Daily Archives: Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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President shows Kim a video laying out the stakes of summit
President Donald Trump, the former reality television star with a knack for theatrics, tried a dose of Hollywood drama as he sought to sway North Korean ... -
Consulate in favor of proposed job agencies bill
The Philippine Consulate General in the SAR celebrated the 120th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence yesterday, themed “Change we fought for, an offering to ... -
Crime | Local man scammed while trying to help friend
A local man was involved in a phone scam that resulted in a loss of RMB10,000, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a press conference. He ... -
Military Club holds Food and Wine Festival
THE Military Club de Macau is holding Portugal’s Food and Wine Festival (Spring 2018 edition) in celebration of its 148th anniversary until June 17, featuring two ... -
Lawmaker Pereira Coutinho questions lifting of immunity
Recently, suspended lawmaker Sulu Sou declared that his conviction last month was unlawful, arguing that the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) decision to lift his prosecutorial immunity was ... -
Low Jho thought to be hiding in town
Citing an unidentified government source, The Malaysian Reserve is reporting that authorities believe wanted businessman Low Taek Jho is hiding out in the Macau SAR. The ... -
Health | Region records high hypertension incidence rate
Macau is said to have a higher incidence rate of hypertension than both mainland China and Hong Kong. Recently, the Macau Association of Cardiovascular Interventions (MACI) ... -
Macau’s economic growth to slow in 2019, EIU forecasts
Macau’s economic growth is expected to slow by more than three percentage points this year from 9.1 percent in 2017 to 5.8 percent, before dropping back ... -
Gov’t rejects proposal to move greyhounds to Jockey Club
The Yat Yuen Canidrome Company has proposed that they free up the facilities of the Canidrome by moving some of the greyhounds to the Macau Jockey ... -
Briefs | FSS announces name list
The Social Security Fund (FSS) announced the list of special allocations from the budget surplus of 2018 for the non-mandatory central provident fund system yesterday. According ... -
Amazon flexes muscles, Seattle backs down on business tax
Amazon balked and Seattle is backing down. City leaders said they plan to repeal a tax on large companies such as Amazon and Starbucks as they ... -
Yahoo fined USD334,500 by UK regulator over 2014 cyber hacks
Yahoo’s U.K. unit was fined 250,000 pounds (USD334,500) by a British regulator for failing to keep the data of more than half a million users in ... -
Corporate Bits | CTM holds with global telecom providers
CTM held the 9th Bridge Alliance Management Meeting recently to share best practices, and discuss and explore solutions and technologies in the telecom industry including roaming ... -
New US Taiwan Office prompts questions over who’ll lead it
The precarious balance Taiwanese President Tsai Ing- wen must navigate between a more assertive China and the uncertainty of American policy was in focus yesterday when ... -
Slain Chinese girl’s family wants longer sentence for killer
The family of a Chinese college student gunned down in a road rage incident in Arizona is pleading with a judge to reject an agreement lowering ... -
Next up in clean-air push is a gas pipeline behemoth
China’s push to eradicate smog by using more natural gas is set to get a boost as it pushes ahead with a plan to merge under ... -
Auto sales rise 7.9 percent in May as electrics surge
China’s auto sales rose 7.9 percent in May from a year earlier as purchases of electric and gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles more than doubled to 102,000, an ... -
US broadcaster loses Myanmar outlet over Rohingya name
AU.S. government-affiliated broadcaster that provides news to countries in Asia where freedom of information is restricted is losing its partner in Myanmar after refusing to stop ... -
Vietnam passes cybersecurity law despite privacy concerns
Vietnamese legislators yesterday passed a contentious cybersecurity law, which critics say will hurt the economy and further restrict freedom of expression. The law requires service providers ... -
Malaysia | Attorney General starts review of 1MDB probe papers
Malaysia’s attorney general will start his review of 1MDB investigation papers, signaling that charges linked to the troubled state fund may be imminent. Attorney-General Tommy Thomas ... -
India | World’s fastest growth yet to make a mark on job market
Hiring in India’s formal job market remained stagnant even as growth accelerated at the fastest pace among the world’s biggest economies. A survey of 5,110 employers ... -
Report describes Dubai real estate as money-laundering haven
War profiteers, terror financiers and drug traffickers sanctioned by the U.S. in recent years have used Dubai’s real-estate market as a haven for their assets, a ... -
China suggests sanctions relief for Pyongyang
China suggested yesterday that the U.N. Security Council consider suspending or lifting sanctions against North Korea if the country is in compliance with U.N. resolutions and ... -
This Day in History | 1991 – Yeltsin wins first Russian elections
Boris Yeltsin is celebrating victory as Russia’s first popularly-elected president. The 60-year-old reformer and leader of the group Democratic Russia has inflicted a heavy defeat on ... -
After summit, Trump announces halt to US-S. Korea ‘war games’
President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit yesterday with the U.S. president pledging unspecified “security guarantees” to the North ... -
NBA | Oakland ready to again celebrate champion Warriors
For the second straight year, throngs of Oakland fans will get to celebrate the Golden State Warriors with a parade for a team some are calling ... -
Offbeat | Residents try to break world record for largest paper plane
Residents of a Massachusetts city are hoping to break the world record for largest paper airplane. The Revolving Museum of Fitchburg is revealing a nearly one-ton ... -
ON THE ROAD TO WORLD CUP | Rossi explodes into life as Italy wins third title
Italy has a reputation of being a slow-starter at the World Cup, not least because of its exploits at the 1982 tournament in Spain. The team ... -
World Cup | Nigeria’s bright, trippy uniforms a hit among jerseys
Spain, your asymmetry is showing. Nigeria, you’re so bright I need shades! Croatia, Russia’s fresh out of Big Boy restaurants. No worries, though, your party duds ... -
The Buzz | Designer Louboutin wins case on red soled high-heels
The European Union’s top court has defended French fashion designer Christian Louboutin’s claim to trademark red soled high-heel shoes. The European Court of Justice ruled yesterday ... -
World briefs
RUSSIA Two boats collided near a Russian city that is hosting the World Cup, killing 11 people, authorities said yesterday. A state media report said the ... -
U2 dedicates song to Anthony Bourdain at Apollo show
U2 frontman Bono honored the late Anthony Bourdain toward the end of the band’s special performance at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Bono spoke of losing ... -
Animal Farm | Washing hands?
It has been announced that the Canidrome wants to send the greyhounds to China! The Macau Government’s policy seems to be as usual, following the “laissez ... -
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 – edition no. 3067
* Trump-Kim summit raises cautious hope for peace * Philippines independence day marked in Macau * Coutinho questions lifting of immunity * Economy slowdown predicted ...
