Daily Archives: Friday, August 10, 2018
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AL Plenary | ‘No timetable to review the Land Law for the time being,’ CE clarifies
The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On, was at the Legislative Assembly (AL) to attend the penultimate session of the legislative year, answering the questions of ... -
Animal rights | IACM, Anima dismiss allegations of poor Canidrome facilities
The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) and Anima Macau have dismissed allegations regarding the kennels’ facilities and hygiene, stressing that the parties have been offering ... -
Editorial | Invoking (democracy) in vain
Tuesday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary session was an unprecedented and rather peculiar debate on democracy, Macau style. The “reflection” was prompted by a gang of nine ... -
Canidrome will be used for education and sports, CE reaffirms
Yesterday at the Legislative Assembly (AL), when replying to questions from lawmaker Ma Chi Seng, Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On confirmed information that had been ... -
Briefs | T1 signal hoisted, floods expected at Inner Harbor
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) hoisted typhoon signal no.1 yesterday and the warning is expected to remain in place for a while. According to SMG, ... -
All casino employees to be banned from casinos while off-duty
A proposed bill suggests that the Macau law regulating casino workers’ entry to casinos while off-duty should include an entry ban for all gaming operators’ employees. On ... -
Property prices rise 1.7 percent
The overall residential property price index for the three-month period between April-June 2018 increased by 1.7 percent over the previous period (March- May 2018) to 269.4, ... -
No plans yet for testing school uniforms in Macau
The Consumer Council in Hong Kong has recently found that the uniforms of two secondary schools contain cancer-causing chemicals from dyes. The uniforms contained more than ... -
Education | UM organizes global leadership development program
The fifth module of the Global Leadership Development Program, co-organized by the University of Macau (UM) Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and Management (APAEM) and the Faculty ... -
BNU posts profit of MOP310.8 million in first half
Macau’s Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) posted a profit of MOP310.8 million (EUR33.13 million) in the first half of 2018, down 3.15 percent from the amount recorded ... -
Heritage | IC asked to request Guia Circuit listing
José Estorninho, President of the Association for the Promotion and Development of the Guia Circuit of Macau, has submitted a request to the Cultural Affairs Bureau ... -
Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce delegation visits Forum Macau
Representatives from the Macau Delegation of the Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCILC), led by president Leong Wa Kun, recently visited the office of the ... -
Real Estate Matters | How to find a real estate mentor
Even with the abundance of freestanding information on the internet and in the libraries, we recognize that having a mentor who has been there and done ... -
Retail | Ikea’s sofas and spoons in demand as first India store opens
Ikea spent 12 years studying India and visited 1,000 homes in major cities to see how its people lived. Today, as a few dozen early shoppers ... -
Nevada nears new sexual harassment policies at casinos
Nevada’s chief gambling regulator said Wednesday she’s been encouraged by the input she’s received from casino executives and workers as the state’s Gaming Control Board considers ... -
Investors turn against Hong Kong stocks in market rout
Chinese investors have gone off Hong Kong stocks again. After turning net buyers in July, mainland traders have been selling the city’s stocks this month, returning ... -
Corporate bits | MGM team members graduate diploma program
Seven MGM team members enrolled in the MGM High School Diploma Program successfully completed their courses and received diplomas from Escola Secundária Luso-Chinesa de Luís Gonzaga Gomes (ESLC) ... -
Trade War | Trump’s planned duties on Chinese art panned by dealers, museums
The art world is growing anxious about President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. The administration’s list of USD200 billion in goods targeted for duties includes ... -
Vaccine Scandal | Authorities freeze stock of top executive arrested in crackdown
China stepped up its crackdown of the pharmaceutical company at the center of a vaccine scandal, freezing shares of the drugmaker’s chairwoman following her arrest. Changsheng ... -
US scrutinizes HNA group over building near Trump Tower
China’s HNA Group Co. said it’s been questioned by a U.S. government panel over its ownership of a building in Manhattan near Trump Tower. The scrutiny ... -
Tennis player Peng Shuai banned six months
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has been banned for six months for breaching the sport’s anti-corruption program by attempting to change her Wimbledon doubles partner through ... -
Philippines | Official says foreign militant behind van explosion
A foreign militant was behind a powerful van blast that targeted a big public gathering in the southern Philippines but failed after the vehicle stalled and ... -
Koreas | Rivals to meet to prepare for leaders’ summit
The rival Koreas will meet Monday for high-level talks meant to prepare for a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President ... -
Indonesia | Third strong earthquake shakes Lombok as death toll tops 300
The Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by a third big earthquake in little more than a week yesterday as the official death toll from the ... -
US – Primaries | Instead of tax cuts, GOP candidates motivate with anxiety
There’s a border crisis in Pennsylvania. The radical left is surging in New Jersey. And Nancy Pelosi is a threat to New York. Republican candidates in ... -
Offbeat | College reprinting up to 9.2K diplomas to fix typo
A Colorado university is offering to reprint up to 9,200 diplomas after the outgoing editor of the school newspaper found a big typo. Alec Williams was ... -
This Day in History | 1990 – Magellan starts mapping Venus
The Magellan spacecraft has arrived at the planet Venus after an epic 15-month journey from Earth. The craft arrived just after 1730 BST (1630 GMT). Soon ... -
Swimming | Ruck wins 200 at Pan Pacific, Ledecky gets third
Taylor Ruck almost psyched herself out before the race even started. Knowing she was swimming against five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky in the 200-meter freestyle yesterday ... -
Tennis | Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal win in Toronto
Four-time champion Novak Djokovic and top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the rainy Rogers Cup yesterday [Macau time]. Djokovic, coming off his fourth ... -
Football is back! | English Premier League wasn’t always a global beast
Somerville, Massachusetts, 26 May, 1989. Answerphone message, Beep: “It’s your brother-in-law, Andre, Arsenal needed to win by two clear goals at Anfield to win the league and ... -
Briefs | Football: Chelsea signs Kovacic on loan from Madrid on deadline day
Chelsea has signed Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic (pictured) on loan from Real Madrid for the season. The move was completed on the final day of the ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES A foreign militant was behind a powerful van blast that targeted a big public gathering in the southern Philippines but failed after the vehicle stalled ... -
The Buzz | Suzuki, Mazda, Yamaha admit using fake vehicle emission data
Japanese automakers Suzuki Motor Corp., Mazda Motor Corp. and Yamaha Motor Co. have admitted using falsified emissions data to inspect their new vehicles after the government ... -
Philippines bars octogenarian Australian who it says joined rally
The Philippine immigration bureau said yesterday it has blocked the entry of an Australian who has been blacklisted for reportedly joining a 2015 rally in violation ... -
Kapok | Not so cool after all
We have known for some time that air-conditioning is not only bad for the environment, but also pretty dreadful for our health. It consumes a lot ...
