Daily Archives: Monday, December 31, 2018
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Education | Private schools to have a new framework
The Executive Council (ExCo) has completed discussions on the System Framework for Private School Teaching Staff of Non-tertiary Education law amendment draft. According to a press ... -
Ask the Vet | Can cats see colour?
Because there is no form of two-way communications with cats, it can sometimes be difficult to determine what cats see. The only way to accurately describe the sight ... -
Taxi passenger injured after declining overcharging request
A 28-year-old taxi driver has been arrested after reportedly overcharging and imprisoning one of his passengers. On Dec. 23, the driver drove a 40-year-old mainland visitor from ... -
Gaming | 2017 a disappointing year for economic diversification
The Macau SAR government’s goal of having casino operators draw a minimum of 9 percent of their revenue from non-gambling sources by 2020 is looking increasingly ... -
Local directors can apply for feature film subsidy
Applications for the “2018 Support Programme for the Production of Feature Films,” organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), are now open until February 10. Successful ... -
Transport | Beijing buses to be fitted with safety warning systems
New highway buses in Beijing will be equipped with an active safety system that can alert drivers of speeding, incorrect lane changes and other traffic violations, ... -
Migrants raise funds for compatriots affected by tsunami
Indonesian migrants in the SAR are raising funds for the victims of this week’s tsunamis, in a show of solidarity. Members of the Indonesian Migrant Workers ... -
Person of the Year | Jorge Menezes: Lawyer by conviction
Some stories start at the beginning. In early January, lawyer Jorge Menezes accepted the call to defend Sulu Sou in court weeks after he participated in ... -
HONORABLE MENTION | Lei Kong: An unlikely pen paladin
Columnist Lei Kong is an unlikely ‘paladin’ of the freedom of the press. He wrote for decades in Son Pou local newspaper until earlier this year ... -
Honorable Mention | Pansy Ho: Heir becomes HK’s richest woman
2018 was a strong year for businesswoman Pansy Ho, whose personal fortune soared as her influence grew in the arena of international tourism. That came as ... -
Honorable Mention | Sérgio de Almeida Correia: The first challenger in decades
For decades, the election for the Lawyers Association (AAM) has been uneventful. It was just a formality to re- elect the undisputed incumbent, Jorge Neto Valente. ... -
The EVENT | A bridge too far
After almost a decade of construction, the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to Macau and Zhuhai, opened in October. The feat of engineering carries ... -
The Case I | Sulu Sou vs Macau SAR
The December 2017 suspension of democrat lawmaker Sulu Sou from the Legislative Assembly sent legal shockwaves ringing throughout 2018, with both Sou and the constituent parts ... -
The Case II | Cardinal and Taipa: a ‘dismissal in disguise’
One of the cases that marred the year was the dismissal of veteran legal advisers Paulo Cardinal and Paulo Taipa. In August, the board of the ... -
2018 YEAR IN REVIEW
JANUARY Lawmaker Sulu Sou and political activist Scott Chiang announced that Portuguese lawyer Jorge Menezes will defend them in their trial. They shared in their announcement ... -
MDT/AP Top 10 albums | Janelle Monae, Kacey Musgraves, J Cole on the move
1. Janelle Monae, “Dirty Computer”: When Janelle Monae released the masterfully brilliant “The ArchAndroid” in 2010, it was hard to imagine how this futuristic, already-seasoned artist ... -
MDT/AP top 10 films | An extraordinary movie year
1. “Burning”: It was, for sure, an extraordinary movie year. Little to nothing separates my favorite 10 films, or, for that matter, my top 20 or ... -
AP Sports Photos in 2018 | Sun, snow and shirtless
Sixty years after Pele, Kylian Mbappe became only the second teenager to score a goal in a World Cup final — and Associated Press photographers were ... -
Arts | 3rd Printmaking Triennial shows 175 finalist pieces
The 3rd Macao Printmaking Triennial, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), is showcasing 175 winning and finalist works at different art venues, offering an international ... -
Briefs | Christmas decorations cause fire
Christmas lighting on the top floor of Sintra Hotel caused fire at about 7 p.m. on Saturday, blackening the exterior wall of the building. According to ... -
Industrial Park enters new phase | Forty local projects withdrew from Hengqin park
Forty of the investment projects for the Guangdong-Macau Co- operation Industrial Park in Hengqin withdrew from the park without ever being launched, within four years of ... -
North Korea’s ‘Singapore shops’ expose gap in sanctions push
Despite the unwanted publicity of a criminal trial for one of their main suppliers, business is booming at Pyongyang’s ‘Singapore shops,’ which sell everything from Ukrainian ... -
China to hasten approvals for foreign financial firms
China will speed up approvals for securities firms and fund-company joint ventures in which foreign investors have majority stakes, a senior official said, another sign that ... -
Wife of human rights lawyer protests his treatment
The wife of a prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who went on trial last week was blocked Friday from submitting a petition protesting her husband’s treatment. ... -
Nine-month freeze on video-game licensing, FT says
China has ended a nine-month freeze on video games, approving 80 new titles for commercial release, the Financial Times reported, citing the country’s top media regulator. ... -
China’s disappeared: A look at who went missing in 2018
It’s not uncommon for individuals who speak out against the government to disappear in China, but the scope of the “disappeared” has expanded since President Xi ... -
Hui poet fears for his people as Beijing ‘Sinicizes’ religion
Cui Haoxin is too young to remember the days of his people’s oppression under Mao Zedong. The 39-year-old poet was born after the Cultural Revolution of ... -
Bangladesh | Polls seen as referendum on resolute PM’s authoritarian rule
People in Bangladesh voted yesterday in parliamentary elections seen as a referendum on what critics call Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s increasingly authoritarian rule, amid complaints from ... -
Indonesia | Anak Krakatau volcano now a quarter of its pre-eruption size
Scientists say Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano island, which erupted and collapsed a week ago triggering a deadly tsunami, is now only about a quarter of its ... -
Russia | Putin scores some wins but tensions with the West mount
It’s been a mixed year for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin may look like a winner after an abrupt U.S. decision to pull out of Syria. ... -
Egypt says its security forces killed 40 militants
Egypt said Saturday its security forces have killed 40 militants in raids on their hideouts in the Sinai Peninsula and the Greater Cairo area, just hours ... -
Offbeat | Montana lawmaker proposes state rock and roll song
Montana has a state song, a state ballad and a state lullaby. And, for goodness sake, Democratic Rep. Jacob Bachmeier of Havre would like to see ... -
This Day in History | 1999 – Putin takes over as Yeltsin resigns
Boris Yeltsin has resigned as Russian president, taking the country and the rest of the world completely by surprise. Mr Yeltsin made the shock announcement live ... -
Boxing | Mayweather promises entertainment, not a knockout, in Japan
Floyd Mayweather is promising entertainment when he fights Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in three rounds of exhibition boxing on New Year’s Eve, but not necessarily a ... -
Football | Ronaldo speaks out on racism after chants aimed at Koulibaly
Cristiano Ronaldo has come to the defense of Kalidou Koulibaly after the Napoli defender was the target of racist chants during a match at Inter Milan. ...
