Offbeat | Hitchhiking robot’s cross-country trip in US ends in Philly

The Canadian researchers who created hitchBOT as a social experiment told The Associated Press that someone in Philadelphia damaged the robot beyond repair early Saturday, ending its first American tour

Nascar | Matt Kenseth stretches his fuel and steals a win at Pocono

Joey Logano was the first leader to fade, his tank empty with three laps left. Martin Truex Jr. struck E with two laps to go. Kyle Busch knew his Toyota was about

Football | Russian club slams ‘bigotry’ by rival fans

Russian Premier League football team Anzhi Makhachkala has called for an end to “bigotry” in domestic football after its fans were abused by CSKA Moscow supporters. Throughout CSKA’s 1-0 home win

World Views | Can Singapore save democracy?

Next Sunday, Singapore celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence. There’s much to celebrate - for some at least. The city-state is indeed “exceptional” (as its leaders like to say)

Tuesday, August 4, 2015 – edition no. 2370

* Singapore 2.0: Lee seeks smart city revamp as old model ebbs * Broadway musical ‘Ghost’ in town * City roads crowded * Suu Kyi visits flood-hit area   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | 2nd American involved in illegal lion hunt

A second American killed a lion in an illegal hunt with a bow and arrow in Zimbabwe several months ago, amid an international outcry over a U.S. hunter accused of

Student protesters sit-in at Taiwan Education Ministry

Dozens of students launched a sit-in Friday at Taiwan’s Education Ministry demanding that officials take responsibility for a student leader who killed himself in an apparent protest over curriculum changes

World Briefs

CHINA A semi-trailer truck rear-ended two sedans on a road in northwest China’s Qinghai Province yesterday, leaving seven people dead and five injured. The truck rear-ended a sedan and pushed

Chui congratulates Beijing on hosting 2022 Winter Olympics

  Chief Executive Chui Sai On has congratulated Beijing on winning the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Chinese capital is the first city to have been invited

Philippines Labor Secretary visits region

The Philippines Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz will visit Macau from tomorrow until Thursday. Her visit is part of an official tour that also includes Taiwan and Hong Kong,

One year after the opening | Hengqin campus main facilities operational

The University of Macau’s new campus opened last August, when all departments, students and academic staff moved from Taipa to Hengqin. One year into its operations, the Times toured the

Public calls for Hotel Estoril preservation

Participants in a debate about the revitalization plan that intends to turn the abandoned Hotel Estoril into a youth recreational center said that the building, or at least its façade,

Maids’ contracts to be automatically renewed

In response to growing demand for migrant domestic workers in local households, the government has decided to simplify the visa renewal procedures for domestic helpers who work for permanent residents. Starting

Tourism | Travel alert to South Korea lifted

The Health Bureau (SSM) on Saturday has lowered the severity of its response to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) from a high-level alert to that of “close monitoring,” whilst

Police ‘did not buy spying software,’ says Wong Sio Chak

The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, has stated that Macau police forces have not acquired surveillance software from Italian IT company Hacking Team. Emails disclosed last month by WikiLeaks showed

CCAC denies selective enforcement on election bribery case

Cheong stated “the CCAC has always upheld equal treatment, the electoral-bribery case or any other cases.” He refused to comment on the specific case as an appeal has already

Upcoming English Premier League off the air

Pires revealed on Saturday that TDM has been, over the last six months, trying to negotiate a deal. “But unfortunately we could not come to an agreement with the company

Elderly social welfare system to be improved

The bureau presented a draft framework of the Support System during a press conference last week, where it launched a 45-day public consultation in order to gather public opinion regarding

New bus routes launched

Head of failed Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox arrested

The head of the failed Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox was arrested in Tokyo on Saturday on suspicion of inflating his cash account by USD1 million, authorities said. Mark Karpeles, 30,

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