Offbeat | South Africa: Zulu Reed Dance disrupted by “evil spirits”

South Africa’s annual Zulu Reed Dance ceremony was disrupted by hallucinating girls who swarmed the country’s president, a Johannesburg newspaper reported on Monday. Teenage girls dancing in the annual cultural festival

Football | Qatar invests in English soccer through world’s oldest team

Qatar has invested in English football for the first time — in the unlikeliest of clubs. The recipient of Qatari cash is not a globally-recognized Premier League power but a tiny

Germany, Portugal close in on Euro 2016 qualification

Germany and Portugal closed in on European Championship qualification yesterday (Macau time), while Northern Ireland missed the chance to book its place at next year’s tournament in France. Thomas Mueller scored

Artifacts | Small eats

The old saying, “The way to my heart is through my stomach” accurately sums up the way I feel about China. Famed for its “small eats” or 小吃, one my

Wednesday, September 9, 2015 – edition no. 2395

* Monopoly madness in Macau * Customs seize fakes * Aaron Kwok to perform at Studio City * China trade shrinks   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Mother headed to jail in custody dispute 

A mother who fled with her daughter to Central America more than a decade ago amid a custody dispute is set to report to jail. Genevieve Kelley pleaded guilty in

Hadid plans new, less costly bid for Tokyo stadium 

Zaha Hadid Architects, the company whose stadium design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was chosen and later scrapped, says it is teaming up with major Japanese design and engineering company

World Briefs

NEW ZEALAND A retired French secret service agent has apologized for planting the bombs which sank a Greenpeace ship 30 years ago, killing a photographer and causing an international incident

Privacy probes increase by 37.6 percent

The Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP) launched a total of 194 probes into data privacy violations last year, representing a 37.6 percent growth year-on-year, according to the bureau’s annual

Myanmar looking to improve local employment opportunities

A Myanmar Overseas Chinese group has said that Burmese nationals are facing setbacks when finding a job in Macau due to bureaucratic woes. According to a TDM report, the group

‘These photographs follow my journey in Macau’

Macau Daily Times - Macao 5.0. Can you explain the concept behind this book? Gonçalo Lobo Pinheiro - Well, basically, this translates as ‘Macau five years after’, because that is what

CRIME | Casino staff nabbed for profitmaking through non-negotiable chips

Two local casino employees face prosecution following their successful attempts to swindle HKD3.4 million out of their employer through non-negotiable chips as part of an unknown ring last month. The pair,

New arrest related to St Lazarus illegal graffiti

The female suspect, whose detailed identity was not available, was among the seven Filipinos who defaced a listed building on the evening of July 11. Nonetheless, she denied the act

Conferences and exhibitions impact goes beyond statistics

  The number of participants in the region’s meetings, incentives, conferencing, and exhibitions (MICE) should not be a sole indicator when determining the benefits of those activities, the impacts of which

28,835 fined since anti-smoking law implemented

Following the implementation of the Tobacco Prevention and Control Law in January 2012, law enforcement inspectors have performed a total of 874,876 inspections at several kinds of establishments, which have

Gov’t to sign new contract with TCM

According to a notice published by the government’s Official Gazette (BO), the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, will be representing the government as one of the

Corporate Bits | sofitel macau at ponte 16 inaugurates ‘birds, dreamland’ oil paining exhibition

Sofitel Macau aims to initiate many unique cultural events in the hotel encompassing both French and local cultures.  The “Birds, Dreamland” oil painting exhibition will showcase 16 pieces from CNS’

Asian stocks head for lowest close since 2012

Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index heading for its lowest close since November 2012, after Chinese equities slumped as trading resumed on the mainland following a four-day weekend. Galaxy

China stock rout delaying market links with Hong Kong, HKEx says

“Psychologically, this is not the time to talk a lot about mutual market access when you’ve just put out a fire,” Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. Chief Executive Officer

Toshiba vows ‘bold’ revamp after reporting annual loss

Toshiba Corp. Pre-­sident Masashi Muromachi said the industrial group planned a “bold restructuring” of its chip-making and lifestyle divisions after reporting an annual loss and restating six years’ worth of

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