Daily Archives: Thursday, October 11, 2018
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Q&A | Joe Chan, Environmental activist: ‘So far, there is no education about plastic pollution’
A call to halt single-use plastics has been circulating online in the region as Macau saw a 2.9 percent increase in its daily solid waste last ... -
Beijing endorses work of Macau assembly
The Chinese central government fully endorses the work of the Legislative Assembly (AL), according to Chinese vice-premier Han Zheng. Yesterday during a meeting with AL’s delegation, ... -
Briefs | Free visa to Myanmar for MSAR passport holders
Holders of the Macau SAR passport can now enter the Republic of the Union of Myanmar without a visa. This new measure is an enhancement of ... -
Beishan Jazz Festival to kick off tomorrow
The Beishan Jazz Festival 2018 will be held from tomorrow till Sunday at the Hengqin International Advertising Creative Industry Base, bringing in a total of 17 ... -
Crime | 78-year-old man suspected of sexual assault of children aged 8 and 9
A local 78-year-old course instructor has been arrested after having sexually assaulted two female minor students, aged 8 and 9 years old. The two victims are ... -
Flood barriers construction in Inner Harbor only after 2021
The construction of flood barriers (levees) in low-lying areas of the city and namely the Inner Harbor, was previously announced by the government as a measure ... -
Test run of HKZM bridge deemed a success
Three days of test runs on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai- Macau bridge have achieved the expected results, said Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, Hong Kong’s chief secretary for administration. ... -
Construction sector fell by 20 percent last year
The total receipts for the construction sector in Macau have registered a drop of 18.8 percent year-on- year in 2017, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) ... -
Education | Lifelong Learning Week kicks off on Saturday
The 2018 Lifelong Learning Week will kick off on October 13 and will run until October 19, with more programs lined up for participants compared to ... -
Urban Renewal Consultation | Pearl Horizon buyers agree with housing plan if their requests are met
The government has published yesterday the final report on the public consultation on the urban renewal regime that took place from August 22 to September 20. ... -
Ikea plans to expand to a dozen new markets, including Macau
Ikea plans to expand to about a dozen new markets in the coming years, including Macau, as the Swedish furniture giant aims to reach a total ... -
Gaming | Island casino for Chinese high rollers sputters amid delays
Four years after it arrived on the remote U.S. territory of Saipan, Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd. is faltering in its effort to turn the obscure ... -
Corporate bits | Airasia announces Krabi-Macau route
AirAsia is introducing direct flights from Krabi to Hong Kong and Macau at special promotional fares in celebration of its 10th year of flying to Hong ... -
Meng Hongwei | Chilling call made to wife of ex-Interpol boss
The call came at night and was chilling. “You listen, but you don’t speak,” the man on the other end said. “We’ve come in two work ... -
Taiwan leader calls on China to not be ‘source of conflict’
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen called on China yesterday not to be a “source of conflict” and pledged to boost the island’s defenses against Beijing’s military threats. ... -
Hong Kong – Policy Address | Lam highlights housing, livelihood, Greater Bay opportunities
Chief Executive Carrie Lam delivered her policy address yesterday, highlighting housing, economy, people’s livelihood and young people’s development. It was Lam’s second policy address since she ... -
Koreas | South considers lifting some sanctions on North
South Korea is considering lifting some of its unilateral sanctions against North Korea to create more momentum for diplomacy aimed at improving relations and defusing the ... -
Australia, Japan agree to keep pressure on North Korea
Australia and Japan yesterday reaffirmed their commitment to pressuring North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program and enforcing sanctions on Pyongyang. Australian Foreign Minister Marise ... -
Maldives | Defeated president challenges election result
The outgoing president of the Maldives filed a complaint with police yesterday challenging the results of last month’s presidential election in which he was defeated by ... -
Market forces put America’s recycling industry in the dumps
America’s recycling industry is in the dumps. A crash in the global market for recyclables is forcing communities to make hard choices about whether they can ... -
UK | Woman who spent USD21m at Harrods fights wealth order
A woman from Azerbaijan who spent 16 million pounds (USD21 million) on jewelry, wine and other goods at luxury London department store Harrods over the course of ... -
USA | One of oldest coal companies files for bankruptcy
One of the oldest coal companies in the U.S. filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday [Macau time] to deal with more than USD1.4 billion in debt amid ... -
This Day in History | 1976 – China’s ‘Gang of Four’ arrested
The new chairman of China’s Communist Party, Hua Guofeng, has ordered the arrest of four leading radicals in Peking. It is a sign that China is ... -
Offbeat | Gecko butt-dials ‘bazillion’ times from Hawaii seal hospital
If you got incessant phone calls last week from a hospital that cares for Hawaiian monk seals, you were butt-dialed. Or, more specifically, foot-dialed. By a ... -
Basketball | Rockets’ Zhou Qi hurts knee in exhibition game vs. Shanghai
Houston’s Zhou Qi played only three minutes yesterday [Macau time] before the 7-foot-1 center from China sprained his left knee against the Shanghai Sharks. Qi, the ... -
Basketball | Dennis Rodman benched for Yao Ming at Pyongyang friendly?
Has Dennis Rodman, the former NBA star-turned pal of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, been benched for Chinese hoop legend Yao Ming? The former Houston ... -
Football | Paul Pogba back to friendly environment with France
Far away seem the days when Paul Pogba was praised for the mature displays that helped France win the World Cup. For the Manchester United midfielder, ... -
Retail | Luxury shoppers in China are still buying bags, but not BMWs
China’s luxury shoppers may be shunning pricey autos, but they’re still finding an appetite for handbags and champagne as the trade war plays out unevenly across ... -
World Briefs
CHINA is “not aware of the situation” surrounding reports that the wife of the detained Chinese former president of Interpol has been threatened, a foreign ministry ... -
The Buzz | Swiss court clears ex-banker who gave secrets to WikiLeaks
Switzerland’s high court has upheld the acquittal of a former private banker who handed over confidential client information to WikiLeaks, ruling he wasn’t bound by the ... -
Girl About Globe | HK’s high-growth economy must include trees
Hong Kong has a shady past. I hope it has a shady future. A few days after the super-typhoon hit last month, I sat at a ... -
Thursday, October 11, 2018 – edition no. 3147
* HKSAR Policy Address | Artificial islands proposed to ease housing crisis * Joe Chan | ‘So far, there is no education about plastic pollution’ * ...
