Daily Archives: Monday, October 8, 2018
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Report | Despite speeches, influence of the Portuguese community declining
The influence of the Portuguese community in Macau is “declining rapidly,” according to a Reuters report published on Friday. In spite of the governmental pledges to ... -
Columnist says real estate developers may support independence
Son Pou columnist Lei Kwok Keong declared that the central government should target real estate developers in light of the “independence” issue in Macau. In his ... -
Ask the Vet | 10 symptoms of canine heart murmur
A canine heart murmur is caused when the blood flows abnormally in a canine heart. The abnormal change in the dog heart can cause the right side ... -
Filipino community celebrates Migrants Day
The Philippine Consulate General in Macau celebrated its annual Migrants Day yesterday, honoring the overseas Filipino workers in the region. The event is aimed at strengthening ... -
Gaming | USA: Shares hurt by fears about climbing interest rates, wages
Shares of casino operators and their suppliers tumbled Friday as fears of rising interest rates, higher wages and soft consumer spending weighed on the sector. Penn ... -
Briefs | Quota of 40 taxis assigned to HKZMB
A total of 101 applications have been received by the Transport Bureau (DSAT) regarding taxi operations on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, according to results released by ... -
Animal rights | Martins intends to tender resignation from post today
The president of animal rights group Anima is set to tender his resignation to the board today, following an announcement by the Civic and Municipal Affair ... -
AAM elections: Neto Valente comments over challenger stir controversy
Comments from the president of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) Jorge Neto Valente when announcing that he will rerun for another mandate for the presidency of ... -
Guardians of the global economy descend on Bali divided
A decade after the guardians of the world economy united to save it from depression, the scope for such shock-and-awe policies has all but dried up. It ... -
Singapore happy to be ‘goldilocks’ for energy usage experiments
As the world tries to curb carbon emissions, Singapore could be a testing ground for new ideas on how to reduce energy use through data and ... -
Hong Kong | Economy gets stuck between US-China trade war
Hong Kong has long marketed itself as the gateway into China for foreign businesses, especially the U.S. With a trade war now raging between the world’s ... -
China says Interpol’s missing president under investigation
Interpol said Saturday it has made a formal request to China for information about the agency’s missing president, a senior Chinese security official who seemingly vanished ... -
Beijing backs Financial Times Hong Kong editor’s visa denial
China has defended its decision to refuse to renew the work visa of a Financial Times editor in Hong Kong, in a case that has drawn ... -
Two killed in vehicle, knife attack in Zhejiang
Authorities in eastern China said two people were killed and 16 wounded after a knife-wielding man drove a vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians on Saturday ... -
North Korea | Pompeo says ‘progress’ made after meeting Kim
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo reported progress yesterday after meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang amid high expectations that he can ... -
Indonesia considers making devastated areas mass graves
Search teams pulled bodies from obliterated neighborhoods in the disaster-stricken Indonesian city of Palu on Saturday as more aid rolled in and the government said it ... -
India signs USD5b deal for Russian air defense systems
India signed a USD5 billion deal to buy five Russian S-400 air defense systems on Friday despite a looming threat of U.S. sanctions on countries that ... -
Analysis | USA: Kavanaugh fight sharpens the stakes for midterms
The bitter battle over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court has exacerbated the nation’s political divide and left many Americans emotionally raw. It’s also given ... -
Portugal | 700 firefighters battle wildfire west of Lisbon
Over 700 firefighters battled a wildfire yesterday in a national park west of Lisbon that forced Portuguese authorities to evacuate about 350 people. The fire that ... -
Bitterly divided Brazil starts voting with democracy at stake
Brazilians are putting their young democracy to a political stress test, going to the polls deeply divided after years of corruption and recession have pummeled faith ... -
Offbeat | Mexico investigates crocodile’s death in resort city
Mexican environmental authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the death of a crocodile. The young croc was hung from a tree with a note that ... -
This Day in History | 2003 – The Terminator takes on California
The film star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before his term was due to end. It ... -
F1 | Hamilton cruises to win at Japanese GP, closes in on title
Lewis Hamilton stormed to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix yesterday, claiming his fourth straight Formula One win and moving a step closer to a fifth ... -
Mixed Martial Arts | Melee at UFC 229 after Nurmagomedov chokes out McGregor
A few seconds after Conor McGregor tapped Khabib Nurmagomedov’s arm and submitted to the champion’s choke, Nurmagomedov climbed the cage and leaped at the men in ... -
Portugal PM defends Ronaldo amid rape accusation
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has spoken out in defense of football star Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been embroiled in a rape accusation. Speaking to television ... -
Briefs | Football: After United recovers to win, Mourinho lashes out at critics
Just when Jose Mourinho needed it most, Manchester United dug deep to pull off a gutsy victory. The under-fire manager still managed to lash out at ... -
World briefs
CHINESE banks were told by the government yesterday to lend more to entrepreneurs to help shore up flagging economic growth amid an escalating trade dispute with ... -
The Buzz | Nepal says its tiger population has almost doubled from 2009
The number of tigers roaming the jungles of Nepal has nearly doubled because of initiatives from the government, conservationists and local authorities who have worked for ... -
Haiti earthquake kills 11, injures 135
Emergency teams worked to provide relief in Haiti yesterday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed 11 people and left 135 injured. The country’s civil protection agency ... -
Rear Window | Contrasting tendencies
Despite the almost negligible cash-flow retreat, these days of the heavy showering of bills from the 45 Casinos’ Golden Week seems not enough to brighten up ... -
Monday, October 8, 2018 – edition no. 3144
* Lawyers association | Valente’s comments over challenger stir controversy * Chinese Interpol chief who went missing is under investigation * Filipino community celebrates migrants day ...
