Syria | Multiple blasts in government strongholds kill 80

A series of explosions rocked two normally quiet coastal government strongholds in Syria Monday, killing more than 80 people and wounding 200 others, state media and opposition activists said. The Islamic State

Iraqi forces battle IS militants outside Fallujah

Iraqi government forces on yesterday pushed Islamic State militants out of some agricultural areas outside of Fallujah as they launched a military offensive to recapture the city from the extremists,

Trends | CEO-class private jets go begging for buyers, crushing prices

The private jet Janine Iannarelli is selling for a Russian client has leather seats, wood paneling, a satellite phone and can fly nonstop from Tokyo to Los Angeles. The price

FILM | Jaclyn Jose becomes first Filipino to win Cannes best actress

Veteran actress Jaclyn Jose has become the first Filipino to win the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in “Ma’ Rosa” as a mother who falls prey

This Day in History | 1975 Journalists leave fallen Saigon

They are the first Westerners to leave the capital of South Vietnam since it fell to communist forces on 29 April. That day there were chaotic scenes in Saigon as desperate

Offbeat | 12-year-old California student ready to start university

Tanishq Abraham has been accepted to UC Davis and received a regents scholarship to UC Santa Cruz, but he has yet to decide which university he’ll attend, reported Sacramento television

How it works: a look at the retests of Olympic drug samples

Inside a non-descript concrete building in a Swiss parking lot lies evidence that could take down dozens of Olympic athletes. The anti-doping laboratory in Lausanne holds the stored urine and blood

Our Desk | One Country, Two Straits

In the wake of Tsai Ing-wen’s ascension to the presidency of Taipei, the long-held desire in Beijing that the semi-autonomous models of Macau and Hong Kong would serve as stepping

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 – edition no. 2563

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The Buzz | Gunman fires into crowd at concert in Austria, killing two

A gunman fired shots yesterday into a small crowd attending an open air concert organized by a local motorcycle club, killing two people and wounding 11 others before shooting himself

World Briefs

THAILAND More than 200 people marched in Bangkok yesterday to protest military rule on the second anniversary of the coup that toppled the country’s elected government. The march was one

Taiwan’s new president | Xinhua praises Macau, HK media for Taipei criticism

Beijing’s official media outlet, Xinhua news agency, has praised the response of some of Macau and Hong Kong’s media to the Taiwanese President’s inauguration speech on Friday. Claiming to cite Chinese-language

Statistics | Health: Elderly hospital patients up 14 percent last year

The number of patients in hospitals in 2015 increased by 4 percent year-on-year to 54,000, according to information released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DESC). Of this number, those

HK taxis to revamp image as Uber gains ground

Hong Kong taxi owners and drivers at the Taxi Council launched “TAXI” last week, in an attempt to reclaim some of the ground they have lost to competitors such as

Film | Macau impresses ‘Sea of Mirrors’ cast

Locally-shot film, “Sea of Mirrors,” wrapped up shooting at the end of last month, with the footage penned for post-production work in the U.S. and Japan, slated to begin later

USJ pens admission agreement

Former Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) vice president Stephan Chan has been acquitted from charges of abuse of power, after it was alleged in 2011 that he had used his position

On the lawmakers’ agenda

GAMING TAXES Mak Soi Kun has urged the government to raise the competitiveness of the local gaming industry after facing competition threats of markets such as Singapore, The Philippines and

AL plenary | Domestic violence becomes public crime

The bill that aims to establish a new milestone to prevent and fight domestic violence by, among other aspects, categorizing it a public crime, was finally approved on Friday in

Macau needs to find its own niche

The recent G2E Asia 2016 conference has reportedly reached record-breaking attendance in its 10th year, attracting nearly 11,000 visitors from 83 countries and regions, up by 11 percent over last

Chinese Millennials the perfect target for non-gaming activities

As Chinese Millenials are crucial in China, representing some 30 percent of its population, local casino operators should take an active role in providing facilities to address the growing importance

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