Five years ago in Fukushima | Lost in radiation

Five years ago, on March 11, 2011, these people fled their homes, grabbing what they could, as a nearby nuclear plant melted down after being hit by a tsunami, spewing

In ‘Eye in the Sky,’ drone warfare gets its close up

Omniscient high-definition views from above have done nothing to penetrate the fog of war in Gavin Hood's drone drama "Eye in the Sky." It's a lean, Lumet-like thriller that puts the

Author takes fictitious trip into Truman Capote’s life

Melanie Benjamin proves she's proficient in the fictional portrait genre with "The Swans of Fifth Avenue." This tantalizing novel follows five real-life New York socialites in the 1950s and their unlikely

Assassin shows versatility on 1st album in years

One of Jamaica's most underrated yet diverse and creative lyricists, Assassin A.K.A. Agent Sasco releases his first studio album in almost a decade. In a transition from dancehall, the artist turns

News of the World | Radiation fears keep Japan’s nuclear refugees from returning

Tokiko Onoda, 80, lives with her husband in a cramped, cluttered apartment on the 21st floor of a high-rise in the edge of Tokyo where about 1,000 people displaced by

The Evergreen State

Situated in the northwesternmost of the US, Washington State (officially the State of Washington) covers some 185,000 sq km, roughly half the size of Germany. To differentiate between the state

Food | Tea appreciation and culinary finesse

One of the most amazing Chinese restaurants in town, Man Ho, located inside JW Marriott Hotel Macau is offering a one of a kind tea appreciation experience through offering unique

The Buzz | 923 accounts at Andorra bank suspected of money laundering

The tiny European state of Andorra says a study shows one of its banks had 923 accounts suspected of money laundering. Andorra seized Banca Privada d’Andorra last year after it was

Long and winding road | Beatles’ producer George Martin dies at 90

  George Martin, the Beatles' urbane producer who quietly guided the band's swift, historic transformation from rowdy club act to musical and cultural revolutionaries, has died, his management said Wednesday. He was

World Briefs

NORTH KOREA causes a new stir by publicizing a purported mock-up of a key part of a nuclear warhead, with leader Kim Jong Un saying his country has developed miniaturized

Sports | Macau organizes ‘celebratory’ triple hockey tournament

The Macau Roller-Skating Association is organizing a major hockey event in the region, which will take place at the newly renamed “Taipa Northeast Sports Centre” pavilion (formerly the Sports Complex

Gaming | March revenues likely to disappoint

According to research firm Sanford C. Bernstein, Macau’s gross gaming revenues for March are likely to disappoint those who saw February’s 0.1 percent decline as a sign of changing tides,

Urban design | Region ought to keep traditional Cantonese architecture

  The British Business Association of Macau (BBAM) held a Business Luncheon yesterday featuring Keshi Chen, the leading designer of the Zhuhai Opera House and also the director of the Peking

EDUCATION | 1,550 infractions related to continuing education scheme

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) announced yesterday that there have been 1,554 infractions related to the Continuing Education Development Plan between 2014 and 2016. According to Kong Ngai, chief

MSAR submits diversified development report to Beijing

Macau submitted the “Report on the Promotion of Moderate Economic Diversification in the MSAR”, to China’s central government on March 1, local authorities revealed yesterday. The report combines suggestions from government

Maritime agreement scheduled for May

An agreement between the mainland’s General Administration of Customs and Macau to strengthen cooperation on the management of maritime waters and law enforcement is likely to be signed in May,

SCMP mainland social media presence eradicated

The South China Morning Post’s (SCMP) micro-blogging accounts on Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo and its WeChat page were allegedly all shut down this week by the mainland’s internet censors,

Macau-related prints on exhibition

Infrastructure delays principal challenge for MICE sector

  At the launch of the Macau Meetings, Incentives and Special Events (MISE) association, Bruno Simões, secretary of the executive board, told the Times that he considers the accessibility and infrastructure

The ‘decisive impact’ of early reading

The “decisive impact of books at an early age” was the theme of a talk included in the ongoing Macau Literary Festival. Brazilian writer Luiz Ruffato and Carlos André, the

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