Malaysia | Police investigating dissenters over Anwar’s jailing 

Malaysian police have detained a cartoonist and are investigating two lawmakers for sedition over tweets and a cartoon condemning the judiciary for dismissing opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s final appeal against

Anwar conviction complicates US ties with Malaysia

The sodomy conviction of Malaysia’s opposition leader has set back, but not derailed, Washington’s improved ties with a country that is becoming increasingly important for U.S. diplomacy and trade policy

South Korea | 100-car pileup on bridge leaves 2 dead, 68 hurt

Two people were killed and at least 68 were injured yesterday in a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on a bridge near South Korea’s Incheon International Airport, officials said. Seven

Ex-coast guard officer in S. Korea guilty over ferry sinking 

Kim Kyung-il was the captain of the first coast guard ship sent to the scene of the sinking on April 16. Slow and unprofessional rescue work by the coast guard

Australia  Police: 2 men planned ‘imminent’ terror attack

Two men were charged yesterday with planning to launch an imminent terrorist attack in Australia, after police seized a homemade flag associated with the Islamic State group, a machete and

Italy | UN: At least 300 migrants missing in new sea tragedy 

Some 300 migrants who tried to cross the frigid Mediterranean in open, rubber boats, were reported missing yesterday by survivors as the U.N. refugee agency and other aid groups sharply

USA | Arizona mourns for American woman killed by Islamic State militants

The small Arizona town where Kayla Jean Mueller grew up gathered in grief Tuesday (yesterday, macau time) upon learning that the 26-year-old aid worker who traveled the world on a quest to help

Ukraine | Fighting continues ahead of peace talks 

Fighting continued to rage in eastern Ukraine yesterday, killing five people at a bus station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, as Western leaders confirmed that they would take part in crucial

This Day in History | 1994 – Art thieves snatch Scream

Two men took just 50 seconds to climb a ladder, smash through a window of the National Art Museum in Oslo and cut The Scream, by Edvard Munch, from the

Offbeat | Israeli busted for drugs after leaving CV in bag with stash

An Israeli man looking for a job may need to add “drug dealer” to his resume. Or, perhaps: No more Mr. Niceguy. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says officers arrested the 27-year-old

Boxing | Buster Douglas: ‘Belief’ led him to stunning upset of Tyson

An uppercut and three follow-up punches made James “Buster” Douglas a household name. And 25 years later, the brief heavyweight champion is still pleased his knockout of Mike Tyson ranks

Commonwealth Games | South Africa’s Durban only candidate for 2022

The South African city of Durban was the only candidate left to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the first in Africa, after Edmonton withdrew its bid because of economic insecurity. Edmonton

World Views | Fighting hackers one acronym at a time

Give a warm welcome to the newest member of the U.S.’s national cybersecurity family, the mellifluously named Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. The new agency, unveiled this week, will be modeled

Thursday, February 12, 2015 – edition no. 2249

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The Buzz | Avon Brazil fined for making woman dance at meetings

The Brazilian subsidiary of the Avon cosmetics company has been ordered to pay more than USD30,000 in damages to a former employee who was allegedly forced to perform sensual dances

World briefs

TAIWAN’s mainland affairs chief Wang Yu-chi announced his resignation yesterday, taking responsibility for forcing his former deputy to quit in August last year over allegations that he had leaked official

Six Nations | World Rugby accepts Wales did not see North concussed

Rugby’s governing body launched a review of North’s medical treatment after watching video on Saturday, a day after the match in Cardiff. He accidentally banged heads with a teammate in

Chui considers renegotiation of LRT contracts

Chief Executive Chui Sai On said yesterday that the Macau government will continue to discuss the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) construction project with contractors, and will resolve disputes through legal

Zonta Club of Macau calls for action to combat domestic violence

The Zonta Club of Macau is calling for increased awareness of domestic violence.  “Domestic violence is a crime which is associated with grave implications for society as a whole, and

Credit cards in circulation rise by 10 pct year-on-year

Figures show that 18.5 percent of the 153,960 credit cards issued last year in Macau were denominated in RMB. The total number of credit cards in circulation reached 830,791 by the

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