Daily Archives: Tuesday, June 5, 2018
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Casinos should have dedicated donations department, Lin suggests
A Macau University of Science and Technology research team from the Institute for Social and Cultural Research has concluded that Macau’s six gaming operators should improve both ... -
June 4 vigil turnout rises, but attendance still low
The annual June 4 vigil was held last night in Senado Square attracting approximately 200 attendees as the weather improved later into the evening. The turnout ... -
Mixed opinions on Sou’s sentence, analysts criticize further probes
In the aftermath of last week’s sentence imposing a 120-day fine sentence on Sulu Sou and Scott Chiang, several lawmakers and experts interviewed by the Times ... -
Casino magnate purchases office complex in Sydney
A local private company associated with gambling magnate, Loi Keong Kuong, will buy a prize office complex sold by Sydney-based real estate group, Markham, in a deal worth some AUD265 ... -
Man commits suicide on second attempt
A mainland China resident aged over 50 years old committed suicide at around 1.30 a.m. yesterday morning. The resident was found dead near the PRC Liaison ... -
DSAT admits penalties for taxi infractions are ‘light’
Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San said that the DSAT will support any suggestions coming from the taxi industry as long as they improve the ... -
Cooperation | Brazil highlighted in China’s International Fair
The Brazilian pavilion was elected the best stand of the 5th China Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), the Brazilian Ministry of Industry, Foreign ... -
Over 50 foreign gov’t officials to attend 9th IIICF
The 9th Intentional Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF), jointly organized by the China International Contractors Association and the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion (IPIM) Institute, ... -
HKZMB believed to offer no improvements to logistics industry
The president of the International Logistics and Forwarding Association of Macau, Lei Kuok Fai, said that Macau’s logistics industry has already been marginalized in Zhuhai, Hong ... -
Protestors call for an ‘end to one-party dictatorship’ in HK
Thousands of people took part in a candlelight vigil in Victoria Park to remember the victims of the 1989 Beijing massacre. The protestors called for an ... -
In Indonesia, the cost of a curry just got a lot pricier
Cooking up Indonesia’s national dish is a lot more expensive these days. A sharp rise in the cost of some of the key ingredients that make ... -
Japan Air sets sights on AirAsia’s turf for first low-cost route
Japan Airlines Co. has decided to go head-first into the home turf of Asia’s largest low-fare carrier. The Japanese operator, which is starting its own budget ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands China awards outstanding team members
Sands China Ltd. held the ninth edition of its Because We Care Team Member Awards on May 31 at The Venetian Theatre, where it honored outstanding ... -
Analysis | For Beijing, smaller trade surplus OK. But tech concessions? No.
Narrow our trade surplus with the United States? No problem, say Chinese negotiators. But change technology tactics that are China’s path to prosperity and its rightful ... -
Trade War | Two sides harden their negotiating stance
China has balked at stepping up its purchases of American products, raising the odds of a trade war, if President Donald Trump follows through on his ... -
June 4 | US urges China to release Tiananmen death toll
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged China to disclose the details of people killed, detained or missing during the Chinese military’s crackdown on pro-democracy ... -
Trump-Kim summit | Don’t expect North Korea to foot the bill
When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump hold their summit at an exclusive venue in Singapore, one of the priciest destinations in ... -
India | A trio of unlikely heroes wages war on plastic
For more than 25 years, Ram Nath has lived on the banks of the Yamuna River under a 19th-century iron bridge. Each morning, the wiry man ... -
Japan | Finance minister takes pay cut, officials punished
Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso has taken a voluntary one-year salary cut after 20 officials were penalized for tampering with documents related to a government property ... -
Science | Study finds rare gain for tough-to-treat pancreatic cancer
Patients with pancreatic cancer that hadn’t spread lived substantially longer on a four-drug combo than on a single standard cancer drug, a rare advance for a ... -
USA | Skimping can’t save seniors from upped med cost
Medicare recipients filled fewer prescriptions for pricey brand-name drugs — but spent more on such meds anyway, says a government report due out today [Macau time. ... -
Guatemala | Volcanic eruption sends lava into homes, kills 25
A fiery volcanic eruption in south-central Guatemala sent lava flowing into rural communities, killing at least 25 as rescuers struggled to reach people where homes and roads ... -
Girls discover World War I practice bomb in Michigan lake
Two girls have found what authorities say is a World War I-era practice bomb while swimming in a lake in Michigan. The Flint Journal reports that ... -
This Day in History | 1963 – Profumo resigns over sex scandal
Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, has resigned from government, admitting he lied to Parliament about his relationship with a call girl. Prime Minister Harold ... -
World Cup friendlies | Brazil’s Jesus admits challenge against Firmino for No. 9
The most loved Brazilian at Anfield, especially after Philippe Coutinho left for Barcelona, is Roberto Firmino. And it may seem likely that a striker who netted ... -
Boxing | Legal bare-knuckle fighting makes bloody debut in Wyoming
The first ever state-sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing match got a bloody this weekend — and a big response from a raucous crowd. Arnold Adams, a 32-year-old MMA ... -
On the Road to WORLD CUP | Pele comes of age as Brazil wins 1958 trophy
It took a 17-year-old phenom to finally turn things around for Brazil. Present at each World Cup since its start in 1930, Brazil had always fallen ... -
World briefs
NORTH KOREA The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says the agency could resume work in North Korea “within weeks” to verify any possible agreement between ... -
The Buzz | Bill Clinton bristles at questions on Lewinsky, #MeToo
Former President Bill Clinton says the #MeToo movement is overdue. Just don’t ask him about Monica Lewinsky. In an interview with NBC’s “Today Show” released yesterday, ... -
Our Desk | Space to play
Recently opened without fanfare, the refurbished playground of Taipa’s Central Park is (as far as I know) the only contemporary children’s playground existing in the Macau ... -
Mouth gets Duterte in trouble again, this time for kiss
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s mouth has landed him in hot water again, this time for kissing a married woman on the lips in front of thousands ... -
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – edition no. 3061
* Study co-ordinator Lin Guangzhi alerts | Gap between casino revenues, donations * Attendance at June 4 vigil higher than last year in Macau, HK * ...
