Monthly Archives: July 2018
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Exclusive | Former IPM head criticizes institute for failing to assess teachers, students
A former manager at the Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) has criticized the Institute’s alleged malpractice and negligence of operations, specifying issues such as the absence of performance ... -
Animal rights | Dog track closure prompts plea for adoptions
Dog races were held in Macau for half a century, up to five nights a week — a constant in this former Portuguese colony even as ... -
AL Plenary | Sulu Sou gets Legislative Assembly looking to the book
In yesterday’s session at the Legislative Assembly (AL), lawmaker Sulu Sou made such an unusual proposal that it forced the president of the legislature to refer ... -
Macau Pavilion held at HK Book Fair
The Macao Foundation and the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) co-operated to organize the Macau Pavilion at the 2018 Hong Kong Book Fair for the eighth consecutive ... -
78 employers join non-mandatory pension scheme
So far, a total of 78 employers have joined the non-mandatory central provident fund system which was implemented on January 1. Yesterday, the Social Security Fund ... -
Sands China helps raise profile of local SME
A Made-in-Macao printing company has expanded its business following on from the growth and development with Sands China Limited (SCL) as one of its major clients. ... -
IPIM makes positive review of Guangdong-Macau Fair
The Guangdong and Macau Branded Products Fair 2018 concluded on Sunday, with organizers hailing the event as a “resounding success.” Jointly organized by IPIM and the ... -
Residents report education course scams to DSEJ
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has received more than 20 complaints about scams concerning alleged continuing education courses. According to public broadcaster TDM, a ... -
Lotte considers selling China malls amid anti-Korean sentiment
Lotte Group, reeling from a wave of anti-Korean sentiment in China for more than a year, is considering selling some of its department stores in the ... -
Gaming | Caesars launching sports betting in New Jersey, Mississippi
Two Atlantic City casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment will start taking sports bets this week, and another two in Mississippi will do so in mid-August. Caesars ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco receives gov’t recognition for lactation rooms at resorts
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited has received recognition from the Macau SAR government for the company’s support toward breastfeeding and lactation room facilities available throughout all ... -
Beijing says still committed to Hong Kong semi-autonomy
China’s foreign minister said yesterday that his country remains committed to the “one country, two systems” governing framework in Hong Kong, despite growing concerns that Beijing ... -
Trade War | Wang Yi mocks US’s ‘perplexing’ complaints
Wang Yi may be China’s top diplomat, but yesterday he sounded more like the country’s chief lecturer of economics. The Chinese foreign minister took advantage of ... -
Chinese parents panic over infant vaccine safety
China’s vaccine scandal is sparking protests and panic among parents, with the revelation two drugmakers sold poor-quality vaccines for infants reviving anxiety over the country’s ability ... -
Cambodia | Opposition says election was death of democracy
The ruling party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen congratulated itself yesterday on its election victory, while the opposition party unable to contest the polls said ... -
East Timor | Australian minister visits Dili to repairs relations
Australia’s foreign minister was visiting East Timor yesterday to repair bilateral tries after a bitter dispute over energy revenue and spying allegations. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop ... -
MH370 | Report says third party intervention in Malay flight mystery
A Malaysian-led independent investigation report released yesterday, more than four years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared, highlighted shortcomings in the government’s response and raised the ... -
Indonesia | Hundreds stranded on mountain after earthquake
Rescuers are trying to evacuate hundreds of tourists stranded on Mount Rinjani on the Indonesian island of Lombok after an earthquake that killed 16 people triggered ... -
Vatican City | Pope accepts resignation of bishop convicted of sex abuse cover-up
Pope Francis yesterday accepted the resignation of an Australian archbishop convicted in criminal court of covering up the sexual abuse of children by a priest, taking ... -
Zimbabwe | Country votes for first time without Mugabe on ballot
Zimbabweans yesterday were voting peacefully in their first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot, a contest that could bring international legitimacy and investment or signal ... -
Offbeat | 50 years on, McDonald’s isn’t messing with ‘le’ Big Mac
McDonald’s is fighting to hold onto customers as the Big Mac turns 50, but it’s not messing with the makings of its most famous burger. The ... -
This Day in History | 1991 – Superpowers to cut nuclear warheads
The United States and the Soviet Union have signed an historic agreement reducing their stockpiles of nuclear warheads by about a third. The Strategic Arms Reduction ... -
Cycling | Team Sky’s dominance at Tour de France set to continue
The Tour de France has a new champion, but the narrative remains the same at cycling’s biggest race: Team Sky’s domination has no limits. By placing ... -
Baseball | Old ballplayer tweets highlight team fears of social media
As major leaguers Trea Turner, Sean Newcomb and Josh Hader face up to racist and homophobic tweets they sent as teenagers, publicist Lauren Walsh recalls how ... -
Football | Neymar admits exaggerated reactions at World Cup in ad
Neymar used a sponsor’s ad to admit he exaggerated some of his reactions after being fouled during the World Cup in Russia. The video, published yesterday ... -
World briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA The Philippines has expressed concern to China over an increasing number of Chinese radio messages warning Philippine aircraft and ships to stay away from ... -
The Buzz | After #MeToo, in Germany comes #MeTwo
After #MeToo comes #MeTwo. The hashtag has become a rallying point for scores of second- and third-generation immigrants in Germany, who have taken to Twitter to ... -
In Panama City’s booming colonial core, locals fight to stay
Esther Marina Sanchez has watched her neighborhood — the heart of Panama City — transformed by its designation as a UNESCO world heritage site. Tourists and ... -
Our Desk | The Dunning-Kruger Effect
You may have already been introduced to this psychological theory “coincidently” established in 1999 by then-Cornell University psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger, for whom the ... -
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 – edition no. 3100
* Exclusive | Scholar accuses IPM of serious negligence * Canidrome closure prompts plea for adoptions * AL looking to the book * 78 employers join ... -
Vaccine scare wipes USD483 million from pig drug stock
China’s vaccine scandal is taking a toll in the stock market – even on a company that makes swine vaccines. Shanghai Hile Bio-Technology Co., which gets ... -
Gaming | Junket operators may bid for casino licenses
There may be new competition for Macau’s VIP gamblers, according to a Reuters report which says that top VIP-gaming company Suncity Group might be interested in ... -
Appeal court backs gov’t in more land concession expiration
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has once again backed the government’s decision to reclaim another two land plots for expiration of concessions without the expected ... -
Ask the Vet | Canine Distemper Virus
Kitten development is a process that occurs in the first six to 18 months of a cat’s life. There are four main stages, each with its own ... -
CCAC to probe Viva Macau for illegal asset transfers
The Macau Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has opened an investigation into Viva Macau at the request of the Industrial Development and Marketing Fund (FDIC), in relation ...
