Vanuatu | President: Cyclone devastation forcing nation to start anew 

Vanuatu’s president was rushing back to his country yesterday in the wake of what he dubbed a “monster” cyclone whose damage was still unknown beyond the devastation in the South

Malaysia | Police arrest daughter of jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysian police arrested the eldest daughter of jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for alleged sedition yesterday, a move slammed by critics as a clampdown on dissent. Nurul Izzah Anwar, a lawmaker

India | Police detain 8 people for gang rape of 72-year-old nun

Indian police have detained eight people in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 72-year-old nun in the eastern state of West Bengal in the early hours of Saturday,

Brazil | Mass protests present big challenge to Rousseff 

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff faced the biggest challenge yet of her young and turbulent second term, as hundreds of thousands of protesters took to streets in more than 150 cities

Russia | Moscow was ready for Crimea nuclear standoff, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to put his country’s nuclear forces on alert when he annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula last year in case of intervention by the

This Day in History: 1968 Anti-Vietnam demo turns violent

The St John Ambulance Brigade said it treated 86 people for injuries. Fifty were taken to hospital including up to 25 police officers. The trouble followed a big rally in

Offbeat: South African woman celebrates 100th birthday with a skydive

Celebrating her 100th birthday with a parachute jump is not enough for South African Georgina Harwood. She plans to make her centenary even more exciting by doing a shark cage

Analysis | F1: Mercedes’ dominance has rivals calling for rules reform

Mercedes’ Formula­ One chief Toto Wolff has suggested rival teams “moaning” about his team’s commanding success should put their heads down and work harder, following Mercedes’ domination of the Australian

Platini: Change at top of FIFA is ‘important’ for football

Change at FIFA is “important for foot-­ball,” UEFA President Michel Platini said yesterday in a recorded video interview two months before the world soccer body’s presidential election. Platini, a FIFA vice

Cricket | Terrorism, security issues mean no home matches for Pakistan

Fast bowler Wahab Riaz played his first limited-overs cricket international in 2008, in a vastly different era for cricket in Pakistan. A terrorist attack just over a year later in

China aims to see its football teams among world’s best

China’s Cabinet released a reform plan yesterday aimed at raising the level of football in the country, where poor international showings have been blamed on a history of corruption and

World Views: How Asia should defend against the rising dollar

Can Asia beat the rising-dollar curse? The question is far from academic considering the central role that a strengthening U.S. currency played in sparking the region’s 1997 crisis, as well as Latin

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 – edition no. 2271

* Arts Festival returns, promising innovative and diversified shows * Wong Wan said to leave post as DSAT head * Recession likely to reach double-digits * China has grown to world’s 3rd-biggest arms

The Buzz: Bhutan wins on 1st day of 2018 World Cup qualifying

FIFA’s lowest-ranked team won on the first day of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. Bhutan, ranked 209th by the governing body of world soccer, beat Sri Lanka 1-0 in

World briefs

CHINA An earthquake in the eastern Chinese city of Fuyang has killed two people and damaged thousands of homes. The quake struck in the Anhui province city Saturday afternoon, and

FAW group chairman Xu faces Communist Party graft probe

The chairman of China FAW Group Corp., which partners with Volkswagen AG and Toyota Motor Corp. to build vehicles in the world’s largest auto market, is being investigated by the

St. Regis hotel looking to recruit 700 team members

The St. Regis Macao, expected to open during the third quarter of this year at Sands Cotai Central, is looking to recruit 700 employees. The luxury hotel brand held its

Heritage | Macanese families encounter ‘lost memories’

Portuguese historian and genealogist Jorge Forjaz joined Thai musician Pathorn Sequeira on Saturday for a seminar about Macanese families, with a particular focus on Thailand. Mr Forjaz told The Times

Economy shrinks 17.2 percent

Macau’s economy shrank 17.2 percent in the fourth quarter after casino revenues slumped and visitors cut spending. Gross domestic product for the full year dropped 0.4 percent following a 10.2 percent

Analysis | Downturn may mean ‘the old Macau is dead’

Macau’s gaming industry downturn might mean that “the old Macau is dead,” according to a Business Insider analysis. It argued that when the adjustment period is over, “the industry will

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