Thai authorities arrest dissident’s mom for online inaction

The authorities in Thailand, who previously declared that marking a potentially illegal Facebook post with a “Like” could be cause for arrest, have charged a dissident’s mother for failing to rebut

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CHINA’s navy is searching for 17 sailors after their fishing boat collided with another vessel. Three navy ships operating in the East China Sea off the coast of Zhejiang province

Art | ‘ChinAware’ porcelain design exhibition opens

The exhibition “ChinAware” by Portuguese artist Bruno Carvalho was launched last week at Casa Garden, and features ceramics representing traditional Chinese themes. Funded by the Orient Foundation, the project was inspired

Institution of People’s Alliance celebrates eighth anniversary

The Macau Institution of People’s Alliance held a ceremony last week to celebrate its eighth anniversary. Lionel Leong, Secretary for Economy and Finance, and Raimundo do Rosário, Secretary for Transport and Public Works,

CRIME | Man accused of sexually abusing own children

A 41-year-old Portuguese man has been arrested following charges of alleged child abuse. The man has been accused of sexually abusing his young children, a nine-year-old boy and a seven- year-old

Gaming | Proxy betting banned as mobiles excluded from VIP tables

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has announced a ban on proxy voting at VIP tables through mobile phones. The regulator told GGRAsia that as of today VIP operations

Wynn reports Q1 revenue decline

Wynn Resorts Ltd last week released their financial results for the first quarter of 2016, ending March 31, showing a significant year-on-year decline in Macau operations, which was slightly offset

Association says same-sex couples excluded from domestic violence bill

Rainbow of Macau, Macau’s first pro-LGBT and sexual minority advocacy group, criticized the local government for allegedly failing to include same-sex relationships in the scope of domestic violence legislation due

Exclusive bus lane trial went smoothly

Security forces in Macau have announced that they want to install an independent computer system to reduce the reliance on a single system for immigration clearance. They say that an

AL rejects extradition treaty in surprise move

The Legislative Assembly (AL) has rejected a government proposal for the extradition of wanted fugitives between Macau, Hong Kong and mainland China, after the Secretary for Administration and Justice hinted

Consultation on AL Election Law kicks off

The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sónia Chan, said on Friday during a press conference that the revisions are aiming to ensure “the maintenance of a just, fair and open

Donation to Jinan University stirs controversy

The New Macau Association (ANM) is calling for the resignation of Chui Sai On amid claims of the Chief Executive’s “poor integrity and alleged involvement in corruption,” after news broke

Corporate Bits | Sands China ltd recycles over 1,000 kg of waste for earth day

Sands China Ltd. marked Earth Day this year with its “Clean the Office” campaign for the second year running, recycling more than 1,000 kilograms of waste. From April 20 to 26,

China’s yuan policy a rare bright spot for Hong Kong retail

Hong Kong’s embattled retailers are finally getting a break. After mainland tourist arrivals plunged last year as policy makers devalued the yuan, foreign-exchange moves may now encourage shoppers back to

Group of donors suspend aid to Mozambique

The group of 14 countries and organizations providing direct support to the Mozambique Budget has decided to suspend aid to the country following the disclosure of debts omitted from the

Disney lifts veil in sneak preview of USD5.5b Shanghai park

Walt Disney Co. employees and guests received a sneak preview of Shanghai Disneyland over the weekend, as the world’s largest entertainment company gets set for next month’s official opening of

LA’s Getty Center recreates Cave Temples of Dunhuang

For a thousand years China’s Cave Temples of Dunhuang were a popular traveler’s rest stop, marketplace and religious shrine on the fabled Silk Road. Now they are coming to Los Angeles, both

Landslide buries 33 builders; eight rescued

Rescuers yesterday searched for 33 construction workers missing in a landslide at the site of a hydropower project following days of heavy rain in southern China. Eight other workers were pulled

Gucci quits US anti-counterfeiting group after Alibaba joins

Gucci America has quit the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, the second defection since the Washington, D.C.-based group allowed Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to become a member in April. Michael Kors walked out

Trade shrinks in April in troubling sign for economy

China’s trade shrank in April in a sign government stimulus is failing to jolt the world’s second-largest economy out of a prolonged slowdown. Exports contracted by 1.8 percent from a year earlier

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