Portugal | Government puts railway companies up for sale

The decree-law for the privatisation of railway companies CP Carga and Empresa de Manutenção de Equipmaento Ferroviário (EMEF) is expected to be approved by the government of Portugal by the

HONG KONG | Ambulance summoned to Leung’s residence as daughter alleges abuse on Facebook

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying yesterday afternoon held a press conference telling the city’s media there was no domestic violence in his family home following allegations made by his

Germany, France, Italy to join Beijing-led Asian bank

Germany, France and Italy followed Britain yesterday in announcing that they plan to join a proposed Chinese-led Asian regional bank, swinging Europe’s biggest economic powers behind a project that is

Harvard’s president speaks in Beijing about climate change 

The Harvard president told students at one of China’s most prestigious universities yesterday that academic institutions must be unfettered places where every topic can be raised and every question asked to help

PetroChina vice chairman Liao probed by anti-graft body

The vice chairman of China’s biggest state-owned energy company has become the latest prominent executive targeted by Communist Party investigators in a spreading anti-corruption campaign. Liao Yongyuan, vice chairman of PetroChina Ltd., is

Hong Kong | Airport gets green light for USD18b third runway

The Hong Kong government gave final approval yesterday for a third runway at the Asian financial center’s airport, aiming to meet surging growth in passengers and air cargo. Officials said the

Myanmar | Court jails New Zealand man for insulting Buddha 

A Myanmar court yesterday sentenced a New Zealand bar manager and his business associates to 2 1/2 years in prison for insulting Buddhism in an online advertisement that showed a psychedelic depiction

Philippines | 4 Filipino nurses in Libya safe, not kidnapped 

The Philippine government said yesterday that four Filipino nurses reported to have been kidnapped from a Libyan hospital by militants from an Islamic State group affiliate were actually taken to

Nepal | Gov’t boosts doctors, rescue efforts at Everest base camp 

Nepal is adding more medical staff at Mount Everest’s base camp and working to speed up rescue efforts, officials said yesterday, in steps to boost safety after 16 local guides were

Vanuatu | Cyclone flattens the landscape in outer islands 

Relief workers saw a flattened landscape and widespread destruction in Vanuatu’s outer islands yesterday after struggling for days to reach the areas of the South Pacific nation hardest hit by a

Singapore | Founding father Lee’s condition worsens

The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan will meet this week for their first trilateral talks in three years, Seoul officials said yesterday. The annual talks, which began

Israel | Netanyahu’s future on the line in Israel parliament election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political survival was on the line yesterday in a hard-fought parliamentary election pitting his nationalist and security-first ideology against his challengers’ focus on the plight

Iran Nuclear | Deal Washington, Tehran resume nuke talks with GOP letter hanging over them 

Top U.S. and Iranian diplomats returned to talks yesterday, seeking to resolve differences blocking a deal that would curtail Iran’s nuclear program and ease sanctions on the country. Among the

This Day in History: 1992 South Africa votes for change

In a landslide victory for change, the government swept the polls in all four provinces, and all but one of 15 referendum regions. It won 68.6% of the vote in a

Offbeat | US woman: Stomach pains led to surprise birth in shower

A woman stepped into the shower this week to help ease the discomfort of stomach pains. She emerged holding a newborn. Brittany Young, 24, told the Des Moines Register that she

Rugby | 6N : Wales forced to change props for Italy test in Rome

  Wales has been forced by injuries to start new props in the Six Nations decider against Italy in Rome on Saturday. Loosehead Rob Evans and tighthead Aaron Jarvis will carryo on

Football | EPL: Advocaat heads to England to save troubled Sunderland

Much-traveled coach Dick Advocaat took his first job in English soccer yesterday when he was hired by Sunderland in the latest late-season change by the perennial Premier League struggler. The 67-year-old

Bhutan | FIFA’s lowest-ranked team advances in World Cup qualifying

The lowest-ranked team in world soccer won again yesterday and advanced to the second round of World Cup qualifying. Bhutan, a Himalayan kingdom ranked 209th by FIFA, beat Sri Lanka

Artifacts: Creativity and commmerce

Hong Kong has been hitting the headlines for all the right reasons over the past few days with its current contemporary cultural happenings attracting the worldwide glitterati. The third edition

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 – edition no. 2272

* Gaming revenue expected to drop at least 35 pct in March * Air Macau shifting business model * AL likely to pass minimum wage bill by year-end * Myanmar: Court jails New

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