Daily Archives: Friday, March 16, 2018
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Some migrants birthing charges to increase 3 times, not 9
The raise in baby delivery fees for non-resident domestic workers at the public hospital will be hiked three times and not nine times as previously considered, ... -
Gaming | Saipan casino operator raided by US federal agents
U.S. federal agents raided a Saipan office of Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd. last week, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigators took documents ... -
Border zone from HKZM Bridge under Macau administration
The Macau border zone of the world’s longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau has been officially handed over to the Macau Special Administrative ... -
Environment | Christiana Figueres to deliver keynote speech at MIECF
Christiana Figueres, an expert on global climate change, will be the keynote speaker of the “Green Forum” at the 2018 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum and ... -
Environment | DSAT: All casino shuttle buses to go clean by 2023
The government intends that Macau’s entire fleet of casino shuttle buses will run on clean energy by 2023, the Director of the Transport Bureau (DSAT), Lam ... -
Briefs | Edmund Ho re-elected vice-chairman
Former Macau Chief Executive, Edmund Ho, was re-elected as vice-chairman of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing on ... -
Photo Macau aims to strengthen city’s cultural role
Photo Macau is set to hold its first exhibition of digital art – focusing on moving image and print – between March 24 and 26. The ... -
Disability employment pension deemed unattractive
Local residents with disabilities have shown little interest in the government’s Employment Incentive Program for Disability Pension Beneficiaries. A total of seven people participated in the ... -
Circus adaptation of Bosch’s surreal art to show Sunday
A circus adaptation of the surreal works of pioneer painter Hieronymus Bosch is to be staged Sunday at the Macau Cultural Center, combining impressive feats of physical ... -
New Macau says heritage protection consultation lacks in detail
The New Macau Association (ANM) presented its opinion about the on-going public consultation of the Safeguard and Management Plan of the Historic Center of Macau yesterday ... -
Education | 80pct of MUST graduates choose employment over further education
EIGHTY percent of the graduating students from the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) choose employment instead of pursuing further education degrees, MUST’s president Liu ... -
Gov’t hints at national security law amendment
The Office of the Secretary for Security has declared that the Macau’s national security law needs amendment to bring it in line with the latest developments ... -
Youth optimistic about mainland prospects
The latest survey conducted by the Macao Youth Federation on the opinions of Macau youth shows that nearly 70 percent of interviewees consider the mainland’s employment ... -
Toys R Us demise to have impact from toy makers to landlords
The demise of Toys R Us will have a ripple effect on everything from toy makers to consumers to landlords. The 70-year-old retailer is headed toward ... -
Corporate Bits | ‘La Parisienne’ cabaret performance kicks off tonight
The Parisian Macao will bring “La Parisienne” Cabaret Francais to its theater tonight, a show that features a variety of performances blending illusion, dance, acrobatics and ... -
Chinese workers tricked into illegal work on Saipan
Zhou Qingjiang was toiling in a factory in China’s rust belt when he decided to pack his bags for America. A recruiter guaranteed a job that ... -
China tells Vatican it’s fighting illegal organ transplants
Chinese health authorities told a Vatican trafficking conference that Beijing’s efforts to crack down on illegal “underground” organ transplants have resulted in 220 arrests and 100 ... -
Hong Kong | Pipe dream? Architect proposes low-cost tube homes
Hong Kong’s notoriously expensive housing makes owning an affordable home a pipe dream for many residents. A local architect has proposed a novel idea to help ... -
Philippines | Duterte can’t evade accountability by quitting court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and government officials can still face investigation by the International Criminal Court for thousands of killings under his anti-drug war until his ... -
Pakistan | School dance, anyone? Punjabi lawmakers seek ban
Pakistani lawmakers in a provincial assembly have voted in favor of a ban on dance parties at schools and other educational institutions, saying they promote Western ... -
Nepal | Authorities struggle to identify plane crash survivors
Authorities in Nepal are struggling to identify the survivors of a deadly plane crash earlier this week, with many of the injured badly burned, in critical ... -
USA | Gun Control: Today’s debate has echoes of 1934
It was 1934. Mobsters armed with fully automatic “Tommy guns” had left a trail of bloodstained sidewalks and pockmarked walls across the country, and the new ... -
USA | Gun Control: Students stage huge walkout against firearms violence
They bowed their heads in honor of the dead. They carried signs with messages like “Never again” and “Am I next?” They railed against the National ... -
This Day in History | 2001 – Teenage woman guilty of rape
An 18-year-old woman has been convicted of rape after she pinned down a victim during a horrific gang sex attack. Claire Marsh is thought to be ... -
Sports stars line up behind Putin, though some disagree
Most, but not all, of Russia’s top sports stars are backing Vladimir Putin in this weekend’s presidential election. Ahead of Sunday’s vote, a host of Olympic ... -
The Buzz | UN gets USD100m in new funds for Palestinian aid after US cuts
The United Nations received pledges of nearly USD100 million in new funding for the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians after the U.S. slashed its aid, but ... -
World Briefs
China Members of the Uighur Muslim ethnic group held demonstrations in cities around the world yesterday to protest a sweeping Chinese surveillance and security campaign that has ... -
Cold War | Russian minister says it will ‘certainly’ expel UK diplomats
Russia will “certainly” expel British diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to Britain’s decision to send 23 Russians home over the poisoning of a former spy, the ... -
Kapok | Everyone’s responsibility
Instances of censorship are pretty straightforward and rather easy to comprehend. This is the realm of “black and white,” and for some, more normatively, “good and ... -
Friday, March 16 2018 – edition no. 3008
* Alexis Tam backtracks | Childbirth fees to rise 3-fold for some migrants * FBI raids casino operator, Chinese workers tricked into Saipan * Border zone under ... -
Studying men | Before & After #MeeToo
• Michael Kimmel may be made for this moment. The 67-year-old sociologist is a leader in what’s known as “masculinities studies,” and an in-demand purveyor of ... -
‘Love, Simon’ a fresh and classic take on first love
Some things are universal about being a teenager: The budding sexuality and sense of identity, the dramatic emotions, the profound need for acceptance and confusing inklings ... -
A classic rags-to-riches tale
Another celebrity memoir has graced the genre, and this time it’s from a lesser-known member of the multiplatinum rap group Wu-Tang Clan. “Raw: My Journey into ... -
Snoop Dogg takes us to church on gospel double CD
Snoop Dogg, one of rap’s OGs, has a gospel double album out. Yes, that’s right: The D-O-Double-G is doing G-O-D. A humble, peace-loving, family-centered Snoop emerges ... -
News of the World | Academic efforts to decode men gain steam in time of #MeToo
The professor scrawls “macho,” ‘’brave” and “strong” on a crowded blackboard, apt words for someone whose book titles are littered with “masculinity” and “manhood.” He’s spent ...
