Report: 2 Chinese killed in Laos suspected bombing

Two Chinese citizens have been killed and one injured in a suspected bomb attack in central Laos, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday, a mountainous area that in recent

Vietnam PM withdraws from contest for Communist Party chief

Vietnam’s pro-business prime minister has effectively withdrawn from a contest to become the Communist Party chief, clearing the way for his rival to keep the post in what appears to

A look at complex Vietnam-China ties | Longtime rivals

  Divided opinions within Vietnam’s Communist Party on how to relate to giant neighbor and one-time ally China are among key factors in play at an eight-day congress to choose new

Metal on Thai beach likely to be rocket, not plane part

A Japanese rocket maker said yesterday that a large piece of metal that washed up on a beach in Thailand is likely part of a rocket launched by Japan, not

USA Elections | Billionaire donors helped Cruz rise in Republican race

Four of America’s wealthiest businessmen laid the foundation for Ted Cruz’s now-surging Republican presidential campaign and have redefined the role of political donors. With just over a week until voters get

JK Rowling to receive PEN award for literary service

J.K. Rowling’s latest honor isn’t only for her writing. The “Harry Potter” author is to receive the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award, PEN America told The Associated Press on yesterday. Rowling will

This Day in History | 1998 Clinton denies affair with intern

He also rejected accusations that he asked her to lie about the relationship on oath. Mr Clinton has come under intense media pressure as rumours circulate that he conducted an 18-month

Offbeat | Twitter erupts after Saudi cleric says chess is forbidden

The clip was shared on YouTube in December, gaining traction in recent days on social media. Some Twitter users mocked Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdelaziz Al Sheikh, saying chess is an

Our Desk | Why Uber is part of the answer, not the problem

That is to say nothing about my first experience of riding in a taxi in Macau, in which I paid about MOP200 for a ten-minute ride from downtown to the

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 – edition no. 2485

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The Buzz | Carey engaged to James Packer

Mariah Carey’s new “Vision of Love” is Australian billionaire James Packer. The singer’s representative said last week that Carey and Packer got engaged in New York City last week. The marriage

Gambling startup wins over Danish state

A former gaming analyst from Denmark has started what he says is the world’s first online gambling site for betting on share movements. And the government is keen to jump

World Briefs

CHINA Eight people died and five were injured after a fire broke out at a residential township in Beijing, Xinhua news agency reported, citing emergency services. The blaze broke out early

Wong Sio Chak | Secretary for Security talks of pre-1999, mafia days and high-tech crimes

“The criminals want a ‘big dinner’,” he said in a recent interview with Exmoo News. “They have put away their knives and guns for violent crime. Hackers have entered the

PJ Investigator tells of source in Lisboa prostitution ring

The trial of six defendants who were accused of collectively participating in a prostitution ring operating inside Hotel Lisboa, and which includes the former executive director of the hotel, Alan

Region records lowest temperature since 1949

Today the temperature is expected to drop even further, with estimates last night suggesting a drop to between 1 and 7 degrees Celsius. In response to this drop, the Education

Bishop Lee expects Catholics to be united

Stephen Lee may have dispelled rumors that he would bring a healthy dose of Hong Kong-style political activism to his new role as the Bishop of Macau on Saturday at

Pearl Horizon buyers march again

Hundreds of Pearl Horizon pre-sale buyers braved the cold and once again took to the streets yesterday, demanding that the Pearl Horizon project should be finished in 2018. A representative

Education | SAT tests cancelled over cheating concerns

The now-cancelled Scholastic Aptitude Test was to be held at over 45 testing centers across mainland China and Macau. However, students in Hong Kong sat the test on Saturday as

Transport | DSAT frees public car parks from ‘abandoned vehicles’

According to the figures from DSAT, in 2015 a total of 198 vehicles were found to be infringing parking codes in the 38 public car parks. Of those non-compliant vehicles,

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