Daily Archives: Tuesday, September 11, 2018
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Crime | Phone scams and computer fraud on the rise
A high number of phone scams and instances of computer fraud involving stolen credit card data continue to affect several Macau residents, the Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson ... -
Tourist sustained injuries in Cotai theft attempt
A man from the mainland was found by a Public Security Police Force (PSP) patrol at around 1:15 a.m. yesterday morning, seated on the floor in the ... -
AL president: legal advisers were dismissed for their own benefit
The President of the Legislative Assembly (AL), Ho Iat Seng, has said that the dismissal of two AL legal advisers, Paulo Cardinal and Paulo Taipa, was ... -
Environment | First 255 buildings participate in water quality initiative
The government, through the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) and in collaboration with the Macao Water Company (SAAM), is promoting a new program that aims ... -
Severe typhoon may strike Macau this weekend
A tropical depression located to the south of Taiwan will likely affect Macau midweek, while a stronger storm that could develop into a severe typhoon is brewing ... -
Language barriers make non-locals more vulnerable to scams
The Macau government should increase awareness of crime prevention among non-local workers, particularly with regard to southeast Asian non-local workers, Ao Ieong Kuong Kau, Vice-President of ... -
ID will not rule out heavier punishment for lifeguard employer
THE Sports Bureau (ID) will not rule out imposing a heavier punishment upon Surf Hong Company, the employer of 24 lifeguards who have been involved in ... -
HNA said to seek buyer for container lessor Seaco
HNA Group Co. is seeking a buyer for its container-leasing business Seaco, people familiar with the matter said, marking the latest attempt by the Chinese conglomerate ... -
Crypto wipeout deepens as Ether leads declines
The cryptocurrency bear market plumbed a fresh 10-month low, led by a tumble in Bitcoin’s biggest rival. Ether slumped 9.5 percent from its level at 5 ... -
US wish for zero oil imports from Iran granted by S. Korea
South Korea has become the first of Iran’s top-three oil customers to fulfill a hard-line U.S. demand that buyers cut imports to zero. The Asian nation ... -
Ghana on hook for billion-dollar China deal if bauxite plan stalls
Ghana will have to use alternative sources to pay back China’s Sinohydro Corp. for USD2 billion in infrastructure if the revenue from an earmarked bauxite project ... -
Corporate Bits | CEM to host 6th solar & capacitance model car races
Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM) will host the sixth edition of the Solar & Capacitance Model Car Races on Sunday, September 23, once again inviting ... -
Alibaba | Jack Ma to step down as chairman in September 2019
Jack Ma, who founded e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and helped launch China’s online retailing boom, announced yesterday that he will step down as the company’s chairman ... -
Trade War | Beijing promises retaliation if US imposes more tariffs
China yesterday promised retaliation if U.S. President Donald Trump escalates their tariff battle, raising the risk Beijing might target operations of American companies as it runs ... -
Religion | Group says officials destroying crosses, burning bibles
China’s government is ratcheting up a crackdown on Christian congregations in Beijing and several provinces, destroying crosses, burning bibles, shutting churches and ordering followers to sign ... -
Opinion | The US opioid crisis, fentanyl and China
America’s opioid crisis has shifted. As Congress and the White House have dawdled, the overdose death toll has continued its steady climb — reaching more than ... -
Cambodia | Ex-opposition leader freed awaiting treason trial
The leader of Cambodia’s now dissolved opposition party was freed on highly restrictive bail yesterday after being jailed for a year on a treason charge, the ... -
Singapore | Court recovers USD11m linked to 1MDB Malaysia Fund
A Singaporean court has ordered the return of 15.3 million Singapore dollars (USD11.1 million) linked to the indebted 1MDB Malaysian state investment fund. Law firm Tan ... -
Philippines | Lawyers alarmed by Duterte moves to jail senator
The largest lawyers’ group in the Philippines asked the country’s courts yesterday to resist “creeping incursions” on their independence and warned of judicial chaos after the ... -
USA | White House Anonymous: Pence confident no one on his staff wrote NY Times column
Vice President Mike Pence says he’s “100 percent confident” that no one on his staff was involved with the anonymous New York Times column criticizing President ... -
Sweden | Country faces weeks of uncertainty after close election
Sweden woke yesterday to the prospect of weeks of political uncertainty after the country’s two rival blocs failed to secure a clear governing majority in elections ... -
Offbeat | Midsummer nightmare. Iran detains artists over Shakespeare performance
Iranian authorities have detained two artists over a theatre production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Cultural official Shahram Karami told the official IRNA news agency ... -
This Day in History | 2001 – US rocked by day of terror
The United States is in a state of shock after a day of attacks which have left thousands dead and New York’s World Trade Center destroyed. ... -
Football – UEFA Nations League | Mbappe, Giroud score as France makes successful return home
FRANCE 2, THE NETHERLANDS 1 Any lingering doubts that Kylian Mbappe is French soccer’s most valuable jewel were erased yesterday as the teenage striker celebrated the ... -
Football | China appoints Hiddink in hope of Olympic success
China’s soccer federation announced yesterday it has appointed Dutch coach Guus Hiddink to lead the country’s under-21 team to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The 71 ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES The largest lawyers’ group in the Philippines asked the country’s courts yesterday to resist “creeping incursions” on their independence after the president voided an amnesty for ... -
The Buzz | In first key speech, new UN human rights chief airs concerns
The new U.N. human rights chief warned Monday about abuses worldwide, citing among others the Trump administration’s “unconscionable” separations of migrant families and urging the European ... -
Moonves becomes latest powerful exec felled in #MeToo era
The #MeToo movement fighting sexual misconduct had already claimed one of Hollywood’s top movie moguls in Harvey Weinstein. Now it has done the same for Leslie ... -
Our Desk | Followers’ disease
Being a follower, as opposed to a leader, Macau is in need of some kind of new medical treatment which the world’s geniuses have not yet ... -
New Macau visits Canidrome site calling for speedier adoptions
The New Macau Association yesterday organized a visit to the site of the now-closed Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome in the hope of pressuring the Canidrome company ... -
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 – edition no. 3129
* September to remember | Severe typhoon may hit the city Sunday * Cardinal, Taipa sackings | Ho Iat Seng says two legal advisers ‘have better ...
