Thailand | Trial begins for journalists charged with defaming navy

Testimony began yesterday in a criminal defamation lawsuit filed by Thailand’s navy against a small news website over a report it posted saying naval forces accepted money to assist or turn a

Koreas | Seoul sends 2 North Korean fishermen back home

South Korea said yesterday that it had sent back two North Korean fishermen who were rescued earlier this month from South Korean waters. The two fishermen were returned through the border

India | Stampede kills 27 during religious bathing festival

At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured yesterday in a stampede during a Hindu religious bathing festival on a river bank in southern India. The stampede occurred in Andhra

South Korea | Spy agency explored technology to hack chat app

South Korea’s beleaguered spy agency has acknowledged exploring the purchase of technologies to intercept communications on the popular Kakao Talk smartphone chatting service, but maintains it only intended to strengthen

Iran nuclear talks | After hard negotiation, historic deal reached

After 18 days of intense and often fractious negotiation, world powers and Iran struck a landmark deal yesterday to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in

Space | Ready for its close-up: First ship to explore Pluto

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft was expected to get up-close and personal with Pluto yesterday, on track to zoom within 12,500 kilometers of the small icy world left unexplored until now. It’s the final

This Day in History | 1971 – Seals shot by government decree

Under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970, the Home Office is allowing five fishermen to kill 350 seal pups off the Lincolnshire coast by the end of next week. The new

Offbeat | Brazil’s hottest YouTube star is a blue chicken. Next stop: USA

Brazil’s biggest YouTube star is a blue spotted hen named Galinha Pintadinha – Lottie Dottie in English – and she’s out to take over the world. At least, that’s how

Cricket | Chennai, Rajasthan face 2-year bans in Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League teams Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals face two-year suspensions and two officials are facing life-time bans after a Supreme Court-appointed committee recommended punishments in a corruption

Olympics | Criticism mounts over stadium cost for Tokyo 2020

Japan’s government is on the defensive as criticism mounts over the spiraling cost of the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Officials, however, say it’s too late to change the

Football | Russia coach Fabio Capello leaves after run of poor form

Fabio Capello left his post as Russia coach yesterday after a poor run of form put the 2018 World Cup hosts in danger of failing to qualify for next year’s

Controversy and criticism hits once-proud tennis Down Under

Australian tennis once was full of good news stories, and personalities to match. Rod Laver, the only male player to twice win all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar

Baseball | Reds’ Todd Frazier wins All-Star Derby in home park

Cincinnati third baseman Todd Frazier won the Home Run Derby on Monday, becoming only the second player to do so on his home field in the traditional lead-up event to

Boxing | 4-time world champion boxer Carl Froch retires aged 38

Four-time world champion Carl Froch retired from boxing yesterday after more than a year out of the ring. The 38-year-old super middleweight twice won the WBC title, as well as taking

Macau Matters | Tassie and MONA

While recently visiting family and friends in Australia, a weekend visit to Tasmania (Tassie) and the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) was highly recommended. Fortunately, friends and I

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 – edition 2356

* Statistics: tourism growth touches lowest level in 12 years * Stock volatility impacts public investments * Oxfam towerrun returns in Sept * China slams human rights lawyers   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Microsoft to launch Windows 10 on July 29

The upgraded operating system will allow users to switch seamlessly between personal computers, tablets, smartphones and other gadgets. Windows 10 is intended to give apps a similar feel on all

World Briefs

CHINA’s top disciplinary watchdog is investigating Xi Xiaoming, a vice president of the country’s top court, as the ruling Communist Party presses ahead with a nationwide graft crackdown now in

ARTS | ‘Ghost’ leading actors take on challenging roles

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) next month. Ahead of a

Statistics | Mortgage lending drops 38.4 percent year-on-year

New approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) declined in May, according to statistics that were released yesterday by the Monetary Authority of Macau. With

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