Daily Archives: Wednesday, September 5, 2018
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Taxi app criticized for option to provide ‘gifts’
A taxi app in the region which launched on August 15, is being criticized for featuring an option that allows users to provide some “gifts” when no ... -
Scammer duo caught while attempting one more heist
Two men from the mainland, wanted for a series of fraudulent activities, were finally caught with the help of a supermarket worker in the San Kio ... -
Health | Student wakes from two-months coma
A local 20-year-old Huaqiao University student, who was transferred back to Macau two months ago after she contracted encephalitis while at university in the Fujian Province, has ... -
1,845 residents applied for mainland permit
The Ministry of Public Security of China announced that more than 1,845 Macau residents have applied for residential permits in mainland China. Starting from September 1, ... -
Freedom of speech | Defamation trial over P. Horizon comments starts next month
The developer of the Pearl Horizon project, Polytec group, has sued both a columnist and the director of the newspaper Son Pou for defamation. The director ... -
Gov’t called to take back lands for failed theme park
Lawmakers Ella Lei and Lei Chan U held a press conference yesterday urging the government to reclaim the idle island lots located next to Estr. Alm. ... -
MAM calling for proposals for Venice Biennale
The Macao Museum of Art (MAM) is calling for the submission of proposals to be exhibited in the Macau-China Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale International ... -
Local group visits Philippines for volunteer project
A group of students and professionals recently participated in a two-week Outreach Program in the Philippines, which allowed participants to take an active involvement in the ... -
UN says government should enforce measures against racial discrimination
The United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) recently issued a report where it concludes its observations on China as a member ... -
IAS to grant regular financial assistance to 3,300 families
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) will once again grant its regular financial assistance to approximately 3,300 local families from September, according to a statement released yesterday ... -
Gaming | Things I never knew about Vegas until I ran a high-roller suite
In Las Vegas, the ultimate sand trap-turned-capital of capitalism, there’s no better byword for sophistication than the Cosmopolitan. Its 20-plus suites, known as the Boulevard Penthouses, are the most ... -
Opinion | Taiwan is not a bargaining chip with China
I first visited Taiwan in the 1970s as a young officer serving in an American destroyer assigned to the Pacific Fleet. A small, dynamic nation at ... -
Why a Chinese billionaire was studying in the US before arrest
With a USD7.3 billion fortune and business operations spanning the globe, Richard Liu could’ve spent the last days of August anywhere in the world. The JD.com ... -
Xi to send top ally to North Korea anniversary
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea’s founding this weekend but will send a top ally to represent ... -
South China Sea | Philippines extricates warship from Half Moon shoal
The Philippine navy extricated one of its largest warships from the shoal where it ran aground last week near a hotly disputed region in the South ... -
Pacific Islands Forum | Tensions run high over China and refugees at meeting
Tensions over China and refugees ran high yesterday at a meeting of Pacific leaders after host Nauru accused a Chinese official of bullying and temporarily detained ... -
Serbia | Turkey’s crisis could slow its push for influence in Balkans
In the south of Serbia, a Turkish car parts company has been hailed as a savior: its new plant created hundreds of jobs and breathed new ... -
USA | New Yorker drops plans to interview Bannon at festival
Facing widespread outrage, The New Yorker has dropped plans to interview Steve Bannon during its festival next month. New Yorker editor David Remnick told The Associated ... -
Offbeat | Wrong move. Israeli general’s text messages misfired to old cell number
An Israeli businessman yesterday [Macau time] said he received calls and messages from senior Israeli and foreign military officials after he was assigned the former phone ... -
This Day in History | 1962 – Marilyn Monroe found dead
Screen icon Marilyn Monroe has been found dead in bed at her Los Angeles home. The 36-year-old actress’ body was discovered in the early hours of ... -
Pushing endurance beyond limits at Ultra Trail Mont Blanc
Since its maiden edition was held in rain, cold and hail back in 2003, the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc has gained legendary status in the runners’ ... -
Ronaldo, Salah, Modric make FIFA shortlist, Messi doesn’t
Lionel Messi failed to make the world player of the year shortlist this week for the first time since 2006, with Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah ... -
Football’s new complex competition kicks off tomorrow
Football’s newest competition kicks off this week in Europe with few knowing all the details of a complex format. The UEFA Nations League certainly will get ... -
Russia tracks growing rate of positive doping cases
Doping cases in Russia have almost doubled this year as athletes come under more scrutiny, the country’s national anti-doping agency said yesterday. Yuri Ganus, the director ... -
World briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA The Philippine navy extricated one of its largest warships from the shoal where it ran aground last week near a hotly disputed region in ... -
The Buzz | Taliban say founder of Haqqani network dies in Afghanistan
The founder of Afghanistan’s much-feared Haqqani network, a former U.S. ally turned fierce enemy, has died after years of ill health, a Taliban spokesman said yesterday. ... -
Botswana, long an elephant refuge, faces poaching threat
Botswana, long viewed as a rare refuge for African elephants, is coming under increasing threat from poachers. Poachers are killing elephants in the southern African country ... -
World Views | The sound of corrupt cash gushing through Europe
Europe’s national regulators are discovering the limits of their ability to police cross-border money laundering in a complex and globalized financial system that’s full of holes. ... -
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 – edition no. 3125
* Freedom of speech | Defamation trial over P. Horizon next month * Las Vegas | The secret realm of catering to the whims of eccentric ...
