The Buzz | Mercedes to launch W06 on 1st day of F1 winter testing

Mercedes will launch its new W06 car on the first day of pre-season winter testing in southern Spain next month, the team said in a statement yesterday. Mercedes easily secured a

World briefs

CHINA has requested that the Myanmar government protect the safety and legitimate rights of Chinese nationals who were arrested over illegal logging, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday. A total

Myanmar | Street kids turn to sniffing glue to forget hunger

Sweaty hair matted to his pale, emaciated face, Thant Zin Oo starts his days early, winding through small alleyways outside Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon and scavenging through garbage piled up

Audit report predicts massive LRT budget blowout

In the “Third Special Audit Report on the First Phase of the Light Rail Transit System” published yesterday, the Commission of Audit (CA) revealed that the Light Rapid Transit (LRT)

CRIME | Scammers impersonate telecom operators and police officials

PJ information suggested that a 31-year-old woman approached them on January 16 at around 7 p.m. She said that her mobile phone received a voice message at 2.40 p.m. on

Korean sex-trafficking ring busted in Macau

Local police authorities have, for the first time, cracked down on a sex trafficking ring that involves Korean nationals, and have detained a 30-year-old for allegedly running a prostitution service

Letter to the Editor | A “new normal” for the taxi industry

Dear Editor, The most important line in the article was the statement of the head of the Public Security Police’s traffic department, Mr Che Wai, that “police are only targeting a

STATISTICS | Casino revenue down 2.5 percent in 2014

Total casino revenue in 2014 fell by 2.52 percent year-on-year to MOP352.7 billion, according to official data released yesterday by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). Another MOP1.2 billion

Junket operator looks abroad as graft war stymies VIPs

David Group is shutting three of its seven rooms that cater to high rollers at casinos in Macau, it said in a Jan. 17 statement. The company, which runs rooms

SJM to review management procedures after sex ring bust

The bust of a large prostitution ring at the Hotel Lisboa serves as a reminder to the operator that security and senior management staff need to review their duties and

Extradition treaty between SARs to encompass past cases

The planned extradition treaty between Macau and Hong Kong may apply not only to current fugitives but also to cases predating the agreement, according to a source quoted by the

Briefs | Sonia Chan apologizes for IACM error

The Official Gazette mistakenly published last week that the suspended  Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM)  official Lei Wai Nong has “extended his appointment for two more years as director

Prince Leopold in an exclusive interview | Royal Bavarian beer to step into Macau market

German brewer “The World of Neuschwansteiner” is eyeing Macau and the mainland market beyond it to promote its new premium beer products. Named after a Bavarian royal castle, the beer

China shares dive as regulators clamp down on margin trading 

Chinese shares plunged about 8 percent yesterday after the country’s securities regulator imposed margin trading curbs on several major brokerages, a sign authorities are worried about the market’s big gains.

Corporate Bits | Chinese New Year celebrations at Mandarin Oriental

The Lunar New Year will be ushered in at the hotel with roars of firecrackers and the traditional Chinese lion dance procession from 10:30am on 19 February 2015. A visit

Cape Verde’s Growth Fund analyzed by World Bank

The government of Cape Verde and the World Bank (WB) have started the process of restructuring the Growth and Competitiveness Fund (FCC) to offer the “best responses” to the needs

Angola authorized to export fishery products to the EU

In an interview with Angolan news agency Angop, the minister also said this was made possible after “various stages of refurbishment of chemistry and microbiology laboratories, staff training and audits.” Adding

Photo Shop | Huading awards back at The Venetian Macao

Camera flashes and the excited screams of fans filled the Venetian Macao as China’s prestigious Huading Awards returned to Macau on Sunday. Widely recognized as China’s version of the Oscars,

Hong Kong | Army creates cadets modeled after PLA, China Daily says

Hong Kong inaugurated a student cadet group that will practice Chinese army foot drills and wear similar uniforms, as almost three months of pro-democracy protests led to increased scrutiny of

Focus | Reporting methods of singer’s death trigger debate online

  Grief over a famous singer’s death turned into a dispute on how the press should cover celebrity deaths after many accused media outlets of crossing the line. Yao Beina, who sang

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