Inflation in April declines year-on-year

Compared to the same month in 2014, a notable increase was observed mainly in terms of housing, fuels, health and food and non-alcoholic beverages; these were explained in a manner

3,588 crimes in Q1 | Unlawful detention cases nearly double

Criminal cases of unlawful detention and loansharking surged significantly year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, as well as cases of arson, document forgery, and “crimes jeopardizing the territory.” The

Casino worker unions jointly urge for trade union law legislation

The Power of the Macao Gaming Association’s honorary president, lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho, stressed in the meeting that a trade union law is still absent in Macau, and also that

Immigration policy | IPIM promises ‘a more transparent system’

The head of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Cheong Chou Weng, responded to lawmaker Lei Cheng I’s written inquiry by stating that the institute was willing to

Real Estate Matters | The most important questions to ask when you sell: part 2

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties

PROJECT POKER | Pura Vida

One of my favourite aspects of playing poker for a living is freedom. I can manage my own schedule, set my own goals, and go on vacation whenever I want.

Hewlett-Packard sells stake in mainland unit for USD2.3B

A group owned by the Chinese university, Tsinghua Holdings, will purchase the 51 percent stake in a new business called H3C. The deal values the businesses at $4.5 billion net

Survey shows China manufacturing down for 3rd month in a row 

Manufacturing in China shrank for the third straight month in May as demand remained soft, raising the chances of more stimulus to prop up growth in the world’s No. 2 economy. HSBC’s preliminary

Corporate Bits | Macao water launches various e-services

The Company’s first Mobile App will be available in June 2015. Through the app, customers can manage their water usage on a smartphone, including balance check or bill payment, electronic

Xi targets tech elites for Communist Party outreach push

If Chinese technology tycoons such as Jack Ma and Lei Jun didn’t already realize their special significance to the Communist Party, Xi Jinping has made it official. The Chinese president for

US group: Foreign authors censored without knowing

A U.S.-based advocacy group is warning Western authors to be vigilant of censorship of their work in China’s fast-growing book publishing industry, which is sometimes done without their knowledge. A report Wednesday from

Censors suspend TV drama over plot of crotch grenade 

The country’s regulating agency — the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television — also began to review the TV drama “Let’s Beat the Devils,” which tells about

Beijing warns US plane away from disputed islands, CNN reports

China ordered a U.S. military plane away from islands it’s building in the South China Sea, CNN reported, in the latest example of the country’s efforts to assert sovereignty over

Rohingya trafficking | Malaysia finally orders sea search-and-rescue for migrants 

Malaysia’s prime minister said yesterday he has ordered the navy and the coast guard to comb the sea to look for stranded migrants, the first country to announce it will search

South Korea | Gov’t confirms 3 cases of Mideast respiratory virus

South Korea said yesterday it has confirmed three cases of a respiratory virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East. A 76-year-old man was diagnosed yesterday with Middle

Syria | Islamic State in control of Palmyra ruins

Islamic State militants overran the famed archaeological site at Palmyra early yesterday, just hours after seizing the central Syrian town, activists and officials said, raising concerns the extremists might destroy

Qatar | Amnesty: Little progress made on labor reforms

Qatar is failing to deliver on reforms for its migrant workers a year after the wealthy Gulf nation announced plans to improve conditions for low-paid laborers building its highways, hotels,

USA | California oil sop-up starts, thousands of gallons gathered

More than 22,700 liters of oil had been raked, skimmed and vacuumed from a spill that stretched across 15 kilometers of California coast in a cleanup effort that is now

This Day in History | 1972 – President Nixon arrives in Moscow

He was given a modest welcome as he stepped off the plane at Vnukovo airport with his wife earlier today. The welcome party consisted of Soviet president Nikolai Podgorny, Prime Minister

Offbeat | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony rapper helps driver in diabetic shock

Casper news station KCWY-TV reports (bit.ly/1R28xfi) that Steven “Layzie Bone” Howse was heading to a concert in Riverton last week to promote his new album “Perfect Timing” when he saw

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