Daily Archives: Friday, November 16, 2018
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Policy Address | Chui announces cash handout increase, other social benefits
In 2019, the annual cash handout from the government will increase to MOP10,000 and MOP6,000 for permanent and non-permanent residents respectively, the Chief Executive (CE) announced ... -
Lawmaker disappointed with Chui’s last Policy Address
On the sidelines of the Policy Address, lawmaker Pereira Coutinho said that he is disappointed with Chui Sai On’s last policy address. “This is the last ... -
Policy Address | Chui pledges transparency in gaming concessions
The Chief Executive Chui Sai On met the press at Government Headquarters after delivering the Policy Address for the Fiscal Year 2019 at the Legislative Assembly ... -
IPIM organizes integrity seminar following scandal
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) organized an integrity seminar this week. Over 60 IPIM staff members participated in the event, including the acting ... -
HZMB chief engineer to give talk at UM on Tuesday
The University of Macau (UM) will hold a talk on Tuesday about the construction techniques used in the recently inaugurated Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB). Su Quanke, ... -
Graton launches second Macau adventure for Michel Vaillant
The second adventure of fabled comic book hero Michel Vaillant in Macau officially kicked off yesterday with a special edition book launch at the Grand Lapa ... -
Corporate bits | MGM invites Rutter, Webb to meet with inclusive community
For the fifth consecutive year, MGM has invited athletes with intellectual disabilities or additional needs to meet with the Grand Prix Motorcycle Team sponsored by MGM. ... -
MGS Summit 2018 | Experts call on gov’t support in e-gaming promotion
Slot machines in the region only occupy some 10 percent of the city’s gambling floors, implying that slot gaming remains a small market for Macau. In ... -
Briefs | Call for proposals for ‘hush! x Creative Industries’
The “HUSH!! Full Music” event will be held April 28 – May 1, 2019 at Hac Sa Beach, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has announced. The ... -
Strip-club business meetings persist in the #MeToo era
Celebrating a job well done with a group trip to the gentlemen’s club feels about as modern as, well, the term “gentlemen’s club.” But it’s still ... -
Retail | Hugo Boss plans Zara therapy to stop missing fashion trends
Hugo Boss AG is taking a cue from Zara owner Inditex SA to further its transition from conservative suitmaking toward a faster-fashion model. The German clothier ... -
Taiwan seeks jump from worst to first in anti-money laundering
Officials in Taiwan hoping that international monitors will this week upgrade its rating for anti-money laundering may have to thank one of its worst corporate scandals ... -
Study | Chinese to account for half of luxury sales by 2025
Chinese consumers will remain the driving force for luxury goods market, according to a new study by Bain consultancy released yesterday that shows they will fuel ... -
Beijing says foreign concerns over Muslim rights unwarranted
China said yesterday that 15 foreign ambassadors exceeded their diplomatic roles by issuing a letter expressing concern about the incarceration of hundreds of thousands of members ... -
China influence on display as leaders converge on island nation
Chinese President Xi Jinping didn’t arrive in Papua New Guinea until late yesterday, but his presence has been felt there for some time. China has been ... -
ASEAN Summit | US, China rivalry challenging entwined Asia-Pacific region
The rivalry between the U.S. and China in the Asia-Pacific is proving “awkward” for Southeast Asian nations that do not want to have to choose between ... -
Sri Lanka | Lawmakers fight in Parliament over PM dispute
Rival lawmakers exchanged blows in Sri Lanka’s Parliament yesterday as disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed the speaker had no authority to remove him from office ... -
UK | Theresa May battles to save her Brexit deal and her job
British Prime Minister Theresa May was battling yesterday to save both her Brexit deal and her job, as ministers quit her government and a growing list ... -
US | Trump administration defends its case against CNN’s Acosta
President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to fend off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Jim Acosta’s White House ... -
This Day in History | 1976 – Bank robbers jailed for 100 years
Seven men who took part in an £8m bank robbery have received jail terms totalling nearly 100 years. The raid at the Bank of America in ... -
Motorcycle GP – Hickman confirmed favorite in Qualifiers
Peter Hickman is the confirmed favorite to win the final after yesterday’s qualifying session of the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix by topping the timesheet of first ... -
Offbeat | Missing zoo meerkat case solved, three charged in Australia
It wasn’t grand theft. It was tiny. But the snatching of a baby meerkat from a zoo has not only become a major story in the ... -
F3 | Ticktum tops first qualifying session
The Formula 3 World Cup reigning champion Daniel Ticktum topped yesterday’s qualifying session for the FIA Formula 3 World Cup, one of the major events of ... -
GT | Frijns takes Audi to top on first run
Robin Frijns of the Netherlands set the pace in the first of the GT cars onto the Guia Circuit yesterday early afternoon. Frijns took the Audi ... -
WTCR – Huff leads Guia Race like a fish to water
For the British racer Rob Huff, the Guia Circuit has few secrets and that was proven once more yesterday when Huff gave another lesson on how ... -
GP65 | NOVEMBER 16 – 18
16 NOVEMBER (FRIDAY) 06:30—07:00 Circuit Inspection 07:30—08:15 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix — 52nd Edition — Qualifying 08:50—09:30 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race — FIA ... -
Football | At UEFA meeting, clubs deny knowing Super League plan
European football leaders came to UEFA on Wednesday seeking answers about Real Madrid’s plan for a breakaway Super League that threatens the game’s historic structure. They ... -
South Korea | ‘Garlic Girls’ accuse coaches of derailing team
The Garlic Girls, South Korea’s hugely popular Olympic silver medalist curlers, accused their coaches yesterday of ruining the team with abusive treatment in a dispute that ... -
World Briefs
CAMBODIA The U.N.-backed tribunal judging the criminal responsibility of former Khmer Rouge leaders for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians will issue verdicts today ... -
Indonesia | Woman wears wedding gown after fiance dies in Lion Air crash
An Indonesian woman whose fiance died on a Lion Air flight that plunged into the sea was photographed in her wedding dress and professed her love ... -
The Buzz | Hotels apologize in China after video shows how they clean
At least four major international hotel chains have apologized after a hidden camera video of their room cleaning practices in China was posted online. The Shangri-La ... -
Editorial | HKZMB FAQ
I couldn’t be more ambivalent about the impact the opening of “the longest sea bridge” in the world had on me. It was a non-event, a ... -
Friday, November 16, 2018 – edition no. 3172
* Policy Address | Chui Sai On reinforces welfare measures * Cabinet Ministers resign | May battles to save her Brexit deal and her job * ... -
Piggy banks go virtual
• For kids growing up in today’s cashless society, the piggy bank is going virtual creating a surge in pocket money apps * Movies: Widows ... -
A commanding turn from Viola Davis in ‘Widows’
When you think of the wives and girlfriends of criminals and mobsters in cinema and television, what or who comes to mind? Kay Adams? Elvira Hancock? ...
