Jason Chao pushes for legislation against sexual harassment

Civic group the New Macau Association (ANM) is launching a public consultation on legislation against sexual harassment. The group’s president Jason Chao said the relevant issues have not been addressed

Gaming | Galaxy profit falls 25 pct as anti-graft drive hurts VIP sector

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. reported earnings fell by a quarter as China’s anti-corruption campaign deterred high-stakes gamblers from entering Macau. It’s the last casino operator in the city to report

Courts | Police suicide thesis refuted

The deceased’s family no longer hopes for the case’s re-opening, as results may be difficult to achieve after six years. They are instead asking the court for compensation amounting to

Corporate Bits: Melco crown entertainment’s three dining establishments awarded

“In less than six months, Melco Crown Entertainment has been bestowed with a series of internationally-acclaimed awards, from Michelin star ratings, to Forbes Five-Star Awards, and now the SCMP 100

Big in Asia, Line app hopes cute factor will win worldwide 

Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty: Move over. And make way for laidback Brown bear and his irrepressible girlfriend Cony the bunny. Once just digital stickers that users of mobile messaging app Line

Real Estate Matters | The 25 questions you must ask as a tenant renting a property – 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 for

Project Poker: So you want to be a cash game player?

One of the questions I get asked the most is: how should I study poker? What books should I read? How can I improve my game? A few months ago

Glittery MyCoin ends in arrests, burning HK, mainland investors

An investment in bitcoin promising a 150 percent yield. That’s what was being offered to more than 2,000 people last August in the grand ballroom of the Sheraton Macao Hotel,

Party indicts former oil boss Jiang on corruption charges 

The former chairman of the stated-owned parent of PetroChina Ltd., Asia’s biggest oil producer, was indicted yesterday in a spreading anti-corruption crackdown. Jiang Jiemin was charged with abusing his position at China National

Yahoo closing last China office in Beijing

Yahoo! Inc. is shutting down its office in China, a move that will eliminate 200 to 300 jobs, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The Web portal, which

Beijing names new ambassador to North Korea amid troubled ties

China has appointed a second senior official from the party diplomatic agency that traditionally deals with North Korea as new ambassador to its ally amid troubled bilateral relations. Li Jinjun, deputy

Thailand | Ex-premier Yingluck to stand trial over rice program

Thailand’s Supreme Court announced yesterday that former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will stand trial for her role in overseeing a rice subsidy program spearheaded by her ousted government that lost billions

Japan | Gov’t confirms deaths of 3 nationals in Tunisia attack

Three Japanese were killed, and three others injured, in the militant attack on tourists in Tunisia, the Japanese government said yesterday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said an earlier report of

Michelle Obama talks girls rights, invites Abe to luncH

“Like so many women I was able to achieve both my professional and personal goals because of my education,” Mrs. Obama said after Abe announced plans for Japan to support the “Let

Tunisia | Death toll in museum attack rises to 23

One of the gunmen who killed tourists and others at a prominent Tunisian museum was known to the intelligence services but no formal links to a particular extremist group have

Sweden | 2 killed, about dozen wounded in restaurant shooting

Gunmen with automatic weapons stormed into a restaurant in Sweden’s second largest city, killing two people and wounding about a dozen in a shooting that police said was likely gang-related. Police said the

USA-ISRAEL | Netanyahu win dashes prospect for a thaw with Obama

The Obama administration signaled on Wednesday it could take a tougher stance toward Benjamin Netanyahu following his decisive Israeli election victory and campaign tack to the right, saying there will

Briefs | IRAQ – UN cites alleged war crimes, genocide by Islamic State group

France’s government pressed a surveillance bill yesterday that would give French intelligence services legal backing to vacuum up metadata in hopes of preventing an imminent terror attack. The measure has

This Day in History | 1974 – Kidnap attempt on Princess Anne

The royal couple were returning to Buckingham Palace along Pall Mall when their chauffer-driven Rolls-Royce was forced to halt by another car which blocked their route. A man appeared from a

Offbeat | Philippines imposes ‘weed bond’ on One Direction

The Philippine Bureau of Immigration is requiring two members of the English-Irish band One Direction to post bonds worth nearly USD5,000 each, to be forfeited if they are caught using

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