World Views: Greece’s crazy leftists have a good idea

Amid the populist rhetoric that propelled the far-left Syriza party to victory in Greece’s parliamentary elections, there’s one idea that Germany in particular should take to heart: revive growth in

Jewish group urges steps in Europe to combat anti-Semitism

The president of the European Jewish Congress is urging governments to quickly adopt measures to stop the rising hatred of Jews on the continent. Moshe Kantor was talking yesterday ahead of

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INDIA Barack Obama presides over a grand display of Indian military hardware, marching bands, and elaborately dressed camels, becoming the first American leader to be honored as chief guest at

US: Christie takes major step in possible White House run

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a high-profile Republican, has taken his firmest step yet toward running for president, launching an organization that allows him to raise money for a potential

Money from Nanjing banking scam funneled to Macau

Scammers intentionally decorated the fake bank’s interior like a state-owned commercial bank, with uniformed “clerks” working behind the counters handling “official” documents, a LED screen and an “official” website. According to

Briefs | Brazilian detained in alleged human trafficking case

PJ has detained a Brazilian woman who allegedly trafficked one of her female compatriots to Macau and coerced her into providing sex services to bar patrons.  The victim, in her

Report finds no improvement in local media freedom

The report focused its attention on the situation in mainland China and Hong Kong while commenting that, “Macau’s press freedom situation was not much better than Hong Kong’s”. “Press freedom in

PJ receives multiple computer fraud reports

The first victim approached the PJ on January 23 and claimed that he met a person over a mobile phone game the day before. The person told him that there

MUSIC | National Swedish orchestra to play at Cultural Center

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (GSO) will play at the Macau Cultural Center’s Grand Auditorium on April 3. Macau will be the first city on the orchestra’s China tour. As Sweden’s national

Local and central gov’ts looking to further promote CEPA

Macau authorities and the central government are looking to further promote supplementary agreements signed under the Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership (CEPA), Radio Macau reported. Chief Executive Chui Sai On

Former Coimbra students establish local association

A group of residents is establishing a new association comprising graduates of the Portuguese University of Coimbra (UC) living in Macau. The group aims to relive traditions and support cultural

Mainland man handed to MP for alleged carjacking

The Public Security Police (PSP) has handed a 38-year-old mainland man over to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) after he was accused of carjacking on Sunday night. Information suggested that the

Muslim family in Macau on a ‘jihad’ against radical Islam

Over tea and traditional delicacies, the Pakistani family discusses the attack that killed 12 staff of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. 17-year-old Ali, the couple’s son, said simply, “All we

Motorola unveils 3 smart phones for return to China 

Motorola unveiled three smartphone models yesterday for its return to China following a two-year absence from the most populous mobile phone market. Motorola was a mobile phone pioneer in China but pulled out in 2013

Shanghai scraps growth target with ‘new normal’ focus on quality

Shanghai city became the first of China’s 31 provinces and municipalities to not set a 2015 growth target, underscoring the shift away from unfettered expansion. The financial center’s municipal government said

Corporate Bits | Bodhi SPA – sweet romantic bliss

The offer is available until 28th February 2015. Sky Aquarium. Imperial Court is offering an array of Chinese New Year specialty dishes such as Wok Fried Scaly Hedgehog Mushroom with Fillet Chicken

Mozambique | Triton Minerals project requires investment of USD110 million

After getting the first results of geological and economic evaluation of the deposit in Nicanda in the last quarter, Triton Minerals re-stated the “big potential” of the North Balama project,

Oil exports to China are ‘cushion’ for drop in Angola’s revenues

Due to long-term supply contracts, which mainly began to be established in 2002, China is now the largest buyer of oil from Angola, absorbing about half of the West African

Death threats and dawn raids: Welcome to the anti-graft drive

  Frozen Chinese bank accounts. Top executives taken in for questioning. Reports of death threats and pre-dawn clashes between armed body guards and police in Beijing. That’s the fallout from a corporate

Prisons under scrutiny after inmate extorts sex from women

China’s management of its prisons was thrown into the spotlight after a news website report detailing how an inmate extorted money and sex from women he met via mobile phone

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