Daily Archives: Friday, June 1, 2018
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Courts will not provide Portuguese translation of ruling
From left to right: Jorge Menezes, Sulu Sou, Scott Chiang and Pedro Leal The Times has learned that a request from the two lawyers defending Sulu ... -
Casinos called to join non-mandatory central provident fund
It was “strongly suggested” to Macau’s gaming operators that they join the government’s non-mandatory central provident fund system in order to secure the retirement pension of ... -
CRIME | Taxi driver threatens passengers with violence
The long history of infractions by Macau taxi drivers has had a new episode. This time, passengers have accused a driver of being aggressive, according to ... -
AL Plenary | New regime to ease supervision over financial leasing companies
The amendment of the regime of Macau’s financial leasing companies was passed by the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. With the new law, financial leasing companies will ... -
Some disabled residents to qualify for FSS system
Beneficiaries of the region’s temporary Provisional Disability Allowance will be transferred to the region’s Social Security Fund (FSS) to better provide basic social security for residents ... -
Citizens encouraged to be aware of heat wave
The Health Bureau (SSM) has issued a statement in which citizens are encouraged to be aware of the effects caused by the “heat wave” affecting the ... -
Consulate to celebrate Mt. Everest Day today
The Consulate General of Nepal in Hong Kong and Macau is organizing a hiking program today to commemorate Mount Everest Day, annually celebrated in Nepal on ... -
Chagall exhibition celebrating color opens at MAM
An exhibition featuring more than 100 works by Russian-French artist Marc Chagall was inaugurated yesterday evening at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM). Organized by MAM, ... -
Real Estate Matters | Student housing in Macau
If you browse through news related to international property, you often come across articles about the ‘student housing market’, which generally refers to the rental market ... -
Wynn Resorts cuts ties to salon manager after founder’s exit
Wynn Resorts Ltd. cut ties this month to Claude Baruk, the celebrity hair stylist whose salons in Las Vegas figure in the Steve Wynn sexual-harassment allegations. ... -
Contract for Vegas casino employees nears expiration
The two largest resort operators in Las Vegas would lose more than USD10 million a day combined if housekeepers, cooks and others go on strike, a ... -
Turmoil at Korean dynasty deepens as misdeed allegations mount
Add tax evasion and embezzlement to the mounting list of allegations that one of Korea’s richest families is facing, deepening the turmoil at a business dynasty ... -
Zhang Wenzhong | Chinese retail tycoon’s fraud conviction thrown out
China’s supreme court threw out a retail tycoon’s fraud conviction yesterday in an unusual show of leniency toward entrepreneurs amid a string of high-profile detentions that ... -
Trial begins for ex-CIA man accused of espionage
Prosecutors say a former CIA case officer betrayed his country by giving a Chinese spy information about human assets and other top-secret information in exchange for ... -
Wife of detained lawyer Yu Wensheng barred from travelling
The wife of a detained Chinese human rights lawyer said that she has been prevented from leaving her neighborhood, the latest apparent case of extra-legal harassment ... -
Australian says China uses different tone in private talks
An Australian official said yesterday that China used a different tone in private talks than it used in a recent public statement that demanded Australia take ... -
Thailand | Appeals court dismisses case against British activist
A Thai appeals court yesterday vindicated a British labor rights activist entangled in a years- long legal confrontation with a fruit-packing company after he publicized alleged human ... -
Pakistani prisoner on death row dies in Indonesia
A terminally ill Pakistani prisoner on death row in Indonesia passed away in a hospital yesterday, shortly after rights activists in Pakistan sought his release on ... -
Kim Jong Un complains of US ‘hegemonism’ as summit nears
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un complained of “U.S. hegemonism” to Russia’s visiting foreign minister yesterday, as one of his top lieutenants was in New York ... -
Corruption | Malaysia working with Singapore to recover lost 1MDB funds
Malaysia said it’s working with Singapore to recover money believed to have been embezzled from its state investment company 1MDB, as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s administration ... -
Puerto Rico | Grid ‘teetering’ despite USD3.8 billion repair job
After months of darkness and stifling heat, Noe Pagan was overjoyed when power-line workers arrived to restore electricity to his home deep in the lush green ... -
This Day in History | 1970 British Prime Minister hit by flying egg
The Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, has been hit in the face with an egg thrown by a Young Conservative demonstrator. The raw egg, thrown at close ... -
Offbeat | La Scala’s 2018-19 season features Verdi, Woody Allen
The storied La Scala opera house announced that it will open the 2018-19 season with a new production of Verdi’s “Attila,” continuing the tradition of Italian ... -
Football | Zidane quits as Real Madrid coach after third Champions League
At least as a coach, Zinedine Zidane is going out on top. After ending his playing career by headbutting an opponent in the 2006 World Cup ... -
World briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA The leaders of Japan and Vietnam agreed yesterday to bolster cooperation in maritime safety and defense, and expressed shared concerns over China’s growing ... -
The Buzz | Spain’s gov’t poised to fall, Socialists prepare for power
Spain’s conservative government yesterday appeared doomed to lose a no-confidence vote in parliament, with the center-left Socialist party poised to take power. A Basque nationalist party’s ... -
Science Says | Ambien’s odd side effects don’t include racism
Ambien and similar sleep aids are well-known for sometimes causing some weird behavioral side effects, but changing one’s political or cultural views is not one of ... -
Harvey Weinstein indicted on rape, criminal sex act charges
Harvey Weinstein was indicted on rape and criminal sex act charges, furthering the first criminal case to arise from a slate of sexual misconduct allegations against ... -
Editorial | Of eggs and paper planes
In 1970, Prime Minister Harold Wilson was being harshly attacked by the opposition Conservative Party and by many people because of unpopular tax measures he had ... -
Friday, June 1, 2018 – edition no. 3059
* Financial leasing supervision eased * Zidane leaves Real Madrid after third Champions League win * Court refuses translation * Everest day celebrated in Macau * ... -
‘The Beach’ is closed
• Once a pristine paradise, the secluded bay made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie “The Beach”, Maya Bay, has been exhausted by mass tourism; but ... -
In ‘American Animals,’ a library heist goes awry
For anyone who has ever read “Crime and Punishment” and then really wanted to see a frat boy version — Bro-stoyevsky, if you will — your ... -
Cohen hilariously tackles work-life balance in ‘The Glitch’
Shelley Stone is a hard-working CEO of a Silicon Valley tech company that sells a small device called a Conch, which helps improve everyday life. The ... -
Roger Daltrey aces set of soulful covers, originals
It may seem paradoxical to begin a review of a Roger Daltrey album by mentioning Pete Townshend, but The Who vocalist himself credits his bandmate for ... -
News of the World | Ailing Thai beach made famous by Hollywood closes to tourism
After today, the daily influx of dozens of boats and thousands of visitors unsuccessfully scrambling for an unspoiled view of Maya Bay’s emerald waters and glistening ...
