Q&A | JD Clayton, President Studio City: “What we are bringing to the table will appeal across a lot of markets”

When JD Clayton talked to us, in an exclusive interview, the table allocation to Studio City was not yet known. (They have since been granted 250 new-to-market tables.) Apart from

Studio City preview | Cotai 2.0: the show must begin

The countdown is over. Today Studio City opens its doors testing the waters of so-called Cotai 2.0 in times of gaming industry recession with Mariah Carey and Leonardo DiCaprio among

Party leaders drawing up new long-range growth plan

Facing pressure to pep up a cooling economy, Chinese leaders met yesterday to craft a new long-range blueprint to guide development through the end of this decade. The Communist Party’s five-­year

Vietnam war | Lasers may ease pain for ‘napalm girl’ in iconic photograph

In the photograph that made Kim Phuc a living symbol of the Vietnam War, her burns aren’t visible — only her agony as she runs wailing toward the camera, her arms flung

European Migrant crisis | Balkan surge continues amid EU attempt to slow it

European and Balkan leaders agreed on measures early yesterday to slow the movement of tens of thousands whose flight from war and poverty has overwhelmed border guards and reception centers

Briefs | Argentine – In surprise, opposition in election forces runoff

TV comic and self-styled outsider Jimmy Morales swept to Guatemala’s presidency on the back of popular anger against the political class after huge anti-corruption protests helped oust the last government.

Canada | Whale vessel sinks; 5 dead, 21 rescued

Five people died after a whale watching boat with 27 people on board sank off Vancouver Island on Sunday (yesterday, Macau time), and one person remained missing, Canadian authorities said. The

This Day in History | 1968 – Police clash with anti-war protesters

The protesters had broken away from another, bigger, march against US involvement in Vietnam but were confronted by a wall of police. The breakaway group, led by the Maoist Britain-Vietnam Solidarity

Offbeat | Spanish shepherds guide 2,000 sheep through Madrid’s streets

Tourists and children were surprised to see wide avenues blocked off in the Spanish capital to let the woolly parade — bleating loudly and clanking bells — cross the city,

Sheikh Salman enters FIFA presidential race

Bahraini royal family member Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa is running for FIFA president, a move that will put his human rights record under renewed scrutiny. The Asian soccer

Hamilton wins US Grand Prix and F1 season championship

Lewis Hamilton took off his racing helmet and bent low in a moment of quiet reflection after winning a tight race and another Formula One championship. Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg sat nearby, slumped

Our Desk | Parking ‘Blues’

Recently, we bore witness to some criticism from people regarding the new measures proposed by the government that changed the duration and tariffs of parking meters. This measure comes as just

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 – edition no. 2426

* Inspection reveals high-speed ferry hit an ‘unidentified object’ * COTAI 2.0 the show must begin   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | 17 people killed in fire at karaoke bar in Indonesia 

Seventeen people were killed in a fire that raced through a packed karaoke bar yesterday on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, and 71 others were hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Witnesses told authorities the fire started

Las Vegas casinos not rushing to join daily fantasy game

Casinos and sports books, the only companies who can legally offer daily fantasy sports sites in Nevada, are instead watching and waiting from the bleachers. It has been more than a

Increase in visitors reported at Lusofonia Festival

Carla Fellini, vice-president of the Brazil House Association, said to TDM that “many people were not aware of this new rule and were a little bit sad to leave the

World Briefs

ISRAEL An Arab citizen of Israel using a paraglider flew into neighboring Syria, the Israeli military said yesterday, in what appeared to be an intentional attempt to join a rebel

Authorities launch crackdown on Uber’s ride sharing service

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) and the Public Security Police Force (CPSP) held a joint press conference on Friday to reiterate that the Uber ride-sharing service is illegal because “according to

IACM condemns violent assault of inspectors

The Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) has condemned the actions of a restaurant owner last Tuesday, when he wounded two inspectors in response to their decision to press charges

MIF registers slight increase in trade visitors, some exhibitors disappointed

More professional purchasers showed up at this year’s 20th Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) than last year, according to the organizer’s preliminary data. Running over four consecutive days at

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