Indonesia | Rudder problem, pilot actions led to AirAsia crash

The National Transportation Safety Committee said an analysis of Flight 8501’s data recorder showed the rudder control system had sent repeated warnings to the pilots during the Dec. 28 flight

Lebanon | Syria’s al-Qaida branch releases captive Lebanese soldiers

Syria’s al-Qaida branch yesterday released a group of Lebanese troops held captive for over a year as part of a Qatar- brokered swap that involved Lebanon setting free at least 11

USA | Suspect in Planned Parenthood attack makes 1st appearance

The man accused in the shooting rampage at a Colorado women’s health care clinic that provides abortions made his first court appearance Monday (yesterday, Macau time) and learned that he will face

COP 21 | Climate talks get down to tough business of compromise

From deserts encroaching on African farmland to rising sea levels shrinking islands of the South Pacific, leaders of poor nations most affected by climate change shared their stories of global

Turkey-Russia jet downing | Obama urges Moscow, Ankara to set tension aside, focus on IS

Aiming to head off a rift between major Mideast players, President Barack Obama urged Turkey and Russia yesterday to set aside tensions over the downing of a Russian warplane and

This Day in History | 1977 South African police cleared of Biko death

The chief magistrate of Pretoria, Martinus Prins, said he officially accepted findings the 30-year-old died of extensive brain injuries sustained during a scuffle with police on the morning of 7

Offbeat | Drake is Spotify’s most streamed artist of the year globally

Spotify users are clearly listening to Drake. The rapper was the most streamed artist of the year globally. Spotify announced its end-of-the-year list yesterday and said Drake earned 1.8 billion streams

Sailing | America’s Cup skipper seriously injured in accident

America’s Cup skipper Franck Cammas of Groupama Team France was seriously injured Monday when he fell off his high performance catamaran and the rudder sliced into his right ankle. The

Manchester City gets USD400m Chinese investment deal

Manchester City announced yesterday that a Chinese consortium is investing USD400 million to buy 13 percent of the Premier League club’s umbrella organization in a deal that values the business

Macau Int’l Kart Grand Prix gathers 140 competitors

The heats include the Asian Karting Open Championship (AKOC) Formula 125 Open Senior, Junior and Veteran Class; Rotax Max Junior and Senior; Mini Rok; Rok Senior; Formula Cadet; AAMC Cup

Analysis | NBA: Which Kobe Bryant will hoops fans remember?

Kobe Bryant has decided that this season will be his last, posting a “Dear Basketball” farewell poem on the Players’ Tribune Sunday afternoon. Among even those of us who are

Made in Macao | The new tradition of Macao’s Chinese weddings

Being one of the few local Chinese among a group invited to a wedding recently, acquaintances new to Macao naturally came to me for advice on the custom of local

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 – edition no. 2451

* Report | Rudder problem, pilot actions led to 2014 Indonesia AirAsia crash * Facial recognition system to launch in 2016 * Paulo Chan new   gaming regulator head * Kart Grand Prix gathers

The Buzz | Singapore to get Michelin Guide in 2016

The Michelin Guide, long regarded as the world’s foremost authority of culinary merit, is set to put out a Singapore edition in 2016, The Straits Times reported yesterday. “This will be

Hoboken | Sinatra’s birthplace commemorates his 100th its way

Chicago was his kind of town, L.A. was his lady and he certainly was a big part of New York, New York. But despite a love-hate relationship, the mile-square New

World Briefs

CHINA A gas leak at a steel parts factory in eastern China kills 10 people and leaves seven others hospitalized. The Zouping County government says on its official microblog the

Economy shrinks 24pct as gambling malaise persists

Macau’s economy contracted a fifth straight quarter as the world’s largest center of gambling was pummeled by an economic slowdown in China and the government’s attack on corruption which scared

EU-Macau Committee marks milestone in training cooperation

The 20th European Union (EU)-Macau Joint Committee meet- ing, held here on Friday, concluded with the announcement of further cooperation in the fields of legal training and innovation. The meeting allowed the

2016 Policy Address | Gov’t to launch anti-cybercrime center, tighten video surveillance

Security authorities plan to launch preparatory works next year for a new network security center as part of their premeditated anti-cybercrime efforts, the Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak hinted

Civil servants set up association to promote positive image

The Macau Youth Civil Servants’ Association’s founding members were sworn in on Sunday in the presence of major officials and representatives of other youth-oriented organizations. “The MSAR government has long valued

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