Daily Archives: Thursday, June 21, 2018
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Sou’s appeal for suspension annulment moves to top court
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has officially forwarded his appeal for the annulment of his suspension from the Legislative Assembly (AL) to the Court of Final Appeal (TUI), ... -
Ka Ho old leprosery revamp complete
The revamp of the Ka Ho old leprosery is now complete and the site will be used for youth education and tourism, the Secretary for Social ... -
CE visits Greater Bay Area cities
The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, will lead a delegation on a series of visits covering nine cities within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. The ... -
MGM leaves extension of gaming licenses to gov’t
As gaming licenses are set to expire in 2020, MGM China is hopeful that its license will soon be extended to 2022. Speaking to the press, ... -
Tourism | MGTO attends UNWTO meeting in Fiji
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) attended the 30th joint meeting of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Commissions for East Asia and Pacific, and for South ... -
TrailHiker debuts 20km course at MGM Cotai
The ninth edition of the annual MGM Macau Eco TrailHiker 2018 is slated to be held on November 3, introducing a new 20 km category in ... -
HK-Macau bus fee to range between HKD170 and HKD220
One Bus Hong Kong Macau Limited’s Chairman Teddy Chung disclosed that tickets for cross-border bus services between Hong Kong and Macau, over the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge ... -
Briefs | IC to sponsor 15 new local short films
The Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) has selected 15 brand new local productions commissioned by the newest edition of “Local View Power”. After assessing 66 proposals, the ... -
US | Gaming: Business up at New Jersey track, casino with sports bets
Arthur Rosen puzzled over the photocopied sheet of paper listing all sorts of exotic bets on baseball games, including one in which the number of runs ... -
Japan | Construction app offers fix for super-tight labor market
One of Yosuke Kobayashi’s biggest headaches has been finding enough workers to build hotels, restaurants and bath houses for his construction company. That was until the ... -
Kim urges ‘step-by-step’ nuclear talks in meeting with Xi
Kim Jong Un doesn’t appear to be in a rush to dump his nuclear weapons. In talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, the North ... -
Trump faults China’s economic policy as threat to US security
The world economy lurched closer to an all-out trade war as the Trump administration accused China of threatening U.S. economic interests and as the European Union ... -
Survey | Foreign companies feel pressure to give up tech
One in five foreign companies in China feels compelled to hand over technology for market access, a business group said yesterday, highlighting a key irritant in ... -
On North Korean side of DMZ, it’s change in the air
Lt. Col. Hwang Myong Jin has been a guide on the northern side of the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas for five years. He ... -
Pearl Harbor survivor says goodbye before leaving Hawaii
Nearly eight decades ago, Ray Emory, then a young sailor, watched in disbelief as Japanese torpedoes tore into American ships in Pearl Harbor. Emory survived the ... -
Indonesia | Families plea for bigger search for 192 from ferry
Distraught relatives slammed Indonesia’s government for not enforcing basic safety measures on passenger boats and pleaded yesterday for a bigger search effort for more than 190 ... -
India | Ruling coalition loses a second ally as pressure builds
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition lost a second political ally in three months after his Bharatiya Janata Party withdrew its support from the government in ... -
US leaving UN’s Human Rights Council, cites anti-Israel bias
The United States is leaving the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, which Ambassador Nikki Haley called “an organization that is not worthy of its name.” It’s ... -
Venezuela | Construction boom suddenly emerges in Caracas
You can still find a place to enjoy a nice steak dinner in Las Mercedes, the Caracas district once known for discos and beer-by-the-bucket pubs. Mostly, ... -
Offbeat | Theft of mammoth proportions: Agency seeks stolen tusk
A federal agency wants its wooly mammoth tusk back. The Bureau of Land Management in Alaska on Tuesday asked the public’s help in recovering an approximately ... -
This Day in History | 1945 – US troops take Okinawa
The Japanese island of Okinawa has finally fallen to the Americans after a long and bloody battle. The island, situated 550km south of the Japanese mainland, ... -
Volgograd provides the proper perspective at World Cup
Nearly 60 years since it changed its name to Volgograd, the Russian city once called Stalingrad and its bloody history loom large even in the midst ... -
World Cup | Ronaldo scores in Portugal’s 1-0 win, Morocco eliminated
Cristiano Ronaldo made European football history by scoring in Portugal’s 1-0 win over Morocco yesterday, a result that makes the North African team the first to ... -
Preview | France hopes luck won’t be needed to get past Peru
The pre-tournament favorites at this World Cup have struggled so far. France is no exception — but at least it has a win. Les Bleus, who ... -
World briefs
CHINA One in five foreign companies in China feels compelled to hand over technology for market access, a business group said yesterday, highlighting a key irritant in ... -
The Buzz | Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino (ex-Revel) seeks license
Eight days before it plans to open, Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino will go before state gambling regulators to seek a casino license. The New Jersey ... -
Giant crackdown against wildlife crime in 92 countries
Nearly 100 countries took part in a globe-spanning crackdown on the illegal wildlife trade, seizing tons of meat, ivory, pangolin scales and timber in a monthlong ... -
Girl About Globe | Ye gots! The rise of ‘got it’.
‘Got it’ culture is upon us. You will surely have encountered ‘got it’. A recent example in my life came on Twitter. When I logged in, ... -
Thursday, June 21, 2018 – edition no. 3072
* Sulu Sou’s appeal reaches top court * Ka Ho facilities revamp complete * Chui Sai On visits greater bay area cities * Trailhiker with a new 20km category ...
