Light Rail | Citizens favor first Seac Pai Van route proposal

As per the suggested blueprint, the transit initially operates through the Lotus checkpoint, then along the west entrance of the Islands District Health Services Complex before reaching the final station

Public hearing on idle plots | Ho Iat Seng says he followed Rules of Procedure

President Ho met reporters on Friday to share his insights on the AL’s performance throughout the second legislative session, which ended on August 15. Asked whether links between some lawmakers and

Mainland, Macau ink pact to fight money laundering

The central bank said it has signed a pact with the financial regulators of Macau on anti-money laundering cooperation. A memorandum of understanding to “prevent money laundering and terrorist financing activities”

Crime | HK college student caught smuggling drugs

A Hong Kong university student was arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday afternoon at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, following his attempt to smuggle cocaine from the Philippines through

Two commit arson at Fai Chi Kei McDonald’s

The fire, which was discovered and extinguished by the staff at around 6:00 am in the playground zone on the first floor of the restaurant, caused no casualties, but damaged

Crime stats | Sharp rise in gaming-related offenses in first half

The city has witnessed a significant rise in gaming-related crime over the past quarter, acknowledged the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak. While announcing the police’s latest crime statistics last

New academic semester | IPM vows to strengthen Sino-Luso language and trade programs

The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) has welcomed some 800 freshmen for its summer semester, a sizeable cohort that surprised recruiters amid declining numbers of local high school graduates. The school’s president

UM welcomes nearly 2,000 new students | Rector Wei stresses the importance of living a moral life

The University of Macau (UM) last week held its annual convocation for the 2015/2016 academic year for nearly 2,000 new undergraduates and postgraduates at the UM Sports Complex. Rector Wei

Healthcare, social services and travel safety | Top elderly concerns

On the last public session held at the Kiang Wu Hospital, participants highlighted several existing issues troubling elderly residents, including the insufficient medical care and services in elderly care facilities,

Migrant labor | Domestic helpers appeal for agency regulation

Foreign domestic helpers rallied yesterday during a press conference to urge for strengthened regulation of local employment agencies. The maids slammed some of the intermediaries for financially exploiting them upon

Corporate Bits | Sands launches eighth anniversary ‘crazy rate’ room offers

From today until Wednesday, guests will be able to book rooms for stays between Aug. 28, 2015 and Feb. 7, 2016 at discounted rates at The Venetian Macao; Four Seasons

Sinking currencies point to jitters about emerging economies

The damage spans the globe. Thailand’s baht. Kazakhstan’s tenge. South Africa’s rand. Peru’s nuevo sol. In emerging markets worldwide, currencies are plunging over fears that developing economies are on the verge of

Chinese female troops practice marching near a billboard showing Chinese President Xi Jinping, on the outskirts of Beijing

Fighter jets flew low over Beijing yesterday as thousands of soldiers from China, Russia and other countries rehearsed for a military parade next month commemorating the end of World War II. The

Explosion at Shandong chemical plant kills 1

An explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China killed one person and injured nine others, a state news agency reported yesterday, less than two weeks after a similar disaster at a

Uber’s latest investment said to be USD100m

A unit of China’s Citic Group Corp. is planning to invest USD100 million in the San Francisco-based company, a person familiar with the matter said. Landing an investment from the state-controlled

Briefs | Police hunt man accused of killing 9

Police in eastern China have launched a manhunt for a man accused of fatally stabbing his estranged wife and eight other people. The official Xinhua News Agency said the attacks

Koreas | Rivals restart talks, pull back from brink – for now

For the moment, North and South Korea have pulled back from the brink and yesterday resumed a second round of talks that temporarily pushed aside vows of imminent war on

Thailand | Police fear Bangkok bombing suspect may have fled

Despite new surveillance video that may offer a possible clue to the bombing in central Bangkok that killed 20 people, Thai police said yesterday that the perpetrators may have already

Malaysia | Authorities find 24 more bodies of human trafficking victims

Authorities said in May that they had discovered 139 suspected graves in abandoned jungle camps in the northern Malaysian state of Perlis, a remote area bordering Thailand that trafficking syndicates

Afghanistan | Car bombing kills at least 12, including 3 Americans

A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy traveling through a crowded neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday, killing at least 12 people, including three American civilian contractors for the international military force,

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