Poker | 3 players out of World Series

Dan Sindelar of Nebraska needed a jack of spades. He got the spade, but the queen instead, making him the third player eliminated from the World Series of Poker main

Cricket |Babar’s pair reduces New Zealand to 81-3

Babar (2-37), who took 14 wickets in Pakistan’s 2-0 test-series victory against Australia, had captain Brendon McCullum (18) and Ross Taylor (0) caught close to the wicket after New Zealand

Artifacts: The Sushi Senkaku paradox

For all those fans of American TV shows out there, just in case you were thinking it, yes I do realise that the title of this column probably sounds like

Max Verstappen Interview | Macau is the last challenge before F1

- You had no need to compete in Macau from a career point of view. Is this the perfect way to end your rookie season in car racing before graduating

Motorcycle Grand Prix | Adrenalin Boost for CF Racing Team 32

On the sidelines of an event held by  the CF Racing Team 32 at the Macau Tower early yesterday afternoon, MDT spoke to the riders Andre Pires from Portugal and

Organizers limit noise level | Vruumm vruumm but not too loud

For the first time, organizers imposed a control on vehicle noise where the sound produced by the vehicles is limited on average to no more than 115 decibels. Accordingly, checks

OVERVIEW | Many young drivers ready to contest F3 title

The Formula 3 is undoubtedly the “One” competition to follow in the Macau Grand Prix. This event has kept its original concept for more than 30 years through the many

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 – edition no. 2189

* Zhuhai Aviation Fair | Jets should be viewed as ‘a business tool’ * MDT interviews Max Verstappen, the youngest F1 driver in history * Macau Shopping Festival organizers bet on growth *

The Buzz | McDonald’s key sales figure declines in October

McDonald’s Corp. says that a key global sales figure slipped 0.5 percent in October, with weakness in the U.S. and ongoing difficulties from a food-safety scandal in China weighing down

World briefs

CHINA Liaoning Province has started to use drones with remote sensing systems to battle air pollution, a local environment watchdog said yesterday. Since bad traffic and snowstorms disturb air quality

Organized crime | US meth users turning to cheaper Mexican-made drug

Seizures of homemade methamphetamine labs are down by nearly half in many Midwestern states, but use of the drug remains high as people increasingly turn to cheaper, imported Mexican meth. Meth

CRIME | Cases of ‘naked chat’ blackmail soar

Figures from the Office of the Secretary for Security revealed that there were 10,576 crimes committed between January and September this year, 3.8 percent higher than the same period in

Beckham praises Macau, looks forward to further cooperation

Talking about his partnership with Sands, Beckham stressed that “it’s been very successful so far” and is set to be a “long-term relationship.” “Everything that we’ve done is on a high

Star studded boxing event? | Cage, Arnold & Sly may attend Clash in Cotai

The highly anticipated Pacquiao–Algieri fight to be staged at the Venetian Cotai Arena on Nov 23 “has the celebrity rumor mill overheating with excitement,” a source close to the event

Letter to the Editor | Red cards, yellow taxis

I am writing in response to the opinion piece “Kapok: Red card for yellow cabs” by Eric Sautedé in last Friday’s Macau Daily Times. Whilst wholeheartedly agreeing with the grand majority and

Gov’t backtracks, domestic violence to be listed as public crime

The government will be suggesting listing domestic violence as a public crime, the Social Welfare Bureau’s president revealed yesterday. After months of discussion, Iong Kong Io has said that consensus has

GAMING | SJM announces Q3 results, revenue drops

SJM Holdings Ltd net income for the nine months of the year decreased by 4 pct year-on-year to HKD5,430 million. Considering only the third quarter (Q3), net income

Population grows by 7,000 in Q3

Macau’s total population stood at 631,000 as of the end of September 2014, up by 7,000 quarter-to-quarter, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The bureau attributes the increase

Improvement of traffic flow tops citizens’ concern

Improvement of traffic flow issues is among Macau citizens’ top concerns, a report released by the government’s Policy Research Office shows. The report, which is based on 111,246 opinions and

EDUCATION | Speech contest seeks to foster young local talent

Contestants had an in-depth discussion about important issues such as gender equality and animal rights in the 13th Macau-wide English Speech Contest & 20th “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking

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