This Day in History: 2004 Serial killer Shipman found hanged

He was found hanging by a bed sheet strung around the bars of his cell at Wakefield Prison at 0620 GMT. Prison staff tried to revive him but he was

Offbeat | SpaceX supply ship arrives at space station with groceries

A shipment of much-needed groceries and belated Christmas presents has finally arrived at the International Space Station. The SpaceX company’s supply ship, Dragon, pulled up at the orbiting lab yesterday, two

Football | Asian Cup : Host Australia and champion S Korea play today before clash against each other

  The second set of group matches kicks off today at the Asian Cup, with host Australia against Oman at Sydney and two-time champion South Korea playing Kuwait in Canberra. Here's some

Asian Cup | Japan opens with 4-0 win over Palestine in Group D

Defending champion Japan won its first match of this year's Asian Cup, beating newcomer Palestine 4-0 yesterday in its opening Group D match. Yasuhito Endo, Shinji Okazaki and Keisuke Honda scored

World Views: Wooing Sri Lanka from China’s embrace

Is Sri Lanka the next Myanmar? After the stunning ouster of strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa in last week’s elections, another small, strategically vital Asian nation would appear to have rejected China’s

Tuesday, January, 13, 2015 – edtion no. 2227

* Melco set to open USD3.2b Studio City in ‘mid-year’ * Gov’t retrieves up to millions from scholarship recipients * MDT cartoon awarded in South Korea * HK pro-democracy tycoon’s home, business attacked   DOWNLOAD

THE BUZZ: Pope baptizes 33 babies in Sistine Chapel

Pope Francis has baptized 33 babies in the Sistine Chapel as part of an annual tradition, this year repeating an invitation to mothers to nurse their babies if crying out

World briefs

NIGERIA Hundreds of bodies — too many to count — remain strewn in the bush in Nigeria from an Islamic extremist attack that Amnesty International suggested Friday is the “deadliest

US: Iowa State student’s death ruled a homicide

The death of an Iowa State University student who was found in the trunk of her car outside an Iowa City apartment building last year has been ruled a homicide. The

Survey shows residents’ trust in gov’t dropping

The survey was carried out by the University of Hong Kong Public Opinion Program between December 1 and 3. A total of 502 Macau residents were interviewed over the telephone.

GAMING | FOAM calls for gov’t to intervene in casinos’ unpaid leave schemes

Amidst the continuous plunge of Macau’s gaming revenue, two casino operators have allegedly offered employees unpaid leave for as long as one year. According to a casino workers’ union affiliated

BRIEFS: Multi-million prostitution ring busted

The Judiciary Police (PJ) cracked a large prostitution syndicate based in a hotel in NAPE area yesterday. Six local suspects were arrested and 96 women involved in prostitution were taken

Crackdown on law-violating taxi drivers greeted by association

The Macau Taxi Passengers Association (MTPA) reacted by stating that it is “delighted” at the surge in police enforcement. “The figures show that the total number of tickets issued increased

Interview with professor Zhidong Hao | ‘There’s not a united front in terms of the democracy movement’

Macau Daily Times (MDT) – Several Hong Kong activists and a lawmaker were recently refused entry to Macau. It happened before but is the situation getting worse? Zhidong Hao (ZH) –

Leong: Adjustment in gaming industry ‘under gov’t’s close watch’

Macau government is paying close attention to the impact of a drop in gaming revenue upon the city’s overall economic environment, labor market, and the operational space for small and

Number of fire hazards jumps 10 pct

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) has called on residents to be more aware of household fire hazards after revealing in a press conference on Friday that the number of call-outs

ANALYSIS | US back at the helm of the global economy as employment rises

  The U.S. is back in the driver’s seat of the global economy after 15 years of watching China and emerging markets take the lead. The world’s biggest economy will expand by

Heineken says Timor Leste has good climate for foreign investment

East Timor offers “an excellent climate for foreign investment,” the president of Heineken Asia MTN Pte, Roland Pirmez, said in Dili, who explained that the statement was based on the

Trade between Brazil and China reached USD77.9b

In 2014 Brazilian exports totaled US$40.6 billion and imports from China were USD37.3 billion. In 2013, trade between the two countries reached a record – US$83.3 billion – but the 2014

Travelers open emergency exits to protest flight delay

  Upset by a delayed flight, at least two Chinese passengers decided to open emergency exit doors in protest as the plane was taxiing, forcing it to abort takeoff and landing

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