Boxing | Fight of century becomes fight in court as fans sue Pacquiao

  Boxing fans across the country and their lawyers are calling the hyped-up fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. a fraud and want their money back, and then some. At

More than 50 arrested in new Italian match-fixing probe

More than 50 people were arrested throughout Italy yesterday and more than 70 placed under investigation as part of a widespread match-fixing inquiry led by anti-Mafia prosecutors in the southern

Extreme Sports | Wingsuit flier thought he could manage the risk, avoid death

Extreme athlete Dean Potter knew the risks of flying off the vertical rock walls he was famous for scaling with little more than a parachute on his back and thin

Views On China | Empathy needed in Beijing’s ‘National Security Act’

China’s National People’s Congress is now deliberating on a bill to legislate a “National Security Law”. Article 11 of the proposed act reads: “Whereas neither China’s sovereignty nor its national territory

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 – edition no. 2316

* Macau becomes the ninth-most competitive city nationwide * Patients occupy 75.8 pct of sickbeds, doubles in a year * Macau expected to surpass HK in bridging China with the world * Fight

The Buzz | Chinese tennis player Li Na’s life story to become a film

Chinese filmmaker Peter Ho-Sun Chan is making a movie about Li Na, the country’s biggest tennis star. Chan’s production company We Pictures said in a statement Saturday that the film will

World briefs

S KOREA  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accuses North Korea of a litany of crimes and atrocities while reassuring South Korea of America’s “ironclad” security commitments. AFGHANISTAN A Taliban attack

Education | Funding to promote Taiwan studies expanded to Macau

The 11 new countries include six nations and regions which have previously never offered Taiwan Studies courses or exchanges – Macau, Belgium, South Korea, Israel, Vietnam, India – the ministry

Gaming | Operators bet USD27 billion on reversing law of supply and demand

Take a tour of south Macau and it’s hard to tell that the world’s biggest gambling hub is contracting. On a vast piece of reclaimed land, dusty with cement mixers

Crime | MOP7m already swindled in phone scams this year, more than in whole of 2014

However, the number of cases recorded in the first five months of this year was similar to that of the  equivalent period last year. The authorities appealed to the public,

Developing tourism as a way to sustain heritage

As government resources used to manage cultural heritage are set to decline in the near future, the former director of the UNESCO World Heritage Center, Francesco Bandarin, has suggested that

Neighborhood group poll reveals Estoril Hotel revamp unknown to many

Respondents to a poll conducted by a sub-group under the auspices of the General Union of Neighborhood Association (Kai Fong) have expressed a general acceptance of the government’s plan to

Briefs | Melina Leong leaves Sands China

AL Plenary | Faster procedures in customs and affordable housing approved

Bills to amend the External Trade Law and the Affordable Housing Law obtained their first approval by the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday, suggesting faster procedures for customs clearance of MICE

Commission of Audit slams DSSOPT over Taipa Central Park construction

CA said it found flaws in construction supervision and execution works, which led to delays and a “waste of resources,” even putting users’ safety at risk. The construction project was awarded

Robert De Niro opens Asia’s 1st Nobu Hotel in Philippines

Robert de Niro and his business partners formally opened Asia’s first Nobu Hotel in Manila yesterday as the luxury brand gears up for global expansion. The 321-room hotel within the bayside casino and

Gaming | Okada finds partner for Manila casino

Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada’s group may have finally found a local partner to start commercial operations of its USD2 billion casino-resort project along Manila Bay next year, The Philippine

Corporate Bits | World Gaming Group acquires inside Asian Gaming

The agreement means that, alongside gaming consumer magazine WGM, the  two gaming industry publications will now come under the WGG banner. Mr Kareem Jalal, Founder and Editor of IAG, said “IAG

China UnionPay establishes agreement with Portugal’s Unicre

Until the establishment of this agreement signed Friday between the two companies, Chinese tourists had to subscribe to other payment services such as Visa or MasterCard in order to pay

Third edition of the International Cabo Verde Agribusiness Fair begins on 29 May

The 3rd edition of the International Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) Agribusiness Fair begins on 29 May at the Cabo Verde International Fair facilities with the participation of over 100 domestic

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