Daily Archives: Tuesday, November 20, 2018
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Gaming | Crown sees shares plunge 20pct on weak VIP sentiment
An almost 20 percent plunge in the value of Crown Resorts shares has wiped more than USD824 million from the wealth of casino mogul James Packer ... -
Sou questions gov’t on status of youth public housing
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has asked the government whether it can complete its research on an apartment project for local youth. “Over the years, the youth’s restlessness ... -
Education | UM holds 16th Portuguese Speech Contest
The Department of Portuguese of the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) last week held its 16th Portuguese Speech Contest. Students from ... -
Briefs | 28 fires triggered by cigarette butts
As of yesterday, the city had recorded 28 fire alarms triggered by cigarette butts, according to a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ). Six of these ... -
Macau GP | Flörsch shows signs of motion improvement after long surgery
Local doctors are hopeful that teenage driver Sophia Flörsch will be able to recover from her injuries, although it is too soon to know if she ... -
Visitor spending rises 15 percent
Visitor spending in the third quarter of 2018 amounted to MOP18.35 billion, according to the latest data from the Statistics and Census Service, up by 15.2 ... -
‘Boa Vida Weekend Market’ next month
Grand Lapa Macau and the Macau Flea Market Culture Association will hold the Boa Vida Weekend Market on December 8 and 9, featuring “boa vida” activities. ... -
Local tour guides complain of sharp drop in business
Macau’s local tour guides are complaining of a sharp drop in work following a rise in illegal tour groups operated by mainland guides. Unregistered mainland guides ... -
32 domestic violence cases reported in first half of 2018
Physical abuse was a key factor in domestic violence cases this year, according to statistics released by the Social Affairs Bureau (IAS). In the first half ... -
Advertorial | Melco: Prioritizing employee work safety
As part of Melco Resorts & Entertainment (Melco)’s commitment to providing a safe and healthy workplace for it’s 21,000-strong workforce, significant efforts have been invested over ... -
Crime | Woman accused of aggravated assault against housemate
A 49-year-old woman has been accused of aggravated assault causing bodily harm to another woman, a 20-something-year-old who shared the same house with the suspect, the Judiciary ... -
Ng questions usage of vacant public buildings
Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong has questioned the government on the status of three vacant public facilities. In a written inquiry, Ng said “the public is very ... -
Syndicate arrested following HKD4m scams
A Hong Kong fraud syndicate was arrested last week after scamming victims out of HKD4 million over almost two years. The 11 fraudsters spun a story of ... -
Corporate bits | Melco holds gift-wrapping workshop
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited recently held a workshop on giftwrapping taught by specialists from Morpheus Boutique, as part of its Art of Living lifestyle series. ... -
Indonesia | Postal hell? Delivering e-commerce to 18,000 far-flung islands
You may have heard the U.S. Postal Service has problems. Well, try delivering the mail in Indonesia, a far-flung archipelago with so many islands the government literally doesn’t ... -
Hong Kong | Activist’s jab at bourse starts USD228m fall
For the second time in five weeks, a cautionary report by David Webb sent stocks in Hong Kong falling. Some HKD1.8 billion (USD228 million) of market ... -
Taiwan | President Tsai defends pro- independence film award winner
Taiwan’s president expressed her support for the prestigious Golden Horse film awards after a pro-Taiwan independence director’s speech ignited controversy in mainland China. “We have never ... -
Pence’s sharp China attacks fuel fears of Cold War dividing Asia
Since the Soviet Union fell in the early 1990s, Southeast Asia has sought to avoid getting caught in a fight between major powers. The Trump administration ... -
Hong Kong | Occupy trial starts for nine accused in 2014 protests
Three protest leaders and six others went on trial yesterday for their involvement in the “Occupy Central” demonstration that paralyzed Hong Kong’s financial district for more ... -
Afghanistan conflict | Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
The Taliban have held three days of talks with U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Gulf state of Qatar, where the Afghan insurgent group has a ... -
Vietnam and Russia aim to triple bilateral trade by 2020
The prime ministers of Vietnam and Russia agreed yesterday to nearly triple their countries’ two- way trade to USD10 billion by 2020 from $3.55 billion last ... -
Japan | Nissan’s Ghosn arrested after probe for financial violations
Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn has been arrested over suspected financial violations, the NHK reported, and the carmaker said it will seek a removal of ... -
Israel | Netanyahu avoids early elections as coalition is kept intact
Israel avoided early elections after a key coalition partner in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government said yesterday that he would not withdraw his party, keeping the ... -
Saudi Arabia | Iraq’s president meets King Salman after visiting rival Iran
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received Iraq’s president in Riyadh yesterday [Macau time], a day after the Iraqi official visited the kingdom’s rival, Iran. Barham Salih’s back-to-back ... -
UK | May on collision course with party rebels over Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May was aiming to seal business support for her Brexit deal with the European Union yesterday, but remained on a collision course ... -
This Day in History | 1951 British families leave Egypt’s Canal Zone
More than 1,000 families of British servicemen have begun moving out of the Suez Canal Zone town of Ismailia. The move was ordered yesterday following the ... -
Offbeat | Giant wooden troll removed in Colorado could get new home
A huge wooden troll that proved to be too popular in a Colorado ski resort town is gone, but it’s possible the artwork could find another ... -
Football | Swiss stun Belgium 5-2 to make semis in Nations League
Top-ranked Belgium fell to a stunning 5-2 loss against Switzerland yesterday [Macau time], with Haris Seferovic’s hat trick lifting his team into the UEFA Nations League ... -
Golf | Thompson, Howell close year with victories
Lexi Thompson was the best this week, and Ariya Jutanugarn was the best all season. Neither left any doubt about that Sunday. Thompson shot a 2-under ... -
Best-picture Oscars up for sale in rare auction
Two Academy Awards for best picture are going up for sale in a rare auction of Oscars. Auction house Profiles in History announced yesterday ... -
The Buzz | Vatican hosts Russian art, icons from Tretyakov Gallery
The Vatican is hosting an unprecedented exhibition of Russian fine art, bringing treasures from Moscow’s famed Tretyakov Gallery to Rome following a sold-out exhibit of Vatican ... -
World Briefs
VIETNAM-RUSSIA The prime ministers of Vietnam and Russia agreed yesterday to nearly triple their countries’ two-way trade to USD10 billion by 2020 from $3.55 billion last year. ... -
World Views | Germany doesn’t really want an EU army
For all the recent transatlantic debate about creating a joint European army, Germany has little interest in setting up any kind of supranational force under the ... -
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 – edition no 3174
* After long surgery | Doctors hopeful on teenage driver recovery * Hong Kong protest leaders warn of threat to civil rights * Crown sees 20pct ...
