Rohingya trafficking | Malaysia, Indonesia to offer temporary shelter to migrants 

In a major diplomatic breakthrough that could ease Southeast Asia’s migrant crisis, Indonesia and Malaysia offered yesterday to temporarily take in thousands of people who have been stranded at sea but

Israel | Netanyahu calls off West Bank bus segregation 

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday called off a proposed plan to segregate Palestinians from Israelis on West Bank buses, overruling his own defense minister following a flurry of criticism

Italy | Moroccan man suspected in Tunisia Bardo museum attack arrested

Italian police have arrested a Moroccan man on a Tunisian arrest warrant accusing him of helping organize and execute the March 18 attack on Tunisia’s Bardo museum that left 22 people dead,

Burundi | Parliamentary polls postponed to June amid unrest 

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has postponed parliamentary elections for a week from May 26 until early June, as police yesterday battled hundreds of protesters, wounding at least one person, in

This Day in History | 1966 Cooper loses to world champ Clay

Cooper’s hopes of bringing the title back to the UK were dashed one minute and 38 seconds into the sixth round when the referee stopped the fight - a deep

Offbeat | Disney World tells riders to stop using selfie sticks

The Orlando Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1B9pYRZ) reports a spokesman said this week guests can bring selfie sticks on the rides but must securely store them. Disney policy forbids visitors from using the sticks,

F1 | Rosberg looks to pressure Hamilton at Monaco GP

Nico Rosberg would love to take the spotlight away from Lewis Hamilton at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix with a third straight win on his favorite track. While Hamilton has just

Rugby | Burgess, Ashton picked in England’s World Cup training squad

Sam Burgess was called into England’s training squad for the Rugby World Cup yesterday after barely half a year in the 15-man game following his switch from rugby league. Winger Chris

Views On China | China needs a grown-up Central Bank

Zhou Xiaochuan is governor of the People’s Bank of China. But among some financial types, he’s earning another, less enviable title: the killer of weekends. On May 10, Zhou announced a surprise

Thursday, May 21, 2015 – edition no. 2317

* Casino operator allegedly buys robot-dealer * Hole-in-one million * Casino VIP segment changed for good * Malaysia, Indonesia offer temp shelter to Rohingya migrants   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Portugal investigates police beating of man at soccer game

Portuguese prosecutors are investigating the conduct of a policeman who beat a man in front of his young children and also punched their grandfather outside a soccer stadium, sparking a

World briefs

CHINA Shanghai will allow private-car hailing services via mobile apps starting next month, the first city in China to legitimize an industry popularized in the US by Uber. Drivers for

Alexis Tam in Geneva World Health Assembly | Chinese health minister wants to help Macau

The Government attaches “great importance in enhancing the quality of medical services and it is carrying out reforms for a better system to meet the people’s increasing healthcare needs,” said

Full smoking ban to have negative impact, gaming experts predict

The implementation of a full smoking ban in casinos will have a negative impact on gaming revenue, said Grant Govertsen, gaming analyst and managing partner of Union Gaming Research Macau. Mr

Gaming Law Review | Decision on gaming concession renewal needed now

Decisions on gaming concession renewals need to be taken now, mainly to assure bondholders that casinos are going to be in business in years to come, says American gaming law

‘Party’s not over’ says Packer

“The slowdown in Macau is more severe than any of the operators foresaw,” Packer, chairman of Crown Resorts, one of Australia’s biggest gaming and entertainment groups, told CNBC yesterday. “I don’t

Growing patient numbers occupy 75.8 percent of sickbeds, doubles in a year

As the report indicates, in the past year the hospitals have seen a growing number of patients staying in hospitals overnight, increasing by 3.2 percent to 52,000, with the average

Visitor spending falls 16.2 percent to MOP13.36 billion in first quarter

The amount slipped by 16.2 percent from the MOP15.95 billion spent in the same period of last year. Overnight visitors’ spending reached MOP10.40 billion, also down by 21.1 percent compared to

Macau expected to surpass HK in bridging China with the world

With the neighboring free trade zones (FTZ) in Guangdong coming into shape, scholars urge Macau to dive into regional integration rather than being a passive spectator. Under the nation’s overall planning,

City ascends to become the ninth-most competitive nationwide

Entitled Blue Book on Urban Competitiveness, the report’s detailed results about the city were officially released at the Macau University of Science and Technology yesterday morning. Aside from the above

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