Monthly Archives: April 2018
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Edgar Martins recognized in photography awards
Edgar Martins, a Portuguese photographer who was raised in Macau, is among the winners of this year’s Sony World Photography Awards. Martins was awarded first place ... -
Briefs | Knife attack injures Philippine national
A Philippine national sustained serious injuries in a knife attack in the early hours of yesterday morning, public broadcaster TDM is reporting. Citing the police, TDM ... -
Education | UM to use data collection to boost student performance
The University of Macau (UM) presented its plan yesterday to develop its campus in Hengqin into a “Smart Campus,” by making use of mobile data collection ... -
PokerStars owner to buy Sky Betting in USD4.7 billion deal
Poker giant Stars Group Inc. agreed to buy Sky Betting & Gaming in a deal valued at USD4.7 billion, moving deeper into sports betting to create ... -
Bordeaux vineyards are finding buyers from China, Australia
Two vineyard transactions in Bordeaux in the past month signal interest from overseas buyers in the region’s wine labels and production potential, amid a run of ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands scheduled to train 3,000 gaming employees
S ands China’s Professionalism Training for Gaming Practitioners programme has trained over 1,500 team members to date, and will be further training another 3,000 team members in the next ... -
Auto show highlights industry’s electric ambitions
The biggest global auto show of the year showcases China’s ambitions to become a leader in electric cars and the industry’s multibillion-dollar scramble to roll out ... -
17 killed as two dragon boats capsize in Guilin
Seventeen people were killed after two dragon boats capsized in southern China, authorities said yesterday. The boats were practicing Saturday for a race in the Taohua ... -
Hong Kong | Home owners now a minority as prices keep on rising
For the first time in almost two decades, home owners are in the minority in Hong Kong, underlining the city’s status as the world’s least affordable ... -
ZTE says it’s seeking a solution to US tech ban
ZTE Corp., one of China’s biggest tech companies, said yesterday that it is taking steps to comply with a U.S. technology ban and that it is ... -
Online retail sales grow over 34 percent in Q1
China’s online retail sales maintained high- speed growth in the first quarter, official data has showed. Online retail sales totaled RMB1.5 trillion (USD238.5 billion) in the ... -
Road to N. Korea’s denuclearization is littered with failure
Bill Clinton offered oil and reactors. George W. Bush mixed threats and aid. Barack Obama stopped trying after a rocket launch. While Seoul and Washington welcomed ... -
Malaysia | Security beefed up after Palestinian gunned down
Malaysian police said yesterday that an investigation was underway into the gunning down of a Palestinian man a day earlier and gave assurances that security was ... -
Japan | World’s oldest person dies at age of 117
The world’s oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died. Nabi Tajima died of old age in a hospital Saturday evening in the town of Kikai ... -
India | Police say 14 Maoist rebels killed in raid
Government forces killed at least 14 Maoist rebels during a raid on their hideout yesterday in a forested area in western India, police said. The fighting ... -
Nicaragua | Ortega agrees to talk as deadly protests rage on
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Saturday that his government is willing to enter into talks over social security reforms that have sparked four days of protests ... -
France | Tourists at iconic abbey evacuated after threat
French authorities evacuated tourists from the Mont-Saint-Michel abbey and were searching houses yesterday on the famed outcropping in the English Channel for a visitor who apparently ... -
Greece | Centeno says sides closer as creditors mull debt relief
Greece’s creditors are getting closer on a deal to ease the country’s debt burden, according to Eurogroup President Mario Centeno. Greece’s 86-billion euro (USD106-billion) bailout program ... -
Heritage | Archaeologists find bust of Roman emperor in Egypt
Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a bust of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in the southern city of Aswan. The Antiquities Ministry says Sunday the head ... -
Offbeat | Mugabe summoned over alleged diamond looting
A Zimbabwean parliamentary committee is summoning former leader Robert Mugabe to explain past comments on alleged diamond looting — the first time a public institution has ... -
This Day in History | 1998 – Martin Luther King killer dies
James Earl Ray, the convicted killer of the black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, has died, aged 70, still protesting his innocence. Officials in ... -
Football | Barcelona easily wins historic fourth straight Copa del Rey
If it was a farewell, Andres Iniesta went out in style. The veteran midfielder is expected to soon confirm he’s leaving Barcelona at the end of ... -
Athletics | Kipchoge, Cheruiyot of Kenya win at hottest London Marathon
The hottest-ever London Marathon featured a Kenyan double as Eliud Kipchoge swept to a third victory in front of Buckingham Palace joining Vivian Cheruiyot who won ... -
Over 600 players take part in Macau Bats Rugby Festival
April 14 saw the largest turn-out of rugby players yet seen in Macau. Over 600 players congregated at The International School (TIS) sports field in Taipa for ... -
World briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA Australia’s prime minister said his country has a “perfect right” to traverse the South China Sea after a media report said that the ... -
Islamic State suicide bomber kills 57 in Afghan capital
An Islamic State suicide bomber carried out an attack at a voter registration center in the capital Kabul on Sunday, killing 57 people and wounding more ... -
Cuba | Diaz-Canel receives Maduro in first act as president
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro Saturday in his first official act as the country’s leader. Maduro is the first president ... -
Rear Window | Executive privilege
Once again, Chief Executive Chui Sai On left the government building for Nam Van Lake’s Legislative Assembly to take part in a plenary session called to ... -
Monday, April 23, 2018 – edition no. 3032
* Report claims civil liberties restricted * Myanmar community celebrates traditional New Year festival * ‘Mayors’ visiting program’ concludes * UM kicks off smart campus project ... -
Cambridge Analytica with links to Macau
The company known for being behind Facebook’s data leak scandal, Cambridge Analytica, was preparing to develop its own cryptocurrency, a process that had links to Macau ... -
Q&A | Manuel Machado: Portuguese School of Macau President | ‘The school is growing and has established itself in the MSAR’
The Portuguese School of Macau (EPM) is celebrating its twentieth anniversary with several events this week, including a show at the Cultural Center tomorrow. In the ... -
CE to visit Cambodia and Thailand in May
The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, is scheduled to visit the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand from May 7 to 11. The visit ... -
Portuguese School | 20 years: Parents association proposes improvements to Mandarin teaching
The president of EPM’s parent’s association (APEP), Valeria Koob, believes that the Portuguese school should impose a multi-hour regime for children to learn the Mandarin language. ... -
AL Plenary | New law requires voice-recording equipment inside taxis
The Legislative Assembly (AL) has passed a law concerning the city’s future taxi operations, stating that, in the future, only taxi companies can apply for concessions ... -
Driving license mutual recognition said to be still under discussion
The Chief Executive (CE) has said that the local government does not have a timeline for implementing the mutual recognition scheme of driving licenses issued by ...
