USA | After train derails, killing 6, investigators seek why

Daylight revealed mangled train cars yesterday after an Amtrak passenger train derailed and overturned in Philadelphia, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others, some of whom had

Burundi | Army general says president is ousted

An army general said on a private radio station in Burundi yesterday that President Pierre Nkurunziza’s mandate is over, however whether he had the support of the military was unclear as gunfire echoed in

This Day in History: 1957 Cheers as petrol rationing ended

There were loud cheers in the House of Commons when the Paymaster General Reginald Maudling made the announcement that restrictions had been lifted because stocks were “at a satisfactory level”. Rationing

Offbeat: Stockholm transit boss fined for shoplifting in Hong Kong

The chief executive of Stockholm’s public transit company has been caught shoplifting at Hong Kong’s international airport. Swedish public radio says Anders Lindstrom yesterday was fined the equivalent of 5,000 Swedish kronor

Thursday, May 14, 2015 – edition no. 2313

* Rights group: China police use torture despite legal reforms * E-cigars to be included in revised bill * Crowd shows Fatima devotion * North Korea Defense chief executed   DOWNLOAD

Boxing | Injured Pacquiao returns to Philippines

Manny Pacquiao returned home to the Philippines yesterday nursing his right shoulder after surgery and weighing up whether to retire or push for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Pacquiao, wearing

Football | Champions League: Barcelona reaches final despite 3-2 loss at Bayern

Neymar scored two goals and Barcelona did enough to advance to the Champions League final despite losing the second leg of its semi­final 3-2 to Bayern Munich yesterday. Neymar's first-half goals

HK Observer: Punishing the old and poor

When a 73-year-old Hong Kong man was locked up for using a fake identity card, which he did in order to work beyond the retirement age and avoid being a

THE BUZZ | Tickets for Euro 2016 in France starting at 25 euros

In tough economic times across Europe, the cheapest tickets for the 2016 European Championship will be sold for 25 euros (USD28). About 250,000 tickets for 43 of the 51 matches will

World briefs

HONG KONG Support for China-backed legislation to overhaul Hong Kong’s next chief executive election has slipped 4 percentage points as officials head into a third week of campaigning for public

American Crime Story | John Travolta helps recreate the O.J. Simpson trial for FX

Like many people, John Travolta remembers where he was when O.J. Simpson was riding in a white Ford Bronco in that infamous slow-speed pursuit in 1994 before he surrendered to

Monthly car park passholders to create association

A group of more than 200 residents who hold monthly passes for public parking lots have joined forces to establish an association. This follows the government’s expressed intention of canceling

Film graduate wins advertising awards Macau’s got talent

Macau may be facing a problematic shortage of local talent, but Lei Cheok Wai is surely not the one to blame for that. His directorial commercial entitled “Anti-Smoking PSA” has

Ladies’ Club of Macau host ‘A Night at the Music Awards’

In her speech during the evening, Yuba Reichard, president of ILCM, said, “Approximately 80% percent of our annual charity budget is raised tonight. Words cannot express our gratitude to the

Statistics | Population continues to grow

The demographic statistics indicate that there were 1,711 live births delivered in the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of 375 or 18 pct quarter-to-quarter. Mortalities totaled 536, an increase

Nepalese Sands workers donate MOP81,000 to Red Cross

Nepalese team members of Sands China Ltd have raised MOP81,000 to help with the relief effort following the Nepal earthquake. Yesterday, Mr Mukesh K. Barruwal and representatives of the Nepalese

AL Plenary | Gov’t ‘stands firm’ on implementing full casino smoking ban

A spoken enquiry by Leong Veng Chai triggered further discussion on the implementation of a full smoking ban, which had been first announced back in January. “The Macau government has already

Sonia Chan pledges further support to civil servants

The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, told lawmakers yesterday that a series of financial measures to support civil servants, particularly those with lower salaries, will be implemented in

Gaming | Wynn Resorts biggest shareholder T. Rowe cuts stake 40 pct

T. Rowe Price Group Inc., the largest stockholder in Wynn Resorts Ltd., cut its stake in the casino company by almost 40 percent, according to a filing Monday. The mutual fund

Budget | Gov’t expenses more than double

Local administration revenues dropped 33.6 percent year-on-year during the first four months of this year, according to data made available yesterday by the Financial Service Bureau (DSF). The local administration totaled

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