Ask the Vet | Controlling Cat Herpes with L-Lysine Supplements

Cat herpes, otherwise known as rhinotracheitis, is an upper respiratory illness that can also potentially affect the eyes. It is an airborne virus, and because of how easily cat herpes spreads,

TRANSPORTATION |Women-only car services fill a niche, but are they legal?

Ride-hailing companies catering exclusively to women are cropping up and raising thorny legal questions, namely: Are they discriminatory? In Massachusetts, Chariot for Women is promising to launch a service featuring female

Japanese Pinball maker tied to iPhone hack set for terror fight

The hackers at Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization Ltd., the forensics unit of a little-known Japanese pinball company, are fast becoming the go-to guys when law enforcement needs to unlock smartphones. Its

Monday, April 18, 2016 – edition no. 2539

* Death toll from Japan quakes climbs to 41 * Local libraries with more users * Pearl horizon homebuyers resume protests * Macau runner ventures to North Korea   DOWNLOAD PDF   MDT FINANCIAL TIMES Supplement * Iraq

Powerful earthquake hits southern Japan, tsunami advisory

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has struck southern Japan, barely 24 hours after a deadly quake hit the same region. The quake shook the Kumamoto region at

The Buzz | China pulls license of prominent rights lawyer

Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang has been disbarred, a further step in what rights groups call a relentless crackdown by Beijing on efforts to establish an independent rule

Royals On the Road | Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Himalayan nation of Bhutan

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Bhutan yesterday, meeting with the Himalayan nation’s popular king and queen with whom they have much in common. After arriving in a jet on

World Briefs

CHINA-AUSTRALIA Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hailed business ties with China but skirted sensitive political issues yesterday during an official visit to his country’s key trade partner. Today, he’s meeting

‘Macau Local Cadet Program’ excludes non-Chinese

The application criteria for Air Macau’s “Local Cadet Pilot Program” is raising questions among residents. Among other requirements, Cadet Pilot candidates must be “Macau permanent ID card holders with Macau

Hong Kong bound jets diverted

The Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department’s (CAD) online booking system for private aircraft takeoff and landing times malfunctioned causing chaos and diverting several business and private jets to airports in

112 local merchants attend Wynn’s procurement partnership event

The launch of the “2016 First Quarter Local SME Procurement Program – Business Matching Session in Food & Beverage Category,” organized by Wynn Resorts (Macau) and the Macau Chamber of

Collisions between ferries and cargo ships ‘highly likely’

Academic and former observatory director Lam Chiu-ying has criticized a confidential report commissioned by the Hong Kong Airport Authority assessing the risk of marine traffic accidents for failing to take

Gaming | VIP gamblers deterred as Macau weighs stricter rules

Casinos may see a further squeeze in casino revenue if the local government passes a proposal to hike capital requirements 100-fold for new gaming promoters. Macau’s government is working with new junket

Briefs | Tourist Price Index decreases during Q1

The Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the first quarter of 2016 decreased by 6.67 percent when compared to a year ago. The Statistics and Census Service attributes the index drop

Art | Exhibition celebrates 40 years of China-Cape Verde friendship

An exhibition of works by renowned Cape Verdean artist Alex da Silva opened at Casa Garden on Wednesday evening, in celebration of 40 years of friendship between China and Cape

DSAT to ease access to bus driving licenses

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) plans to facilitate the examination procedures to access bus driving licenses “in order to motivate more people to work in the profession,” said Lam Hin San,

US State Dep’t claims human rights problems still persist

The U.S. Department of State has released its country report on the condition of human rights in Macau SAR in the period July 2014 through to June 2015, noting that

IMF: Macau economy expected to grow in 2017

According to the report, the local economy is expected to contract by 7.2 percent for 2016 and to resume a positive growth of 0.7 percent for 2017. Inflation and unemployment

China blasts US human rights in tit-for-tat report

China yesterday blasted U.S. human rights record in its annual tit-for-tat report, saying money and family connections are corrupting politics and calling U.S. airstrikes in Syria and Iraq a “gross

Júlio Pereira and the terrorist threat | ‘Security measures are only legitimate if they amplify our space of freedom’

The legal challenges posed by the eruption of new forms of terrorism were the main focus of a talk by Júlio Pereira this week at the Foundation Rui Cunha. A former

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