India-Pakistan | Suicide blast kills 53 at border crossing

A suicide bombing at the busiest India-Pakistan border crossing after a nightly flag-lowering ceremony Sunday killed at least 53 people, according to the state-run Pakistan Television channel. The attack in Pakistan

Bangladesh | Court upholds death for Islamist leader

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court yesterday upheld the death sentence given to a senior Islamist leader convicted by a special tribunal last year for his role in mass killings and other atrocities during

North Korea | Pyongyang cracking down on a distant threat: Ebola

North Korea announced Thursday it will quarantine foreigners entering the country for 21 days over fears of the spread of the Ebola virus, even though no cases of the disease have been

Space tourism | Virgin spaceship’s descent device deployed prematurely

Virgin Galactic’s experimental spaceship broke apart in flight over California’s Mojave Desert after a device to slow the craft’s descent prematurely deployed, federal investigators said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board Acting

USA | Terminally ill ‘death with dignity’ advocate dies

A terminally ill woman who renewed a nationwide debate about physician-assisted suicide has ended her life with the lethal drugs available under Oregon’s Death With Dignity Law. Brittany Maynard was

Climate change | UN report offers stark warnings, hope

Climate change is happening, it’s almost entirely man’s fault and limiting its impacts may require reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero this century, the U.N.’s panel on climate science said Sunday. The fourth and

this day in history: 1980 Reagan beats Carter in landslide

He has defeated Democrat Jimmy Carter in the US presidential elections by a huge majority. At the age of 69, Mr Reagan will be America’s oldest president. His running mate, former

Offbeat | Drivers scramble for flying cash on US highway

Drivers scrambled to grab money flying around a Maryland highway after an armored truck’s door burst open. Maryland State Police say a lock on the truck seems to have malfunctioned, causing

Cricket | Pakistan beats Australia by 356 runs on Day 5

Pakistan picked up the last five wickets for eight runs in 7.3 overs after lunch yesterday to complete a 356-run win over Australia in the second test. Australia was bowled out

Champions League Preview | Ronaldo targets Liverpool, and Raul’s record

  Cristiano Ronaldo needs one goal to match the Champions League’s all-time leading scorer when Real Madrid hosts Liverpool today . At the rate the forward is sweeping in goals, Ronaldo has

First Impressions: Macau’s record strikes a chord in Kazakhstan

China’s economic growth has been one of the great success stories of the decade. Growth in Macau has been particularly remarkable, with incomes, opportunities and quality of life transformed. Macau’s tremendous

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 – edition no. 2183

- Slowdown is here to stay, francis tam says * Yellow taxis ousted under heavy criticism * A glimpse into projects taking shape * Students and activists hold first Hengqin assembly * Grisly double

Casino crash – Gaming revenue may fall 23 pct or more

Macau casinos revenue in October may fall more than 23 percent, suggests data compiled by MDT/Lusa, taking into account the revenue registered by SJM and MGM China. According to this data,

The Buzz | Wanted in US, Roman Polanski questioned in Poland

Prosecutors in Poland questioned filmmaker Roman Polanski at the request of U.S. prosecutors who are seeking his arrest on charges from 1977 of having sex with a minor, a spokeswoman

World briefs

CHINA-INDIA China’s Defense Ministry cautioned New Delhi yesterday over Indian plans to construct 54 new border posts along an eastern stretch of their disputed frontier. Spokesman Yang Yujun said China

Q&A | Claude-Éric Poiroux: European cinema in town tomorrow

Macau Daily Times (MDT) – Could you explain to us the concept behind the Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers? Claude-Eric Poiroux (CEP) – It is a cinema festival that each year premiers

Local youth dissatisfaction linked to lack of future prospects

Lawxmaker Si Ka Lon said that many of the demands currently being made by the public for change are connected to the housing problem in Macau. He also believes that

GAMING ALERT | Melco Crown drop undercuts analysts’ buy calls

Following the consensus view has proven to be a losing strategy for investors in Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. Twenty-one of 23 analysts had a buy rating on the Chinese casino operator

MGM net revenues decline

MGM China Holdings’ net revenues reached approximately HKD6.2 billion in this year’s third quarter, representing a two percent decrease compared to last year, when the company’s net revenues accounted for

Gov’t issues “ultimatum” to yellow taxi company

Catarina Pinto, João Pedro Lau a-cab services or it will be required to cease its current operations after November 6. Vang Iek’s license was extended in February for an additional nine months,

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