Wednesday, March 25, 2015 – edition no. 2277

* Germanwings Airbus crashes in the Alps, survivors unlikely * Local short film recognized in Canada * Chinese dissident writer speaks at USJ * Can smoke-free casinos still cash in?   DOWNLOAD

World Views: Cruz’s fiery message has limited appeal to some Republicans

As a messenger, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has fire. It’s the message that’s the question for him. Cruz opened his official campaign for U.S. president Monday, becoming the first Republican to

The Buzz | Paris alternates traffic to reduce choking smog levels

Paris authorities have put in place 24-hour emergency measures to limit traffic after record levels of pollution in the French capital. Yesterday, all cars with number plates that end with an

World briefs

CHINA’s biggest state-owned chemical company announces plans to acquire Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli, adding to a string of high-profile Chinese corporate purchases in Europe. CHINA The flag carriers of New Zealand

Czechs deploy wild horses from Britain to save biodiversity

A herd of 14 wild mares from Britain’s Exmoor National Park were moved in January to the former Milovice military base, 35 kilometers northeast of Prague, the Czech capital. After an

POLICY ADDRESS 2015 | Gov’t ‘optimistic and cautious’ over region’s economic development

The government will be using part of its financial reserves to create an investment fund, the Chief Executive (CE) announced yesterday in his 2015 Policy Address. While announcing a series

No measures yet to curb property speculation

The Chief Executive has acknowledged that Macau’s government has not yet decided whether or not to launch measures to curb property speculation, or even to introduce domestic rental market legislation. At

Lawmakers react with mixed feelings

Lawmakers have reacted to the Policy Address with mixed feelings. As was to be expected, the New Macau Association lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong was one of those most unconvinced, although

Heritage | Downtown revived with traditional festival

For decades Macau’s old neighborhoods have been celebrating every second day of the second lunar calendar month with feasts, worship rituals and Cantonese Opera, as the date is regarded as

Survey | Slight boost in local employees’ confidence

The latest survey released by the University of Science and Technology, gauging the confidence and satisfaction of local employees, has concluded that the city’s laborers have become slightly more confident

DSEJ pledges investment in special education

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has pledged that it will continue increasing the amount of resources invested into the special education sector, and will ensure it can better

Briefs | Inflation reaches 5.3 percent in February

Macau’s Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February increased 5.3 percent over the same period as last year, according to figures released yesterday by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).

Macau cuts gaming forecast as Chui seeks to move beyond casinos

Macau slashed its monthly gambling revenue forecast 27 percent, as the city’s chief executive pledged a five-year plan to make the world’s largest gaming hub less dependent on casinos. The city

Gaming | Melco Crown announces pay rise

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited has announced a five percent pay increase for all eligible non-management employees, effective from the first pay period in April 2015. In a press release yesterday,

Many employees laid off from VIP rooms, group claims

Nearly a thousand frontline workers have been laid off in the downsizing and closure of VIP gambling rooms since the end of last year, revealed the casino employee union, Macau

Corporate Bits | JML Property raises over MOP80,000 to benefit local charities

Last year JML raised well over MOP100,000 in donations and are still hoping to break through the $100,000 barrier this year. Clients and friends have been the main sponsors, and

Why Beijing wants the yuan to be the world’s 5th reserve currency

China is a step closer to obtaining Special Drawing Rights status for its currency from the International Monetary Fund, a move that would see the yuan joining the greenback, euro,

Mummified Buddha shown in Hungary stolen from Fujian

The Cultural Relic Bureau in east China’s Fujian Province said on Sunday that judging from research and media reports, experts have confirmed that the statue on show in Hungarian Natural

Singapore’s Lee seen as an inspiration for modern PRC

Chinese leaders admired modern Singapore’s founder Lee Kuan Yew for his toughness, economic pragmatism and insistence on respect for authority. In many ways, Lee’s model of “Asian values,” combining authoritarianism

Singapore | City mourns death of founding father Lee Kuan Yew

Singapore mourned longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew with raw emotion and a blanket of relentlessly positive coverage on its tightly scripted state television yesterday, mythologizing a man who was as

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