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AUSTRALIA The cab-hailing company Uber promises free rides and refunds for people fleeing central Sydney after coming under criticism for hiking prices during the hostage crisis. JAPAN’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

COURTS | Filipino national sees permanent residency denied

A Filipino national, living in Macau since 2005, has seen his permanent residency denied for not spending enough time in the territory – one of the main requirements for being

City of Dreams Manila opens doors on Sunday

City of Dreams Manila will open its doors to the public this Sunday, confirming previous media reports. The casino-resort will become the second to open in government- sponsored Entertainment City in

AirAsia Philippines one peso flights promotion includes Macau

According to the airline, the promotion is in recognition of the milestone of reaching 1 million likes on Facebook.  AirAsia Philippines is also celebrating another award after the AirAsia Group claimed

Philippines | Suspected bomb kills 10 on passenger bus 

The death toll from a suspected bomb explosion on a bus in the southern Philippines rose to at least 10 with another 34 people wounded, officials said yesterday. The Rural Transit bus

Sands China and Clean the World join forces to produce hygiene kits

Sands China and Clean the World have joined forces to produce 20,000 hygiene kits, which will be donated to local institutions as well as other charities in the Southeast Asia

Philippines | Storm exits, sparing huge losses 

A storm that began as a frighteningly powerful typhoon started to blow away from the Philippines yesterday after leaving at least 21 people dead and forcing more than 1.6 million into shelters. Typhoon

Gov’t slams Philippines over South China Sea case

China yesterday again rejected an attempt by the Philippines to challenge its vast territorial claims over the South China Sea through international arbitration, a week before a deadline for Beijing to respond to

Philippines | No major damage as typhoon Hagupit hits; 3 dead 

Typhoon Hagupit knocked out power, left at least three  people dead and sent nearly 900,000 into shelters before it weakened yesterday, sparing the central Philippines the type of massive devastation

Philippines | Approaching storm brings back nightmare of Haiyan

Villagers fled coastal homes and sparked panic-buying in grocery stores and gas stations in the central Philippines yesterday as an approaching powerful storm brought back nightmares of last year’s deadly onslaught from

Xi outlines ‘big country diplomacy’ in Sino foreign policy

China must establish “big country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics,” President Xi Jinping said in a speech that laid out his goals for making the nation a major strategic power, a

Philippines | Manila lifts ban on 9 Hong Kong journalists

The Philippine immigration bureau said yesterday that it has lifted a blacklist order against nine Hong Kong-based journalists, following criticism from media and Hong Kong’s government. A Hong Kong television cameraman

Beijing defends land reclamation in South China Sea 

Defying a U.S. call to halt the project, China defended its land reclamation in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea yesterday, saying the work is for public service use, although a

Pacquiao knocks Algieri down 6 times, dominates

Manny Pacquiao couldn’t resist having a little fun after getting the signature win he desperately needed for the fight boxing fans desperately want to see. No reason not to enjoy himself

PROJECT POKER: Taking a break without taking a break

Not long ago I won a couple of small mixed game tournaments. One came at a PokerStars series in Australia where I won a mixed games side event, and soon

Panel predicts Beijing will keep confronting US 

Tensions between the U.S. and China have deepened during the rule of China’s president, Xi Jinping, and the risk of an inadvertent military clash in the Asia-Pacific is growing, a congressional advisory panel said

Victim’s wife and Indonesian concern group demand ‘truth’ behind shop fire

Leader of the Peduli Indonesian Migrant Concern Group, Cindry Purnasari, has called on Macau authorities to help find out the truth about a fire that broke out in a small

SHOP FIRE | Victim’s friend reveals details on dreadful attic conditions

A close friend of an Indonesian killed in a shop fire on Wednesday has unveiled details on the dreadful conditions of the attic, where at least two Indonesian women were

Shop fire leaves four trapped

A fire which broke out at a boutique on Rua do Tarrafeiro in the early hours of yesterday has led to the deaths of four people. The victims are allegedly

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

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