Chief fires Texas officer who killed unarmed 19-year-old 

A police officer who killed an unarmed college football player during a suspected burglary at a Texas car dealership was fired Tuesday (yesterday in Macau) for making mistakes that the

European migrant crisis | Refugees stream into Greek island, meet wretched conditions

Dozens of people from the Middle East reached the Greek island of Kos from nearby Turkey yesterday, joining thousands already camped in wretched conditions on what is normally a tourist

Islamic State | Online image purports to show Croat beheaded

An online image circulated yesterday purported to show the beheading of a Croatian hostage held by the Islamic State group’s Egyptian affiliate, the first such killing of a foreign captive

This Day in History | 1985 – Heart-lung transplant makes history

Jamie Gavin had the four-hour operation at Harefield Hospital in Middlesex, west of London. His condition is described as satisfactory. The young patient and his parents were flown from Ireland to London

Offbeat | Abducted baboon rescued and returned to zoo in Macedonia

The playful baboon Luka has been rescued and returned to Macedonia’s largest zoo after he was snatched by captors. Police say the 18-month-old crowd favorite was abducted Monday from Skopje Zoo

Football | Messi stars as Barcelona beats Sevilla 5-4 in Super Cup

Lionel Messi scored twice and set up the winning goal as Barcelona started the season in dramatic style by beating Sevilla 5-4 after extra time to lift the UEFA Super

Rugby | Struggling Springboks change 9 for last test before Worlds

South Africa reacted to a first ever defeat to Argentina by making nine changes to its starting 15 yesterday for the return game in Buenos Aires this weekend. The changes, some

Tech Views | All Hail Uber

Uber is a brand, a verb, a proprietary eponym, a loss-making USD50 billion enterprise and a new way of doing business - one that’s upending industries, worrying workers and thrilling

Thursday, August 13, 2015 – edition no. 2377

* Yuan down | Steep devaluation bad for mass gaming • Retailers have mixed feelings * Hundreds swindled out of MOP8.53 million in phone scams * Chui to al: ‘cautiously optimistic’ on gaming,

The Buzz | Hong Kong police arrest 5 Uber drivers, search office

Hong Kong police arrested five Uber drivers and searched the ride-hailing app’s office in the Asian financial center. Police said yesterday that officers posing as customers arrested the five drivers in

World briefs

CHINA’s military is staging live-firing exercises in the country’s west as part of a series of drills involving more than 140,000 troops, state media reported yesterday. The “Joint Action-2015D” exercises

Hong Kong | Gucci spars with landlords as mainland demand slumps

Landlords on Hong Kong’s Russell Street a year ago could boast the highest retail rents in the world. Now they are adjusting to a new reality. Burberry Group Plc, Kering SA

Netizens back allegedly illegal food trucks at Cotai worksites

Sympathy amongst local Internet users poured in after footage was released by the Chinese online media outlet Macau Concealers yesterday showing allegedly illegal vendors selling beverages and food to immigrant

AL PLENARY | Sai Van Bridge: Final decision on motorcycle lane by 1Q next year

The government is looking to make a final decision on whether to retain the special lane for motorcycles on Sai Van Bridge by the beginning of next year, the Secretary

AL PLENARY | Gov’t to introduce new food safety regulations by 2017

The government is planning to draft further regulations on food safety by 2017, according to the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) president Alex Vong. “We have administrative regulations And

Briefs | CY Leung in Zhuhai today

Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung is currently visiting Zhuhai with other senior government officials. He plans to meet with leaders of the Zhuhai Municipal Government. Mr Leung will also

Chan Meng Kam | Gov’t promises to speed up supporting facilities at Seac Pai Van

The committee’s president, lawmaker Chan Meng Kam, told the media after the meeting that these issues are closely associated with the livelihoods of residents, and thus have received considerable attention

Tempers flare over lax Fisherman’s Wharf planning regulations

Heated discussions flared at the Urban Planning Committee’s plenary meeting yesterday on the greatly relaxed height and density restrictions for the Fisherman’s Wharf resort planning. Regarding the government’s draft plan

Civil group demands specific explanation from authorities over land recovery failure

Chao Sao Fung, president of the association, appealed to the legislative assembly in a letter that he had submitted to its representative in the afternoon, stating that the officials “should

New mortgage loans increase in June

June recorded MOP3.9 billion worth of new residential mortgage loans being approved by Macau banks, representing an increase of 5.7 percent month-to-month. In terms of value, the new loans to

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