Daily Archives: Thursday, August 23, 2018
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August to Remember | How much has changed one year since Hato?
Photos by Renato Marques (MDT Archive) Today marks exactly one year since one of the deadliest typhoons to ever have struck Macau made landfall in the ... -
Environment | Group urges gov’t to implement effective regulation on plastic, waste
A campaign against the use of plastic bags is spreading online, gathering nearly 3,400 signatures as of yesterday night on an online petition platform. The petition comes ... -
Slight increase in gaming sector employees, salaries
At the end of the second quarter of 2018, the number of full-time employees in the gaming sector increased by 1 percent year- on-year to 56,271, ... -
Macau wins second medal in 2018 Asian Games
Yesterday, Macau won its second medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. Wushu athlete Li Yi won a silver medal in the women’s Changquan category, ... -
Typhoon Hato – One year on | Wong says disaster management ability highly improved
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has said that Macau has improved its resistance to natural disasters. Wong’s statement came out yesterday while he was on ... -
Briefs | Agreements vow closer Shanghai-Macau ties
Macau and Shanghai signed four new agreements yesterday, including one for a thematic year of co-operation expected to expand ties between the two. The three other ... -
Civil protection | CEM improves disaster resilience and power stability
CEM held a media briefing session at CEM building this week and gave an introduction on its measures for improving disaster resilience and power stability. CEM ... -
Malaysia likely aware of Jho Low’s whereabouts
Malaysian authorities may know the whereabouts of the wanted businessman Low Taek Jhow, also known as Jho Low, the country’s former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin ... -
Inflation rate increased in July
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) in July 2018 increased by 3.33 percent year-on- year to ... -
Exhibition showcases children’s works
The painting exhibition “The Bulilit (little) Artists: Small Shapes, Big Visions” kicked off on Tuesday, showcasing a total of 40 artworks of children and teenagers. The ... -
Phone giant Xiaomi delivers growth in first results
Xiaomi Corp. delivered a 68 percent revenue jump and quarterly profit in its maiden financial results, as the Chinese smartphone giant made strides overseas while fending ... -
India | Tycoon battles to unlock USD17b of his wealth
Billionaire Pallonji Mistry has about 85 percent of his estimated USD19.9 billion fortune locked up in a legal battle with India’s largest conglomerate. The conflict between ... -
Innovation | Electric trucks facing long road to unseat diesel engines
The next battleground for replacing fossil fuel-guzzling vehicles will be U.S. interstate highways, where long-haul trucks keep the economy moving. Electric trucks are coming, and they’ll ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM announces international lion dance championship
MGM hosted a press conference for the “MGM Lion Dance Championship – Macau International Invitational 2018” and a graduation ceremony for the “Junior Lion Dance Training ... -
Salvador denies asking Taiwan for money before Beijing switch
Salvadoran authorities yesterday [Macau time] denied having asked Taiwan for money in exchange for maintaining diplomatic relations with the self-governing island, saying its decision to switch ... -
Heavily pork-reliant China battling African swine fever
China, the world’s largest producer of pork, is battling an African swine fever outbreak that could potentially devastate herds. The disease, which only affects pigs and ... -
Korean Crisis | US commander says pressure key to nuclear diplomacy
The commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said yesterday that he’s cautiously optimistic nuclear diplomacy will work out with North Korea. But he also said ... -
Cambodia | Two reporters charged with spying released
Two Cambodian journalists who had worked for U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia and are charged with espionage were released on bail, a day after a pardon freed four ... -
Hawaii | Residents brace themselves as hurricane strengthens
Hawaii residents rushed to stores to stock up on bottled water, ramen, toilet paper and other supplies as they faced the threat of heavy rain, flash ... -
Australia | Political challenger Dutton known for hard-right stances
Peter Dutton, the government lawmaker who has challenged Australia’s prime minister for his job, is publicly perceived as a hard man and a leading hard-right conservative. ... -
US | Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty on eight charges
Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes in the first trial ... -
This Day in History | 1990 – Outrage at Iraqi TV hostage show
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has appeared on state television with western hostages, provoking a storm of outrage. Saddam told the group of more than a dozen ... -
Playing bridge at the Asian Games: ‘Athletics of the mind’
What’s left of Finton Lewis’ thinning hair is spiked and dyed an orange-red color. The 64-year-old Lewis says the haircut keeps him feeling younger on the ... -
Asian Games | Japan ends badminton drought; India crushes Hong Kong
There’s no disputing this was a gold medal that ranked up there with a world title. Japan’s drought-breaking win over China in the women’s team badminton ... -
World briefs
CAMBODIA’s Supreme Court denied a bail request yesterday for Kem Sokha, the leader of the now-dissolved main opposition party who has been detained for nearly a ... -
The Buzz | Facebook uncovers new global misinformation operations
Facebook has identified and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages engaged in misleading political behavior, a far larger discovery than a “sophisticated” effort it reported ... -
Lost Jagger-Simon duet found after more than 45 years
A lost Mick Jagger duet with Carly Simon has been found more than 45 years after it was first recorded. The song, apparently never heard in ... -
Made in Macao | Ghost time
At this time every year I write about ghosts. We have entered the month of ghosts, and the night of the 14th day of the seventh ... -
Thursday, August 23, 2018 – edition no. 3116
* Typhoon Hato – One year on | More awareness, structural flaws remain * Group urges gov’t to implement effective regulation on plastic * Macau wins ...
