The universal church
By: MARGARET BROWN Margaret Brown is one of The Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. As well as Point of View,
Show us your wrinkles!
UNDERAGE SMOKERS face not being able to buy cigarettes in Japan because vending machines may soon start counting wrinkles, crow’s feet and skin sags to identify whether customers are old
Stem the rising tide of secularism
By MARGARET BROWN Margaret Brown is one of The Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. As well as Point of View,
Thai cash incentives
THAILAND IS offering large monetary incentives for its athletes to win Olympic medals, but to be paid in monthly instalments over a period of several years to stop them from
Cyclist safety
AN AIRBAG has been developed by Swedish manufacturer Autoliv, to inflate on the outside of vehicles in order to soften the blow for pedestrians and cyclists who are hit in
Dakar 2009
NEXT YEAR’S Dakar rally was due to be officially presented by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) in Paris on Wednesday. For the first time in its history, the rally will
New Finance Director
A NEW finance director has been appointed for Mazda Motor de Portugal (MMP). Martinho Oliveira, who is aged 33 and has a Masters in financial administration from the Economics faculty
Dreams dashed
PORTUGUESE RALLY driver team, Armindo Araújo and Miguel Ramalho were not pleased with the performance of their Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX at the Vodafone Rali de Portugal, after not achieving
Outlaw veg!
A BRITISH celebrity chef wants to outlaw out-of-season fruit and vegetables and see restaurants fined for serving them. “I don’t want to see asparagus in the middle of December. I
New VW Golf could be produced in Portugal
AUTOEUROPA DIRECTOR-GENERAL Andreas Hinrichs has announced that the new Volkswagen Golf could be produced at the company’s plant at Palmela, south of Lisbon. It would bring the total number of