Monthly Archives: May 2018
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US questions China’s ‘two systems’ commitment
In its latest policy report, the US State Department has questioned Beijing’s commitment to China’s “One Country, Two Systems” policy, referring to the recent incursions into ... -
Anima criticizes Canidrome for ‘playing tricks’
Anima Macau has again slammed the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome for not disclosing its plans to facilitate the adoption of greyhounds, saying that the Canidrome is ... -
Exam results revoked due to government’s mistake
The Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) will organize another exam for the recruitment of technicians on July 1, with this exam intended to replace a previous exam ... -
Exclusive Interview | Wilfred Wong, ScL President: Renewed properties ‘to cater to new trend of family travelers’
Be it the one-billion dollar transformation of Sands Cotai Central into The Londoner or the revamp of Four Seasons – due to open in 2020 and ... -
Association calls for longer maternity leave
Proponents of breastfeeding are calling for longer maternity leave, wishing to extend the leave to a period of time in line with the International Labor Organization’s ... -
Briefs | Recent burglaries primarily took place in mornings
The majority of the city’s recent burglary cases took place in the morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Sit Chong Meng revealed yesterday. From January to ... -
Macau ranks joint highest on AIA Healthy Living Index
Macau and the People’s Republic of China have ranked joint-highest on the AIA Healthy Living Index 2018 with a total of 70 points each, according to ... -
Chow says gov’t should consider more gaming concessions
Macau businessman David Chow says that the government should consider granting another two gaming concessions for the benefit of Macau’s overall development. The Macau Legend Development ... -
Local film director Tracy Choi in Cannes
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) supported local film director Tracy Choi as she brought her movie “Sisterhood” to participate in activities with the Cannes Film ... -
Package tour visitors surged 13pct in April
Visitors to Macau on package tours totaled 757,000 in April 2018, according to newly- released information from the Statistics and Census Service, up by 12.9 percent ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM launches ‘Healthy mind healthy life’ campaign
Between May 20 and June 8, MGM launched a three- week “Healthy Mind Healthy Life” campaign with a wide array of wellbeing-related activities. Around 10,000 team ... -
Gaming | Startups are preparing to jump into the sports betting market
As the chief executive officer of a fledgling sports gambling company, Tom King said there have been two watershed moments in the last year. One, of ... -
IMF says China should open more to world, ease trade tension
China has made progress on reforms but should allow market forces to play a more decisive role and accelerate its opening up to the rest of ... -
Innovation | Robot boats propel Zhuhai startup
In the vast, freezing Ross Sea, China’s “Snow Dragon” icebreaker needed to find a safe anchorage before it could begin its mission to set up China’s ... -
Beijing vows to fight Washington on tariff hike
China’s government accused the Trump administration of hurting its credibility by acting erratically on trade and vowed yesterday to fight back if Washington goes ahead with ... -
Hong Kong | Property millionaires fuel a 49-year-old brokerage
One of Hong Kong’s oldest brokerages is boosting its wealth management operations in the city, where millionaires are being minted by a property boom. Everbright Sun ... -
Analysis | Kim Jong Un’s quest to make North Korea normal again
Moments after Kim Jong Un became the first North Korean leader to cross into the south last month, he convinced his counterpart Moon Jae-in to step back with him across ... -
AirAsia Tumbles as CEO under India probe for alleged graft
AirAsia Group Bhd. shares fell to their lowest level in six months after India said it’s investigating Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes and other officials for ... -
USA | Legal hurdles loom for prosecutors in USC gynecologist case
The University of Southern California has received hundreds of complaints about a former school gynecologist suspected of conducting inappropriate exams for decades, prompting the resignation of ... -
Greece | Workers join general strike as end of bailout looms
A general strike in Greece against plans to extend austerity measures has halted ferry services to the islands, and disrupted flights, public transport and other services ... -
Ukraine | Russian journalist reported killed shows up alive
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko turned up at a news conference in the Ukrainian capital yesterday less than 24 hours after police reported he had been shot ... -
Offbeat | No stairway to basement heaven just yet for British singer
There will be no stairway to basement heaven just yet for British singer Robbie Williams. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, Williams’ next-door neighbor, has persuaded local ... -
This Day in History | 1957 – Arthur Miller guilty of contempt
US playwright Arthur Miller has been convicted of contempt of Congress. The conviction relates to an investigation last year by the House of Representatives’ Un-American Activities ... -
Football | Portugal tries to repeat its European success
After finally breaking through with its first major title at the European Championship two years ago, Portugal will use the same formula at the World Cup. ... -
ON THE ROAD TO WORLD CUP | Is the Battle of Santiago the most lawless match?
Good evening. The game you are about to see is the most stupid, appalling, disgusting and disgraceful exhibition of football, possibly in the history of the ... -
World briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA The Philippine government has quietly protested after Chinese ships deployed a helicopter that flew “dangerously close” to a Philippine navy boat carrying supplies ... -
The Buzz | Intruder arrested after scaling scaffolding at UK Parliament
British police have arrested an intruder who scaled scaffolding and got onto the roof of Parliament. London’s Metropolitan Police force says officers were called late yesterday ... -
Former head of China’s Anbang group appeals prison sentence
The founder and former head of the sprawling Chinese insurance group that owns New York’s famed Waldorf Astoria Hotel is appealing his sentence of 18 years ... -
Made in Macao | A thought on creative development
I believe lots of Star Trek lovers, especially those from North America, have played a drinking game. It goes like this. Whenever Mr. Spock says “fascinating”, ... -
Thursday, May 31, 2018 – edition no. 3058
* US report | Commitment to ‘two systems’ questioned * Animal rights | Association criticizes Canidrome for ‘playing tricks’ * Wilfred Wong | ‘Macau as an ... -
Sou, Chiang sentenced to 120-day fine
The Court of First Instance (TJB) found suspended lawmaker Sulu Sou and activist Scott Chiang guilty of a co-authored act of unlawful assembly, which was charged ... -
MH370 | Leader of failed wreckage hunt hopes to search again
The head of a U.S. technology company that scoured the Indian Ocean seabed for more than three months looking for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said yesterday ... -
Analysis | Sulu’s road to Assembly back in sights
Maverick lawmaker Sulu Sou narrowly avoided permanent disqualification from the Legislative Assembly yesterday after the Court of First Instance found him guilty of the lesser crime ... -
Lawyers express unhappiness and surprise
Exiting from the court building yesterday evening, the lawyers representing Sulu Sou and Scott Chiang, Jorge Menezes and Pedro Leal respectively, expressed unhappiness and surprise at ... -
UM to hold 5th Macau Symposium on Biomedical Sciences
The Fifth Macau Symposium on Biomedical Sciences, organized by the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), will be held between June 8 and ...
