European migrant crisis | For savvy Syrians, social media helps ease trip to the West

The 26-year-old Syrian economics graduate knew exactly what to do and where to go. Amr Zaidah, with the aid of GPS, helped pilot the inflatable boat that brought him and about

This Day in History | 2001 – US rocked by day of terror

The Pentagon was also severely damaged by one of the three civilian airliners which hijackers turned into flying bombs. A fourth plane crashed in a field near Pittsburgh. A state of

offbeat | Canadian couple watches beach home burglary via web cam

A Canadian couple watched via web cam as a man broke into their Florida vacation home on Fort Myers Beach before turning the video over to authorities. The surveillance tape helped

Football | EPL Preview: Chelsea missing Terry with captain’s place under scrutiny

Saturday, 7:45pm Chelsea v Everton H 2.05, D 3.62, A 4.2 John Terry ended last season as still the best center back in the English Premier League. Three games into the new campaign, the

Villas-Boas to quit as Zenit coach at end of season

Andre Villas-Boas said yesterday he will quit as Zenit St. Petersburg coach at the end of the season after he was blocked from leaving in the summer. The Portuguese coach won

Kapok | The art of the meaningful

I am no economist, and yet I have enough interest in political economy to figure out when something is right or not. Such is the case with the dramatically loaded

Friday, September 11, 2015 – edition no. 2397

* Young golfers to test   their limits in Macau * Calligraphy masterpieces at Art Museum * Training crucial to local job market * CE: more resources for Education   DOWNLOAD

Isle of Man, Bitcoin Haven

Or was he a ruthless businessman who treated co-workers callously, took credit for the work of others, and often acted out of jealousy and spite? * Movies: Steve Jobs * Books: Bream

Gibney presents Steve Jobs’ darker side in new documentary

Was Steve Jobs a brilliant visionary whose singular mind, capable of blending art, technology and commerce as never before, inspired the world to “think different” and changed the way we

Eisenberg embraces misfits in ‘Bream Gives Me Hiccups’

Jesse Eisenberg may be known for his starring role in “The Social Network,” but his writing resume is equally notable. He has written three plays and a myriad of short

No need for Joan Shelley to scream for attention

The album title and Joan Shelley’s name appear in the corner of the cover in small type, which is truth in advertising. Her music doesn’t scream for attention, and on

News of the World | Isle of Man Tax haven with tailless cats, becomes bitcoin hub

The Isle of Man is a strange place. Home to four-horned sheep, cats without tails, and perfectly preserved Victorian-era steam locomotives, this rock in the middle of the Irish Sea

The Gemstone of Saint-Julien

Multiple parallels can be drawn between Burgundy’s Nuits-Saint-Georges and Bordeaux’s Saint-Julien, and not just for the “Saint” in their illustrious names. Both are sometimes unfairly overlooked due to their mighty

Food | Sensational temptation

This time around, they are presenting a wine pairing dinner with another world record, award-winning wine from New Zealand, Cirro Wine. The menu is available from now until the end

The Buzz | Zetas drug cartel leader dies in Mexican prison

A leader of the Zetas drug cartel who ordered a 2008 attack on a U.S. consulate has died at a maximum-security prison in central Mexico. The federal security commission said yesterday

World briefs

PAKISTAN Police in Pakistan say gunmen have killed two journalists in separate attacks in the country’s violent port city of Karachi in the last 24 hours. INDIA More than 1,000 Muslim

New anthology includes poem by white man using Chinese name

Facing sharp criticism in the literary world and beyond, Sherman Alexie is defending his decision to include a poem by a white man writing under a Chinese pen name in

Sports | Top squash players to compete in town

The annual championship, inclusive of both a men’s and a women’s division and slated to run from Sept 15 to 20, will be recognized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA)

Arts | World Press Photo exhibit at Casa Garden starts Oct 10

The world’s leading contest for photojournalists is returning to Macau next month. The World Press Photo Exhibition will be showcased at Casa Garden from October 10 to November 1. As

New Macau urges gov’t to ‘come clean’ on Hong Kong extradition treaty

ANM’s vice-president, Jason Chao, said that the comments made by the Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, this summer are worrying, since she has allegedly hinted that the extradition

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