Draghi: Euro recovery losing momentum

Draghi told members of the European parliament yesterday there was “no indication” yet of a halt to the sharp decline in economic figures seen in August. The 18 countries that

Xi says local changes ‘require better work from the new administration’

The Chief Executive Chui Sai On met Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang yesterday after receiving his official appointment decree from the Chinese State Council. The president has asked

Taxi passengers’ association on the road

The Macau Taxi Passengers Association (MTPA) was formally established yesterday. The newly elected president of the association, Andrew Scott, said that he was excited about the development, further stating that

Police prosecutes FMG members for disobedience

The Public Security Police (PSP) has named several members of the casino employees’ group Forefront of Macau Gaming (FMG), including president Ieong Man Teng, as suspects after they allegedly charged

CRIME | Street altercation leads to brawl with officers

The Public Security Police (PSP) has handed over a 37-year-old Nigerian man to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) after he was involved in a physical altercation with the police and

Residents slam gov’t for Inner Harbour flooding

When typhoon Kalmaegi passed by Macau last week, it caused serious flooding to the area, as well as to Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro (San Ma Lo). Some of the residents who

MP probes unlawful land occupation in Coloane

The Public Prosecutions Office has launched an investigation into the unlawful occupation of land in Coloane. The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau has recently inspected the two parcels of land,

Interview with Manuel Correia da Silva, co-founder of Lines Lab: ‘Creative industries are now part of the city’s political debate’

Founded in 2006, by designers Clara Brito and Manuel Correia da Silva, Lines Lab has provided a place and a time to explore an experimental approach to design. Ceramic lamps,

NY may join casino spree as Atlantic City burns

Not far from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, 15,000 people came to the opening of Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s casino on Aug. 26 to be treated to fireworks, champagne and shows by Iggy

Corporate Bits: Sands China Care Ambassador program celebrates 5th anniversary

To add further value to the Ambassadors’ volunteer work, Sands China donated MOP 500 for each of the 1,500 service hours given between August 2013 and July 2014 to five

Mozambique’s inflation to total 3 pct in 2014, EIU says

Mozambique’s projected average annual inflation in 2014 has been revised downwards from 3.9 percent to 3.0 percent by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) which also increased the forecast budget deficit

Chinese-Brazilian satellite CBERS-4 ready to be placed in orbit

The Chinese-Brazilian satellite CBERS-4 program is ready to be launched, the coordinator of the Spacial Segment, Brazil’s Antonio Carlos de Oliveira Junior said Saturday in Beijing. The satellite is the fifth

EDP begins sale of hydropower in Brazil

Portuguese group EDP has been given approval to begin commercial operation of its first production facility in Brazil, the Santo Antonio do Jari hydroelectric plant, with an installed capacity of

HONG KONG | Students boycott class in next phase of democracy battle 

Thousands of Hong Kong college and university students boycotted classes yesterday to protest Beijing’s decision to restrict voting reforms, the start of a weeklong strike that marks the latest phase

State media reveals cases of torture in police detention

Three police officers and four other people have been convicted of torturing suspects to obtain confessions, China’s official state news agency reported, in a rare instance of prosecution of the practice. One of

Rotten meat scandal firm lays off 340 workers

A U.S. meat supplier said yesterday it is laying off most of the workforce of a Chinese subsidiary accused of selling expired beef and chicken to McDonald’s, KFC and other

XINJIANG | Blasts kill two as Tohti verdict due

At least two people were killed and dozens injured by a series of blasts in China’s Xinjiang province, state media reported, ahead of a verdict in the trial of Ilham

INEQUALITY | Affluence eludes poor crowding into Asian cities 

Down a concrete path, between rail tracks that buzz with each approaching train and a river choked by plastic and raw sewage, Asih Binti Arif cradles her baby and reflects

AUSTRALIA | Gov’t to prohibit secret service torture 

The Australian government has bent to public pressure by proposing a specific prohibition on secret service officers torturing suspected terrorists. The government had planned to indemnify Australian Security Intelligence Organization officers

AFGHANISTAN | New leader to name woman to Supreme Court 

Afghanistan’s new president-elect says he wants Afghan women represented at the highest levels of government, including on the Supreme Court. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai planned to hold his first news conference later yesterday

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