWNLOAD

IFFAM | Jury announces winners, festival closes

The six-day International Film Festival & Awards – Macau (IFFAM) came to a close last night with the five-member international jury announcing the 10 awards bestowed on

Ballon d’Or: Ronaldo voted best in the world for 4th time

After giving a European Championship title to Portugal and another Champions League trophy to Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo ends 2016 with something just for himself — his fourth world

Decorations | Cheong U awarded with ‘Golden Lotus’

The decorations, medals and certificates of merit for 2016 were announced yesterday. Thirty-six individuals and organizations were awarded. Former Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture,

IPIM and DSPA promote 2017 MIECF in Portugal and Beijing

Delegates from the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) – the host coordinators of the event – organized a

Legal Wise by MdME | The key to attract investment? Good corporate governance practices

There was never a time when transparency and good corporate governance practices were more spoken of in Macau; the outcome of the recent launch of the

Father of injured boy wins case against gov’t

The father of a boy who suffered a severe injury at Hac Sa beach in 2012 recently won the court case he filed against the Civic and

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