Hacking | Decade-long cyberspy attack on Southeast Asian targets

A sophisticated hacking group targeted governments and corporations in Southeast Asia for a decade, marking one of the longest-running and most efficient campaigns unveiled, according to security company FireEye Inc. Named

Briefs | India Rebels set off land mine, killing 4 police

Maoist rebels set off a land mine in central India on Monday, killing at least four policemen and injuring seven others, police said. The rebels, who claim to be inspired

Germany | Nobel laureate Guenter Grass dies at age 87 

Guenter Grass, the Nobel-winning German writer who gave voice to the generation that came of age during the horrors of the Nazi era but later ran into controversy over his own World

Brazil | Nationwide protests seek ouster of president

Nationwide demonstrations calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff swept Brazil for the second day in less than a month, though turnout at Sunday’s (yesterday in Macau) protests appeared down,

USA | New candidate Clinton heads to Iowa in a van called Scooby

Hillary Rodham Clinton is hitting the road as she starts her 2016 presidential campaign — quite literally. The former secretary of state announced her candidacy Sunday and left on a roughly

This Day in History | 1970 – Critical explosion cripples Apollo 13

The explosion happened in the fuel cells of the spacecraft’s service module approximately 56 hours after lift-off. This resulted in the loss of Apollo 13’s main power supply which means oxygen

Offbeat | French ‘Spiderman’ scales Dubai skyscraper

A French climber has scaled one of Dubai’s tallest skyscrapers, relying on just chalk and sticky tape on his fingertips to help him up the 75-storey high Cayan Tower in

Football | Champions League Preview: Madrid derby heats quarterfinals in last final rematch

  With three teams in the final eight of the Champions League, Spain is again home to the top contenders for Europe’s biggest prize as the quarterfinals start this week. At least one

Tennis | Praise for Mirza after she becomes World No.1 in doubles

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi led an outpouring of praise yesterday for Sania Mirza after she became the country’s first tennis player to be ranked No. 1 in women’s doubles. “An

World Views | It’s a race, Hillary, start running

At the moment, the competition she enters isn’t much of a race. She has already outmuscled many prospective rivals. She doesn’t quite stand alone, but potential competitors for the Democratic

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 – edition no. 2290

* More construction works seen as a major reason for fatal accidents * Public hospital director will be replaced * Hengqin land to install social facilities * Nobel laureate Guenter Grass dies at

The Buzz: Education consultant convicted of cheating HK couple

An educational consultant who accepted more than USD2 million from a Hong Kong couple then failed to a deliver on his promise to get their sons into Ivy League universities has

A toddler disc jockey fascinates South African fans

At first it seems like a fluke — a 2-year-old playing with the knobs and buttons of a sophisticated music system. Yet, the tiny boy is in control of the

World Briefs

TIBET A nun set herself on fire while crying out for the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet in the latest in dozens of self-immolations in recent years by Tibetans

Interview with Robbert van der Maas, Artyzen | “citizenM hotels are perfect for Macau”

Artyzen, the hotel management arm of Shun Tak Holdings, has partnered with Dutch hotels citizenM, to develop an innovative concept of luxury but affordable hotels in first tier Chinese cities,

Transportation | Guia Hill pedestrian tunnel well received by authorities

Following an online survey launched in February which intended to collect public opinions on the passage construction, the two groups submitted 852 online responses to the secretary, of which 94.2

‘Sin Fong’ owners protest again calling for gov’t intervention

At around 8 p.m., some of those who evacuated “Sin Fong” back in October 2012, at risk of an imminent collapse, returned to the entrance of the residential structure, where

Hengqin sets up think-tank with UM and mainland institutes

The Hengqin administration signed an agreement last Friday to establish an institute of innovation for its Pilot Free Trade Zone, alongside the University of Macau (UM) and mainland institutes. The vice

Briefs | Organizer cancels watch and jewelry show

A luxury watch and jewelry show scheduled to take place at the Emperor Hotel on May 2 and May 3 was canceled by its Hong Kong organizer, as VIP customers

Policy Address | Security New facilities and law amendments needed to tackle safety risks

The Legislative Assembly (AL) concluded its plenary meeting discussions on the government’s policy objectives for 2015 in the area of security last Friday. Taking into account the growth in new

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