India | Hindu ruling party forms coalition government in Muslim Kashmir 

India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party formed a coalition government in Kashmir yesterday, marking the first time it will hold a leadership position in the disputed Muslim-majority region. Leaders from the ruling

Russia | Opposition gathers in Moscow to honor murdered Nemtsov

  Russia’s opposition gathered in Moscow for march that will be a test of its support two days after a key leader was gunned down near the Kremlin. Protesters began assembling yesterday

Venezuela | Gov’t to shrink US Embassy staff, require tourist visas 

Venezuela will shrink the size of the U.S. Embassy staff, limit the activities of U.S. diplomats and require American citizens to apply for visas if they want to come bask on

Egypt | Court declares Hamas a ‘terrorist organization’ 

An Egyptian court declared Hamas a “terrorist organization” on Saturday, further isolating the blockaded rulers of the Gaza Strip once openly welcomed by the country’s toppled Islamist-dominated government. The ruling is

This Day in History: 2000 Pinochet escapes torture trial charges

A Chilean Air Force jet took off from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire at 1315 GMT with the 84-year-old general on board. General Pinochet was arrested in London in October 1998

Offbeat | 2 loose llamas lassoed after running amok in Arizona

Television footage showed a large white llama and a smaller black llama darting through the streets of Sun City during the lunch hour. Cars and golf carts stopped in their

Blatter concerned by Russian soccer racism before World Cup

FIFA President Sepp Blatter is concerned by a study that highlighted the scale of Russian soccer’s racism problem ahead of the 2018 World Cup, warning there “must be some sanctions”

NBA | Anthony Mason, New York Knicks star for hometown, dies at 48

Anthony Mason, a mainstay on the defensive- minded New York Knicks team that finished one win from a National Basketball Association title in 1994, has died. He was 48. The Knicks

Insight: A place all can call home

“A weed from catholic Europe, it took root Between some yellow mountains and a sea, Its gay stone houses an exotic fruit, A Portugal-cum-China oddity. Rococo images of Saint and Saviour Promise its gamblers fortunes

Monday, March 2, 2015 – edition no. 2260

* Hong Kong arrests 33 in protest against Chinese shoppers * 10 still missing after boat capsizes off Coloane * UM pledges to review staff housing scheme * Worsened fortunes as CNY gamblers

Late, yes, but Mayweather-Pacquiao will deliver

Manny Pacquiao slept through the big announcement, secure in knowing that the fight was already made and the questions would finally stop. He campaigned for a shot with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Ask the Vet | 10 Most Toxic Plants for Cats

Try to give your cat grass to prevent it from eating your plants, and to be safe, keep only plants such as catnip or wheat grass, which are not hazardous

Myanmar captures rare white elephant in western jungles

Myanmar’s forestry department has captured a rare white elephant in the jungles of the country’s western Ayeyarwaddy region, an official said yesterday. The 7-year-old female was captured Friday, six weeks after

THE BUZZ: German consumer groups warns Facebook over data protection

German consumer groups say they will file a lawsuit against Facebook unless the social network changes its terms of service. The Federation of German Consumer Organizations said yesterday it has sent

World briefs

AFGHANISTAN A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives targeted a Turkish Embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital during yesterday morning’s rush hour, killing one Turkish soldier and wounding

39th HKIFF | Premiere to star Macau-born Isabella Leong as lead

This year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival opens with veteran actress, producer and director Sylvia Chang’s “Murmur of the Hearts” starring Macau- born Isabella Leong, lead actress of Berlinale prizewinner Isabella,

Health | Grieving family suspects fatal hospital prescription

According to the Hong Kong newspaper Apply Daily, the boy’s parents brought him to the hospital for milk regurgitation on the morning of February 19, where, it is alleged, he

CNY | Caritas says discarded furniture should be donated

The Macau Residue System Company (CSR) has revealed that around 287 tones of used furniture was collected and destroyed during the week of Chinese New Year, between February 12 and

WHO GRANTS WHAT

Dr Alexis Tam said this week to Beijing from the streets of hyper-crowded Macau during CNY holidays: Thank you, but it’s enough tourists. Please stop sending them here. He meant

Delay on minimum wage legislation criticized

Kwan Tsui Hang has criticized her Legislative Assembly colleagues for not reviewing the minimum wage bill fast enough. The lawmaker, who is also vice-president of the Macau Federation of Trade

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