Philippines | Manila lifts ban on 9 Hong Kong journalists

The Philippine immigration bureau said yesterday that it has lifted a blacklist order against nine Hong Kong-based journalists, following criticism from media and Hong Kong’s government. A Hong Kong television cameraman

Japan | Young fret as unexpected recession hits 

When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe responded to Japan’s surprise recession by delaying a sales-tax increase, it was a cause for worry, not celebration, for many young Japanese. This generation, barely

USA | Obama asks for calm as Ferguson burns

Enraged protesters set fire to buildings and cars and looted businesses in Ferguson after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer in the death of an unarmed

this day in history: 1992 Queen to be taxed from next year

The Prime Minister, John Major, told the House of Commons the Queen had informed him earlier this year that she wished to make changes to her tax arrangements. She will also

Offbeat | ‘Wizard of Oz’ Cowardly Lion costume fetches USD3M

The big cat outfit had been authenticated as the one Lahr wore in the 1939 film. Its face is a sculpted likeness of the late actor. It sold at an auction

Cricket | Batsman Hughes in critical condition after surgery

Hughes, who was wearing a protective batting helmet, reeled back and then bent forward momentarily after the impact of the short-pitch delivery before falling suddenly to the ground. He was

Basketball | LeBron James leads Cavaliers over Magic 106-74

LeBron James scored 29 points, including 16 in the first quarter, as the Cleveland Cavaliers broke a four-game losing streak with a 106-74 win over the Orlando Magic yesterday. After bluntly

Artifacts: Paying for pink

When people ask me what living in Macau is like, invariably questions about whether I gamble and like to watch boxing (especially after last weekend’s Pacquiao-Algieri bout) tend to come

Wednesday, November 26, 2014 – edition no. 2199

* Jackie Chan brings Sino-American action film to Macau * Lusophone engineers meet in town * MICE attendees grow 16 percent in Q3 * Police clash with protesters as Mong Kok site cleared   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Google settles with ex-banker over online abuse

Google has agreed to a settlement with a former Morgan Stanley banker who sued the search engine over defamatory Internet posts. Daniel Hegglin, a Hong Kong-based investor, went to Britain’s High

World briefs

AUSTRALIA A 30-year-old Sydney mother has been charged with trying to kill her newborn son by abandoning him in a roadside drain for five days before passers-by heard his cries,

DreamWorks gang returns for ice sculpture exhibition

Bai Liang, project manager for the Heilongjiang Provincial Ice Fun World, the Chinese company building the ice sculptures, got started in ice sculpture exhibitions back in 1966 in Harbin. The largest

Russian website | Over 50 webcams hacked in Macau

The worldwide site provided live streaming from thousands of private webcams for over a month, including images from baby monitoring devices. Hackers accessed images from devices whose default passwords had

Taxi fares set to rise next month

After the new fares come into force next month, the flag fall rate will rise from MOP15 to MOP17. Additional charges for every subsequent 260 meters after the first 1,600

CRIME | Man allegedly blackmailed with doctored video

The Judiciary Police (PJ) has received a report from a resident who has claimed to have been extorted with a tampered video. A PJ spokesperson revealed yesterday that the man met

AL PLENARY | Gov’t slammed over public transportation

This matter has reappeared in recent discussions, as lawmakers questioned the government on its policy to provide residents with an improved public bus system. A spoken enquiry delivered by legislator Au

AL PLENARY | Political reform isn’t the most pressing matter

A large number of legislators said that there are rather more pressing matters needing the administration’s attention, namely housing and public transportation. Ng believes that the electoral system is not being

Budget execution rate lowest since 2009

A Legislative Assembly (AL) committee has found that the execution rate of the 2013 government budget was only 39.6 percent, the lowest since 2009. Chan Chak Mo, president of the

Augmented reality introduced to the most digital of regions

As we walk past Soho restaurants at the  City of Dreams, the big screen instantly captures one’s attention. Indeed, it’s not every day that we get to be next to

Tourist arrivals see double digit rise in Oct

Despite the plunge in gaming revenue in October, the amount of visitors arriving last month increased by 11 percent annually to 2.65 million according to the data gathered by the

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