Daily Archives: Monday, November 19, 2018
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Carlos Marreiros firm wins design bid for Central Library
The architecture firm of local artist and architect Carlos Marreiros has been selected to design and plan the construction of the New Macau Central Library, and ... -
Ask the Vet | Common causes of canine vision loss
Canine vision loss can occur for several reasons and may occur gradually or suddenly, depending on the cause. Recognizing the symptoms of vision loss and catching the ... -
Policy Address | Flyover planned to connect new bridge to former P. Horizon site
The government has planned to build a flyover in the vicinity of Amizade roundabout to improve traffic conditions around the northern area, Chief Executive (CE) Chui ... -
Courts | Au Kam San testifies in Son Pou case
Lawmaker Au Kam San was called to the Court of First Instance last Friday, to provide his testimony regarding the lawsuit between Polytec Asset Holdings Ltd ... -
Number of approved residency applications decrease
The number of approved applications and applicants at the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) decreased in the first half of 2018, as case review ... -
Briefs | Real estate transactions plunge in Q3
A total of 3,151 building units and parking spaces were purchased and sold in the third quarter of 2018 as per the Stamp Duty record, and ... -
Growing interest in Macau-related history
Interest in Macau-related history is growing in several parts of the world, Rui Lourido, the president of the Observatory for China, told the Times. The Portuguese ... -
Macau Grand Prix | Secretary Tam says safety precautions are standard
While announcing the closing of the 65th Macau Grand Prix yesterday, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam stressed that all safety precautions during this ... -
EU set to tighten rules on foreign investment to fend off China
The European Union is hammering out the first bloc-wide rules to prevent foreign investments from threatening national security, as Chinese acquisitions foster political unease. Negotiators representing ... -
Gaming | Saipan casino closes after typhoon, memo says
The island casino operated by Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd. that caters to Chinese high rollers on the remote U.S. territory of Saipan is closing down ... -
Corporate bits | Sands China awards outstanding team members
Sands China Ltd. honoured some of its outstanding team members at the 10th edition of its Because We Care Team Members Awards on Thursday at The ... -
Interpol meets to select new president after China’s arrest
Police chiefs from around the world gathered in Dubai yesterday for Interpol’s general assembly to select a new president after the agency’s former leader was detained ... -
Pacific summit ends with no communique as China, US differ
An acrimonious meeting of world leaders in Papua New Guinea failed to agree yesterday on a final communique, highlighting widening divisions between global powers China and ... -
Hotels apologize for cleaning lapses caught on video
Luxury Chinese hotels run by Hilton, Marriott and several other chains apologized for unhygienic practices after a video went viral on the Internet showing housekeeping staff ... -
Thailand | Boat that sank in July killing 47 Chinese recovered
Officials on Saturday recovered a boat that sank in rough weather off Thailand’s southern resort island of Phuket in July, killing 47 Chinese tourists. Two tour ... -
US, allies to bring electricity to most of Papua New Guinea
The U.S., Japan, New Zealand and Australia said they’ll bring electricity to 70 percent of Papua New Guinea’s people by 2030, boosting the West’s response to ... -
Analysis | Experts weigh the record of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge tribunal
After spending nine years and more than USD300 million to prosecute leaders of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million of their countrymen, ... -
India | Cyclone kills 33, thousands in relief camps
A powerful cyclone in southern India has killed at least 33 people, caused massive damage to homes and roads and drove tens of thousands of people into ... -
Ticktum takes victory lane for the second-time in Macau
Daniel Ticktum won the FIA F3 World Cup in Macau for the second-time in a row yesterday, becoming the third driver to achieve two Formula 3 ... -
Lawyer for WikiLeaks’ Assange says he would fight charges
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not willingly travel to the United States to face charges filed under seal against him, one of his lawyers said, foreshadowing ... -
‘It has been a pretty perfect weekend’
Daniel Ticktum was overwhelmed with his second straight victory in the Macau Grand Prix. The British driver said the triumph was “less surprising but more enjoyable ... -
Iraq | War victims turn to social media to find medical help
It was spring 2007 in northern Iraq when 6-year-old Saja Saleem raced home from school with the good news about her excellent grades, hoping to receive ... -
Farfus wins GT World Cup in an emotional day for BMW Schnitzer
The Brazilian driver Augusto Farfus Jr took the victory yesterday during the FIA GT World Cup event, giving the manufacturers’ title to BMW Schnitzer Team in ... -
France | Protests sparked by gas tax lead to 1 death, 227 injuries
France was shaken Saturday by the biggest demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron took office as police responded with tear gas against protesters who blocked traffic in ... -
Tarquini crowned with WTCR title in Macau’s Season Finale
The Italian driver and legend of touring car racing, Gabriele Tarquini, has won the 2018 FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) in Macau after finishing in ... -
This Day in History | 1985 Superpower summit ‘off to good start’
The first meeting in six years between the world’s superpowers – the United States and the Soviet Union – has begun in Switzerland. Early reports indicate ... -
Macau racer wins first ever ‘Greater Bay Area Lotus Cup’
Macau driver Kong Kin Chong conquered the first of the newly established “Greater Bay Area Lotus Cup,” on Sunday morning. Racing a Lotus Exige, the local ... -
Offbeat | Homeless Aussie who helped thwart attack charged with theft
A homeless Australian man who shot to fame after using a shopping trolley to help police thwart last week’s militant attack in Melbourne has been charged ... -
Hickman wins for the third time, Aspire-Ho makes it 1-2
Briton Peter Hickman won the 52nd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix race on Saturday afternoon. Starting from pole position, Hickman saw his teammate and Macau’s most successful ... -
Sunny Wong wins ‘little taste’ Macau Touring Car Cup
Hong Kong driver Sunny Wong took his Subaru Impreza WRX to a pole-to-flag win in the FOOD4U Macau Touring Car Cup on Saturday, crossing the finish ... -
Football | Portugal qualifies for finals, Italy earn positives in draw
No Cristiano Ronaldo, no problem. Portugal drew with Italy 0-0 on Saturday to pick up the point it needed to qualify for the UEFA Nations League ... -
Motorsport | Ogier wins 6th straight World Rally Championship
Sebastien Ogier won his sixth straight World Rally Championship after a final day of racing at Rally Australia ended the hopes of his only two ... -
Dovizioso wins rain-affected Valencia MotoGP
Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati took advantage of a difficult wet track to win the season-ending Valencia MotoGP yesterday. Poor conditions forced the race to be interrupted ... -
China’s kindergarten crackdown is the latest disaster for stocks
First came the clampdown on shadow banks. Then it was gaming companies and drugmakers. Now education firms are in the Chinese government’s crosshairs, roiling stocks and ... -
World Briefs
AUSTRALIA Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a shrine in Darwin commemorating the deaths of 80 Japanese submariners in waters near the city in World War II. ...
