This Day in History | 1955 Black woman challenges race law

Mrs Rosa Parks now faces a fine for breaking the segregation laws which say black Americans must vacate their seats if there are white passengers left standing. It is not the

Offbeat | Fiji sevens team to the rescue as passenger taken ill

The world champion Fiji sevens rugby team has been praised after stepping in to assist cabin crew during a medical emergency on a flight from Fiji to Brisbane last week. When

Boxing | After beating Klitschko, Fury wants to be ‘great champion’

He threatened to walk away from boxing if he lost to Wladimir Klitschko, or even if he won. Now the always unpredictable Tyson Fury says he intends to be a

Basketball | NBA Great Kobe Bryant says he will retire at end of season

  After 20 years in a Lakers uniform and a lifetime in basketball, Kobe Bryant determined that his aching body and his passion for the game had both grown weaker than

Our Desk | The Grand Prix and ‘Diversification’

The 62nd edition of the Macau Grand Prix came to an end on November 22. In times when “diversification” seems to be a major political buzzword seemingly fit for any

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 – edition no. 2450

* Hong Kong will pay for MTR express rail to Guangzhou-Shenzhen * Economy shrinks 24 percent * Package tour arrivals down year-on-year * Obama, Xi meet at Paris climate conference   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | 7 more Kenyan athletes banned for doping

Two-time cross-country world champion Emily Chebet was among seven Kenyan athletes banned for doping Friday, another indication that the country has a serious problem of cheating among its famed distance

Australian Christmas tree sets record with 518,838 lights

An Australian set his third Christmas-themed world record in as many years Friday by illuminating a tree in downtown Canberra with 518,838 twinkling lights. Guinness World Records confirmed that David Richards

World Briefs

UK British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon told the Sunday Telegraph that “what happened in Paris and Brussels could easily happen in London.” Speaking in an interview, Fallon said the threat

2016 Policy Address Lionel Leong says investment fund will be open to residents

Local residents will be able to put money into the future Fund for Development and Investment (FDI), a public initiative to improve the management of financial reserves According to the Secretary

Rosario finds MOP8.6b budget challenging to implement

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário revealed to media representatives last Friday, after a meeting with a Legislative Assembly (AL) sub-committee, that it would be challenging to fully

Cooperation | Macau and China sign new trade agreement

Under the new agreement, 153 sectors of the mainland economy are now fully or partially open to Macau service providers. This accounts for 95.6 percent of the 160 trade and

Injured Moto GP rider leaves hospital today

Russell Mountford, the 33-year-old British rider who was involved in a serious accident at the Macau Grand Prix on November 19, is expected to be released from hospital today. Mountford, who

Hundreds of protesters march on home developer’s HQ

Hundreds of Pearl Horizon home buyers took to the streets on Saturday afternoon, gathering outside Polytec Group’s headquarters to protest the lack of construction work on the Areia Preta project. 

Briefs | MGTO did not send gaming promotion message

The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) has denied claims that the office distributed promotional material for online gaming, as some mobile users claim to have received messages encouraging them to

Sports | Jeon Hyeok Jin’s surprise win at Badminton Open

In a surprise twist, South Korean national Jeon Hyeok Jin – ranked number 32 in the world by BWF (Badminton World Federation) – won the men’s single category of the

CE to attend cooperation conference in Shenzhen

The Chief Executive will lead an official delegation to Shenzhen from 2 to 3 December, to attend the Shenzhen-Macau Cooperation Conference 2015. According to a statement issued by the Government Information

Model EU simulation sends 3 students on free study missions

The participants were a mix of undergraduate and postgraduate students of 12 different nationalities. The top three participants were awarded free study missions to Europe for the summer of 2016,

Airport to replace runway, prepare for long-haul flights

CAM announced that it has begun preparing the airport for airplanes capable of long- haul flights. The preparations have included launching a tender to resurface the airport’s only runway “to account

Giant panda Shu Xiang returns home

Shu Xiang, who has been in Macau since 2010, lost his female giant panda companion last year when she died from kidney failure. Now that Shu Xiang has reached a

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