Greek bailout | Tsipras on first trip to Germany amid tense relations

Alexis Tsipras is visiting Germany for the first time since becoming Greece’s prime minister, meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday as his debt-ridden country and its key creditor seek to halt

USA | Texas Republican Cruz tweets: He’s running for president

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, one of the Republican Party’s most conservative members, announced early yesterday he is running for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, making him the first among what is

This Day in History: 1989 Exxon Valdez creates oil slick disaster

The Exxon Valdez got into trouble in Prince William Sound when it hit Bligh Reef, splitting its side open and releasing oil, with reports of an eight-mile (12.8km) slick. High winds

Offbeat: David Copperfield’s rooftop pool ruptures, floods penthouse

Now you see it, now you don’t. The water in magician David Copperfield’s rooftop pool vanished — and flooded his penthouse apartment as well as multiple floors of his New York

NBA | Spurs win 114-95 at faltering Hawks

San Antonio won comfortably at Atlanta 114-95 in weekend's clash of two teams with form lines heading in opposite directions leading up to the NBA playoffs. The Spurs have won three

Football | UEFA sets 2018 World Cup qualifying format, eyes 14th entry

Europe's World Cup qualifying process will be based on 13 available places for the 2018 tournament, even though UEFA thinks it deserves a 14th. UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino said yesterday

World Views: After Lee, Singapore needs a rethink

I failed to impress Lee Kuan Yew when we met for the first time a decade ago. It was in December 2004 in Bangkok and he was giving a speech

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 – edition no. 2276

* Lee Kuan Yew, who guided Singapore’s transformation, dies at 91 * Downtown revived with traditional festival * Slight boost in local employees confidence * Tsipras on first trip to Germany amid tense

The Buzz | Burger King will sell cologne in Japan

For hamburger aficionados who want the smell even when they can’t get a bite, Burger King is putting the scent into a limited-edition fragrance. Burger King said Friday that the

World briefs

SINGAPORE As the health of the founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew deteriorated on the weekend, thousands of Singaporeans visit his hospital and a community center to leave flowers, gifts

Analysis | United States: Asians will be the wealthiest

A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows that as most people assume, education is a key both to mobility and to the accumulation of wealth.

Irish minister suggests forward planning on environmental issues

The second visit from an Irish minister in just three months is a testament to the European country’s willingness to forge deeper relations with Macau. A new strategy of sharing

Education | Plan for students with special needs received with skepticism

The government’s consultation document on revising Macau’s Special Education System has drawn serious criticism from related groups and educators. Spokesperson for the city’s visually impaired citizens, Albert Cheong Chi Pong,

Traditional Okinawan dancing performance tomorrow

The day-long event, which seeks to deepen locals’ understanding of Japanese culture, will bring the Japanese dancing team “Ryukyu Kajimaya” – literally translated as “Okinawa’s windmills” – from Okinawa to

Briefs | Two crashes injure six

Two traffic accidents occurred yesterday morning, resulting in six people being injured. At 1 a.m. yesterday morning, two taxis collided head-on halfway along the Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge, leaving

PHILOSOPHY CAFÉ | How absolute can freedom of expression be?

“The first was focused on the role of China in the world today. The second session looks at whether we should have absolute freedom of expression. It’s a very

Survey shows local teenagers lack foreign language proficiency

Research conducted recently by the Macao Youth Federation on the subject of the development and competitiveness of local youths indicates that the city desperately needs to strengthen its foreign-language education

MEDIA | NY Times launches Chinese monthly in Macau, HK

According to the NYT group, the 24-page publication will be titled “Chinese Monthly” and will be launched on May 1 with a print run of 50,000 copies. It will be

TV debate reveals conflicting opinions over national education on

Yesterday morning’s TDM Forum highlighted conflicting opinions over the hot topic that is the imposition of national education in local schools, which has stirred up citywide debate over the past

Galaxy bets on Macau Broadway wooing tourists as net falls

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. is banking on two new casino resorts, due to open in May, to draw enough Chinese tourists and help stir a rebound in the city’s hard-hit

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