Daily Archives: Friday, November 9, 2018
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Gaming | Ambrose So confirms overbridge linking Lisboa Palace, Wynn
An overpass bridge will be built in 2020 linking the integrated resorts Lisboa Palace and Wynn Palace, the chairman of the board of directors of SJM, ... -
Complaining lifeguards fired, employer fined MOP230,000
A total of 24 lifeguards, who demonstrated against their employer’s unfair working conditions, were reportedly fired by their employer after their strike came under the spotlight of ... -
MECC pledges promotion of Macau-EU relationship
The Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC) celebrated its fifth anniversary yesterday, pledging to further promote the relationship between Macau and the European Union. During the ... -
Trade and investment course held this weekend
The Institute of European Studies of Macau will launch the Pearl River Delta Academy of International Trade and Investment Law (PRAIA) 2018, beginning from today to ... -
PLA takes part in counter-terror drill
The PLA Macau Garrison took part in a counter-terrorism drill code-named “Bright Dog” that was held yesterday at the East Asian Games Dome. The drill, which ... -
First cross-border mediation case settled
The Macau Consumer Council (CC) and the Consumer Association of Hengqin New Area of Zhuhai settled the first cross-border mediation case via a “Cross-border video mediation ... -
Art | Autumn Salon back, bigger than last year
Eighty-two works of art are on display this year at the Autumn Salon in different media forms including oil painting, watercolor, drawing, sculpture, photography and printmaking. ... -
Group calls for more consumer wine events
A group, which organizes wine events, held a wine-tasting event for professionals on Wednesday, showcasing some 100 wines from the Setubal Peninsula. Nine wineries were present at ... -
Third IFFAM wants to draw younger audience
The 3rd International Film Festival and Awards – Macao (IFFAM), which will take place from December 8 to 14 in the region, is set to be ... -
HKZMB shuttle bus operator complains about mainland elderly tour group
A Hong Kong-Zhuhai- Macau Bridge (HKZMB) shuttle bus operator is reporting losses due to a large number of mainland elderly one-day tour groups taking advantage of the ... -
Labor | Mandatory public holidays change proposal stirs opposition
The government is being urged to cancel the holiday shift proposal in the latest Labor Law amendment. Yesterday, lawmakers Ella Lei, Leong Sun Iok, and Lei ... -
Property price index remains stable
The overall residential property price index for the three-month period of July to September 2018 rose 0.2 percent compared to the previous period between June and ... -
Real Estate Matters | Does your property pass the smell test?
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 ... -
USA | Nevada upholds Buffett’s utility monopoly, boosts renewable goal
Nevada voters rejected a measure to let customers choose their own electricity provider by 2023, preserving the near monopoly Warren Buffett’s NV Energy Inc. holds in ... -
Tencent is said to slash game marketing budget amid freeze
Tencent Holdings Ltd. is cutting the marketing budget of its gaming division as the business suffers through regulatory disruptions and a slowdown in the Chinese economy, ... -
Trade War | Exports to US tick up as traders try to beat tariffs
Growth in Chinese exports to the United States ticked up in October as traders rushed to beat a new tariff hike in a battle over Beijing’s ... -
Taiwan commissions warships amid Beijing threat warnings
Taiwan’s president yesterday commissioned a pair of guided missile frigates that are expected to boost the island’s ability to counter Chinese submarines amid rising military threats ... -
As ties thaw, Australia says it welcomes Chinese investment
The Australian government’s rejection of a Chinese bid to take over an energy infrastructure company does not indicate a change in the country’s openness to doing ... -
Pakistan | Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy freed, living in seclusion
A Christian woman acquitted after eight years on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy was released but her whereabouts in Islamabad yesterday remained a closely guarded secret ... -
Myanmar | UN resolution would condemn abuses against Rohingyas
A draft U.N. resolution would strongly condemn the continuing “gross human rights violations and abuses” against Rohingya Muslims and urgently call on Myanmar’s government to end discrimination ... -
South China Sea | Vietnam protests China’s weather stations in disputed waters
Vietnam strongly protested China’s launch of weather stations in the disputed Spratly islands, saying yesterday they seriously violate Vietnam’s sovereignty and complicate the situation in the ... -
USA | 13 dead including gunman in shooting at California bar
Thirteen people are dead after a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a country dance bar holding a weekly “college night” in Southern California, sending ... -
USA | Newly empowered Dems take aim at Trump business conflicts
Beyond trying to get their hands on the Holy Grail of President Donald Trump’s business dealings — his tax returns — House Democrats are prepared to ... -
This Day in History | 1985 America welcomes Charles and Diana
Prince Charles and Princess Diana have ended the first day of their much-vaunted trip to the USA at a gala dinner in the Washington, hosted by ... -
Football – Champions League | Mourinho taunts crowd as Man United beats Juventus 2-1
After listening to taunts from the Juventus crowd for 90 minutes, Jose Mourinho couldn’t help but pay them back in kind. Mourinho had to be escorted ... -
Badminton | After battling cancer, Lee Chong Wei seeks Olympic gold
His cancer in remission after intensive treatment, former No. 1-ranked Lee Chong Wei is setting his sights on winning an Olympic gold in badminton. In his ... -
World briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA Vietnam strongly protested China’s launch of weather stations in the disputed Spratly islands, saying yesterday they seriously violate Vietnam’s sovereignty and complicate the situation ... -
The Buzz | Prince Charles says he’ll keep views to himself when king
Britain’s Prince Charles has pledged not to interfere in the affairs of state when he becomes king, seeking to dispel concerns about his past activism on ... -
White House bans CNN reporter after confrontation with Trump
The White House has suspended the press pass of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after he and President Donald Trump had a heated confrontation during a news ... -
Bizcuits | A story on your dinner plate
Leanda Lee Lily died in a 4WD accident earlier this year. Her coming of age 21st birthday would have fallen on Mother’s Day. Instead, the day ... -
Friday, November 9, 2018 – edition no. 3167
* Chinese army joins Macau drill for 1st time * Film festival wants to draw younger audience * Ambrose so confirms Cotai bridge link * Lawmakers ... -
War & Peace
• Hitler went in wartime for revenge. Merkel plans a pilgrimage in the name of peace. Two German chancellors, with opposite aims and the same destination: ... -
In ‘Boy Erased,’ ignorance is shown empathetically
“Boy Erased“ is based on the true story of a young man, Garrard Conley, whose Baptist family put him in a conversion therapy center to “cure” ... -
Author offers retrospect of TV show ‘Friends’
Kelsey Miller has written the quintessential fan book for those obsessed with the hit TV sitcom “Friends.” “I’ll Be There For You” gives readers an insider’s ... -
Faithfull digs deep on ‘Negative Capability’
Marianne Faithfull is a great musical survivor. She went from pure-voiced chanteuse of “As Tears Go By” to emblem of 1960s drug excess before re-emerging in ...
