Daily Archives: Friday, March 23, 2018
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Galaxy to buy Wynn stake in move that could reshape Macau
Galaxy Entertainment Group. Ltd. agreed to buy a stake in Wynn Resorts Ltd., in a surprise move linking two of the biggest operators in Macau and ... -
Editorial | The Manchurian candidate
The plot of the popular political thriller is well known: simply put, it delves into a conspiracy to install a puppet leader in a state in ... -
Steve Wynn parts with 4.1 million shares in first sale
Steve Wynn cut his stake in the USD18 billion casino company he founded after settling an acrimonious, six-year court fight with his ex-wife, a move that ... -
AL Plenary | Plan to build a ‘neighborhood’ for the elderly in Hengqin announced
The government is planning to build not just a nursing home for elderly people on Hengqin island, as was revealed previously, but a “neighborhood” dedicated to ... -
Analysis | Baby delivery charges: Government price plan raises legal uncertainties
Responding to an outcry over a ninefold hike in non-resident delivery charges, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture may have been confident last week that ... -
Briefs | Lending rates to be raised
The MSAR raised the Base Rate of the Discount Window by 25 basis points to 2.0 percent yesterday, the Monetary Authority of Macao said. As the ... -
New trade rules proposed for PSC food products
The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) hopes that a breakthrough can occur regarding goods’ transactions from Portuguese- speaking countries to mainland China within this ... -
Kim Jong Nam | Police deny prejudice against Kim murder suspects
A Malaysian police investigator said yesterday the absence of four North Korean suspects believed to have orchestrated the killing of their leader’s half brother didn’t cause prejudice ... -
Agnes Lam doubts government’s supervision of land resources
Lawmaker Agnes Lam has expressed doubts about the local government’s supervision of state-owned lands, following the recent discovery of illegal engineering works and land occupation at ... -
Food & Beverage | Chefs to gather in Macau for ‘Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants’
Asia’s top chefs and restaurateurs will gather in Macau between March 25 and 27 for the unveiling of “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2018”, a gourmet awards ... -
Real Estate Matters | Why are Properties in Macau so Expensive?
We often find clients arriving from overseas are absolutely shocked at the property prices in Macau. A look of disbelief is often followed by a phrase ... -
African nations sign largest free trade agreement since WTO
African leaders signed what is being called the largest free trade agreement since the creation of the World Trade Organization. The deal creates a continental market ... -
Fosun eyes second shot to buy Greek insurer if winning bid fails
Fosun International Ltd came up short in its bid to buy National Bank of Greece SA’s insurance unit, but the Chinese conglomerate is still willing to ... -
N. Korean sanctions evasions reveal Hong Kong’s middleman role
In the dead of night last month, two tanker ships pulled alongside each other in the East China Sea. One was a North Korean vessel, the ... -
Xi Era | State media now with more Communist Party propaganda
Chinese state media will be getting more propaganda now that the Communist Party has announced it will be in direct control of broadcasters and the regulators ... -
Trump hits USD50 billion of China goods amid fears of trade war
President Donald Trump took his boldest step to level the economic playing field with China, ordering sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods in a move that could ... -
Senior US diplomat, Taiwan leader speak at Taipei event
A senior U.S. diplomat said at an event in Taipei that the United States wishes to “bolster Taiwan’s ability to defend its democracy” after President Donald Trump ... -
Thailand | 18 dead as tour bus loses control, crashes off road
A chartered tour bus lost control on a downhill curve in Thailand’s northeast and slid off the side of the road, killing at least 18 people ... -
Philippines | Police kill 13 drug suspects in daylong raids
Philippine police said they killed 13 drug suspects and arrested more than 100 suspected dealers and criminals in 24 hours of raids in a province with ... -
Cambodia rejects joint statement of human rights concern
Cambodia’s ambassador to the United Nations office in Geneva yesterday rejected a statement to the U.N. Human Rights Council endorsed by 45 nations that urges improvements ... -
Russia-UK | War of words over ex-spy’s poisoning gets uglier
The war of words between Russia and Britain over an ex-spy’s poisoning got uglier the U.K. foreign secretary called it vomit-inducing that Russian President Vladimir Putin ... -
USA | Maryland school shooter apparently was lovesick teen
Tuesday’s school shooting in southern Maryland that left the shooter dead and two students wounded increasingly appears to be the action of a lovesick teenager. Authorities ... -
This Day in History | 1983 Reagan launches Cold War into space
President Reagan has unveiled plans to combat nuclear war in space. The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) proposes a defensive shield, using laser or particle beam technology ... -
Offbeat | Selena Gomez responds after bikini pics show scar
Selena Gomez took to Instagram after bikini photos of her in Australia showing a scar drew social media comments that she looked “thick.” The singer wrote ... -
Rugby Academy | 300 players, coaches and Bats fans in HK festival
Close to 300 players, coaches and supporters from the Macau Bats Rugby Club made the trip to Hong Kong last Sunday for the last Hong Kong ... -
Auto racing | NBC lands Indy 500 and promises IndyCar increased exposure
The Indianapolis 500, an American staple on ABC for 53 years, will have a new television home next season. In fact, the entire IndyCar package is ... -
Football | Egypt looking wobbly ahead of Portugal, Greece warmups
Egypt’s first World Cup warmup will be against Portugal, a match that could have two of the most prolific scorers in soccer going up against each ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINE police said yesterday they killed 13 drug suspects and arrested more than 100 suspected dealers and criminals in one day of raids in a province ... -
The Buzz | Schwarzenegger: California GOP is like Titanic
Arnold Schwarzenegger is comparing the California Republican Party to the sinking Titanic and warning that the party needs to be more inclusive and embrace issues like ... -
Global tourism predicted to slow after best year ever
The travel and tourism sector is set for a modest slowdown in 2018 as a result of higher oil prices and airfares, a year after it ... -
Ax throwing gains in popularity as pastime, sport
Leave it to the hipsters of Brooklyn to combine craft beer and sharp objects. Kick Axe Throwing is the first bar in New York City to ... -
Bizcuits | Tough expatriates
Some girls grow up believing they can do it all. Class, status, values, economic standing and education all play their part to create a woman who ... -
Friday, March 23, 2018 – edition no. 3013
* Wynn sells 4m shares, fuels takeover rumors * No region for old men | Gov’t plans to build elderly homes in Hengqin * Price plan ... -
Off the Sideline
• In numbers not seen since the tumult of the 1960s and ‘70s, Americans are venturing off the sidelines and into the game in a remarkable ... -
Soderbergh’s ‘Unsane’ is pulp seen through an iPhone
Steven Soderbergh, who briefly retired from Hollywood after lamenting its timid small-mindedness, has shot his second post-hiatus film entirely on an iPhone. “Unsane,” a pulpy psychological ...
