Monthly Archives: September 2018
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Education | UM students win psychology awards with locally themed studies
Four students from the University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Psychology won the best student poster awards for their senior honors thesis poster presentations at the ... -
Economy | Visitor arrivals up compared to weak Hato August
Visitor arrivals increased 18.7 percent year-on-year and 12.2 percent month-to-month in August 2018 to reach a total of 3.4 million, according to the latest information from ... -
Macau able to weather economic downs, says Secretary
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, said that Macau is capable of enduring fluctuations in the health of the world eceonomy, according to a ... -
MGS to kick off on November 13
The Macau Gaming Equipment Manufacturers Association (MGEMA), Nam Kwong Culture and Creativity Industry Co. Ltd (Nam Kwong Group), and China National Machinery Industry International Co. Ltd ... -
CE thanks public for role during Mangkhut
In two public letters, Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On thanked the general public and the civil service team for their efforts to reduce Typhoon Mangkhut’s ... -
Rosário arrested in crypto fraud
Local businessman Frederico dos Santos Rosário has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) for suspected fraud involving cryptocurrency investments with local investors, the PJ informed. ... -
Crime | Luck of the tables runs out with friends
A 45-year-old woman from the mainland lost all her casino winnings while trusting a friend to transfer the money to her bank account, the Judiciary Police (PJ) ... -
Oil traders say USD100 coming as OPEC strains to fill Iran gap
Major oil trading houses are predicting the return of USD100 crude for the first time since 2014 as OPEC and its allies struggle to compensate for ... -
Corporate Bits | GEG holds mooncake donation, lantern-making activity
Galaxy Entertainment Group held a mooncake donation activity and organized volunteers to make lanterns with members of the Association of Parents of the People with Intellectual ... -
Trade War escalates | Beijing says it won’t hold talks unless Trump stops threats
China dashed prospects for a near-term resolution to the trade war with the U.S., warning President Donald Trump his threats of further tariffs are blocking any ... -
Hong Kong | Gov’t bans pro-independence party in unprecedented decision
Hong Kong’s government issued an unprecedented ban against a pro-independence political party that it has called a risk to national security, raising concerns over tolerance of ... -
Hotter Than Cannabis | Chinese truck maker surges most in world
A heavily shorted Chinese truck maker has emerged as the surprising winner among global stocks this month, trouncing cannabis growers and technology shares. Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd. ... -
Trump at UN | Second summit with North Korea likely ‘quite soon’
Confronting the dangers of North Korea’s nuclear threat, President Donald Trump arrived at the United Nations yesterday striking a far less ominous tone than a year ... -
Indian Ocean | French boat rescues injured Indian sailor from yacht
A French ship yesterday rescued an Indian sailor who was injured in the remote southern Indian Ocean when his sailboat lost its mast in a storm during ... -
Maldives | President Yameen concedes loss to opposition candidate
Maldives strongman President Yameen Abdul Gayoom conceded that he lost Sunday’s election to his challenger, longtime lawmaker Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, in a speech broadcast live on ... -
Indonesian teenager rescued after drifting 49 days at sea
An Indonesian teenager who survived 49 days adrift at sea after the wooden fish trap he was employed to mind slipped its moorings says he ran ... -
Mandela A life of soaring symbolism, now harnessed by UN
Nelson Mandela’s South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner to president to global statesman — the “Long Walk to Freedom” of his autobiography title — ... -
Tanzania | Burials begin as deaths from capsized ferry rise to 224
Relatives wept in grief at the mass burial in Tanzania of many of the 224 people who drowned when a ferry in capsized on Lake Victoria. ... -
Offbeat | Millions worth of cocaine found in bananas given to Texas prison
Authorities say bananas donated to a Texas prison turned out to have nearly USD18 million worth of cocaine hidden inside the boxes. The Texas Department of ... -
This Day in History | 1950 – Seoul in UN hands
United Nations forces have taken control of the South Korean capital Seoul, three months after it fell to North Korea, the US Army has announced. The ... -
Football | Bayern toasting Bundesliga dominance ahead of Oktoberfest
Bayern Munich’s rivals appear to have thrown in the towel already. “Bayern’s superiority is striking,” Schalke general manager Christian Heidel said after his team lost to ... -
American Football | Obituary: Tommy McDonald, speedy Hall of Fame receiver, dies at 84
Tommy McDonald, the small, speedy and sure-handed receiver who teamed with quarterback Norm Van Brocklin to help the Philadelphia Eagles win the 1960 NFL championship, has ... -
World briefs
SINGAPORE’s competition watchdog has fined ride-hailing giant Uber and its regional rival Grab 13 million Singapore dollars (USD9.5 million) for a merger in Southeast Asia that ... -
The Buzz | German business confidence holds up amid trade worries
Business confidence in Europe’s largest economy fell only slightly in September despite worries about trade disputes that could harm growth. The Ifo institute survey of the ... -
Mystery around disappearance of Chinese star Fan Bingbing
X-Men star Fan Bingbing’s Beijing management office is dark and abandoned. Her birthday passed almost unremarked in China’s hyper-adrenalized social media environment. For one of China’s ... -
Our Desk | Education needs to be educated
Various cases and claims of sexual abuse have been in the news over the last couple of months. From the case involving a kindergarten and some ... -
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 – edition no. 3138
* Separatist party banned | HK hardens crackdown on liberty, rule of law • The government’s actions may be unconstitutional and could be challenged for violating ... -
Responsible gambling expert says problem betting is falling
Nearly 100 Sands China team members attended the company’s annual Advanced Responsible Gaming Ambassador training program on Thursday and Friday at Conrad Macao, Cotai Central. This ... -
Ask the Vet | 5 best exercises for old dogs
Old dogs can still play like puppies. Don’t give up on exercise and games just because you have an older dog. A regimen of regular exercise will ... -
Gaming | Analysis: Abe’s re-election is good news for global casino firms
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide election last week, paving the way for up ... -
Melco deploys employees for typhoon cleanup efforts
Melco Resorts and Entertainment last week deployed a volunteer team of nearly 100 employees to help clear the city’s streets after Signal No.10 typhoon Mangkhut left ... -
Human resources | Macau’s high turnover makes corporate trust difficult, says expert
Macau’s industry characters have given this city an element of basic trust, but establishing a high level of trust across town remains to be seen due ... -
Capitol Theatre reopens after 20 years
After closing its doors more than 20 years ago in 1997, the historical Capitol Theatre located at Rua Pedro Nolasco da Silva in Central Macau has ... -
Briefs | MGTO joins gastronomy festival in Turkey
Representing the city of Macau, the director of the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) recently joined other UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy for the 1st Gaziantep ... -
Health | Consumer Council finds all rice samples fit for consumption
The Consumer Council (CC) and the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) tested 20 rice samples, in order to determine their content and specifically check for ...
