Monthly Archives: May 2018
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Government to spend MOP6.2b on handouts for 710,000 residents
The annual cash handout from the government, included in the Wealth Partaking Scheme for 2018, will benefit a total of 710,000 eligible residents costing the government ... -
Gaming | Galaxy seeks clarification from local partner on Boracay project
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has pledged in a statement that it will continually support the Philippines’ initiative to cleanup and restore the island of Boracay. In ... -
Education | Gov’t changes regulation in the conferral of doctoral degrees at UM
The government is planning to promote changes to the administrative regulation that rules the acquisition of the academic degrees of master and doctor at the University ... -
Motor vehicles registration up by 10 percent
In the first quarter of 2018, on account of an increase of 43.1 percent in light automobiles (1,660), new registrations of motor vehicles went up by ... -
Elaine Wynn files lawsuit over shareholder list
Elaine Wynn has filed a lawsuit against Wynn Resorts Ltd. demanding that the company provide her with a list of its shareholders, which she plans to ... -
Letter to the Editor | ‘The Australian Consulate-General is working hard to serve Australia’s interests in Hong Kong and Macau’
Dear Editor, I write in response to the “Macau Matters; Consulate Woes” opinion piece that appeared in the Macau Daily Times on 25 April. Contrary to the author’s ... -
Briefs | AMCM launches Facebook page
The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) has launched a Facebook Page, forming part of its aim to convey the bureau’s latest financial information to the community ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM sponsors crisis intervention lecture
Following the sponsorship that allowed Caritas de Macau staff to participate in a disaster management training program in Nepal last year, MGM has sponsored and supported ... -
Real Estate Matters | The difference between being cheap and frugal
Many people work hard to stash away their earnings and save up for the initial pot of capital to get their foot on the so-called ‘property ... -
Gaming | Union: Caesars rejects ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign policy change
The union representing thousands of housekeepers in Las Vegas said Caesars Entertainment has rejected a proposal to include language in a new contract that would protect ... -
S&P Dow CEO says his firm decided against crypto indexes for now
S&P Dow Jones Indices says it’s decided against introducing cryptocurrency indexes – for now. With the popularity of bitcoin and other digital currencies, S&P has been ... -
Trade War | US-China talks center on rivalry over technology
A high-powered U.S. delegation arrived in Beijing yesterday for talks with Chinese officials on defusing tensions that are propelling the world’s two largest economies toward a trade ... -
Beijing congratulates North Korea’s Kim on reducing tensions
China’s foreign minister congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday on his moves to reduce tensions with South Korea, China said. Their meeting in Pyongyang ... -
Liu Xia | Germany says Liu Xiaobo’s widow is welcome ‘at any time’
Germany said yesterday it would welcome the widow of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo after a recording was released of her crying in desperation and ... -
Malaysia | Mahathir, at 92 wants to rule again, shakes up election
Malaysia’s former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad wasn’t invited to the forum that planned to debate whether at well past 90 years he is too old to ... -
Historians name two Indian Ocean 19th century shipwrecks
A four-year search of the depths of the Indian Ocean has failed to locate Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. But the unprecedented sonar seabed hunt for the ... -
India | Ten cities top WHO list of most polluted in the world
The most recent air pollution data from the World Health Organization gives India a dubious lead. The world’s ten most polluted cities are Indian. The air ... -
Sandstorm kills at least 91, injures over 160
A powerful dust storm and rain swept parts of north and western India overnight, causing house collapses, toppling trees and leaving at least 91 people dead and ... -
USA | Shakeup in Trump’s legal team may usher in tougher stance
President Donald Trump hired a veteran attorney who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment process as the White House shifted to a more aggressive approach to ... -
USA | Republican House members seek Nobel Peace Prize for Trump
A group of House Republicans is seeking the Nobel Peace Prize for President Donald Trump because of his work to ease nuclear tensions with North Korea. Trump ... -
This Day in History | 1979 Election victory for Margaret Thatcher
The Conservative Party has won the general election making Margaret Thatcher Britain’s first ever woman prime minister. Mrs Thatcher arrived at Downing Street to take over ... -
Offbeat | He did it again! Man robs same bank day after release from prison
Authorities say a man sent to state prison for bank robbery has robbed the same Cleveland bank branch the day after his release. Federal prosecutors in ... -
World briefs
CHINA-N.KOREA China’s foreign minister congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday on his moves to reduce tensions with South Korea, as a visit underscored Beijing’s ... -
Football | Champions League: Liverpool goes from qualifier to finalist
ay back in August when Liverpool was sweating its way through the playoffs just to qualify for the Champions League group phase, going all the way ... -
European weekend: What to watch in the main leagues
ENGLAND It’s win or bust for Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League this weekend. If Chelsea fails to beat Liverpool at Stamford Bridge ... -
The Buzz | George Harrison’s first electric guitar up for auction
George Harrison’s first electric guitar is up for auction. Julien’s Auctions says Harrison played the Hoffner Club 40 when The Beatles played around Liverpool, England, as ... -
Australian first lady ‘flattered’ by ‘delicious’ description
Australia’s prime minister said yesterday his wife was “flattered and charmed” to be described by President Emmanuel Macron as “delicious,” a compliment that has sparked lighthearted ... -
Kapok | Toothless labor organizations
I was recently reminded that in the years leading to the handover, the Portuguese administration had expressed the wish, almost on an annual basis, to move ... -
Friday, May 4, 2018 – edition no. 3340
* Lawmaker alerts | Authoritarian rule will trickle down to Macau * MOP6.2 billion | Cash handouts for 710,000 residents * Galaxy seeks clarification in Boracay ... -
Casinos, Triads & Dragons | Macau drawn square by square
• Frenchman Willy Duraffourg talks to Extra Times on his graphic novel on Macau and on how he views the “Cité du Dragon” * Movies: ... -
In ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ Marvel goes nuclear
After 10 years of lean, threadbare, Lilliputian tales, Marvel Studios has, thank heavens, finally decided to go big. The scale of “Avengers: Infinity War,” of course, ... -
‘Miss Subways’ is a quirky novel by David Duchovny
Though primarily known for his acting roles in TV series such as “The X-Files,” David Duchovny has the writing gene as well. “Miss Subways” is a ... -
Kat Edmonson truly sings like an ‘Old Fashioned Gal’
Kat Edmonson’s “Old Fashioned Gal” sounds like an alternate soundtrack to an Audrey Hepburn film, 11 self-penned songs of gentle romance and vulnerability in a decades-old ... -
Interview | Willy Duraffourg ‘Cotai and its casinos present an image of capitalism pushed to its extreme’
French comic artist and screenwriter Willy Duraffourg co-authored the first volume of “Macao – The Cité du Dragon”, a graphic novel exploring the world of Chinese ... -
The Burgundian Exception
Everyone knows by heart that Bourgogne is all about Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Hawk-eyed oenophiles may add Gamay, Aligoté, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc to the ...
