Harassment cases blighting Asian Games countdown

A second sexual harassment case at the Asian Games was being investigated by South Korea police yesterday, two days before the opening ceremony. Police asked prosecutors to indict a 19-year-old Palestinian

Tycoon buys 30 Rolls-Royces for ‘ultra-luxury’ Louis XIII hotel

  A Hong Kong tycoon has placed the biggest ever order for Rolls-Royce cars, agreeing to buy 30 Phantoms to chauffeur guests at a luxury resort he’s building in the global

Lusophone cultural week brings theatre performances to town

Theatre companies from Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau will be performing in Macau between October 21 and 26, as the 6th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries

Areia Preta residents wary of LRT route

Several Areia Preta residents yesterday handed invitations at the government headquarters and asked three public departments to hold talks with them, as well as attend a consultation session about the

24th annual AULP meeting opens at UM

This is the fifth time that the AULP’s annual meeting has been held in the region. This year’s gathering is co-organized by the UM, the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM), and

Briefs | Seventh case of imported dengue fever

A 27-year-old tourist traveling to Macau from Xian, China, is the seventh case of imported dengue fever in Macau, the Health Bureau (SSM) revealed recently. SSM said in a statement

GAMING | Further liberalization unlikely, expert says

As the Macau government prepares to commence talks on gaming concession renewal next year,  David Green, gaming regulation expert and founder of Newpage Consulting, believes that further liberalization is unlikely

China gamblers go to Vegas as spending crackdown hits Macau

China’s high-spending gamblers are looking to bet outside Macau amid a government assault on corruption and extravagance, and that’s boosting casinos from the Philippines to the Las Vegas Strip. Visitors from

Corporate Bits | Third edition of the “Fonterra Food Services Pastry Challenge 2014, Macau”

The theme for this year is Spice it Up, using Anchor Dairy products. Cake lovers can try the best of the best pastries prepared by professional pastry chefs representing various

Trade, investment hopes as Xi begins India visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in the Indian prime minister’s home state of Gujarat yesterday for a three-day visit expected to focus on India’s need to improve worn out infrastructure

Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti on trial for separatism 

A high-profile Muslim Uighur scholar and government critic denied allegations that he engaged in separatism as he went on trial yesterday in China’s far western region of Xinjiang, where authorities say terrorists

Police formally arrest Jaycee Chan in drug case 

Police in Beijing have formally arrested the son of Hong Kong martial arts film star Jackie Chan on suspicion of allowing other people to consume drugs, a charge that carries

Advertorial | 5th Anniversary of Sands China Care Ambassador Programme

The Sands China Care Ambassador programme aims to give Sands China employees an opportunity to serve the local community by helping make Macau a better place to live, while contributing

KOREAS | US man held for alleged attempt to swim to rival North

South Korean border guards arrested an American man who they believe was attempting to swim across a river into rival North Korea, a South Korean defense official said yesterday. The man

FIJI | Excitement and relief in landmark election 

There was excitement among thousands of voters and relief from the international community yesterday as Fijians cast ballots in a landmark election they hope will end more than a quarter-century

THAILAND | Police conduct autopsies on slain Britons

Police in Thailand said yesterday they have conducted autopsies on two British tourists whose bludgeoned bodies were found on a scenic resort island this week. DNA samples have also been collected from several people who

BANGLADESH | Court reduces Islamist  political leader’s sentence

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of an Islamist political leader Tuesday whose conviction last year for war crimes during the nation’s 1971 war for independence sparked deadly protests. Delwar Hossain

CRISIS RESPONSE | For Obama, Ebola one day, Islamic threat the next 

President Barack Obama is consulting with military officials about the U.S. campaign against Islamic State fighters, just a day after boosting the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in West

Briefs: LIBYA | Spain hosts conference on deepening crisis

Spain’s foreign minister has warned an international conference focusing on Libya that the country could slide into a civil war situation similar to what is happening in Syria. Jose Manuel

This Day in History: 1970 – Rock legend Hendrix dies after party

Hendrix, 27, was born in Seattle, Washington, but rose to fame in Britain with his band the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He will be remembered as a key figure in the

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