Monthly Archives: December 2018
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New Zealand | Law makes medical marijuana widely available
New Zealand’s government yesterday passed a law that will make medical marijuana widely available for thousands of patients over time. The legislation will also allow terminally ... -
Macau Matters | Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
All round the world, including Macau I am sure, many people suffer from poor sleep quality/quantity, resulting in many health, economic and social issues. For example, ... -
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – edition no. 3190
* Council for Economic Development | Proposal to hire non-local croupiers * How Asia fell out of love with China’s Belt and Road Initiative * Three ... -
Health | ‘Intelligent Medicine’ builds grounds for further development
The first phase of the “Intelligent Medicine” program, which was established by the government as part of their “Smart City” plans to develop and improve local ... -
Cage (not) leaving Macau: ‘I would love to shoot here!’
It was right after his masterclass on Sunday that we were able to “flash” interview Nicolas Cage. During the one-hour class moderated by Mike Goodridge and ... -
Sonia Chan No preliminary direction on illegal guesthouse criminalization
Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan has said that, in relation to the issue of illegal guesthouses, she will proceed with an in-depth study and ... -
Animal embalming museum to be complete in 2019
An animal embalming museum is expected to be completed by the end of next year, according to the president of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau ... -
Sou questions budget increases for handover celebration
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has asked the government to explain the reasoning behind big budget increases for celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the handover in particular. ... -
Ung Vai Meng exhibition opens tomorrow
The exhibition “Vestiges of Lines, Guilherme Ung Vai Meng” will open tomorrow at Albergue SCM. Marking the 19th anniversary of Macau’s handover to China, this exhibition ... -
ADVERTORIAL | Whole Person Development Philosophy: MELCO fosters career advancement for employees and standards of excellence
Gaming company Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ: MLCO) highly values its Whole Person Development philosophy, the driving ideology behind many of the initiatives which extend ... -
Motorsport | Macau GP organizers reluctant to adopt new cars
Macau Grand Prix organizers are reluctant to adopt the new generation of Formula 3 racing cars and are considering sticking with older models prior to next ... -
Jury calls on IFFAM to act as platform for emerging directors
The main jury of the third International Film Festival and Awards Macao (IFFAM) commended the event for featuring films directed by young directors, thus calling on ... -
Briefs | Ng Kuok Cheong asks for Central Provident Fund review
Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong has urged the government to review the city’s Central Provident Fund system. In his written inquiry provided to the government, Ng asked ... -
Prosecutors indict Nissan’s Ghosn for underreporting pay
Prosecutors have charged Nissan Motor Co.’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn, another executive and the automaker itself for allegedly violating financial laws by underreporting income. The charges ... -
Music giant backed by Pony Ma is poised to spin new billionaires
A lawyer, a computer scientist and China’s third-richest person are poised to create one of the year’s biggest hits in the music industry. Co-presidents Xie Zhenyu and ... -
Analysis | Beyond Huawei, scientist’s death is a blow for China
The death of a prominent Chinese scientist in the U.S. has passed comparatively unnoticed beside the blizzard of global headlines devoted to the Huawei dispute, yet ... -
Gene-editing scientist’s project rejected for WHO database
The global medical community is distancing itself further from the researcher whose controversial gene-editing work has been condemned by scientists and the Chinese government. A Chinese ... -
Meng Wanzhou | Beijing pressures US, Canada ahead of Huawei hearing
China raised the pressure on the United States and Canada as a bail hearing for a top Chinese technology executive was set to resume today [Macau ... -
Briefs | Chengdu – Group says dozens detained in raid on church
A U.S.-based advocacy group says dozens of Christians have been detained in a raid on a prominent Chinese church that operates outside the government’s official protestant ... -
India | Thousands flock to funeral of two teenage Kashmir rebels
Thousands of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir joined a funeral procession yesterday for two teenage rebels who were killed over the weekend in a long gunbattle with ... -
South Korea | Prosecutors charge four with illegally importing North coal
South Korean prosecutors said yesterday that they have charged four people with illegally importing North Korean coal via Russia in violation of U.N. sanctions. The indictments, ... -
New Zealand | PM Ardern apologizes for death of British tourist
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made an emotional apology yesterday to the family of a 22-year-old British tourist who police say was murdered. Ardern spoke ... -
Brexit in turmoil as May postpones Parliament vote on it
British Prime Minister Theresa May says her Brexit divorce deal with the European Union is still “the best deal that is negotiable,” as she aimed to ... -
Sweden | Political mess deepens as talks on broad coalition fail
Sweden’s political turmoil shows no signs of ending after talks on a broader coalition fell apart. After a week of talks, the opposition Center Party yesterday ... -
Macron addresses France amid protests; is it too late?
French President Emmanuel Macron is at last preparing to speak to the nation, after increasingly violent and radicalized protests against his leadership and a long silence ... -
This Day in History | 1994 Russian troops storm into Chechnya
Russian President Boris Yeltsin has ordered tanks and troops into the rebel region of Chechnya. Hundreds of tanks and armoured personnel carriers closed in on the ... -
Offbeat | Leaping lemur surprises Florida trooper during DUI arrest
A lemur surprised a Florida Highway Patrol trooper when it crawled from a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck that had been stopped for driving ... -
S. American football still wary after successful final in Madrid
The Copa Libertadores finally came to a conclusion, without incident. River Plate fans peacefully celebrated the team’s triumph over Boca Juniors as the city of Madrid ... -
Le Clos adds support to growing rebellion by top swimmers
Four-time Olympic medalist Chad le Clos threw his support yesterday behind a planned new competition that is leading top swimmers to rebel against their own governing ... -
Croak to croon: City frogs sing more alluring love songs
City frogs and rainforest frogs don’t sing the same tune, researchers have found. A study released yesterday examined why Panama’s tiny tungara frogs adapt their mating ... -
The Buzz | Angola to hold first diamond auction in january, Sodiam says
Angola will conduct its first diamond auction in January as part of the southwest African country’s plan to open its economy to foreign investors, state-owned diamond-trading ... -
World Briefs
INDONESIA Rebels in Indonesia’s Papua province demanded that the government hold negotiations on their territory’s self-determination and warned of more attacks following a raid on a construction ... -
Our Desk | The silver lining is what is missing
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Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – edition no. 3189
* May postpones vote on Brexit deal * Nicolas Cage: Macau is ‘the perfect place to shoot a film’ * Patient information to be shared * ... -
Music | Fifteen choirs join third annual choir festival
The third International Choir Festival of Macau (MIC) has attracted some 410 vocalists from 15 choirs representing eight different countries to perform in the region. Performing ...
