Australian leader launches inquiry into teen detainee abuse

Australia’s prime minister ordered a sweeping investigation yesterday into alleged abuse at a juvenile detention center after video emerged of Aboriginal teens being tear-gassed, stripped naked and shackled to a chair. Prime

Bangladesh | Police say 9 militants killed in raid in Dhaka

Police in Bangladesh’s capital raided a five-story building yesterday that was used as a den by suspected Islamic militants, killing nine of them, the country’s police chief said. Authorities were investigating to see

U.S. can’t blame Russia as easily as North Korea in latest hack

When President Barack Obama blamed North Korea in December 2014 for hacking Sony Pictures Entertainment, he had little to lose. The stakes are higher with Russia, as speculation swirls that

2 attackers, 1 hostage killed in Normandy church

Two attackers seized hostages yesterday in a church near the Normandy city of Rouen, killing one hostage by slitting his throat before being shot and killed by police, a French

This Day in History | 1996 Bomb rocks Atlanta Olympics

A bomb has exploded at a crowded concert in Atlanta, Georgia, the city hosting this year’s Olympic Games. Two people are reported to have been killed and firefighting officials say as

Offbeat | Monk gets prison for stealing from temple to gamble

A Buddhist monk was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling more than USD260,000 from the Louisiana temple he led and gambling most of the

Doping whistleblower appeals to IOC, says decision flawed

Whistleblower Yulia Stepanova’s hopes of competing in the Summer Olympics are all but over. Her fight to expose doping and corruption is not. “It’s OK to lose a good fight,” Stepanova’s

5 Russian canoeists, including Olympic champ, get Rio bans

Olympic champion Alexander Dyachenko and four other Russian canoeists have been barred from competing at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after being named in a recent report alleging a state-sponsored

Macau Matters | A Robotic Macau Grand Prix

The entrepreneurs who created the Macau Grand Prix did a wonderful thing, but the government department that has managed it for many years has done nothing to improve on their

The Buzz | Film company guilty in ‘Star Wars’ accident that broke leg

A film production company yesterday admitted health and safety breaches over an accident on the set of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” that broke the leg of star Harrison Ford. The

Historic solar flight marks first round-the-world journey

The world’s first round-the-world flight to be powered solely by the sun’s energy made history yesterday as it landed in Abu Dhabi, where it first took off on an epic

World Briefs

CHINA Nine people were killed and two others injured after two SUVs collided in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, according to government sources. The collision happened on a highway in Fuyuan

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 – edition no. 2608

* Stabbing at care center near Tokyo leaves 19 dead and dozens injured * Tobacco products decrease * Many HK residents consider moving away * First round-the-world solar flight   DOWNLOAD

Former top Chinese general sentenced for taking bribes

A Chinese military court yesterday sentenced a former top general to life in prison for taking bribes, concluding China’s highest-level prosecution of a military figure in decades. Guo Boxiong was also

Gaming | Casino ban for employees discussed

The government is planning to ban employees of the gaming sector from entering casinos during non-working hours. In recent years, a number of crimes involving gaming employees have been reported. Most

New Macau wants to keep Hotel Estoril façade

New Macau Association (ANM) delivered a letter to be addressed to the Urban Planning Committee members yesterday, as they were gathering for a meeting at the Land, Public Works and

Local singers shoot music video in Thailand

SP Entertainment singers Hyper Lo, AJ and Josie Ho are set to release their newly composed song for the Rui Cunha Foundation, “Paradise” in early August. The singers shot the new

Tourism | MGTO completes consultation for ‘Master Plan’

The Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has completed its two-month public consultation for the “Macau Tourism Industry Development Master Plan,” according to a statement from the office, having collected over 1,100

MFFR leader sentenced to three months

The leader of the Macau Federation Family Reunion’s (MFFR), Lei Iok Lan, has been found guilty of the crime of qualified disobedience and sentenced to three months imprisonment with suspended

Architecture | Tribute to Manuel Vicente’s constant reinvention

The work of Portuguese architect Manuel Vicente is the theme of “Macau: Reading the Hybrid City,” launched earlier this month at the Rui Cunha Foundation. Published by the non-profit organization, Docomomo

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