Thursday, July 21, 2016 – edition no. 2604

* Animal welfare | Abandonment of dogs leading to stray problem in Coloane * Escalator project concluded * Wang Zhimin is new liaison office head * Trump formally seals presidential nomination   DOWNLOAD

Human resources | Delays on processing residence requests are creating ‘instability, fear’

In the first half of 2016 there were less requests for residency in the territory from Portuguese citizens, according to data released by the Public Security Police Force (PSP). The number

Transportation | Asia embraces bullet trains as Singapore, Malaysia sign deal

Asia is embracing bullet trains like never before. Singapore and Malaysia signed an agreement yesterday that will bring a high-speed rail link to Kuala Lumpur by 2026. The long-envisioned plan,

CE to visit Beijing to discuss region’s five-year plan

The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On, will lead an official delegation to Beijing from today until Friday for the advancement of the Beijing-Macau partnership and for discussions on the

Q&A – Darren Clarke Golfer, Venetian Macao Open contestant: ‘Scott Hend is the man to beat’

Northern Ireland’s golfer Darren Clarke will play in the 2016 edition of the Venetian Macao Golf Open, raising the bar of this year’s lineup. The 48-year-old will be one of the

Briefs | Nomura: July GGR disappointing

Japanese financial services company, Nomura Group, has estimated that the average daily Macau gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the last week amounted to MOP550 million; an improvement over the MOP525

World Congress of Political Science | Scholar: Xi underestimating the influence of Russia in the region

A visiting professor at the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) has been invited to chair a panel session at the 24th World Congress of Political Science, titled “China at the crossroads

Young people in SARs can play role in US-China diplomacy

A video recently uploaded of a conversation with the U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau questioned the role today’s youth may play in the future of U.S.-China relations

Opposition to public housing project around Taipa Olympic Centre

The government’s plan to build a public housing estate next to Taipa’s Olympic Aquatic Centre was met with significant opposition from different groups in the city, including the Macau Tri-Decade

Multiple construction works result in Taipa traffic gridlock

A traffic diversion near Rotunda do Estádio, a road closure at the conjunction of Estr. Alm. Marques Esparteiro with Avenida Kwong Tung, and ongoing road projects at Rotunda Ouvidor Arriaga,

Cathay drops after CEO says performance ‘below expectations’

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. slumped the most in three weeks after Asia’s biggest international carrier said first-half performance was “below expectations” and yields were under “intense pressure.” Shares snapped six days

London home presales slump 34pct as Brexit woes intensify tax pain

Sales of London homes under construction slumped 34 percent in the second quarter as the prospect of a vote to leave the European Union damped demand already hurt by higher

Corporate bits | Sands China, MDA hold ‘Silent Afternoon Teas’

Around 100 Sands China Care Ambassadors spent time last week at The Venetian learning about what life is like for the hard of hearing, at an event jointly organized by

Bus with Chinese tourists catches fire in Taiwan, killing 26

A tour bus carrying visitors from China burst into flames on a highway near Taiwan’s capital yesterday, killing all 26 people on board, officials said, in the deadliest incident involving Chinese tourism

Vietnam rebukes China for ‘untruthful’ reports on sea ruling

Vietnam criticized as “untruthful” Chinese state media reports that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc respected his Communist neighbor’s position on last week’s landmark South China Sea ruling and was interested in advancing

Oil company moves South Sudan staff as army warns rebels

A Chinese state oil company moved some staff from South Sudan, where fighting flared almost two weeks ago, as the African nation’s military said it’s trying to disperse an armed

Beijing says air quality improved in first half of 2016

Beijing’s notoriously awful air quality improved significantly in the first half of the year, with actions taken to curb the city’s heavy pollution having a positive effect, officials in the

India lifts ban on printing Kashmir newspapers amid unrest

Authorities in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir lifted a three-day ban on the publication of newspapers imposed during massive anti-India protests that left dozens of people dead and hundreds injured,

Terrorism | Indonesia says its most wanted militant killed in gunbattle

Indonesia’s most wanted Islamic militant was killed in a gunbattle with security forces, a top minister said yesterday, in a victory for the government’s counterterrorism campaign that further tightens the

Bloodshed fills headlines, confronting public with anxiety

Orlando. Istanbul. Dallas. Nice. And now, again, Baton Rouge. Ever since a gunman opened fire on Florida nightclub goers five weeks ago, killing 49, we’ve been buffeted by images of

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