Daily Archives: Thursday, August 9, 2018
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Abiding by court judgment would harm public interest, says gov’t
The Macau SAR government says it will not abide by a ruling of the Court of Final Appeal that a construction tender be recalculated after officials ... -
Q&A | Ambiente Properties: Housing policies encourage Macau investors look abroad
Local real estate agency Ambiente Properties was recently recognized at the UK- based International Property Awards, winning two awards for its property-related services in Macau. Managing ... -
Gaming | Duterte cancels second casino project this year
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is planning to cancel Landing International Development’s USD1.5-billion proposed casino resort in Manila, just one week after the Hong Kong-listed company was ... -
China confirms end of work permits for Taiwanese, SARs
Beijing yesterday said it has eliminated the need for Taiwanese citizens to apply for permission to work in China, in its latest effort to woo the ... -
Briefs | Homage to Bravo organized for Sat
Portuguese architect Vicente Bravo passed away on July 28 in Portugal, having lived in Macau for close to 40 years. He was responsible for a number ... -
ANM urges gov’t to quit controlling freedom of speech
The New Macau Association (ANM) has called on the government to stop manipulating the media, following proposed changes to the Civil Protection Law, which is currently ... -
More illegal smokers prosecuted
During the first seven months of this year, the Health Bureau (SSM) inspectors, together with the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, have conducted a total of ... -
Corporate bits | Galaxy posts first half-year net revenue of usd28.1 billion
Galaxy Entertainment Group yesterday reported the second quarter and half year results in 2018. The group’s 1H results posted net revenue of USD28.1 billion, up 25 ... -
Briefs | Wynn Resorts adds former Deutsche Bank CEO to board
Casino operator Wynn Resorts has appointed its current CEO and the former CEO of Deutsche Bank to its board of directors. The Las Vegas-based company announced ... -
Crypto’s USD600 billion crash hits a new low
The 2018 selloff in cryptocurrencies plumbed new depths yesterday after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dented enthusiasts’ hopes for a Van Eck exchange-traded fund backed ... -
Samsung plans USD22 billion for artificial intelligence, autos
Samsung Electronics plans to spend a whopping USD22 billion over the next three years on artificial intelligence, auto components and other future businesses as the company ... -
Shenzhen billionaire following his Stanford tech dream
The idea came to him while lounging on the Stanford University lawn as an electrical engineering student: a flexible display that could be tucked away like ... -
Trade War | US to impose tighter curbs on China’s tech investment
Already threatened by escalating U.S. taxes on its goods, China is about to find it much harder to invest in U.S. companies or to buy American ... -
July exports accelerate despite Trump’s tariff hike
China’s exports to the United States rose by double digits in July, shrugging off President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes in a fight over technology policy. Sales ... -
Court sentences six in graduate exam cheating scheme
Six people have been imprisoned for up to four years for their part in a scheme to cheat on China’s national graduate school exam, state media ... -
Beijing orders recall from overseas as vaccine scandal churns
Investigators in China have begun recalling defective vaccines produced by a Chinese drugmaker from domestic and overseas markets, health authorities said. Investigators found Changchun Changsheng Life ... -
Indonesia | Rescuers struggle to recover quake’s dead, help the living
The rescue team had done everything it could to locate the body of the man, who had been killed instantly when a massive earthquake collapsed his ... -
Philippines | Troops kill two suspected bomb couriers in south
Philippine troops killed two bomb couriers at an army checkpoint yesterday before the suspected Muslim militants could detonate the explosives in a crowded area in the ... -
Pink cancels fourth Sydney show, vows to be on stage Saturday
Pop superstar Pink yesterday postponed a fourth Sydney show but vowed to be back on stage Saturday following a stomach virus. Her “Beautiful Trauma” world tour’s ... -
Australia | Most populous state entirely in drought
Australia’s most populous state was declared entirely in drought yesterday and struggling farmers were given new authority to shoot kangaroos that compete with livestock for sparse ... -
Malaysia | Ex-PM pleads not guilty to money laundering charges
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty to three new money-laundering charges related to the alleged multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund that ... -
Intelligence | US braces for possible cyberattacks after Iran sanctions
The U.S. is bracing for cyberattacks Iran could launch in retaliation for the re-imposition of sanctions this week by President Donald Trump, cybersecurity and intelligence experts ... -
Offbeat | Hawaii judge evicts Oahu nudists from rental house
A Hawaii judge has ordered the eviction of the tenants of an Oahu rental home that advertised naked parties and gained the ire of neighbors. The ... -
This Day in History | 1945 – Atom bomb hits Nagasaki
American forces have dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki – the second such attack on Japan in three days. The bomb was dropped by parachute from ... -
Athletics Former world hurdles champion Bett killed in car crash at 28
Nicholas Bett, a Kenyan runner who won the 2015 world championship title in the 400-meter hurdles, was killed in an early-morning car crash yesterday in the ... -
Football | No special treatment for Usain Bolt coach says
Central Coast Mariners coach Mick Mulvey says Usain Bolt will be treated as any other player when he joins the Australian A-League club this month on ... -
World briefs
MALAYSIA Former Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty yesterday to three new money-laundering charges related to the alleged multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund ... -
The Buzz | Boys rescued from cave, once stateless, get Thai citizenship
Three young football players who were trapped with other team members for almost three weeks in a cave in northern Thailand have been granted Thai citizenship, ... -
Trump campaign | Manafort lawyer attacks star witness’ affair, ‘many lies’
The questioning of Paul Manafort’s protege was confrontational and personal: Manafort’s lawyer hammered Rick Gates about his own crimes, an extramarital affair and a guilty plea ... -
Made in Macao | Our dragon culture
For thousands of years, the dragon has been the symbol of the Chinese. We consider ourselves the descendants of the dragons. Although we all know that ... -
Thursday, August 9, 2018 – edition no. 3107
* Gov’t will not abide by highest court ruling * Suzanne Watkinson, Alex Cheng | Housing policies encourage Macau investors to look abroad, realtors say * ...
