Thailand | Overfishing driving slavery on seafood boats 

  Urine pools under a bed where an emaciated Burmese man lies wearing only a T-shirt and a diaper. As he struggles to sit up and steady himself, he tears at his

North Korea | Nuke arsenal could multiply to 100 bombs

North Korea could increase its nuclear arsenal from at least 10 weapons today to between 20 and 100 weapons in five years, U.S. researchers said Tuesday, as the Obama administration vowed to

South Korea | Gunman kills 3 in Sejong City, later found dead 

A gunman shot and killed three people yesterday in and around a South Korean convenience store that he then set on fire before fleeing, police said. He was later found

Amid congressional battles Obama vetoes Keystone bill

Amid appeals for bipartisanship, President Barack Obama in just three days has provoked Republicans on issues as disparate as immigration, Wall Street and the Keystone XL pipeline — a combative mix of

USA | Man convicted for death of ‘American Sniper’ author

  A former Marine was convicted Tuesday (yesterday, Macau time) in the deaths of “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and another man at a Texas shooting range two years ago, as jurors

Syria | Rights group says 1,500 sites of air attacks 

Human Rights Watch said Tuesday it has identified nearly 1,500 sites where the Syrian government has carried out indiscriminate air attacks over the past year using barrel bombs and other

This Day in History: 1991 Iraqi troops flee Kuwait City

Thousands of Iraqi troops began leaving the city after an order from President Saddam Hussein, broadcast this morning, to withdraw immediately. He said he was ordering the retreat because of “the

Offbeat | Poland: Roman Polanski appears in court in extradition hearing

Judge Dariusz Mazur was not expected to make a ruling yesterday and scheduled another hearing, buying time to study documents that arrived this week from Switzerland, which in 2010 refused

Qatar 2022 | Valcke: No FIFA compensation to clubs for 2022 date switch

  FIFA will not compensate European clubs for disrupting their season by rescheduling the 2022 World Cup, according to the governing body’s secretary general. Jerome Valcke also ruled out apologizing for a

South African Commonwealth bid officials head to London

Bid officials from Durban will present their plans for the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Monday. The South African city is set to be the first African host. Durban, a possible future

Vox Parva: Spirit of a century-old missionary remains in Ka Ho

What can be considered immortal in this secular world? Would it be a celebrity, a 100-story high-rise building, or a UNESCO façade visited by millions of people every week? All

Thursday, February 26, 2015 – edition no. 2258

* Public housing fiasco | Architect criticizes practice of awarding contracts to low bidders * Asian Film Awards nominees announced * Amnesty concerned with academic freedom * HK budget offers relief to protest-hit

Online exclusive: Sex, lies and espionage: How the FBI pushed a professor to spy

When Dianne Mercurio first knocked on Dajin Peng’s door, he was searching the Internet for the best way to kill himself. Mercurio, an FBI agent, had other ideas. Mercurio knew

The Buzz | Spain’s Rajoy raises 2015 growth forecast to 2.4 percent

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says Spain’s economy will grow by a better-than-expected 2.4 percent in 2015, claiming it as strong evidence that the country has emerged from the severe economic

World briefs

AFGHANISTAN Gunmen in southern Afghanistan kidnap 30 members of the Hazara ethnic community, in what appears to be the latest in a series of attacks on Shiites in the predominantly

US States predict inmates’ future crimes with secretive surveys

These programs are part of a national, data-driven movement to drive down prison populations, reduce recidivism and save billions. They include questionnaires often with more than 100 questions about an

New Macau Association | Younger and older generations parting ways

Macau’s pro-democracy group, the New Macau Association (ANM in the Portuguese acronym) used to be, according to its former president Jason Chao,  “a fan club for lawmakers Au Kam San

Resident caught slapping Zhuhai bus driver

The mainland Public Security Department has taken a Macau resident into custody after he was alleged to have slapped a bus driver in a traffic dispute. It was reported by Jornal

Gaming | New decline in casino shares

Bloomberg has related the slump to statements made by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture hinting at restrictions on mainland Chinese tourists to ease overcrowding. Alexis Tam has said that

Statistics | Big spenders have left the building

According to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), the spending of overnight visitors totaled MOP11.06 billion, down by 17.7 pct year-on-year.  Conversely, that of same-day visitors increased by 4.2 pct

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