Thailand | Parents of ex-princess jailed for insulting monarchy

The parents of the now-estranged wife of Thailand’s crown prince have been sentenced to two and a half years in prison on charges of defaming the monarchy, in the latest

South Korea | Nut rage flight attendant sues Korean Air, former exec 

A flight attendant who says she was living her dream by working for Korean Air is now suing the airline and its infamous nut rage executive, claiming the bizarre onboard

Pakistan | Troops raid prominent political party HQ in Karachi

Pakistan’s largest city was on edge yesterday after troops raided the headquarters of a well-known political party, arresting about 20 suspects and seizing weapons, a spokesman said. The early morning raid in

Russia | Nemtsov suspect tortured, forced to confess, activist says 

The main suspect in Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov’s killing has signs of torture on his body and was forced to confess to the shooting, a human rights activist said

USA | Clinton trying to put emails to rest and prepare for 2016

Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to get the rollout of her likely presidential campaign back on track by admitting she should have used a government email address while serving as the nation’s top

France | Jewel heist on highway triggers manhunt for attackers 

About 15 armed assailants attacked two vans carrying millions of euros worth of jewels on a French highway yesterday, forced out the drivers and sped away, according to police. Gendarmes and

This Day in History: 1964 Hoffa faces eight years behind bars

James Hoffa has also been fined $10,000 (£3,570) for trying to bribe a Federal Court jury which was hearing a conspiracy charge against him in 1962. He was accused of attempting

Offbeat | Best-laid Plagnes of skiers in France can go badly wrong

When a local Belgian radio station took several busloads of youngsters to go skiing, passengers on one bus were surprised to wake among southern French vineyards close to Spain. There

Cricket | Sangakkara retiring from ODIs in style at World Cup

Kumar Sangakkara's record-setting performance at the Cricket World Cup just might help Sri Lanka move past its runner-up status at the last two tournaments. Sangakkara, who scored 124 runs yesterday against

UAE investigated for alleged fake endurance horse races

An investigation into alleged "ghost races" and faked results in endurance racing in the United Arab Emirates has been ordered by the International Equestrian Federation. The governing body said yesterday it

Basketball | Will hard season for college hoops take luster off playoffs?

On a cold night on Tobacco Road, North Carolina and Duke went back and forth in an overtime college basket-­ball thriller. It was gripping, edge-of-your seat stuff. Tense down to

Vox Parva: Elderly policies must respond to the rising aging rate

I recently visited the Macao Foundation – Caritas Home Care Service section, in an attempt to understand some of the challenges and prospects they are facing while providing their services.

Thursday, March 12, 2015 – edition no. 2268

* Zhuhai aiming to go global, Macau said to lack vision * IAS implementing new subsidy scheme * ‘Tourism capacity of Macau has reached saturation’ * Secret historians preserve past in China   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Schoolteacher probed over taping of children’s mouths

Education authorities in southwestern Poland are looking into allegations that a primary school teacher taped small children’s mouths shut to silence them. A suspicious mother secretly recorded the teacher’s classes.

World briefs

CHINA’s inflation rebounded to above 1 percent in February, driven by a faster rise in food costs. SOUTH KOREA U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was set to be released yesterday after five

‘Simpsons’ co-creator, philanthropist Sam Simon dies at 59

Sam Simon, a co-creator of “The Simpsons” and animal-rights advocate who made a midlife career shift into philanthropy and channeled much of his personal fortune into social causes, has died. Simon

Melco launches recruitment for Studio City resort

A careers fair was launched for Macau ID holders on Monday and will run untill Thursday. The fair is being hosted at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, where a ballroom has

Hospital under probe again following death of elderly woman

According to a statement issued by the Health Bureau (SSM), the patient’s family has requested that police authorities launch an enquiry into her death, hoping that an investigation could shed

Two bodies linked to shipwreck found on Hac Sa beach

Local authorities announced yesterday that they have recovered two more bodies at Hac Sa Beach, believed to be victims of last month’s shipwreck off Coloane. A small boat, which capsized off

SPORTS | Int’l Dragon Boat races offer higher prize money

By increasing the amount of prize money, the Macau government hopes to attract more international teams to the competition, which will be held on June 13, 14 and 20. Macau’s small

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