Monday, April 27, 2015 – edition no. 2299

* Hospital publicizes new infant death, doctors call for vaccination * Local youth uninterested in science * US-based union on the watch for junkets * Blast at Coloane power station   DOWNLOAD PDF   * Med traffickers

Breaking News: Las Vegas bullish on Mayweather-Pacquiao megafight

  Interested in coming to Vegas to be part of the matchup to end all matchups that Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are selling? It's gonna cost you. One night next weekend

The Buzz | Ford unveils new Taurus influenced by China

With its newest Taurus, Ford is joining the race to appeal to Chinese business buyers by offering bigger, more luxurious back seats. The Taurus, Ford Motor Co.’s first full-size sedan

World briefs

AFGHANISTAN The Taliban storms a police checkpoint in a northwestern province and kills nine border guards, while a roadside bombing kills six civilians in the country’s southwest. JAPAN Two Japanese Cabinet

Space odissey | NASA releases picture of starry fireworks for Hubble’s 25th

What better way to celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope’s quarter-century in orbit than with cosmic fireworks? Yesterday — one day before the 25th anniversary of Hubble’s launch — NASA released an

Interview | UM student Lisandra Wagan Fesalbon: ‘Encouragement needed for more students to speak English’

University of Macau student Lisandra Wagan Fesalbon outperformed the other 100,000 contestants at the “21st Century Coca-Cola Cup” National English Speaking Competition, taking the top honor. Born in Macau in

Chinese literature remains largely unknown in the West – translators to blame

A lack of good translators and a sense of reluctance among Western publishers to publish non-European literature has been hindering the spread of Chinese literature, said Swedish linguist and sinologist

Fire at UM college, journalist prevented from filming evacuation

A foreign exchange student, dormitory authorities and security guards from the University of Macau (UM) were embroiled in a conflict with a local journalist who attempted to photograph students fleeing

Corruption | DSAT staff took bribes from parking management firms

The case was unveiled by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) and involves companies that were granted 70 percent of the local public car parking contracts since 2012. One of the

Hengqin Free Trade zone opens

The Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong attended the opening ceremony of Guangdong’s pilot free trade zone (Hengqin area) yesterday. Leading Macau’s delegation in Hengqin, he assured attendees that

Arts | ‘Ghost the Musical’ in town this summer

The Broadway musical ‘Ghost,’ based on the 1990 hit movie starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, will take center stage at Macau’s Cultural Center (CCM) this summer with a run

Briefs | LECM workers’ suspended

The two Civil Engineering Laboratory (LECM) employees, allegedly involved in a bribery and document forgery case unveiled by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) earlier this week are no longer working

Sands China falls as local downturn causes forecasts miss

  Sands China Ltd. fell to a month low in Hong Kong after the Macau casino operator reported earnings that were worse-than-expected and billionaire chairman Sheldon Adelson said he’s uncertain about

Music – Education | Macao Orchestra visits schools

Real Estate Matters | The most important questions to ask when you are a landlord renting out a property

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties

Project Poker | Things you learn as a poker player

It has been quite a few years since I first started playing poker, and as you surely know, there is so much more to it than just playing a game

Survey | Mainland factory activity slips again to 1-year low

China’s manufacturing deteriorated again in April to its lowest point in a year, in a fresh sign that growth is faltering in the world’s second biggest economy. HSBC said yesterday that

China fines Mercedes USD57 million in price-fixing probe 

A Chinese regulator said yesterday it has fined Mercedes Benz 350 million yuan (USD57 million) on price-fixing charges in a wide-ranging probe of the auto industry that has prompted complaints

Corporate Bits | Sands resorts cotai strip awarded in ttg china travel awards

“Receiving this award is a great honor for Sands China Ltd as it acknowledges our continued efforts to deliver the best possible entertainment, leisure, dining and accommodation experience for our

Party releases pictures of top 100 graft absconders

Following the publication of a list of China’s top 100 fugitive officials wanetd on suspicion of corruption, photos of the suspects were splashed across two pages of the official China Daily newspaper

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