Daily Archives: Wednesday, May 9, 2018
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Labor | Majority against proposed part-time regime
The government-proposed regulation for part-time work has not gathered societal support. This conclusion has been reached from the analysis of the final report on the public ... -
Greater Bay Area | Task force suggests leasing Zhuhai’s Guishan Island for port facilities
A group in Hong Kong is eyeing the relocation of the region’s container terminal, Kwai Tsing’s port facilities to Guishan, an island that falls under the jurisdiction ... -
Hotels to forward information on non-local guests to police
The public consultation regarding the amendment of the region’s immigration and residence regime began yesterday, with the new regime proposing several changes concerning illegal stay in ... -
Weather alert, mild day | Students left outside schools unaware of suspension
Several students were left outside their schools yesterday after the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) announced, at 6 a.m., that kindergartens, primary schools and special ... -
Gaming | Two poker rooms in Cotai cease operation
Two poker rooms in Cotai have reportedly shut down, cancelling an international poker tournament that was scheduled in the SAR next week, as a result of ... -
Residential property price index records slight increase
The overall residential property price index for January to March 2018 slightly increased by 0.6 percent over the previous period to 253.4, the Statistics and Census ... -
Tourism | Three universities hold forum for Greater Bay Area
Three tourism education institutions from Macau, Hong Kong and mainland China banded together yesterday to host the Greater Bay Area Collective Tourism Research Forum, designed with ... -
Morgan Stanley | World Cup a good time to score casino names
Macau casino operators got a boost yesterday as Morgan Stanley highlighted the upcoming soccer World Cup as a prime opportunity for investors to strike amid a ... -
GPDP reports low case conclusion rate and only eight sanctions in 2017
The Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP) concluded only 187 from the 408 cases handled by the Office in 2017. Of those, only eight cases resulted ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker renews calls for electric buses
Lawmaker Ho Ion Sang has called upon government’s principal officials to present a progress report on the bus service concession at the Legislative Assembly. Ho noted ... -
Gaming | MGM Chief Executive rips ‘hypocritical’ investors on diversity
MGM Resorts International has increased the number of women in management and invested in solar panels to power its casinos. Chief Executive Officer James Murren says ... -
Xiaomi poised to become a billionaire factory with Hong Kong IPO
When Xiaomi Corp.’s founders were eating millet congee at an office in Beijing’s Zhongguancun neighborhood in 2010, they decided to create a smartphone brand selling handsets ... -
Corporate Bits | The Venetian team member wins award
Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) has named a team member of The Venetian Macao as the winner of “The Mr. Sheldon G. and Dr. Miriam Adelson Citizenship ... -
Portuguese-speaking entrepreneurs meet in Mozambique
The first Economic Conference of the Market of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) begins today in Maputo, Mozambique, with the participation of about 350 ... -
Angola | EU to support agricultural development
The European Union (EU) will support the agricultural sector in the Angolan enclave province of Cabinda as part of its new development aid plan, in partnership ... -
North Korean leader meets Xi ahead of Trump summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a northern Chinese port city and pledged his continuing commitment to denuclearization ahead ... -
Dimon says yuan may rival dollar’s role in 20 years
China has a long list of financial reforms to tackle before the yuan can rival the global role of the dollar, according to JPMorgan Chase & ... -
Ex-political high-flyer handed life sentence for graft
A Chinese court sentenced former political high-flyer Sun Zhengcai to life in prison yesterday for taking more than USD26 million in bribes, making him one of the ... -
Exports rebound, trade surplus with US swells
China’s exports rebounded in April and its politically sensitive monthly trade surplus with the United States grew for the first time in five months at a ... -
Australia | Pre-poll plan to balance budget in two years revealed
Australia’s government said yesterday it has turned a corner on mounting debt, proposing a plan to give tax cuts to most Australians while balancing the books ... -
Cambodia | New owner of influent newspaper begins by firing editor
The new owner of a newspaper considered the sole remaining independent media voice in Cambodia fired its editor on Monday for publishing a story about the ... -
The bitter feud at the center of Malaysia’s election
It’s not just any other election for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak: The vote today is personal. His main challenger, Mahathir Mohamad, led the ruling Barisan ... -
Europeans back Iran nuclear deal as Trump weighs US pullout
European countries involved in the Iran nuclear agreement met yesterday to underline their support for the pact just hours before U.S. President Donald Trump was due ... -
Armenia | Protest leader elected Premier after ‘velvet revolution’
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was elected prime minister by the country’s parliament, completing a remarkable rise to power backed by massive street protests that he’s ... -
71st Cannes Film Festival opens with drama on screen and off
The 71st Cannes Film Festival is opening with the premiere of Asghar Farhadi’s “Everybody Knows,” starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, but much of the drama ... -
This Day in History | 1972 – Israeli commandos storm hijacked jet
Twelve Israeli soldiers disguised as maintenance staff have stormed a hijacked Sabena Boeing at Lod airport in Tel Aviv and released the 100 people on board. ... -
Offbeat | Twins born on ‘Star Wars’ Day named after movie characters
The force is with them. A Utah couple became parents of a boy and a girl on “Star Wars” day, Friday, May 4. The day is ... -
Snooker | Mark Williams wins third world title at 43
Mark Williams won the world snooker championship for the third time, 15 years after his last, after beating John Higgins 18-16 in one of the great ... -
Rafael Nadal in middle of football controversy in Madrid
Rafael Nadal has put himself in the middle of a soccer controversy in Madrid. A longtime Real Madrid supporter, Nadal appeared with an Atletico Madrid jersey ... -
Yankees and Red Sox to play in London in 2019
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will face each other in two regular-season games at the Olympic Stadium in London next year. “We are ... -
Cricket | Paine to lead Australia squad to England
Tim Paine has been picked to lead Australia’s squad for next month’s limited-overs series in England, adding to the ODI job to the test captaincy he ... -
The Buzz | ‘Star Trek’ actor George Takei to discuss internment camps
“Star Trek” actor George Takei is scheduled to speak in Boston about his experiences in U.S. internment camps during World War II. In an event at ... -
World Briefs
NEW ZEALAND announced yesterday that it plans to significantly boost the amount of aid money it spends in the South Pacific, as China’s influence in the region ... -
Living on Hawaii volcano offers affordable paradise, risks
The slopes of Kilauea offer a lush rural setting and affordable land that contrasts sharply with Hawaii’s more expensive real estate, but living on one of ... -
Animal Farm | Certainties and methodical doubts!
1. In early April, I published my forecast of Macau’s inflation for March. The official figures were only to be released on April 20. My forecast ...
