Baseball | Royals’ Orlando becomes first Brazilian in World Series

Paulo Orlando had returned home to Brazil last offseason when he flipped on the television to catch the news, and saw this strange report about the first Brazilian to play

Football | Including Platini, FIFA accepts 7 in presidential race

Seven men are in the running to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, with Michel Platini’s candidature accepted but pending because of his suspension from soccer. FIFA published the list of

HK Observer | Hello! Lifestyles of the rich and famous

Hong Kong and Asia’s richest man Li Ka-shing has finally been officially described accurately in China: a profit-only motivated man, and no patriot. The final straw was when he moved

Thursday, October 29, 2015 – edition no. 2428

* Hello Kitty, farewell Rolex as Hong Kong shoppers go down-market * ‘The Audition’ slated to cost usd70m * Manuel Neves to leave Gaming Inspection Bureau * Region should follow Finland’s example   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | University finds creative way to test drones outside

The 300-foot long, 200-foot wide and 50-foot tall netted structure looks a bit like a fully-enclosed golf driving range. The nets — held up by wooden utility poles — allow

Think you’re unhappy in Dubai? Police may call to ask why 

If you say you’re unhappy in Dubai, the police may call to ask you why as part of a new survey. The online poll, unveiled in recent days, comes as

World Briefs

CHINA Guinness World Records has denied a Chinese city’s attempt at a new mark for the biggest serving of fried rice ever cooked, saying Yangzhou violated rules by wasting 150

Music | ‘Piano prince of Iceland’ debuts in town

Icelandic multi-instrumentalist, Ólafur Arnalds, will mark his debut show in Macau tomorrow as part of the 29th Macau International Music Festival. Arnalds, who is sometimes referred to as the “piano

CE meets with new Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner

The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, met with the new Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ye Dabo, stating that the support given by the Office of the Commissioner

Lawmaker asks for MOP12,000 cash handout

The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, has pledged a wage rise for civil servants and the continuity of the cash handout for the coming year, according to Macau Civil Servants

UN CORRUPTION SCANDAL | Ng Lap Seng, John Ashe freed on bail

Macau developer Ng Lap Seng was released on Monday after posting USD25 million of his $50 million bail and agreeing to pay for two private security guards to be in

Mainland-Macau trade rises 35.2pct in nine months

Trade between the Chinese mainland and Macau increased by 35.2 percent year- on-year to USD3.56 billion during the first nine months of 2015, the Ministry of Commerce revealed yesterday. The mainland’s exports

Gov’t needs to do more and act faster, Angela Leong says

Macau’s government needs to take more “concrete actions” to support the economy amid a 16-month casino downturn, including speedier decision-making and better planned infrastructure, said Angela Leong, executive director of

DiCaprio finds joy in local project with De Niro, Scorsese

Studio City’s opening occurred yesterday evening, in the new property’s 5,000-seat multipurpose Event Center. A premier of the Studio City-inspired short movie “The Audition,” that led to the presence of the

Studio City Opens doors aimed at reviving Macau

Studio City is the new Hollywood-inspired integrated resort in Macau, aiming to redefine the region as an international tourism destination. The Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. property that had its grand-opening

Q&A | Lawrence Ho Melco, Crown’s CEO: ‘We steered away from the VIP market a long time ago’

On the sidelines of the grand opening of the Hollywood-themed Studio City yesterday, the Times was one of the few media outlets that took part in an interview with Mr

India’s top airline starts IPO bidding

The parent company of India’s leading airline, IndiGo, began taking orders for what could become the nation’s biggest initial public offering in almost three years. InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. and existing stakeholders

Alibaba surging sales shake off slowing Chinese economy

Sales jumped 32 percent to 22.2 billion yuan (USD3.5 billion) in the three months ended September, the company said yesterday, beating analyst estimates. Shares rose as much as 12 percent

Corporate bits | 2,000 participants to join sands china eco trailhiker this saturday

Sands China Macau Eco TrailHiker 2015 is a large-scale team-hiking challenge event. Organized by Macau TrailHiker Ltd., the event has been title-sponsored by Sands China Ltd. for five years and

Top graft buster turns sights on financial industry

The People’s Bank of China, the nation’s five biggest lenders, sovereign-wealth fund China Investment Corp. and the banking, securities and insurance regulators are among 31 entities that will be inspected

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