Man accused of heading Marina Bay Sands fake chips scheme

Toh Hock Thiam was detained as part of an operation in which the Singapore Police Force (SPF) had received “a strong sense of cooperation and assistance” from the Macau Judiciary

Statistics | Tourism: Package tour visitors down by a quarter

The number of visitors on package tours in November totaled 769,000, indicating a decrease of 26.6 percent year-­on-year, having fallen  6.9 percent from October. Analyzed by place of origin, the number

First local babies of 2016 are girls

Macau’s first baby of the new year was delivered in the early hours of Friday 1 Jan 2016 at 1:49 a.m in Conde de S. Januario. The baby girl weighed

Unemployment remains unchanged

The unemployment rate for the three months leading to November 2015 remained stable at 1.9 percent, signaling a marginal decrease of 100 from the previous three-month period, August-October. The number of

Taiwan outrage over Macau ‘cat-killer’

A student from Macau has caused widespread outrage in Taiwan after it emerged that he had captured and killed a stray cat for no apparent reason, according to a story

In Russia, recession takes a bite out of the holiday feast

For most Russians, it’s not New Year’s without a Salad Olivier, a dish meant to augur prosperity. This year, soaring food costs mean the tradition can also be a painful

Corporate Bits | Thousands gather for venetian countdown

The live entertainment program included a 3D light and sound show accompanied by imitation snowfall, and live performances from “Blue Note” and the “Andy Frasco and the U.N.” band. The outdoor

2015 in Review | The world economy’s winners and losers in 2015

When the final numbers are tallied, 2015 will probably count as another disappointing year for global growth. The muted performance came even as central banks continued to pump in liquidity, oil

Policy risks to watch after a year of living dangerously

Economic policy missteps loomed large over China’s economy this year, ranging from a controversial stock market bailout, to a yuan devaluation that roiled global markets to a financing crunch for

HK police open missing person case on bookstore co-owner

Hong Kong’s police department classified the disappearance of a bookstore’s co-owner as a missing person case. Lee Bo, a major shareholder of Causeway Bay Books, which specializes in material critical of

Ai Weiwei wants to raise awareness about refugee crisis

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei wants to raise consciousness about the plight of refugees through his, and his students’, art. Ai, who has made his name as much through his clashes with

Three new army units set up to modernize military

China has created three new military bodies as part of reforms to modernize its military — the world’s largest standing force — and improve its fighting capacity. State television on Saturday showed

Indian troops still fighting two gunmen at Pathankot air base

Indian troops were still battling at least two gunmen yesterday evening at an air force base near the border with Pakistan, more than a day and a half after the

Philippines | New Year firecrackers leave one dead, 380 injured

New Year’s firecrackers left at least one man dead and 380 others injured, and caused a fire that gutted 1,000 shanties in the Philippines despite rain and a government warning campaign,

Iran, Saudi step up war of words over executed Shiite cleric

Iran’s top leader yesterday warned Saudi Arabia of “divine revenge” over the execution of an opposition Shiite cleric while Riyadh accused Tehran of supporting terrorism, escalating a war of words

Science | ‘Millennium physicist’ ready to take helm at nuclear center

Fabiola Gianotti, who last week took the helm at CERN, home to world’s largest particle accelerator, is seen as a new breed of scientist. Initially trained in arts and literature,

This Day in History | 1951 Communist forces to re-take Seoul

The authorities have ordered the evacuation of Seoul and thousands of people have started streaming south out of the city and across the Han river. Over the past few weeks, many

California condor that helped save species returns to wild

Banking into the wind and then gliding out of sight, a male California condor flew back into the wild after a captive breeding program that helped save North America’s largest

EPL | Barca draws again to cede provisional Liga lead to Atletico

Barcelona was held to 0-0 at Espanyol to cede the provisional lead of the Spanish league to Atletico Madrid on Saturday, after Diego Simeone’s side got some late heroics from

Sporting beats Porto to reclaim top spot in Portuguese league

Islam Slimani scored once in each half to give Sporting Lisbon a 2-0 win over FC Porto that allowed it to reclaim the lead of the Portuguese league from the visitors

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