Daily Archives: Friday, October 26, 2018
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IPIM president under probe for alleged corruption, suspended from office
IPIM president Jackson Chan The President of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Jackson Chang, is under criminal investigation for alleged irregularities regarding the ... -
Law professor indicates ambiguity in gaming concession regulation
Yesterday, the University of Macau held the 11th International Conference on the Legal Reforms of Macau in the Global Context. During the morning, two sessions took ... -
Junket workers to be barred from casinos when off-duty
In a new addition to the bill currently under discussion during the Legislative Assembly (AL) first standing committee meeting, the workers from gaming promoters (junkets) have ... -
New president of Hard Rock Japan announced
Edward Tracy, CEO of Hard Rock Asia, this week announced the appointment of Ado Machida as the new president of Hard Rock Japan. Machida comes to ... -
Report | Chinese spies tapping phones to influence Trump via friends
Chinese spies might be listening in on U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal phone calls, assessing how much influence his friends wield over the head of state. ... -
Boracay reopens to tourists, no-casinos status remains
The Philippines’ island of Boracay will reopen to tourists today and continue to hold the status of a casino-free location, as announced by the president of ... -
CESL Asia to host Sports Fun Day
CESL Asia will host the Sport Fun Day 2018 at the Macau Workers Stadium this Sunday with the aim of promoting an “integrated and caring society.” ... -
Retail | Watchmaker Roger Dubuis celebrates partnership with Lamborghini
Luxury watchmaker Roger Dubuis held a promotional event in Macau this week to celebrate the company’s latest partnership with Lamborghini Squadra Corse and showcase a series ... -
Government Headquarters open to public this weekend
The Government Headquarters will be open to the public during this weekend. The event will feature thematic flower displays, a photography exhibition, live music and dance ... -
Briefs | CE discusses new models of tourism with UNWTO chief
The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, has said that developing new models of tourism, such as sport-related tourism, would help advance Macau’s status as a world ... -
‘Road Safety Carnival’ to be held this Sunday at Tap Seac Square
Organized by the Transport Bureau (DSAT), the annual “Road Safety Carnival” will take place once more at the Tap Seac Square at 2.30 p.m. this Sunday. ... -
Gaming | Venetian leads Sands China revenue growth in Q3
In its quarterly financial statement released yesterday, Sands China reported that its Macau property portfolio delivered adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) of ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands concludes fashion week
Sands Resorts Macao concluded the Sands Macao Fashion Week (SMFW18) on Wednesday after showcasing many retail brands available at Sands Shoppes Macao and supporting local up-and-coming fashion designers. ... -
Real Estate Matters | Preventing termite infestations
Sam Lee is a marketing manager and property consultant at JML Property. JML was established in 1994 and offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in ... -
Xiaomi aims its priciest Phone at Huawei and Apple
Xiaomi Corp. really wants to shed its down-market image. China’s No. 2 smartphone maker is counting on its most expensive device yet to face off against ... -
US shoppers may pay high price for America’s China addiction
U.S. companies are scrambling to line up factories and suppliers outside of China as the trade war hikes the cost of importing everything from furniture to ... -
Millions of passengers hit in worst ever airline data hack
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said a hacker accessed personal information of 9.4 million customers, becoming the target of the world’s biggest airline data breach. The airline’s ... -
Retired US general says war with China likely in 15 years
The former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe warned yesterday [Macau time] that it’s very likely the United States will be at war with China ... -
Paleontology | Building boom uncovers buried dinosaurs, makes a star
At the end of a street of newly built high-rises in the northern Chinese city of Yanji stands an exposed cliff face, where paleontologists scrape away ... -
Japan’s Abe in Beijing as two nations try to mend ties
It’s taken nearly seven years, but a Japanese leader is finally returning to China on an official visit for bilateral talks. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived ... -
Koreas | Rivals, UN finish removing firearms from border village
The rival Koreas and the U.S.-led U.N. Command finished removing firearms and troops from a jointly controlled area at a border village yesterday, as part of ... -
Japan | Reporter freed from captivity in Syria returns home
A Japanese journalist returned to Tokyo yesterday after being freed from more than three years of captivity in Syria. Jumpei Yasuda was released earlier this week and ... -
Malaysia | Former PM, treasury, spy chiefs charged with graft
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his ex-treasury chief were jointly charged yesterday with criminal breach of trust involving 6.64 billion ringgit (USD1.6 billion), while ... -
USA | Package to DeNiro recovered, Trump tweets against media
Pipe bombs packed with shards of glass were intercepted en route to several prominent Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, in an unnerving ... -
Saudi Arabia | Changing story again, prosecutors say killing was planned
Saudi prosecutors say the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned, state-run media reported yesterday, reflecting yet another change in the shifting Saudi Arabian account of ... -
Offbeat | Scientists find tiny baby octopus floating on Hawaii trash
Hawaii scientists found two tiny baby octopuses floating on plastic trash they were cleaning up as they monitored coral reefs. Marine ecologist Sallie Beavers of Kaloko-Honokohau ... -
This Day in History | 1979 – South Korean President killed
The President of South Korea, Park Chung Hee, has been “accidentally” shot dead by the chief of his intelligence service, Kim Jea Kyu. Five other people, ... -
Cycling | 2019 Tour de France celebrates century of yellow jerseys
Next year’s Tour de France will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the showcase race’s iconic yellow jersey. With France emerging from the carnage of World War ... -
World briefs
INDONESIA A High Court yesterday upheld an 18-month prison sentence for a woman convicted of blasphemy in Indonesia after complaining about the volume of a mosque’s loudspeakers. ... -
The Buzz | Ruling: Italy violated Mafia boss Provenzano’s human rights
The European court of human rights in Strasbourg has ruled that Italy violated the rights of the late Mafia “boss of bosses” Bernardo Provenzano by maintaining ... -
Winner of USD1.6b lottery can stay anonymous thanks to state’s law
Like the location of Jimmy Hoffa’s body, the secret formula for Coca-Cola and whether there are aliens in outer space, the identity of the winner of ... -
Bizcuits | A bridge devoid of humanity
This week the Bridge opens and the head of the Macau Liaison Office dies: the first was to fanfare – long awaited and yet abruptly – ... -
Friday, October 26, 2018 – edition no. 3157
* NYT report | China eavesdropping on Trump’s iPhone calls * Hong Kong | Millions of passengers hit in worst ever airline data hack * Off-duty ... -
Beautiful island reopens today | No more beach parties in Boracay
• Say goodbye to beach parties and water sports when the white-sand resort of Boracay Island in the central Philippines reopens to tourists today after a ... -
‘Mid90s’ is a nostalgia trip without a destination
A year after Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” comes another actor-turned-director’s memory- inspired California-set coming-of-age tale from the boutique film studio A24. This time, the time period has ...
