USA | Clinton campaign to focus on economic security, opportunity 

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign will center on boosting economic security for the middle class and expanding opportunities for working families, while casting the former senator and secretary of state

Vatican City | Pope calls Armenian slaughter ‘1st genocide of 20th century’ 

Pope Francis yesterday honored the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling it “the first genocide of the 20th century” and urging the international community to recognize it

This Day in History | 1964 – Poitier breaks new ground with Oscar win

In the film, released last year, he played construction worker Homer Smith whom a group of nuns believe was sent to them by God to build their church. The only other

Offbeat | Godzilla welcomed in Tokyo – to lure visitors, not to scare

The irradiated monster was appointed special resident and tourism ambassador for Shinjuku ward, known for its down-home bars and noodle restaurants. A Godzilla-size head towering 52 meters above ground level was

Lewis Hamilton wins 4th Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes back on top in Formula One, leading for most of the race yesterday to capture his fourth Chinese Grand Prix victory. Hamilton made sure there would be

Russia’s World Cup organizers face budget headaches

Saransk’s stadium for the 2018 World Cup is supposed to raise the profile of this little-known Russian city, but for now Alexei Merkushkin is just trying to keep costs down. As

Rear Window | Idle cash

Conventional wisdom tells us that Macau people are eager to brag about the standard of the services provided by its utilities, or at least admit a better than average level

Ask the Vet | 3 Symptoms of Diabetes in Cats

Increased Appetite with Weight Loss Because your cat isn’t getting the adequate nutrients to sustain itself from a normal amount of food, it eats more to correct the balance. However, as

Nature | Air pollution Paris in spring means carry a mask along with your umbrella

Set aside any romantic notions of Paris in the spring. Visitors to the French capital are facing the choice of using an umbrella or wearing a mask. Paris is suffering under

Chronicle | A daughter’s Vietnam return forces a father to confront his past

In 2010, three decades after we survived a harrowing boat escape from the communist regime in Vietnam, I broke the news to my father: I would be moving back there

Monday, April 13, 2015 – edition no. 2289

* Robbert van der Maas | Shun Tak to develop ‘free-standing’ hotels in Macau * ‘Sin Fong’ owners protest again * New facilities and law amendments needed * Historic Obama-Castro meeting   DOWNLOAD PDF   China will

The Buzz | US Embassy guard in Qatar assaulted, attacker in custody

The U.S. State Department says an embassy guard in Qatar has been lightly wounded in an assault. In a statement it says that the guard received “superficial injuries” from the assault

World briefs

CHINA A city government in Guangdong has revoked approval of a planned waste incinerator in response to protests, in the latest case of local authorities bowing to a public outcry

Policy Address | Security Wong: security situation affected by ‘unstable factors’

The Legislative Assembly (AL) started discussing the government’s 2015 policy objectives for the security area yesterday. The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, responded to lawmakers’ inquiries at the plenary

Shun Tak buys hotel property in Shanghai for RMB700 million

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd announced yesterday to the HKSE that Host Wise, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, entered an agreement to acquire a hotel property in Shanghai for

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Analysis | Singapore’s casinos made a mistake: cutting out the junkets

But lately, Singapore’s two casinos appear to be paying the price of their government restricting that setup. Chinese VIP gamblers patronize both cities—and account for about half of all Singapore

Gaming | US group and Macau firm propose two casinos in the Philippines

A US investment group and a Macau-based gaming firm are currently in talks with the authorities as they try to attain permission to open two new casino resorts in the

Briefs | Scooter driver crushed to death by shuttle bus

A motorcyclist has been crushed to death after being run over by a casino shuttle bus yesterday morning. The incident occured at a roundabout near the Rotunda da Amizade. The

Heritage | Coloane archeological site report to be released soon

The second phase of the archaeological excavation, finished in February, saw roughly 500 articles, artifacts and relics discovered from four different ancient periods, namely the late Neolithic Age, the Bronze

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