Daily Archives: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
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Higher childbirth fees for tourists and non-residents next month
The adjusted fees of delivery services for non-resident parents will be officially applied starting from June 1, the Health Bureau reported yesterday in a press conference. ... -
China slams US criticism of its ‘Orwellian’ demand
China isn’t backing down after the White House called an order for airlines to stop referring to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as countries “Orwellian nonsense.” ... -
Gaming | Morpheus to operate without junkets
Melco Resort’s upcoming resort, Morpheus, is set to rely on its own database in acquiring high-rollers instead of following the practice usually employed by casinos, which ... -
Letter to the Editor | Consulate Woes – Follow up
Dear Editor, The Australian Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macau has written a letter to the editor in response to my article about the Consulate that ... -
Arts | ‘I upload therefore I exist’ opens today
The exhibition “I upload therefore I exist” by Wong Weng Io will open today at 6.30 p.m. at Casa Garden. Wong Weng Io (Yoyo) was born ... -
New office to coordinate Greater Bay Area development
A new office to coordinate the development of the Greater Bay Area will be established in the near future, Hong Kong chief secretary Matthew Cheung revealed yesterday. ... -
Casinos accused of blacklisting unfriendly workers
The local government has been urged by lawmaker Leong Sun Iok to investigate casinos following accusations that certain casinos are sharing a blacklist of employees in ... -
Number of credit card users increasing
The total number of personal credit cards issued by banks in Macau stood at 1,216,548 at end-March 2018, an increase of 2.5 percent from the previous ... -
Kiang Wu expects to offer assisted reproductive services in August
KIANG Wu Hospital is expecting to provide assisted reproductive services starting from August this year, according to Cheung Chun Wing, vice-president of the hospital. The hospital ... -
Crime | Resident scammed HKD364,000 over online date
A local resident was reportedly scammed by a man she met through an online social networking app that resulted in a loss of almost HKD364,000, the Judiciary ... -
Security officers complain about holiday rights
Lawmaker Sulu Sou called the government to ensure the protection of basic rights for those in the security forces. Recently, Sulu received reports which included claims ... -
Electronic health vouchers provide simplified system
The new electronic health vouchers, created by the government to replace the previous system (paper-based support) will not require any prior application or registration, the Health ... -
Air France tumbles as CEO departure, strikes spook investors
Air France-KLM Group tumbled in Paris trading as Europe’s biggest airline battles turbulence triggered by Chief Executive Officer Jean-Marc Janaillac’s resignation and a deepening labor conflict. ... -
Nestle bets USD7b on Starbucks to revive its coffee sales
Starbucks Corp. is giving Nestle SA a shot at revitalizing its global coffee business. In the third-biggest transaction in Nestle’s 152-year history, the Swiss food giant ... -
Jack Ma’s too-big-to-fail finance giant faces a clampdown
There’s no other company on Earth quite like Ant Financial. Spanning online payments, insurance, lending, credit scores, asset management and more, Jack Ma’s Chinese behemoth resembles ... -
ZTE seeks end to ban on buying American technology
Chinese technology company ZTE says it has applied to the U.S. Commerce Department asking it to suspend a seven-year ban on it doing business with U.S. ... -
China, Indonesia discuss ways to boost trade relations
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo hosted China’s premier yesterday and the two oversaw the signing of several memorandums aimed at boosting trade between the nations. After ... -
Opinion | Quietly, China is starting to set global standards
High-level trade talks last week between the U.S. and China grabbed headlines around the world, but in many ways they were beside the point. In the years ... -
East Timor | Xanana calls for restraint after campaign violence
East Timorese independence hero Xanana Gusmao has called on supporters not to be provoked after campaigning for next weekend’s elections was marred by violence. Gusmao’s National ... -
India | Feral dog packs kill six children, terrifying villagers
Roaming packs of feral dogs have killed six children in the last week in north India, terrifying villagers who have begun keeping their children home from ... -
Balikatan 34-2018 | Philippines, US launch largest military drills under Duterte
U.S. and Philippine forces yesterday began their largest annual military exercises since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power and vowed to scale down America’s military presence ... -
USA | Chelsea Manning: Insurgent bid for Senate is genuine
Chelsea Manning is no longer living as a transgender woman in a male military prison, serving the lengthiest sentence ever for revealing U.S. government secrets. She’s ... -
Hawaii | Volcano destroys dozens of homes, forces evacuations
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano destroyed 26 homes and spewed lava hundreds of feet into the air, leaving evacuated residents unsure how long they might be displaced. In ... -
Offbeat | Beam me upstate? Shatner visits NY Star Trek set replica
It’s like William Shatner got stuck in a Star Trek time warp. The 87-year-old actor visited a doppelganger of the original Starship Enterprise set in upstate ... -
This Day in History | 1984 – Moscow pulls out of US Olympics
Twelve weeks before the opening ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympic Games, the USSR has announced it is boycotting them. It is expected most of the ... -
Cycling | Viviani wins third stage as Giro bids farewell to Israel
Elia Viviani won the third stage of the 101st Giro d’Italia for his second bunch sprint finish victory in as many days as the Grand Tour ... -
Football | Shanghai sweating on Hulk ahead of crunch Asian clash
Wednesday, 6:00pm Kashima Antlers v Shangai Sipg H 2.58, D 3.54, A 2.77 Shanghai SIPG is sweating on the fitness of its Brazilians Hulk and Oscar ... -
The Buzz | Jay-Z lawyers: SEC probe has become a ‘celebrity hunt’
Lawyers for Jay-Z say the Securities and Exchange Commission has gone on a “celebrity hunt” by demanding the rapper submit to unlimited questioning about various businesses. ... -
World briefs
US Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano destroyed 26 homes and spewed lava hundreds of feet into the air, leaving evacuated residents unsure how long they might be displaced. ... -
Britain hopes to address Trump concerns on Iran nuclear deal
Britain’s ambassador to the U.S. said yesterday [Macau time] his country believes it’s still possible to address President Donald Trump’s concerns about the Iran nuclear deal ... -
Our Desk | An urgent call for new parents
At a first glance, it might seem that I am making an appeal for procreation in Macau. No, that is not the case at the moment, ... -
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 – edition no. 3042
* Childbirth fees | Restrictive rules for low-income migrant aid * China fires back after US blasts ‘Orwellian’ rule for airlines * Morpheus to operate without ...
