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VIETNAM Vietnamese police have detained a third blogger in a month in the latest crackdown on dissent in the communist country. Blogger Nguyen Dinh Ngoc, 48, was taken into custody

CRIME | Man detained for ‘sextorting’ teen girls over thousands of nude photos

The Judiciary Police (PJ) will hand a 22 year-old- man to the Public Prosecution Office today after he was alleged to have extorted multiple local teenage girls after obtaining pictures of

Two-month ‘Thunderbolt 14’ operation concluded

The Unitary Police Service (SPU) has concluded the two-month long anti-crime operation “Thunderbolt 14”, with 539 people being handed to the Public Prosecution Office (MP). The operation - jointly organized by

ExCo greenlights domestic violence as public crime, excluding ‘minor cases’

  The Executive Council (ExCo) gave the green light to listing domestic violence as a public crime in a long-awaited bill now due to be submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL).

MSAR 15th ANNIVERSARY | Professional sports could be further developed

The community’s willingness to play sports might have increased, but involvement in professional sports can still be further developed, experts suggest.  Following a review of the past 15 years and

Projection | Casinos 30 pct down in Dec, 2.5 over the year

Data collected from Sands China and Galaxy Resorts between December 1 and 26 estimates that the casinos will have takings of between MOP22.7 billion and MOP23.3 billion. If this estimation is

Barra public interchange budget reaches MOP1.23b

According to a notice published in the Official Gazette yesterday, Zhen Hwa Harbour Construction Company Limited and China State Construction (Macau) were jointly awarded the contract. The government will be

Corporate Bits | MGM: Five dining outlets recognized by tourist office

The scheme’s winners are recognized with awards that reflect consistently high levels of service through a series of stringent assessments, including a service management system audit and the mystery shopping

Russian ruble drops 7 percent as economy shrinks

The Russian currency extended its losses yesterday after a report showed the economy has started shrinking in annual terms for the first time since 2009 as the country is buffeted

Beijing | Scaffold collapse at top school kills 10

A scaffolding collapse at one of Beijing's most prestigious high schools yesterday killed 10 construction workers and injured four others, officials said. The accident occurred at the start of the school

Technology | Traffic to Gmail from China cut, regulators suspected

Connections to Google Inc.'s popular email service have been blocked in China amid efforts by the government to limit access to the company's services. Records from Google's Transparency Report show online

FT report | China’s elderly flock back to university

The university, one of a network of nearly 50,000 elder education institutions in China, can help with that, too. Ms Chen, a retired dancer with the People's Liberation Army, learnt

Flight 8501 |Differences between MH370 and AirAsia incidents

  The disappearance of an AirAsia passenger jet soon after takeoff inevitably brings back memories of the mystery behind Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared nearly 10 months ago and is yet to be found. But while it is still not known what happened

Flight 8501 | Unclear whether oil, objects found in sea linked to lost jet

An Indonesian helicopter searching for the missing AirAsia jetliner saw two oily spots in the water yesterday, and an Australian search plane spotted objects elsewhere in the Java Sea, but

Flight 8501 | Q&A : What might have happened to the plane

  Rescue crews are searching Indonesian waters for AirAsia Indonesia Flight 8501, which disappeared Sunday with 162 passengers and crew onboard. The plane was flying from Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city, and

Asian tsunami 10th anniversary marked with tears and hope

  A packed train in Sri Lanka that was swept off the tracks by waves as big as elephants. A boat patrolling off Thailand's shore hurled more than a mile inland.

Philippines | Strong earthquake shakes south

A strong earthquake shook parts of the southern and central Philippines yesterday, frightening people but causing no serious damage or injuries, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake measured

Korea | South offers talks with North over unification

  South Korea yesterday proposed talks with North Korea to discuss what it calls a range of issues needed to prepare for the unification of the divided countries. It’s unclear if Pyongyang

5 dead, 2 injured | Italian premier: Evacuation of Greek ferry is complete

  Italian Premier Matteo Renzi says that the evacuation of the Greek ferry that caught fire off Albania has been completed, and that only the vessel’s captain and four Italian sailors remain on

Ukraine drops nonaligned status

The Ukrainian president yesterday signed a bill dropping his country’s nonaligned status but signaled that he will hold a referendum before seeking NATO membership. The bill, which Parliament adopted last week

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