Monthly Archives: December 2018
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Views on China | How China risks trashing its amazing growth story
In a recent column, I observed that by many measures, China is the world’s largest economy. This means a number of benefits will now flow — ... -
Monday, December 24, 2018 – edition no. 3197
* Civil protection law | Gov’t to proceed with crime of social alarm * Tsunami set off by volcanic eruption kills over 220 in Indonesia * ... -
Chaos at London airport: Troops may be sent to hunt Gatwick drones
British troops may be sent in to help hunt drones that have shut down Gatwick Airport. Police have been searching the area around the airport for ... -
Lawmaker wants to ban import of electronic cigarettes
Lawmaker Ho Ian Sang has suggested that the city ban the import of electronic cigarettes. In addition to calling for the ban, Ho suggested that “the ... -
Briefs | Fitch awards Macau AA rating
The Macau SAR’s credit ratings (long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings) has been awarded “AA” with a “stable” outlook, by Fitch Ratings. According to ... -
Centralized e-platform for all public services to be launched next year
The Executive Council has concluded the discussion on the draft of the administrative regulation for public e-services. The draft proposes the establishment of a centralized website ... -
Chang Meng Kam to receive Macau’s highest award
The Macau government has announced this year’s medals and honorary titles, at the suggestion of the Nomination Committee, to individuals and entities that have distinguished themselves ... -
Gov’t to celebrate handover with series of events
To celebrate the 19th anniversary of the establishment of the SAR, the government is holding a series of events today in which the public is invited ... -
Gov’t grants STDM license to operate ferry terminal
Gaming group Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau (STDM) was granted the concession contract to operate the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal for five and a half ... -
MAM presents paintings from Palace Museum
The Macao Museum of Art (MAM) is presenting “The Shanghai School of Painting – Collections of the Palace Museum”, featuring a total of 90 paintings by ... -
Gaming | Revenues dip at Massachusetts and Connecticut casinos
While gaming revenues appear to be stabilizing in the Macau SAR, with analysts this week even revising their forecasts upward, the northeast U.S. is not faring ... -
Student reports loss of MOP3.8m in phone scam
An 18-year-old female student from the mainland has reported a loss of MOP3.8 million to a phone scam, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. On the ... -
Oil near 15-month low on signs of surplus
Oil traded near its lowest closing level in 15 months in New York as fears over slowing global economic growth compounded concerns that markets face a ... -
Sydney’s property plunge is becoming central bank’s No. 1 worry
Sydney’s plunging house prices are usurping a prolonged wage slump as the key worry for the central bank, with markets now showing more chance of an ... -
US reviews report of imports from forced labor in Xingiang camp
The U.S. government said yesterday [Macau time] that it is reviewing reports of forced labor at a Chinese internment camp where ethnic minorities are sewing clothes ... -
Heze | City eases home curbs, signaling possible policy shift
An eastern Chinese city announced rule changes making it easier for people to sell homes, a move local media has called the first easing of such housing ... -
Third Canadian citizen detained, National Post says
Canada’s foreign service confirmed that a third national was being held in China, the National Post newspaper reported, citing a statement from Global Affairs Canada. An ... -
Singapore | Regulators ban former Goldman Sachs exec with 1MDB links
Singapore regulators placed a lifetime ban yesterday on a former Goldman Sachs banker who faces criminal charges in the United States and Malaysia for ransacking the ... -
UK | London to unveil post-Brexit immigration plan amid business fear
The British government is publishing long-awaited plans for a post-Brexit immigration system that will end free movement of European Union citizens to the U.K. Home Secretary ... -
Norway | Boom in electric cars fueled by government incentives
A silent revolution has transformed driving in Norway. Eerily quiet vehicles are ubiquitous on the fjord-side roads and mountain passes of this wealthy European nation of ... -
EU investigating report of massive hacking on diplomatic cables
The European Union is investigating “a potential leak of sensitive information” following a report that hackers breached the bloc’s diplomatic communications network. Using techniques similar to ... -
Offbeat | Good boy! Service dog gets honorary diploma
Whenever Brittany Hawley went to class, her loyal service dog Griffin was there. If she needed her cell phone, Griffin would fetch it. Even when she ... -
This Day in History | 1973 – Spanish prime minister assassinated
The Spanish Prime Minister, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, has been killed in a car bomb attack in Madrid. The 70-year-old, his bodyguard and a driver died ... -
Football | Man United hires former striker Solskjaer as interim manager
Manchester United turned to a popular former player by hiring Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager until the end of the season yesterday, 20 seasons after he ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES Communist guerrillas abducted two soldiers and at least a dozen militiamen and seized several rifles in an attack yesterday on an army base in the southern ... -
The Buzz | Cyprus, Greece, Jordan look to enhance trade, security ties
Jordan’s foreign affairs minister says his country is seeking closer ties with Greece and Cyprus as part of a strategy to bolster regional peace and security ... -
Taliban say talks focused on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
The latest talks between the Taliban and a U.S. peace envoy on the war in Afghanistan focused on the withdrawal of NATO troops, the release of ... -
Made in Macao | Another kind of Winter Solstice celebration
Aside from making this day a public holiday, the importance of Winter Solstice (Dongzhi) has often been downplayed in recent days. We all know that Winter ... -
Thursday, December 20, 2018 – edition no. 3196
* In face of unknown risks | Lawmaker wants e-cigarette import ban * ExCo | e-Gov platform to centralize over 700 functions * Golden Lotus for ... -
Baroque echoes in Macau
• Organised by Alliance Française de Macao and supported by Macao Foundation, Baroque Music Festival 2018 presented a pentalogy of concerts, fascinating and outstanding in equal ... -
The Great White North
The second largest country in the world by total area (land and sea areas combined), Canada seems significantly larger than China and the US on the ... -
Travelog | Virgin Galactic tourism rocket ship reaches space in test
Virgin Galactic’s tourism spaceship climbed more than 50 miles high above California’s Mojave Desert last week, reaching for the first time what the company considers the ... -
Just in time for Christmas, a zombie holiday musical
Consider it an early Christmas gift: “Anna and the Apocalypse” is the zombie horror holiday musical you didn’t know you needed. Just imagining that first pitch ... -
‘Pandemic’ rings warning bell about gene-editing technology
When there’s a scientific breakthrough, Robin Cook doesn’t just stand up and cheer. He uses his fertile imagination and writes a novel about its possible perils. ... -
LP, diminutive singer with big voice, lays it out
There’s a reference to shape-shifting tucked into the lyrics of “When I’m Over You,” the second song on LP’s new album, “Heart to Mouth,” and it ...
