Yearly Archives: 2018
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Briefs | UM wins 13 golds at swimming competition
The University of Macau Swimming Team recently won 13 gold medals, 12 silver medals, and 10 bronze medals at a local inter-varsity swimming championship. Team members ... -
Global stock markets tumble after Wall Street battering
Stock markets around the world took a battering yesterday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that a potentially healthy pullback from record ... -
AL Plenary | Effectiveness of new measures to ‘cool down’ real estate market questioned
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, was yesterday at the Legislative Assembly (AL) to present two bills that aim, according to the government, to ... -
China Press Freedom Report 2017 | IFJ expresses concern over treatment of journalists after Hato
The International Federation of Journalists has released its China Press Freedom Report 2017, which includes a brief reference to the problems foreign journalists faced when trying ... -
Vegas judge to allow claims against Wynn board in Okada suit
A Las Vegas judge will now allow claims against certain members of Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s board to go forward in the long legal battle with ousted ... -
Meg-Star holds fundraiser, unveils new image
Meg-Star Group released its new brand image this week during a charity night and reunion gala dinner, held at the Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel. Nearly 3,000 ... -
‘China’s Hawaii’ has a gambling plan: These may be winners
Beijing’s ambitions to bring more tourists and gambling to an island billed as China’s Hawaii is sparking visions of a rapid transformation for an important provincial ... -
China solar supplier grows in India to avoid trade controls
One of China’s biggest makers of solar panels said yesterday it will invest USD309 million to expand manufacturing in India in a move to guard against ... -
Defense | Mid-course missile interceptor test successful
China said yesterday it successfully tested a mid-course anti-missile defense system within its own territory, a move that comes amid tensions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons ... -
Hong Kong | ‘Umbrella Movement’ activists walk free
Hong Kong’s highest court yesterday overturned prison sentences for three young pro-democracy activists convicted for their roles in kicking off 2014’s “Umbrella Movement” protests in the ... -
Gui Minhai | Sweden FM slams Beijing as missing bookseller row escalates
Sweden has condemned China’s “brutal” detention of Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, escalating a standoff sparked two weeks ago when Chinese agents seized the Hong Kong-based bookseller ... -
Afghanistan | First female coders bring it on: Fight against Opium
A group of young Afghan women in the deeply conservative western Herat province is breaking traditional barriers as their war-torn country’s first female coders in an ... -
Philippines | Duterte wants foreign research ships out of its waters
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered an end to all foreign scientific research missions in a vast expanse of waters off the country’s northeast and called ... -
Hawaii | Honolulu emergency worker threatened after misleading photo
When an erroneous alert was sent out last month telling people in Hawaii that there was an incoming ballistic missile, Jeffrey Wong was an island away ... -
Maldives | Ex-leader wants India to intervene to free judges
The main political rival to the president of the Maldives called on India yesterday to send an envoy — backed by its military — to free ... -
UK | Brexit uncertainty to stay Bank of England’s hand
There can rarely have been a more complicated time to set interest rates for the U.K. economy. While high inflation, low unemployment and stable growth would ... -
Offbeat | Detectives vie to re-interview husband in Natalie Wood death
Detectives want to re-interview Robert Wagner, the 87-year-old widower of Natalie Wood, as new details emerge that could lead authorities to solve the mystery of the ... -
This Day in History | 1992 – Maastricht treaties make EU official
Ministers from the 12 countries in the European Community (EC) have taken another step towards political and economic union in Maastricht. The foreign and finance ministers ... -
Basketball – NBA | Clippers score last 13 points, rally past Mavericks 104-101
After playing more than 50,000 minutes, Dirk Nowitzki has certainly made a name for himself. Even if it’s still hard to spell sometimes. On a night ... -
Winter Olympics | North Korean cheering group to arrive in South for games
A North Korean delegation, including 229 members of a state-trained cheering group, will arrive in South Korea today for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, officials said. North ... -
Football – EPL | Conte’s future as Chelsea manager doubtful after Watford crushes ‘The Blues’ 4-1
Antonio Conte’s future as Chelsea manager was cast into further doubt when the struggling English Premier League champion was thrashed by Watford 4-1 yesterday [Macau time]. ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered an end to all foreign scientific research missions in a vast expanse of waters off the country’s northeast and called ... -
The Buzz | UK will consider pardons for convicted suffragettes
Britain will consider pardons for suffragettes convicted during the struggle for women’s right to vote, the interior minister said Tuesday, a century to the day since ... -
John Mahoney, who played cranky dad on ‘Frasier,’ dies at 77
John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad in “Frasier” played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, has died. Mahoney was 77. The actor died ... -
World Views | A compromise on immigration that makes sense
World Views | A compromise on immigration that makes sense It seems increasingly likely that, on immigration, Congress will face a stark choice in the weeks ahead. ... -
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 – edition no. 2982
* Coloane | CCAC wants gov’t to revert plot ownership * Stock market turmoil: Billions wiped off shares as sell-off gathers pace * Measures to cool ... -
AL Plenary | Health: Tam disagrees with mandatory insurance system
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, hinted that no plans are under imminent consideration regarding the establishment of a mandatory medical insurance system ... -
South Korea | Samsung heir Lee freed after appeal wins suspended jail term
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong was freed yesterday after a South Korean appeals court gave him a 2 ½-year suspended jail sentence for corruption in connection with ... -
Crime | Croupier and two gamblers arrested for embezzlement
A 48-year-old croupier and two gamblers from mainland China were arrested on the weekend after the casino at which the croupier was employed filed a complaint ... -
Briefs | 100 additional special taxis to undergo public tender
The government announced the addition of a further 100 special taxis in the Official Gazette yesterday. The Transport Bureau has the authority to organize public tenders ... -
KYC technology seen as cause for the rise of withdrawals in HK
The recent installation of know-your-customer (KYC) facial recognition technology at over a thousand automated teller machines in Macau could increase cash withdrawals in its neighboring region, ... -
80 extra flights approved for CNY
The Macao Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) has approved 80 extra and charter flights, double the number of authorized flights during the festive season last year. These ... -
OM to present a Valentine’s Day concert
The Macao Orchestra (OM) will present the “Valentine’s Day Concert – The Phantom of Love” at The Venetian Theatre this Saturday, featuring two singers who will ... -
TSI denies appeal on Water Treatment Plant tender
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has ruled in favor of the decision taken by the government to exclude the consortium composed of CESLA ASIA – ... -
Shareholder rights law firm to investigate Wynn Resorts
Shareholder and consumer rights law firm Schubert Jonckeer & Kolbe has launched an investigation into whether several executives at Wynn Resorts acted improperly by issuing misleading ...
