Gaming revenue drops 33 pct in Portugal

Three of Portugal’s most emblematic casinos (Casino Estoril, Casino Lisboa and Casino da Póvoa de Varzim) are managed by Estoril-Sol, a company chaired by Stanley Ho. The Macau tycoon is

Briefs | Gov’t calls for tax reimbursement register

The Financial Services Bureau (DSF) has urged employees from the private sector to register with their banks for a reimbursement of 60 percent of their 2013 income tax. Until tomorrow,

HSBC CEO Gulliver kept millions in Swiss account while paying low HK taxes

HSBC Holdings Plc, struggling to contain a political storm over the bank’s facilitation of tax evasion through its Swiss unit, said Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver paid taxes after setting

Corporate Bits | GEG celebrates Chinese New Year with traditional ceremonies and lion dances

GEG Executives participated in the traditional ceremony and ritual at StarWorld Hotel, wishing Macau an auspicious Year of the Goat. Prada SpA jumped in Hong Kong trading amid expectations same-store sales

‘Birdman’ takes flight at an Oscars punctuated by politics 

Birdman” captured Hollywood’s top honor at the Academy Awards yesterday, where the jazzy, surreal comedy about an actor fleeing his superhero past won best picture at a ceremony punctuated by

Oscars speeches filled with political activism, pet issues

Much of the chatter going into the Oscars was about the lack of diversity in the Academy’s choices, specifically the dearth of nominations for “Selma.”But while there were plenty of

High collars and demure gowns on the red carpet 

High collars replaced sexy cutouts, and Classic Hollywood in blacks and whites took hold of the Oscars red carpet yesterday night with help from a smoking Saint Laurent worn by Margot Robbie

Two mainlanders may be among future Mars residents

Despite an estimate that colonists could not survive for more than 68 days on the Red Planet, the Mars One Mission received more than 200,000 applications worldwide, and two Chinese

Insight: Lunar New Year gift giving in the Internet era

Nowadays, this has been replaced by one tap on a mobile app, with no need to even meet in person. Ushering in the Year of the Sheep, people across the country

Bangladesh | Death toll rises to at least 70 in ferry disaster

The death toll from a weekend ferry disaster in central Bangladesh rose to 70 yesterday in the latest shipping mishap in the South Asian nation. The official search for more bodies by divers

Thailand | 2 activists who staged play found guilty of insulting monarchy

The activists produced a play called “The Wolf Bride” about a fictional monarch and his adviser. It was performed at Bangkok’s Thammasat University in 2013 to mark the anniversary of

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 – edition no. 2256

* Mandarin set to become ‘lingua franca’ in Macau and Hong Kong * Gaming revenue drops sharply in Portugal *  ‘Birdman’ flies high at the 2015 Oscars * Thailand: activists found guilty of

Nepal | Gov’t pledges to improve climbing conditions on Everest

Nepal is improving weather forecasting systems, stepping up security and promises swift rescues if needed during the upcoming climbing season on Everest in attempt to recover from the worst mountaineering

North Korea | Authorities bar foreigners from Pyongyang marathon

  Tightening the screws even further on travel to their already isolated country, North Korean authorities have barred foreigners from one of the year’s most popular tourist events — the annual

Australia | Gov’t to tighten immigration laws in counterterror bid

Australia will strengthen its immigration laws and crack down on groups that incite hatred under a raft of counterterrorism measures introduced yesterday in a bid to combat the threat from home-grown

ISIS EXTREMISM | Families of 3 missing UK girls urge ‘Please come home!’

  The families of three missing British schoolgirls believed to have fled to Syria to join the Islamic State extremist group have issued emotional public appeals urging them to come home,

Egypt | Court sentences activist to 5 years in prison

An Egyptian court sentenced an icon of the country’s 2011 revolt to five years in prison yesterday, showing authorities’ determination to continue to stifle dissent despite promises by its president

UK | 2 politicians caught in lobbying sting deny wrongdoing

Two former senior British government ministers have denied wrongdoing after being caught in a hidden-camera sting appearing to offer access to politicians and diplomats in return for cash. Jack Straw, who

This Day in History: 1955 Britain’s big freeze

More than 70 roads in Britain are blocked by snow, according to the Automobile Association and hundreds of vehicles have been abandoned in snowdrifts as high as 30ft (9m). Rail travel

Offbeat | India insists: Obama’s tree is not dead

It just looks dead. The peepal tree was awash in leaves when Obama planted it at the New Delhi memorial to Indian independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi. By Thursday, though, it

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