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MONGOLIA The opposition Mongolian People’s Party has won a decisive victory in parliamentary elections in the landlocked nation where a fall in commodity prices has sent the economy into a

The Buzz | Vietnam sentences Australian to death for heroin trafficking

A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced an Australian citizen to death for heroin trafficking. Tuoi Tre newspaper said Nguyen Thi Huong, 73, was convicted of trafficking 3.5 pounds of heroin

Union reaches deal with 3 of 5 Atlantic City casinos

Atlantic City’s main casino workers union reached agreement yesterday on a new contract with three of the five casinos it had been targeting for a strike this weekend. Local 54 of

Bizcuits | Join me: Plastic Free July

The Decisive Moment photograph on MDT’s back page last Monday showing mostly plastic debris strewn over Macau’s famous Hac Sa beach seems to have raised some ire and despondency. Documented

Friday, July 1, 2016 – edition no. 2590

* Bureau management | Copious rules and prohibitions spoil the fun at public pools * IFT’s new campus to open in August * ‘Macau needs a real strategy to rebrand itself’ * Duterte

Trading Roles

READ MORE * Movies: The BFG * Books: The Fifty-year Mission by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman * Music: True Sadness by the Avett Brothers * Wine: The Southern Kaleidoscope II * Food: Korean

Spielberg weaves magic out of Dahl’s ‘The BFG’

There’s a secret about children that Steven Spielberg, Melissa Mathison and Roald Dahl have always known — that no matter how innocent, kids are as capable of understanding darkness as

‘Fifty-Year Mission’ is compelling ‘Star Trek’ time line

Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman have compiled hundreds of interviews to create "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years." The saga

Avett Brothers’ exquisite ‘True Sadness’ mixes new, classic

A quiet, deep sigh opens the loveliest tune on The Avett Brothers' terrific new album, "True Sadness." It might reflect the wistful tale of a romance Seth Avett pines for in

Asian actors too busy to fret over Hollywood ‘white-washing’

While hurt, irritated or dumb-founded perhaps about the so-called "white-washing" syndrome, performers in Asia aren't expressing the level of outrage of a Margaret Cho, George Takei or other Americans, The

The Southern Kaleidoscope II

(Continued from “The Southern Kaleidoscope” on 17 June 2016) By production volume the single largest wine region in France, Languedoc-Roussillon produces more than twice as much wine as the second-placed Bordeaux

Food |Korean Barbecue by the Pool

Summer is the time of the year to be spent with your family, friends and loved ones and Korean barbecue is a time-honored tradition that is all about the bonds

Human Resources | Sands’ recruitment fair targets locals

Sands China Ltd held a two-day large-scale recruitment fair on Tuesday and yesterday at The Venetian Macao, offering local residents the opportunity to explore a range of non-gaming career opportunities

IC opens fashion subsidy program

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has now opened applications for the “2016 Subsidy Program for Fashion Design on Sample Making” which will remain open until August 26. Up to eight successful

No conflict of interests | CCAC claims Jinan University donation legal

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) completed the investigation into the donation of RMB100 million (MOP120.5m) by the Macau Foundation to Jinan University claiming that it did not breach the law

Culture | Art: Borget paintings unearth by-gone era of South China

An exhibition celebrating the French painter and traveler Auguste Borget (1808-1877) was inaugurated and opened last night at the Macao Museum of Art (MAM), in collaboration with the Consul General

Association claims Macau lags behind in continuous education

The Macau Association for Continuing Education (AEAM) voiced its dissatisfaction over the government’s five-year plan regarding the education sector during a meeting held recently. Lawrence Tsui, president of the East

Exclusive bus lane to commence daily tests

An exclusive bus lane running between Barra and Doca Lam Mau will commence daily tests starting tomorrow, said the Transport Bureau (DSAT). The bus lane will be available in the

PSP denies police abuse during ID check

Authorities yesterday denied allegations of police abuse in a case on Monday, when a 13-year-­old girl was forced to get in a police van after she failed to present an

Health | Islands Hospital delayed again, Chui will not preside over opening

The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, has confirmed that the Islands Hospital will not be completed before 2020, adding that it was not possible at this

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