Malaysia | Central bank predicts another year of volatile flows

Malaysia’s central bank said the nation will probably be confronted by another year of volatile capital flows amid uncertainty in the global economy. Monetary policy will be focused on supporting growth

India | Discarded electronics that may poison environment targeted

India is proposing stringent new rules to crack down on waste from discarded electronics that will require those who make and sell the units to be responsible for collecting old

Zebra runs amok in Japanese golf course, dies in lake

Police say the 2-year-old male zebra escaped late Tuesday from a horseback riding club. It had belonged to a farm in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. By yesterday morning, it had wandered

Assessing market reactions to Brussels

The reaction of financial markets to the terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday was calm and mature, showing that they have learned the lessons of such tragedies, which have become

Fear of bloody attacks becomes part of life in Europe

  Paris, Copenhagen, Brussels. In just over a year three European capitals have been ravaged by bombs and gunfire. After each attack life slowly returns to normal. But it’s a new normal

Belgian broadcaster identifies two suspects in attacks

Belgian authorities searched yesterday for a man pictured at the Brussels airport with two apparent suicide bombers, amid growing suggestions that the bombings of the Brussels airport and subway were

Terror threatens Cameron’s EU pitch, Merkel’s open door

If David Cameron and Angela Merkel thought they had earned a moment’s respite from their woes, the murderous attacks in Brussels only deepened their political turmoil. The bombings at the heart

Trump: Brussels the result of lack of assimilation

Leading U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Tuesday’s attacks in Brussels that killed at least 34 people are the result of unassimilated Muslims refusing to turn in terrorists living

This Day in History | 1992 Punch ends 150 years of satire

The decision ends a publishing tradition dating back almost 151 years. It is expected to publish its final issue on 8 April after circulation plummeted from highs of 175,000 sales in

Offbeat | Elephant dung at Prague Zoo morphs into a new form: paper

The zoo has joined forces with the country’s famed hand paper mill in Velke Losiny to process the manure to be used in traditional paper-making techniques. Petr Foucek, a director from

Dinosaurs ‘live’ at the Science Center

The Living Dinosaurs Exhibition, held at the Science Center, features 14 types of life-like mechanical replica dinosaurs, interactive virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) games as well as 72 small-scale dinosaur

Olympics | Political crisis relegates Rio to an afterthought

  Brazil’s economic and political crisis has relegated Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic preparations to an afterthought with South America’s first games just over four months away. Rio’s Olympics are being sidelined by

Boxing | Heavyweight champion Browne unsure if he can clear his name

WBA heavyweight boxing champion Lucas Browne says he’s “completely” innocent of doping, but has no idea whether he will be able to clear his name. Browne tested positive to banned steroid

HK Observer | Appeasement – ‘quelle surprise’

Unexpectedly it seems that a lighter touch by Beijing towards Hong Kong has arrived even despite calls for independence! The great taboo subject raised here and responded to without fire

Thursday, March 24, 2016 – edition no. 2524

* Dinosaurs ‘live’ in Macau * Rosário rejects compensation for breach of contracts * Former vice mayor of Shenzhen dead after falling from building * Terror threatens Cameron’s EU pitch, Merkel’s open door   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Boardwalk despair: Atlantic City mayor warns of shutdown amid push for state rescue

Atlantic City’s mayor said workers won’t be paid and non-essential services will be shut down for about a month beginning April 8 as the distressed gaming hub pushes for New

History in the Making | Cubans marvel at rare questioning of Castro

  Cubans were glued to their televisions yesterday , many watching in a state of shock as President Raul Castro faced tough questions from American journalists who challenged him to defend

World Briefs

TAIWAN’s government will take international media on a tour of its largest island holding in the South China Sea in a bid to reinforce its territorial claims. A government official

Tourism crisis management office on alert after explosion in Brussels

The Macau Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) is closely monitoring the situation caused by several explosions happened yesterday at the airport and subway in Brussels, Belgium, the office informed in

Macau, HK record ‘severe declines’ in tourism revenues despite increased Chinese spending abroad

Figures released this week by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) revealed “severe declines” in tourism revenues last year in both Macau and Hong Kong. The declines were of

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