Boxing | Mayweather, Pacquiao agree to Olympic-level drug tests for bout

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao agreed to blood and urine testing ahead of their May 2 world- championship welterweight boxing match. A plan to have Mayweather, 38, and Pacquiao, 36,

Insight | Macau should lead Hengqin’s development

I have always wondered why Hengqin Island was left undeveloped for centuries. The land is obviously uneven and lumpy, which makes it harder to build there. Until the 1980s, Zhuhai

Review | ‘A Kim Jong-Il Production’ is a fascinating tale

Here’s an easy one: North Korea’s Kim Jong Il orders a famous South Korean film director and his actress wife kidnapped and brought into the country to remake a tepid

Monday, March 16, 2015 – edition no. 2270

* Vanuatu declares state of emergency after ‘monster’ cyclone * Macanese families encounter ‘lost memories’ * Macau with high degree of autonomy * F1: Hamilton leads 1-2 finish for Mercedes   DOWNLOAD PDF   * Superpowers circle

The Buzz | Virgin founder: Former cruise CEO’s lawsuit without merit

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson says a USD300 million lawsuit filed against the company by a former cruise line executive has no merit. London-based Virgin released its statement yesterday, one day

Boxing | Mayweather, Pacquiao begin countdown to the biggest fight ever

But it didn’t take long yesterday for Mayweather to put the fight into perspective in a way that only a fighter nicknamed “Money” can. “You get to this level where you’re

World briefs

THAILAND’s anti-corruption body has recommended that 250 former lawmakers be impeached, in the latest move targeting supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. National Anti-Corruption Commission spokesman Vicha Mahakun said

NPC and CPPCC meetings | Region’s role as Lusophone link highlighted in Beijing

  Macau is expected to playing an even larger role as a regional platform, as local delegates at the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have

Macao Water wants higher subsidy to be sustainable

  Macao Water achieved “hard-won better financial performance” during 2014, according to the company’s executive director, Felix Fan.  The company’s profit after tax totaled MOP58 million, but this result is considered

Transport | Tax increases aim at fighting soaring traffic

The Transport Advisory Committee’s first meeting of this year was held yesterday afternoon, during which members discussed possible measures to curb the city’s growing traffic. The Secretary for Transport and

Locals encouraged to pursue studies in Portugal

Meanwhile, UC representatives will begin a visit to China today to meet prospective students and provide them with information on curricula offered at its seven faculties. The university said in a

Civic and moral education | ‘One needs to love the country rationally and critically’

Macau delegates’ joint proposal to Beijing of strengthening youth national education has sparked concerns over “brainwashing” in local society. Local scholar and educator Teresa Vong suggested that the timing of

MGTO simplifies license application process

The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) will further simplify the license application process for the hospitality and entertainment sectors, which include hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs, massage and sauna houses, and

Entertainment | Behind the scenes, a Cats backstage tour

Aside from the artists’ inspired choreographic movements and ear-pleasing vocals onstage that captivates the audience, what really makes the Broadway musical show Cats, which runs until the 15th of this

New guests confirmed for literary festival

Portuguese journalist Adelino Gomes, Hong Kong writer Kelly Yang, local author Chan Im Wa and Spanish puppeteer Toni Rumbau are among the new names confirmed to be attending the fourth

Gaming operators urged to help fight human trafficking

The Good Shepherd Center is calling on local businesses and casino operators to incorporate “a zero tolerance” policy on human trafficking, and the further training of staff to spot and

Ex-hairdresser who bought Birmingham City fights HK conviction

The money-laundering conviction of a former hairdresser who bought British soccer club Birmingham City should be overturned as the judge failed to consider evidence properly, his lawyer said. The lower court

Chinese makers roll out wave of Apple watch lookalikes 

A month before Apple Inc.’s smartwatch hits the market, China’s thriving copycat manufacturers are selling lookalikes, some openly advertised as Apple copies. “Apple Smart Watch with Bluetooth Bracelet,” says one vendor on Alibaba Group’s

Corporate Bits | CAM attends the 9th IATA World Cargo Symposium

The theme of year’s Symposium was “Improving the Customer Experience, promoting of implementation of e-cargo”. During the three-day conference, the professionals discussed the importance of, and the way to modernize,

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

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

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