Monthly Archives: December 2018
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Tennis | Serena welcomes rule change on players back from pregnancy
Serena Williams has welcomed the extra protection given to new mothers when they return to the women’s tennis tour. “It’s great,” the 23-time Grand Slam champion ... -
World briefs
JAPAN-S.KOREA Japan released video footage it said proved a South Korean warship locked its fire-control radar onto a Japanese warplane off the northeastern coast in the latest ... -
The Buzz | Acclaimed author Amos Oz dies at 79
Israeli author Amos Oz, one of the country’s most widely acclaimed writers and a pre-eminent voice in its embattled peace movement, died on Friday after a ... -
Presley’s ‘Comeback Special’ still relevant, 50 years later
Elvis Presley wanted an honest answer. Steve Binder gave him one. Presley was meeting Binder for the first time in Binder’s office in Los Angeles in ... -
Rear Window | Coming of age
At first glance, we would not dare to say that MSAR was clearly roaring its engines and taking the fast lane to race towards its 20th ... -
Monday, December 31, 2018 – edition no. 3200
* Economic diversification | Report shows gaming dominance on the rise * After Collapse Triggers Tsunami | Anak Krakatau volcano now a quarter of its pre-eruption ... -
Q&A | Lúcia Lemos Sound & Image Challenge director Creative Macau Coordinator: Film enthusiasts recording growth, says festival director
The recently concluded Sound & Image Challenge recorded a continuous increase in the number of films it presented to the public this year. Held at Dom ... -
Education | IFT’s Bachelor Degree Programs open for online applications
The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) announced it will start receiving online applications for Daytime Bachelor Degree Programs from January 3 to 18. Six English-taught degree ... -
Gov’t announces benefit regime for next year
The amount of social security benefits and allowances provided by the Macau SAR for the coming year has been announced via Executive Order No. 307/2018 published ... -
IAS collects opinions for domestic violence law review
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) is collecting opinions on the three-year review of the city’s implementation of the domestic violence law. Yesterday, IAS held a cross-department ... -
Macau’s GNI up by 10.3pct in 2017
Macau’s Gross National Income (GNI) rose by 10.3 percent year-on-year in real terms in 2017, while per-capita GNI went up by 9.7 percent year-on-year in real ... -
Groups hold fundraising events for Indonesia’s tsunami victims
Indonesian migrant groups and Caritas Macau have been holding a series of fundraising events to raise funds for the survivors of the recent tsunami that struck ... -
Lawmaker inquires about tourism police efficiency
Lawmaker Lei Chan U has asked the government about the results of the city’s tourism policies. In March 2017, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) established ... -
Supermarket fire outbreak forces evacuation of 30 people
A severe fire broke out at a Vang Kei Supermarket located on the Av. do Ouvidor Arriaga, at a junction with R. do Padre Antonio Roliz, ... -
Bus network to extend operation hours during New Year
In order to cope with all sorts of celebrations during the upcoming New Year, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) is going to implement a New Year transportation ... -
China heads into trade talks bracing for more US demands
China enters trade talks said to begin early next month in Beijing having made concerted efforts to end the standoff with the U.S., and also unsure ... -
Real Estate Matters | Micro-apartments in Hong Kong, anyone?
Sam Lee is a marketing manager and property consultant at JML Property. JML was established in 1994 and offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in ... -
Separatist behind Chinese Consulate attack is killed in Afghanistan
A separatist leader blamed for masterminding last month’s attack on a Chinese Consulate in Pakistan has been killed in a bombing in Afghanistan, Pakistani officials and ... -
Did 2018 usher in a creeping tech dystopia?
We may remember 2018 as the year when technology’s dystopian potential became clear, from Facebook’s role enabling the harvesting of our personal data for election interference ... -
Beijing’s answer to GPS extends coverage beyond Asia Pacific
China’s alternative to the American-owned GPS extended its service beyond the Asia-Pacific region yesterday with a goal of becoming a dominating technology in the future. Called ... -
Taiwan | Thousands protest taxes with nod to French rallies
Thousands of Taiwanese, taking a page from France’s yellow vest movement, protested yesterday for the third time in a week to demand lower taxes and the ... -
Investment in Germany plunged in second half, EY says
Chinese companies spent far less on German firms in the second half of this year as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government moved to tighten its grip on ... -
Ex-deputy intelligence chief given life sentence
China’s former deputy intelligence chief was sentenced yesterday to life in prison for corruption. Ma Jian has been found guilty of crimes including accepting bribes and ... -
Indonesia | Danger zone around island volcano widened
Indonesia raised the danger level for an island volcano that triggered a tsunami on the weekend, killing at least 430 people in Sumatra and Java, and ... -
India | Firefighters battle air pollution in New Delhi
Indian authorities have ordered firefighters in the capital to sprinkle water from high-rise buildings to settle dust and stop garbage fires and have banned construction activity ... -
Japan | Whalers unhappy with plan to resume hunts
Count Japan’s own whalers among those unhappy with the government’s plan to resume commercial hunts – but not in the bountiful whaling grounds around Antarctica. A ... -
Small bombs hit popular southern Thai beach, damaging statue
Two small bombs exploded at a popular beach in southern Thailand, one of them damaging an iconic statue beloved by tourists, police said. Police in Songkhla ... -
Vatican | Pope’s initial blind spot on sex abuse threatens legacy
It has been a wretched year for Pope Francis, whose blind spot on clergy sex abuse conspired with events beyond his control to threaten his legacy ... -
Syria | Israeli official confirms airstrikes as Russia objects
An Israeli security official has confirmed responsibility for overnight airstrikes in Syria, saying the air force had hit a series of targets involved in Iranian arms ... -
This Day in History | 1993 Mafia link in cocaine haul
British customs officials have seized £70m of Colombian cocaine which is thought to be directly linked to the Mafia. The discovery of more than a quarter ... -
Offbeat | Officials: Man broke into home, got owner to give him a ride
Authorities in Maine say a man broke into a home, had a bite to eat, watched TV and even got a car ride from his unsuspecting ... -
American man first to solo across Antarctica unaided
An Oregon man became the first person to traverse Antarctica alone without any assistance on Wednesday, trekking across the polar continent in an epic 54-day journey ... -
Sailing |Comanche regains lead in Sydney to Hobart
Comanche regained the lead in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race yesterday after rival Wild Oats XI had taken the overnight lead among a tight tussle ... -
The Buzz | Wynn accuses Genting of copying its looks for Las Vegas project
Genting Group’s USD4 billion foray in the heart of American gambling was met with a lawsuit by Wynn Resorts Ltd., which says the competitor’s yet-to-open property ... -
World Briefs
HONG KONG’s exports contracted unexpectedly in November, highlighting the risks for the trade-dependent city whose top two partners are embroiled in a trade war. Exports fell ...
