The Buzz | Italy seizes cocaine stashed under squid from Argentina

Italian customs police have seized 49 kilograms of pure cocaine hidden in a container transporting frozen totani, a kind of squid, on a cargo ship from Argentina. Reggio Calabria prosecutor Federico

Facing rising dental costs, seniors head to Mexico

Mark Bolzern traveled 3,700 miles to go to the dentist. The 56-year-old Anchorage, Alaska, native left home this spring, made a pit stop in Las Vegas to pick up a

World Briefs

JAPAN Walt Disney Japan apologizes after a tweet sent from its corporate Twitter account wished readers “congratulations on a not special day” on the 70th anniversary of the U.S. atomic

Australian report cites Macau | Emerging ISIS networks allegedly use Indonesian diaspora

  A new wave of terrorism is emerging in Indonesia, with Fairfax Media reporting that Islamic State (ISIS) is now recruiting in the heart of Jakarta. The emerging radical Islamist networks are

CRIME | Debt-laden Chinese worker plunges to death

According to the authorities, the body was found floating in the lake close to the Mandarin Oriental Macau by a local in the morning, who immediately reported the discovery to

Resident realizes ‘mainland official’ phone scam after TV propaganda

An unemployed local woman realized that she had fallen prey to a telephone scam, led by false mainland officials, after she learnt about the recent prevalence  of similar deceptions while

Chinese cobra sighted in Taipa

Cobras have once again appeared in plain sight  in Macau, as a citizen encountered one last Sunday while walking his pet on the seafront in Taipa. Another witness also reported

MSAR ranked eighth best one-day trip

The Traveller section of Australian paper The Sun-Herald has elected Macau as one of the “Top 10 one-day destinations” in the world. Macau made it to eighth place, just ahead

City’s population hits 642,900 180,523 are non resident workers

The local population climbed to 642,900 at the end of June, rising from 640,700 in March, according to the latest demographic figures from the Statistics and Census Service released yesterday. Females

Credit cards in circulation up 2.7 percent in Q2

The latest statistics from the Monetary Authority have revealed that the region saw a 2.7 percent rise in the number of credit cards in circulation in June from three months

Budget Framework Law to reinforce AL’s supervisory power, says Lionel Leong

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, has assured lawmakers that the new Budget Framework Law, currently being drafted, will reinforce the Legislative Assembly’s powers to oversee the government’s

Gov’t unlikely to legislate on tap water lead levels

Secretary Rosário has hinted that the government is unlikely to legislate on lead levels in tap water supplied to private buildings anytime soon. Several lawmakers asked the government to legislate on

Wynn Macau half-year net revenues down 37pct

Wynn Resorts, a controlling shareholder of Wynn Macau, has released its unaudited results for the second quarter. For the three months leading up to June 30, 2015, Wynn Resorts’ Macau

The Grand Brighton sold to China Travel as part of USD620 million deal

The hotel company that runs The Grand Brighton hotel has been sold to Chinese-based firm HK CTS Metropark Hotels following a GBP400 million (USD620m) deal, according to reports in The

Diet Pepsi gets rid of aspartame, but will customers return?

PepsiCo says its new Diet Pepsi should be available nationally this week. In response to customer feedback, the company said earlier this year that it would replace the aspartame in

Corporate Bits | The Venetian’s Convention and Exhibition Services receive second ISO certification

ISO 9001:2008 sets out the criteria for a company’s quality management system. They include a strong customer focus, the motivation and involvement of top management, a process-driven approach, and continual

Global markets rise, led by Chinese surge on stimulus hope

Global markets turned higher yesterday after Chinese shares surged on hopes for new stimulus measures. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 was up 0.3 percent to 5,171.76 and Germany’s DAX rose by

Angola and China are a priority to diversify Cape Verde’s economic relations

Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) wants to diversify its economic relations, with particular focus on the “South-South” axis and on Angola and China, to reduce dependence on European countries, according to

Court gives ex-general suspended death sentence for bribery

A military court yesterday gave a former general a suspended death sentence for bribery and other crimes, state media reported, in the case against the highest-ranking military officer to be

Popular video services take censorship into own hands

In China, even aspiring singers and would-be comedians bow to constant and automatic online surveillance. The country’s largest “social video” websites - where viewers debate and reward their favorite karaoke ditties

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