Tag: 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW
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Person of the Year | Jorge Menezes: Lawyer by conviction
Some stories start at the beginning. In early January, lawyer Jorge Menezes accepted the call to defend Sulu Sou in court weeks after he participated in ... -
HONORABLE MENTION | Lei Kong: An unlikely pen paladin
Columnist Lei Kong is an unlikely ‘paladin’ of the freedom of the press. He wrote for decades in Son Pou local newspaper until earlier this year ... -
Honorable Mention | Pansy Ho: Heir becomes HK’s richest woman
2018 was a strong year for businesswoman Pansy Ho, whose personal fortune soared as her influence grew in the arena of international tourism. That came as ... -
Honorable Mention | Sérgio de Almeida Correia: The first challenger in decades
For decades, the election for the Lawyers Association (AAM) has been uneventful. It was just a formality to re- elect the undisputed incumbent, Jorge Neto Valente. ... -
The EVENT | A bridge too far
After almost a decade of construction, the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to Macau and Zhuhai, opened in October. The feat of engineering carries ... -
The Case I | Sulu Sou vs Macau SAR
The December 2017 suspension of democrat lawmaker Sulu Sou from the Legislative Assembly sent legal shockwaves ringing throughout 2018, with both Sou and the constituent parts ... -
The Case II | Cardinal and Taipa: a ‘dismissal in disguise’
One of the cases that marred the year was the dismissal of veteran legal advisers Paulo Cardinal and Paulo Taipa. In August, the board of the ... -
2018 YEAR IN REVIEW
JANUARY Lawmaker Sulu Sou and political activist Scott Chiang announced that Portuguese lawyer Jorge Menezes will defend them in their trial. They shared in their announcement ... -
MDT/AP Top 10 albums | Janelle Monae, Kacey Musgraves, J Cole on the move
1. Janelle Monae, “Dirty Computer”: When Janelle Monae released the masterfully brilliant “The ArchAndroid” in 2010, it was hard to imagine how this futuristic, already-seasoned artist ... -
MDT/AP top 10 films | An extraordinary movie year
1. “Burning”: It was, for sure, an extraordinary movie year. Little to nothing separates my favorite 10 films, or, for that matter, my top 20 or ... -
AP Sports Photos in 2018 | Sun, snow and shirtless
Sixty years after Pele, Kylian Mbappe became only the second teenager to score a goal in a World Cup final — and Associated Press photographers were ... -
Monday, December 31, 2018 – edition no. 3200
* Economic diversification | Report shows gaming dominance on the rise * After Collapse Triggers Tsunami | Anak Krakatau volcano now a quarter of its pre-eruption ...
