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

Hong Kong-Shanghai stock link gets green light

In a joint statement, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission said trading via the long-awaited Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect link would start on Nov. 17. Approval had

Deutsche Bank’s Rankin named CEO of Packer’s Consolidated Press

Deutsche Bank AG’s co-head of corporate banking and securities, Robert Rankin, will leave to join Australian billionaire James Packer’s Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd. Rankin, an Australian, will leave his job in

Corporate Bits | Count Basie Orchestra to perform at the Venetian Macao

Founded by jazz icon William James “Count” Basie in 1935, the “The Swingingest Band in All the Land” has continued to tour and release albums since the death of Basie

Angolan president’s daughter bids to buy Portugal Telecom

Terra Peregrin – Participações SGPS, owned by Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s president, has launched a tender offer for the entire share capital of Portugal Telecom

Joint Mozambique S Korea plant to assemble Hyundai cars

An assembly plant of South Korean car brand Hyundai was inaugurated Thursday in the industrial zone of the city of Matola, near Maputo, as part of a Mozambican-South Korean partnership,

Hong Kong | Domestic workers struggle in risky jobs 

At every stop, the path from Tritin Kartika’s poor Indonesian hometown to her job as a live-in maid in a Hong Kong apartment put her at risk of exploitation. Back home, she signed an

APEC | Summit Xi and Abe hold ice-breaking meeting 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took a major step in easing more than two years of high tensions over contested islands and wartime history with

Briefs: Afghanistan | Insurgents kill 9 police officers in separate attacks

India’s Supreme Court yesterday ordered the lifting of a ban on women working as makeup artists in the movie industry, ending a decades-long discriminatory practice. India’s film industry is among

South Korea | Seoul, Beijing agree to sign free trade deal 

South Korea says it has agreed to sign a free trade deal with China that will remove tariffs on more than 90 percent of goods over two decades but won’t include rice

Seoul fires warning shots near N. Korea border 

South Korean troops fired warning shots yesterday after North Korean soldiers approached too close to the border separating the rival countries, Seoul defense officials said. The firing heightens animosities between the

Diplomacy | In China, Obama tests global clout post-election

His influence at home quickly fading, President Barack Obama is looking east to China, the opening stop of a three-country tour that will test his ability to play a commanding role on

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