Olympics | Child abuse laws as important as anti-doping

The head of the Australian Olympic Committee says child abuse prevention needs to be elevated to the same importance as the anti-­doping code within the Olympic charter. AOC president John Coates

Swimming | Park Tae-hwan blocked from competing at Olympics in Rio

The Olympic committee said yesterday it reached a decision to uphold its rules that ban athletes suspended for doping from competing with the national team for an additional three years

Kapok | Legality vs. responsibility

Since the public unravelling of the Panama papers on Sunday, my nights have been significantly shortened. My, my! This is truly a gripping story! First, because of its sheer size, as

Friday, April 8, 2016 – edition no. 2533

* Panama Papers name prominent China political families * Wynn expanding in Vegas * Students to receive textbook subsidy * Prosecutors charge five builders in earthquake deaths   DOWNLOAD

It happens in Vegas tomorrow | Manny ‘The Senator’ Pacquiao’s last fight?

* Movies: Demolition * Books: The 14th Colony by Steve Berry * Music: World War Willie by Willie Nile * Wine: The other cabernet * Food: Dine among the clouds   DOWNLOAD

Grief gets weird in Vallee’s ‘Demolition’

What if a young man who just lost his young wife in a car accident experienced none of the stages of grief? What if he felt nothing? What if he,

‘The 14th Colony’ by Steve Berry is gripping novel

Cotton Malone fights a ticking clock and a Russian conspiracy to give the United States government payback in Steve Berry's latest adventure, “The 14th Colony.” This is his third book in

Cool rockin’ granddaddy Willie Nile glorifies untamed aging

Willie Nile is loud and proud. While other rockers merely strut around leathered and weathered, Nile takes one giant leap for mankind: glorifying the aging process with the party-hearty song “Grandpa

News of the World | Boxing – Pacquiao, Roach fondly recall 15 years at the Wild Card

Manny Pacquiao was all kinds of hungry when he first walked into the Wild Card Boxing Club 15 years ago. An undernourished and largely unknown Filipino fighter wanted to learn,

The Other Cabernet

Whether in life or in wine, it is never easy to be living under the shadow of an illustrious relative. Due to the dominance of Cabernet Sauvignon and the “parkerisation”

Food | Dine among the clouds

There is no doubt that savoring Chinese tea delicacies is the highest form of sophistication. From the creation, the presentation to the taste, it is a complete gastronomic experience. Renowned

The Buzz | Panama Papers: Leak firm Mossack Fonseca files hacking complaint

A partner at Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian law firm at the heart of a huge leak of confidential financial data, says it was the victim of a hack. Ramon Fonseca, co-founder

Coffee shops all the rage in North Korean capital

Pyongyang may be one of the few major cities left on Earth where you can’t find a Starbucks. But it’s brimming over with coffee shops. The small, dimly lit cafes have been

World Briefs

CHINA-MYANMAR Aung San Suu Kyi, the newly installed foreign minister, and her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, said that the two had “reached consensus” to approach existing problems through negotiations. Wang’s

Audit finds UN deficiencies linked to alleged bribery case

  An internal audit has found important deficiencies and lapses in the U.N.’s involvement with two foundations and several non-governmental organizations linked to an alleged bribery case involving former General Assembly

Young musicians’ competition open to applicants

The competition, which will be held between July 25 and August 7 across several venues in Macau, celebrates Chinese and Western instruments and seeks to develop an interest in classical

Health Ongoing campaign against dengue, Zika virus

The Health Bureau has declared that the Ovitrap index for January and February is lower than last year’s number. This has been primarily attributed to infrequent cold weather this year.

Offshore revelations unlikely to be probed

Speaking on the sidelines of the presentation of the petition calling for a rethink on the new Urban Renewal Council, Jason Chao said that ANM are “looking forward to the

Urban Renewal Council is an evolutionary ‘step backward,’ says ANM

The New Macau Association (ANM) has urged the government to extend participation in the newly-established Urban Renewal Council (CRU) to community leaders and academics, adding that the CRU has an

Suncity denies Grace Poe donations

Suncity Group denied yesterday that it has made any campaign contributions to Philippine senator and presidential candidate Grace Poe, in response to various reports last month claiming that documents traced

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