‘Big Bang Theory’ actress Carol Ann Susi dies

Carol Ann Susi’s agent, Pam Ellis-Evenas, said the actress died in Los Angeles on Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. She was 62. The veteran character actress has made numerous

Rothko, Jasper Johns star at NYC art auction

A radiant painting by Mark Rothko and one of Jasper Johns’ iconic flag paintings were among the stars at the second day of New York’s dazzling post-war and contemporary art

Shop fire leaves four trapped

A fire which broke out at a boutique on Rua do Tarrafeiro in the early hours of yesterday has led to the deaths of four people. The victims are allegedly

Gov’t should restore public faith through land policy, Agnes Lam says

Scholar Agnes Lam from the University of Macau (UM) argues that the Macau government should resolve public distrust over current housing policies through improving transparency in future land granting, especially

MACANESE DIASPORA | Scholar calls for more collaboration between Macanese communities

Scholar Roy Xavier from the University of California, Berkeley, has advocated for more collaboration between Macanese communities and global organizations. Speaking on the sidelines of a lecture held yesterday at the

Rotary Club launches charity draw to help children with special needs

The Rotary Club of Macau has launched a charity raffle promotion to help three local associations supporting children with special needs. The campaign will feature an opening ceremony at The

Briefs | Decorated arches exhibition extended

The 2014 Macau Persons with Disabilities Open took place on Sunday at the Centro Ngai Chon da Uniao Geral das Associacoes dos Moradores de Macau in Toi San. The Macau

GAMING | SJM sees China’s anti-graft fallout lasting 6 more months

SJM Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Ambrose So said he’s bearish about Macau gambling revenue from high rollers over the next six months as Chinese President Xi Jinping escalates his

ARTS | Photographing writers: a rewarding human experience

António Mil-Homens, who was invited to take the photographs, said that working on these authors’ portraits was “a rewarding human experience.” After a similar exhibition showcasing photographs of Chinese writers was

Boxing | A confident Algieri heads to Macau for Pacquiao

In the days before his last fight — a stunning upset few in boxing saw coming — Chris Algieri worked his regular job as a personal trainer. At night he

Interview with Algieri and Arum | ‘I am right where I am supposed to be’

Chris Algieri established his training camp at the Venetian Las Vegas before departing for Macau. Here are excerpts of a conference call held on Tuesday, where Algieri was joined by

Hong Kong scraps yuan-conversion limit as stock link begins

Hong Kong is scrapping a daily limit on the amount of yuan residents can buy, helping reinforce its dominance as an offshore trading center for Chinese assets as Shanghai’s stock

Regulators fine global banks in currency probe 

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority said yesterday that Citibank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC Bank and UBS had

Corporate Bits | Local musicians create new song inspired by Venetian boxing events

A group of fans and onlookers gathered yesterday to enjoy the debut of the music video and were treated to a live performance of the song by Lo, Jorge and

Mozambique speeding up economic reforms, minister says

Mozambique’s minister of Industry and Trade, Armando Inroga, has given assurances that the government is speeding up the introduction and implementation of economic reforms in order to improve the country’s

Energias de Portugal sells Brazil assets to China Three Gorges

Portuguese power company EDP – Energias de Portugal has sold half of the 66.67 percent stake held in Brazilian power company Empresa Energia São Manoel (São Manoel) to the subsidiary

HONG KONG | MDT INTERVIEW: Ronny Tong – the way ahead for HK politics

In an interview with Macau Daily Times, prominent Civic party member Ronny Tong says that final settlement on the Chief Executive election model should be put aside until agreement is

First ever Sino-US climate deal aims to prod others to act 

A groundbreaking agreement struck by the United States and China is putting the world’s two worst polluters on a faster track to curbing the heat-trapping gases blamed for global warming. With the clock

Obama says US had no role in Hong Kong protests 

President Barack Obama said yesterday that the U.S. had no role in fostering pro-democracy protests that have shut down parts of Hong Kong for six weeks, denying allegations in Chinese

India | Docs rush to help after sterilization deaths

A team of doctors rushed to central India yesterday after at least 12 women died and dozens of others fell ill following sterilization surgery held as part of a free,

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