Daily Archives: Tuesday, October 23, 2018
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Crime | Fake Macau IDs discovered among construction workers
Yesterday, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) announced that on October 19, they detained one person in a case related to the use of forged Macau ... -
CCM to launch ‘ARTwarming Winter’ in December
The Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) is launching its first “ARTwarming Winter”, a string of performances scheduled for December, featuring music and theatrical productions. On December 20, ... -
UM holds seminar on gaming concessions and licensing
The Eleventh International Conference on the Legal Reforms of Macau in the Global Context – Gaming Concessions and Other Gaming Licensing Legal Experiences, organized by the ... -
HKZMB | A mega-project that will open to traffic tomorrow
Traffic jams are nothing new in China, and during national holidays the roads can get unbearably congested as millions travel across the country to be with ... -
Aspiring airline suggests Macau-Lisbon route, Greece stopover
A Macau airline project is seeking USD45 million in funding ahead of the 2020 expiration of Air Macau’s 25-year franchise agreement, which it hopes to contest. Led ... -
Health | SSM declares free medical treatment for all local children
The Macau government has said that the Health Bureau (SSM) will make every effort to save and treat Macau children regardless of the type of illness, ... -
Arts | ‘Meeting bridges’ exhibition underscores ‘unity with diversity’
The “Lusophone Painters Exhibition” is currently being held at the Military Club of Macau until November 4, featuring 27 works from different Portuguese-speaking countries as well ... -
Death of Liaison Office chief under investigation, crime ruled-out
The Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson revealed yesterday during a press conference that the death of Zheng Xiaosong, head of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s ... -
Tourism WTTC: Macau is the second fastest growing city
The annual Cities Report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which was released yesterday, shows that Macau was the second fastest growing city in ... -
Briefs | Less car accidents reported on Amizade Bridge
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) reported that the number of car accidents recorded on the Amizade Bridge decreased in 2017. According to the DSAT, in 2017 a ... -
Fiat agrees to sell parts unit Marelli to KKR’s Calsonic
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV agreed to sell its car-parts unit, Magneti Marelli, to KKR & Co.’s Calsonic Kansei in the first major deal for the Italian-American ... -
Anbang cleanup hastens with Cerberus, Swiss Re talks
China’s attempts to find new investors for Anbang Insurance Group Co. are gathering pace, as Cerberus Capital Management LP to Swiss Re AG size up the ... -
Taiwan | President calls for clear probe of fatal train crash
Taiwan’s president pressed for a quick, transparent probe into the cause of the island’s worst train crash in nearly three decades as the search of the ... -
Obituary | Charles Wang, former New York Islanders owner, dies at 74
Charles Wang, a technology company founder and former owner of the New York Islanders hockey team, died yesterday [Macau time]. He was 74. Wang died of ... -
Beijing says US should ‘think twice’ about leaving missile pact
China called on the U.S. to reconsider pulling out of a three-decade-old arms control treaty with Russia, saying the move would generate “multiple negative effects.” President ... -
Thanks to trade war, Southeast Asia has investment boom
Southeast Asia is seeing a boom in foreign direct investment as the intensifying trade war between the U.S. and China prompts companies to shift production to ... -
Philippines | Court rejects Duterte bid to have critic arrested
A Philippine court yesterday rejected a petition by President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration to have his fiercest critic in the Senate arrested, in a legal setback for ... -
Maldives | High court frees opposition leader convicted of bribery
A court in the Maldives freed an opposition leader yesterday, setting aside a lower court’s conviction for bribery. The High Court, in hearing an appeal by ... -
Koreas finish removing land mines from border village
The two Koreas have completed removing land mines planted at their shared border village as part of efforts to disarm the area located inside the world’s ... -
Trade | US seeking to boost LNG exports to Japan, rest of Asia
A top U.S. energy official said yesterday that Asia is the center of growth in energy demand and offers a great opportunity to expand American liquefied ... -
If I was a Rich Man | Mega Millions players would spend USD1.6b on bills, charity
With the Mega Millions lottery jackpot at a record USD1.6 billion, people are snapping up tickets across the U.S. The Powerball jackpot also has climbed. It’s ... -
Middle East | Khashoggi’s killing threatens Trump dreams for region peace
In recent months, the Trump administration has repeatedly put off the release of its long-awaited Mideast peace plan. Now, the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi ... -
This Day in History | 1956 – Hungarians rise up against Soviet rule
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Hungary to demand an end to Soviet rule. There are believed to have been many ... -
Offbeat | A hot dog? Firefighters rescue pet stuck in heating duct
It wasn’t a cat in a tree, but a dog in a heating duct that took firefighters to a home in Virginia. The Fairfax County Fire ... -
Football | Champions League: Ronaldo keeps his focus, Juventus struggling to do the same
Wednesday, 3:00am Man United v Juventus H 3.4, D 3.3, A 2.5 Despite his off-the-field turmoil, Cristiano Ronaldo is still scoring goals. His teammates, however, let ... -
Golf | Brooks Koepka takes No. 1 spot, winning CJ Cup
Brooks Koepka took the No. 1 spot in the world ranking from Dustin Johnson, finishing his victory in the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges with a ... -
UK’s May pleads for support, says Brexit deal is almost done
British Prime Minister Theresa May was seeking to scotch a growing rebellion against her Brexit plans yesterday, urging lawmakers to back her and saying a divorce ... -
World Briefs
CHINA-JAPAN Around 500 Japanese business leaders will accompany Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he visits Beijing this week, amid an ongoing China-U.S. trade feud that is hurting ... -
The Buzz | Two rarely seen Hemingway stories coming out
Two Ernest Hemingway stories written in the mid 1950s and rarely seen since will be published next year. The director of Hemingway’s literary estate, Michael Katakis, ... -
Our Desk | A new name
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge – thankfully abbreviated to HKZMB or just HZMB – will finally be inaugurated today after many delays, cost overruns and construction-related controversies, ... -
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 – edition no. 3154
* Police: No foul play in Zheng’s death * HKZMB | World’s longest sea-crossing inaugurated today, opens to traffic tomorrow * Aspiring airline seeks funding * ...
