This Day in History | 1968 – Musical Hair opens as censors withdraw

The American hippy musical “Hair” has opened in London - one day after the abolition of theatre censorship. Until yesterday, some of the scenes in the musical, written by out-of-work actors

Offbeat | Python wrapped around armrest halts Japanese ‘bullet’ train

A passenger spotted a python curled around the armrest of another passenger’s seat on a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen “bullet” train, forcing the train to make an unscheduled stop. No one was

Tennis | Halep into third round at Wuhan Open

Former French Open finalist Simona Halep took less than 70 minutes to reach the third round of the Wuhan Open, advancing yesterday when fellow Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu retired in the

Football – Champions League Preview | Will Cristiano Ronaldo show another type of reaction?

Cristiano Ronaldo’s anger could work in Real Madrid’s favor. The Portugal winger was visibly upset when he came off in the 72nd minute of the 2-2 league draw at Las Palmas. Madrid

World briefs

CHINA-KOREA Chinese authorities are investigating a North Korean bank suspected of financing its government’s imports of goods that might be used by the North’s nuclear weapons program. More on p11 JAPAN

MIT’s flea market specializes in rare, obscure electronics

Once a month in the summer, a small parking lot on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s campus transforms into a high-tech flea market known for its outlandish offerings. Tables overflow

Our Desk | Discrimination in the community

Here in Macau, I seldom hear nor see residents discriminate each other, may it be against age, physical features or career; but apparently, some non-Chinese residing in the city tend

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 – edition no. 2652

* Poachers target rare bird’s ‘ivory’ beak in Southeast Asia * Book on american-macau relations * TIS holds sixth university fair * Riding on waves of other people’s money   DOWNLOAD

Macau airport hits new passenger record of 630,000

The Macau International Airport (MIA) set a new record in August as it reached over the 630,000 passenger traffic and the 5,000 aircraft movement marks for the first time. A statement

How Singapore beat New Zealand to be expats’ top place to live

Singapore has done it again. The city-state beat New Zealand to rank first in a survey of expat destinations for the second year running. Among nearly 27,000 expats in 190

Chan stands behind IACM over critical report

The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, over the weekend defended the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) from a critical report issued by the Commission of Audit. The report,

Marathon fills quota in one day

According to a statement from the Sports Bureau, all quotas for the 2016 Macau Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon, Half Marathon and Mini Marathon were filled as of yesterday, having received

Several changes to take place in city’s transportation facilities

Changes to the city’s transportation facilities will be implemented in the coming years according to Kelvin Lam Hin San, deputy director of the Transport Bureau (DSAT) following Friday’s meeting of

Portuguese School unaware of plans to expand into mainland

The Macau Portuguese School (EPM) is unaware of the projects that both the Ministry of Education and Science of Portugal (MEC) and the president of the school’s foundation (FEPM) reportedly

Education | UM among 400 best universities in the world

The University of Macau (UM) made it on the list of the world’s most international universities in 2016, ranking among the top 400 universities across the globe. The University is the

Tariff reduction to be applied for transshipment cargo

A new policy granting tariff reduction to third countries or regions will be implemented, starting from October 1. The policy, called the Free Trade Agreement Transshipment Facilitation Scheme (FTA Scheme), rules

Health | Chan Iek Lap defends local medical services

Lawmaker Chan Iek Lap said that “not all aspects cannot compare with Hong Kong’s or the neighboring regions’,” during his lecture last week at the Macau University of Science

Gaming-related revenues down one-third in 2015

Total revenues for enterprises involvedin gaming activities amounted to MOP 233.2 billion in 2015, down by 34.1 percent year-on-year, according to new information released by the Statistics and Census Service

Creative and cultural industries | MDC represents designers at China-Japan-Korea expo

Representatives of the Macau Design Center (MDC) participated in “The China-Japan-Korea Industries Expo 2016” over the weekend at the Shandong-Taiwan Convention and Exhibition Center in Shandong Wei-fang, China. The representatives

Arts | Exhibition of Hua-Lin’s collection opens tomorrow

The exhibition “The Trumpet of the Times: Poet F. Hua-Lin”, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), will be inaugurated tomorrow at Jao Tsung-I Academy at 6.30 p.m. The exhibition features

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