Abe’s support hits two-year high after N Korea nuclear test

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet has risen to a two-year high in separate opinion polls published this week by public broadcaster NHK and the Yomiuri newspaper. The Abe

Gay senator opposes Australian plan for marriage equality

Government plans to hold an opinion poll in February on whether gay marriage should be legalized in Australia suffered a blow yesterday when a gay government senator announced that he opposed the

Nearly 400 arrested for looting, vandalism in India’s IT hub

Police arrested nearly 400 people for looting and vandalism in India’s information technology hub of Bangalore after a curfew was imposed to quell violence set off by a court ruling

Lagarde says globalization’s benefits need to be shared by all

World leaders need to better manage the frustration over the failure of globalization to deliver widely shared benefits, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said. While the world has enjoyed unprecedented economic

Dalai Lama urges talks with Islamic State, help for refugees

The Dalai Lama says there should be dialogue with Islamic State extremists to end bloodshed in Syria and Iraq, and argues that religion is never a justification for killing. The Tibetan

Brazil Mastermind of impeachment stripped of his own mandate

The politician who led the drive to impeach president Dilma Rousseff lost his mandate himself during a congressional trial that could rattle her successor’s government. An overwhelming majority of 450 Brazilian

This Day in History | 1985 – USSR expels 25 in tit-for-tat spy row

Two days after the British Government ordered the expulsion of 25 alleged Soviet spies, the USSR has retaliated by throwing out 25 British nationals. It follows the defection of Soviet double-agent

Offbeat | 206 of Cambodia’s rare royal turtles released at new center

More than 200 of Cambodia’s nearly extinct royal turtles were released yesterday in muddy waters at a new breeding and conservation center that was built in hopes of keeping the

UEFA presidential favorite criticizes Champions League deal

The favorite to become UEFA president has criticized the secret deal - accelerated ahead of today’s election - guaranteeing four Champions League group-stage places for Europe’s top four leagues. In an

The Buzz | Singapore investigating Zika strain as infections rise

Singapore says it is investigating the strain and severity of its locally transmitted Zika virus, amid a rising number of cases. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament yesterday that it

World briefs

CHINA’s booming electric vehicle industry, a flagship for Beijing’s technology ambitions, has been rocked by scandal after five companies were caught collecting millions of dollars in subsidies for buses they

Syrian migrant musicians sell out shows in Germany

At the neoclassical Concert House in Berlin’s Gendarmenmarkt, busts of German composers Beethoven, Bach and Handel looked on as the 65 musicians took their seats for a sold-out weekend concert. The

Macau Matters | The New Ka Ho Prison

I note with interest the recent sit-in by a subcontractor complaining about construction and progress payment delays on the project to develop a new prison at Ka Ho on Coloane

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 – edition no. 2643

* Chui meets with Portuguese president * Debate on human trafficking * LRT to be extended to Hengqin * US bombers fly over S Korea in show of force   DOWNLOAD

Demand for pricey international schools ‘insatiable’

The school year at Haileybury College’s campus outside Beijing began with three People’s Liberation Army soldiers marching on a running track as the Chinese national anthem played over loudspeakers. Seven

World Press Photo returning to Macau

The annual World Press Photo (WPP) tour will be coming to Macau once again this year and will be held at Casa Garden between October 1 and 23. The exhibition, which

CPM president to serve again

The current president of Casa de Portugal (CPM), Maria Amélia António, has announced that she will again stand for the position this year, after earlier indicating that she would not

Health | Suicide rate hits the lowest in 10-years

The suicide rate in the territory has hit the lowest level since 2005, the Health Bureau (SSM) informed in a statement. According to data cited, the suicide rate amongst residents of

Petition calls for support of Hong Kong

The New Macau Association (ANM) is organizing an online petition to “support Hong Kong in opposing political violence.” Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong, together with social activists Scott Chiang, Sulu Sou

CE co-presided over joint Macau-Portugal meeting in Lisbon

The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On co-presided, together with the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, a meeting of the Macau-Portugal Joint Committee, held yesterday in Lisbon

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