USA | 6 balcony collapse victims had entire lives ahead of them

A group of Irish and Irish-American young men and women were enjoying their last blast summer in California before cracking down with college and careers, a rite of passage tens

This Day in History | 1999 – Anti-capitalism demo turns violent

More than 4,000 people took to the streets of London in protest at the burden of debt owed by the world’s poorest countries to the Group of Eight nations. They

Offbeat | Vietnamese player’s mistake leads to winning poker prize

It’s another thing entirely to win a game you’ve never played before. Christian Pham, a Vietnmaese immigrant living in St. Paul, Minnesota, did exactly that Thursday, rising to the top

Swiss AG: 53 possible money-laundering cases in FIFA probe

Banks in Switzerland have reported 53 possible acts of money-laundering in the investigation of FIFA’s 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests, the country’s attorney-general said yesterday. Michael Lauber said the

Golf | Analysis: Tiger’s story is getting old, yet he keeps repeating it

The questions come less often, largely because the story is getting old. Or maybe it’s just that no one really believes anymore, even Tiger Woods himself. The downfall of the greatest

Football | U20 World Cup Brazil builds confidence with semifinal win

A dominant performance full of goals was exactly what Brazil’s under-20 football side needed ahead of Saturday’s final. The five-time champions thrashed Senegal 5-0 yesterday to go into the championship

Capello on the brink with Russian football in crisis

Even if FIFA scandals were not placing Russia’s right to host the 2018 World Cup under scrutiny, Russian football would still be in crisis. National team coach Fabio Capello is

World Views | Greece’s tremors spread toward Spain and Italy

One reason European Union officials are allowing Greece to toddle dangerously close to the cliff top of exiting the euro is their oft-asserted belief that the situation is ring-fenced. A Greek default

Thursday, June 18, 2015 – edition no. 2337

* Scholar says gov’t needs ‘to carefully strike a balance’ on smoking ban * Tourism forum focused on Latin America * Cultural fund beneficiaries announced * Hong Kong democrats hold ranks   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | UnionPay expands Hong Kong presence

China UnionPay Co. acquired a stake in Hong Kong’s Joint Electronic Teller Services Ltd. as the bank-card payments processor seeks a greater presence outside the mainland. UnionPay has become a

Study | Nazi propaganda left life long mark on German kids

Anti-Semitic propaganda had a life long effect on German children schooled during the Nazi period, leaving them far more likely to harbor negative views of Jews than those born earlier

World Briefs

NEPAL Avalanches in Nepal’s northern mountains injure five army rescuers and force the suspension of a search for bodies in a trekking village that was buried during April’s devastating earthquake. BANGLADESH’s

CE departs for Beijing | Local marine sovereignty to come at year-end

Chief Executive Chui Sai On has pledged to protect the government’s social welfare packages in order to safeguard residents’ initiatives from being impacted by the economic downturn caused by shrinking

Forum needs further promotion in lusophone countries

The consul general of Mozambique to Macau, Rafael Custódio Marques, believes that Forum Macau’s purposes and activities need to be further promoted within Portuguese-speaking countries. On the sidelines of a press

Education | Schools set up group for gender equality

Ten local universities and colleges have recently set up a joint group in order to formulate a set of guidelines for gender equality and the prevention of sexual harassment. The Tertiary

Gaming operators united | Employees favor keeping smoking lounges, survey says

Macau’s six gaming operators commissioned a study on the full smoking ban from international audit firm KPMG. The survey shows that 66 percent of surveyed casino employees agree with keeping

US-based union issues letter to Beijing on junket regulation

The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) has sent a letter to the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) highlighting the flaws in Macau’s regulation of junket

Galaxy Phase 2 launch softer than expected

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., which last month opened Macau’s first new casino projects in three years, said gambling at its recent expansion has been weaker than expected. Business at the second

15 prisoners with flu symptoms quarantined

The Macau Prison has placed a total of 15 male inmates aged from 28 to 47 under quarantine after they all showed flu-like symptoms, such as fever, cough and sore

Multinational calls for increased safety in construction industry

  Hilti Corporation, a Europe-based multinational company that develops, manufactures, and markets products for the construction industry, has sent a letter to the Secretary for Economy and Finance requesting the improvement

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