Monthly Archives: December 2018
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Music Review | Quintessentially Baroque
Part I – Once forgotten, now recollected The story of Baroque is a perpetual one, as told by past and present editions of the Baroque Music ... -
AL Plenary | Casino entry ban bill passed amid supervision doubts
The detailed articles regarding the banning of casino employees from entering casinos while off-duty were passed at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. In total, more than ... -
Flag & anthem law | Gov’t to adopt milder definition of disrespect
Following amendments suggested by the 1st Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly, the government’s new flag, emblem and anthem bill will drop proposed penalties for mild ... -
Gaming | Brokerages revise December GGR higher on mass strength
Gaming analysts have forecast higher gross gaming revenue (GGR) for this month than November, when they amounted to nearly MOP25 billion. Brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein increased ... -
UM marks decade of responsible gambling campaign with symposium
The University of Macau (UM) Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming (ISCG) yesterday held the Responsible Gambling Symposium 2018, marking the start of the 10th ... -
Chui’s approval rating rebounds in time for Beijing duty-visit
Chief Executive Chui Sai On’s approval rating rebounded in 2018 from the all-time low seen in the previous year, according to the latest annual report from ... -
Crime | Domestic helper arrested for raping toddler
A domestic helper has been accused of raping a three-year-old boy, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported on Monday. The suspect is a 46-year-old woman from the Philippines ... -
Fed hikes are extremely rare when stocks are this beaten up
Donald Trump’s hectoring aside, it’s exceedingly rare the Federal Reserve raises interest rates when stocks are behaving this badly. In fact, were policy makers to follow ... -
Corporate bits | sands china holds training, education events for team members
Sands China Ltd. recently held three professional training and national education events for its team members as part of the company’s efforts to build team members’ ... -
US sportswear traced to factory in Xinjiang’s internment camps
Chinese men and women locked in a mass detention camp where authorities are “re-educating” ethnic minorities are sewing clothes that have been imported all year by ... -
Can China boom for 40 more years? Those who lived it aren’t sure
Your opinion about China’s the next 40 years of “reform and opening up” has a lot to do with how much you benefited from the first ... -
40 years of Open Door policy | Beijing will ‘never seek hegemony,’ Xi says in reform speech
China will never pursue hegemony, President Xi Jinping said yesterday as global concerns persist over the country’s growing economic influence. During a speech to mark 40 ... -
Japan | Tokyo to spend more on defense, refit first aircraft carrier
Japan plans its first aircraft carrier and big increases in defense spending and weapons capability in the coming years, according to new defense guidelines approved yesterday ... -
South Korea | Three teens presumed dead, seven unconscious at motel
South Korean fire department officials said yesterday that three teenage boys were presumed dead and seven other boys were being treated for injuries after they were ... -
Russia social media influence efforts ongoing, report says
Russia’s sweeping political disinformation campaign on U.S. social media was more far-reaching than originally thought, with troll farms working to discourage black voters and “blur the ... -
Offbeat | ‘Tonight Show’ to air episode in Puerto Rico with ‘Hamilton’
Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show” will air an episode next year from Puerto Rico including an exclusive performance with Lin- Manuel Miranda reprising his role in “Hamilton.” ... -
This Day in History | 1984 – Britain signs over Hong Kong to China
The British colony of Hong Kong is to be returned to China in 1997 after an historic agreement was signed in Peking today. Prime Minister Margaret ... -
Football | Jose Mourinho sacked by Man United after new low in EPL
Jose Mourinho was fired by Manchester United yesterday, two days after English soccer’s biggest club reached a new low in its disappointing season by losing to ... -
World briefs
CHINA The chairman of Huawei challenged the US and other governments to provide evidence for claims the Chinese tech giant is a security risk as the company ... -
The Buzz | EU officials, firms meet African leaders to talk investment
European officials and companies are meeting in Vienna with African leaders for talks on increasing investment in the continent. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, whose country currently ... -
AP sources: Trump plans to create US Space Command
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order soon, possibly as early as today [Macau time], creating a U.S. Space Command that will better ... -
UK | 3,500 troops to be on standby if no-deal Brexit
British Defense Secretary said around 3,500 troops will be on standby in support of the government to help deal with any disruptions in the event of ... -
World Views | China needs a new commitment to economic reform
Forty years ago, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping launched the most dramatic economic transformation in history by encouraging his countrymen to “emancipate” their minds and “seek truth ... -
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 – edition no. 3195
* Re-education in Xinjiang | Forced labor in camps linked to US firm * Gaming revenues on the way up * Details of casino entry ban ... -
Briefs | AL to finalize casino ban bill today
The Legislative Assembly (AL) of Macau is today expected to finalize the government-backed bill that seeks to bar employees of the gaming industry from entering casino ... -
Columnist and newspaper cleared of slander, but fined
Columnist Lei Kong, news outlet Son Pou and Director of the Son Pou Chao Chong Peng have been found not guilty of slander towards Polytec Asset ... -
IFFAM Goodridge gunning for film festival hat trick
Two-time film festival director Mike Goodridge says he hopes to return next year as the lead visionary behind the city’s growing International Film Festival and ... -
Democratic reform | CE has no intention of fulfilling election pledge, says Sulu Sou
With only one year remaining in Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On’s term, lawmaker Sulu Sou has called for a political reform plan after Macau’s top ... -
Sands Cares Ambassadors continue to make meaningful impact in local community
The Sands Cares Ambassador programme is holding its year-long series of celebratory activities leading up to its 10th anniversary in August 2019, with the theme Spreading ... -
Arts | Application for album production subsidy now open
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is calling for applications for this year’s Subsidy Programme for the Production of Original Song Albums, through which it will grant ... -
Housing | Youth unimpressed with gov’t plan for 2019
The latest survey of the youth policy team of the General Union of Neighborhood Associations of Macau (UGAMM) has shown that Macau’s youth are dissatisfied with ... -
Chui Sai On denies involvement in failed Jiangmen project
The Office of the Chief Executive has denied any involvement in an investment project in Jiangmen that allegedly used his name to give credibility to the ... -
Europe’s borrowers brace for death of easy money as 2019 looms
Bankers and borrowers are bracing themselves for a difficult year selling eurobonds now that the days of easy money are coming to an end. January’s often ... -
China sees bankruptcies surge amid slowing economy
China’s effort to cut the burden of insolvent companies weighing on its slowing economy has kicked into higher gear, with a slew of bankruptcy filings that’s ... -
Corporate bits | Sands China participates in human capital forum
Sands China Ltd. participated in the 2018 Macao China International Human Capital Forum at Sands Cotai Central, sending two of its top executives to represent the company. ...
