Facebook developing censorship tool to enter China market

Facebook is developing censorship tools to suppress controversial content as a means to appease China’s ruling Communist Party and finally re-enter the world’s most populous country.

Australia | Rare thunderstorm asthma kills four people in Melbourne

A rare condition known as thunderstorm asthma sent hundreds of people to hospitals in Australia’s second-largest city, and four deaths had been confirmed by yesterday. Family confirmed

Cambodia | Court upholds life terms for two Khmer Rouge leaders

A top Cambodian court yesterday upheld the life sentences for the two most senior surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime, which is responsible for the deaths of

Philippines | Drug dealer says he gave money to senator, police

A self-confessed drug dealer, whose father was killed in an alleged gun fight in prison, has testified before a Philippine Senate investigation that he provided police officials and an

Malaysia | Lax laws, flawed recall blamed for air bag deaths

Nida Fatin Mat Asis was slumped lifeless in her car seat, bleeding profusely from her nose and mouth, after her Honda hit a lamppost and skidded into a

USA | Obama hits 1,000 mark for commutations granted

President Barack Obama surpassed the 1,000 mark for commutations granted during his presidency yesterday   after shortening sentences for 79 people. Obama has

Germany | Merkel ‘not happy’ Pacific trade pact in danger

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday she’s not happy about the possible demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, which President-elect Donald Trump wants to pull the U.S. out

Turkey | Erdogan slams those who call Trump ‘dictator’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asserted yesterday that many in the U.S. and Europe are branding U.S. President- elect Donald Trump a “dictator” because he wasn’t their favored candidate. Erdogan

This Day in History | 1989 – New era for Czechoslovakia

The entire leadership of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia has resigned to make way for democratic changes. Party Leader Milos Jakes called an emergency meeting

Offbeat | Blue pills in Blue House: S. Korea leader explains Viagra

Little blue pills in South Korea’s presidential Blue House? President Park Geun-hye’s office yesterday confirmed revelations by an opposition lawmaker that it purchased about 360 erectile

Football 12-goal game upstages Madrid, Juventus in Champions League

The first 12-goal game in 25 Champions League seasons took the spotlight from Real Madrid and Juventus advancing to the Round of 16 yesterday. It

Asian elections for FIFA Council postponed a second time

The Asian Football Confederation has postponed elections to choose FIFA Council delegates for a second time. The Asian governing body yesterday canceled a Feb. 28 meeting in Kuala Lumpur,

Boxing | Heavyweight contender Alex Stewart dies at 52

Alex Stewart, a heavyweight contender who fought Mike Tyson and nearly beat George Foreman, has died. He was 52. Stewart died last week after being rushed to a

World briefs

US The Dow Jones industrial average surpassed 19,000 for the first time Tuesday as a post-election rally drove indexes further into record territory. Discount store chains made large gains,

The Buzz | UN agency says China tops world again in patent applications

The U.N.’s intellectual property agency says China continued to set the pace worldwide for patent applications last year, filing a record 1 million that nearly all focused on its

War on Terror | Interpol urges use of biometric data to find extremist fighters

Interpol urged all countries yesterday to obtain biometric data from fighters for the Islamic State and other extremist groups to help law enforcement track them down, especially when they

Made in Macao | Don’t neglect the Cha when going Yum Cha

Talking about cultural experience in Macao, one of the most beloved experiences among both locals and expatriates is “yum cha” 飲茶, literally translated as “Drink” and “Tea”. It

Thursday, November 24, 2016 – edition no. 2691

* Q&A - Jeremy Jauncey Globetrotting Instagrammer: ‘There’s so much more to Macau than everyone thinks’ * Civil servant number under debate * Lucky dragon casino-hotel opens in Vegas * Facebook developing censorship

China formally arrests Crown staff amid gambling crackdown

A group of Crown Resorts Ltd. employees detained in China since last month have been formally arrested for alleged gambling-related crimes, according to a lawyer, paving the way for

IPM to organize conference on higher education

The conference titled ‘The New Frontiers of Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance in Higher Education,” organized by Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) and co-organized by the Asia-Pacific

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