Offbeat | US court: Workers can be fired for using pot off-duty

Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled last week that a medical marijuana patient who was fired

Olympics | Baseball-softball among 8 sports proposed for 2020 Games

Baseball and softball remain on course to get back into the Olympics. Squash, karate, surfing and four other sports are in contention to get into the games for the first

FOOTBALL |Bankrupt Parma to start again in amateur leagues

Bankrupt club Parma will have to play under a new name in the fourth tier of Italian football after no buyer was found by yesterday’s deadline, completing the fall of

Neymar out of Copa America after Brazil accepts his ban

Neymar will play no further part in the Copa America after Brazil chose to accept the four-­match suspension handed to its captain and star player following his red card in

World Views | Chinese investors are swimming in a giant bubble

JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock disagree about China’s stock bubble. The former says last week’s 13 percent share plunge is a reason to buy; the latter sees things “deflating quite rapidly.” So who’s

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 – edition no. 2340

* Video of woman abusing elderly mother rouses outrage * Macau, ‘the market of the world’ * ‘Growing risk’ of non-renewal * 40,000 relocated as typhoon makes landfall   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Portugal pilots warned of 70,000 homing pigeons

Airplane pilots in Portugal have been advised to fly with special care after 70,000 homing pigeons were released in Spain to participate in a race back to their homes in

World briefs

CHINA  Heavy storms that swept through several southern Chinese provinces this past week killed 18 people and left four more missing. The storms have dumped more than 20 centimeters of

Live music marathon marks third World Music Day

A live music marathon spanning from high noon to late evening in downtown Macau marked the arrival of the summer solstice last Saturday, as the Alliance Française of Macao (AF)

Zonta Club inaugurated to address women and children’s affairs

The Zonta Club of Macau, a local branch of the global non-profit organization Zonta International, was inaugurated last Friday at MGM Macau in order to advance the status of women

Anti-drug activities launched to fight juvenile abuse

With the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking one week away, the Social Affairs Bureau last week rolled out a package comprising of anti-drug activities aimed at local

Caritas expat helpline needs at least 10 more volunteers

As the expat-oriented Life Hope emotional aid hotline launches today, the secretary-general of Caritas Macau, Paul Pun has stressed that the team needs ten more volunteers to work during additional

CE highlights ‘social harmony’ on Father’s Day

Chief Executive Chui Sai On has highlighted the role of harmony within the family in the context of social progress. In a message delivered to mark Father’s Day yesterday, Mr

Disabled player dies upon arrival in Poland

A local athlete passed away last Wednesday upon arrival in Poland for the Boccia World Open, according to a government statement released last Friday. The family of the late bocce

Briefs | Advantage Austria launches group for Macau and HK

Advantage Austria, the country’s official trade promotion organization, has created the “Advantage Austria Business Circle in Hong Kong & Macao” LinkedIn Group. The organization said that around 70 Austrians in

Six injured in Reservoir pile-up

The six injured individuals, aged between 29 and 74, were discharged from the hospital and all three drivers passed a breathalyzer test. The accident, which took place at around 1p.m.,

LABOR RIGHTS | ‘New Trade Union Law Alliance’ formed

17 local groups chiefly from the gaming and architectural sectors united in a newly founded group known as the “New Trade Union Law Alliance”, with the unanimous aim of making

Korean casinos plunge after report China arrests promoters

Korea casino operators Paradise Co. and Grand Korea Leisure Co. plunged in Seoul trading after a report that China arrested 14 South Koreans including the companies’ employees for allegedly marketing

Public bid opening for 200 taxi licenses tomorrow

With 230 licenses expected to expire after next year, the government launched a public tender on the 20th of last month, offering 200 grants for taxi-driving licenses valid for eight

Game of chicken over Greece risks slipping out of control 

OK, guys. You can swerve now. In the game of chicken between Greece and its creditors over whether the troubled country gets more bailout cash, each side has played its part, refusing to

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