Offbeat | Albania hopes to lure tourists with Communist nuclear bunker

A facility that was designed to keep Albania running after a nuclear attack is the latest relic of the country’s dark Communist past that is being reinvented as a modern

Football | Against All Odds: Leicester wins English title for first time in its 132 years

Leicester City completed one of the greatest ever sporting achievements yesterday when the 5,000-1 underdogs won the Premier League for the first time. Leicester players were crowded around a television

Bangkok temple now a venerated site for Leicester City fans

Tucked in the Chinatown area of Bangkok is a Buddhist temple that has turned overnight into a venerated site for Leicester City’s fans, at least the ones in Thailand. After all,

Macau Matters | The value in being multilingual

I grew up in a family and suburb of English native speakers, and even my Greek, Italian and Lebanese school friends only spoke English. The only way to really learn

Wednesday, May 04, 2016 – edition no. 2550

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The Buzz | Companies crucial to energy exploration abandon USD34b merger

Two companies crucial to the business of U.S. energy exploration have abandoned their planned USD34 billion merger, the Justice Department said yesterday. The department filed suit April 6 to block the

Cinema | Feud over artistic independence threatens Asian film festival

The future of Asia’s largest, most-awaited film festival is in question as local filmmakers threaten to boycott the red carpet over what they view as government interference. Officials of the Busan

Macau | Glitch leads to chaos at border

The incident took place at around 5.18 p.m. and lasted until 7.15 p.m. Police officers quickly arranged a barricade around the departure hall outside, where several long, disorganized queues of

World Briefs

INDIA Massive wildfires that have killed at least seven people in recent weeks were burning through pine forests in the mountains of northern India yesterday, including parts of two tiger

Street performers could be subject to permits

Street artistic performances” are the solution chosen by the government to “bring the arts closer to people,” said the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, in his introductory

Garrison’s open day attracts 3,500 visitors

The twelfth open day of the People’s Liberation Army Macau Garrison attracted 3,500 visitors over the first day of May. Thirty-two local primary and middle schools visited the camp yesterday

Pearl Horizon demonstration on Labor Day

The demonstrators, together with a small number of children, assembled at the Border Gate, while Chinese funeral music echoed around the square. Kou Meng Pok, president of the Pearl Horizon

Rubber Duck docks in Macau

The world’s most famous yellow rubber duck has arrived in the territory. Inaugurated on Friday, the “Rubber Duck Tour (Macau)” promises to delight the numerous fans of Florentijn Hofman’s creation,

Labor Day crowds smaller than previous years

Fewer people than in previous years took part in the traditional May 1 marches that mark the International Workers’ Day. Some of the issues the demonstrators called the government’s attention to

Public housing reportedly advertised on Airbnb

Residents have exposed a situation involving two houses, suspected to be located in the public housing complex Edifício Do Lago, being advertised on the Airbnb website, according to a recent

Regional animal welfare march organized for 1st time

Public Security Police Force said 120 officers were deployed to maintain order, later confirming that the people made their appeal in a peaceful manner. A similar demonstration took place in Hong

Gaming revenue stabilizes, falls less than estimated

Gross gaming revenue decreased 9.5 percent to MOP17.3 billion (USD2.2 billion), according to data from Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, marking 23 consecutive months of declines. Casinos have been in

DSAT asserts regular removal of abandoned vehicles

A statement from the Transport Bureau (DSAT) in response to an MDT exclusive report on abandoned cars in Macau on Friday has insisted that the organization regularly remove abandoned vehicles

HK luxury moves to Macau along with Chinese tourists

Luxury-watch retailer Halewinner will almost double its store count in the Chinese gambling hub of Macau, where casinos want time to be irrelevant, dealing another blow to Hong Kong’s staggering

Reckitt Benckiser Korea apologizes for deadly sterilizers

British consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser apologized yesterday for selling deadly disinfectants that killed or injured hundreds of people, five years after the government ordered the company to remove the

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