Yearly Archives: 2018
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Advertorial | SMEs thank MGM for Hato disaster relief
Many SMEs have expressed their gratitude to MGM for their tremendous contributions to small businesses that sustained varying degrees of damage during typhoon Hato. Soon after ... -
Afghanistan | Taliban attack on Afghan hotel ends after 13 hours, 18 dead
A Taliban assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, and pinned security forces down for more than 13 ... -
Island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupts with ash, steam
An island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupted again yesterday, sending plumes of steam and ash into the air. Thousands of people have been evacuated from ... -
Leong predicts steady gaming revenue in 2018
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, has predicted that gaming revenue is likely to increase at a steady pace this year, similar to what ... -
Four bids accepted for second Macau Master Plan draft
Last Friday the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) opened the second phase of bidding in which companies tendered their proposed contracts regarding the draft ... -
Hong Kong waters | Fisherman dead in Volvo Ocean Race collision
A yacht in the around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race collided in the dark with a fishing boat near Hong Kong, leaving one fisherman dead while nine others were ... -
Prosecutors to seek death penalty in Chinese scholar case
U.S. prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a former physics student charged with the kidnapping and killing of a University of Illinois scholar from China, ... -
South China Sea | Philippines says it won’t be embroiled in US-China spat
The Philippines said yesterday that it won’t get embroiled in a fresh spat between the U.S. and China involving Beijing’s protest of an American warship passing ... -
Decorations 2017 | 42 individuals and institutions received decorations last week
The ceremony to award the Decorations, Medals and Certificates of Merit to the recipients was held last week at the Macau Cultural Center. According to the ... -
Ask the Vet | Dog food supplements to ensure healthy dogs
Adding a dog food supplement to your dog’s diet can help ensure that he gets the vitamins and minerals that he needs. But don’t just give your dog ... -
South China Sea | Philippines says it won’t be embroiled in US-China spat
The Philippines said yesterday that it won’t get embroiled in a fresh spat between the U.S. and China involving Beijing’s protest of an American warship passing ... -
Prosecutors to seek death penalty in Chinese scholar case
U.S. prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a former physics student charged with the kidnapping and killing of a University of Illinois scholar from China, ... -
Afghanistan | Taliban attack on Afghan hotel ends after 13 hours, 18 dead
A Taliban assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, and pinned security forces down for more than 13 ... -
Island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupts with ash, steam
An island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupted again yesterday, sending plumes of steam and ash into the air. Thousands of people have been evacuated from ... -
Sports diplomacy | Head of popular girl band leads N. Korean team to S. Korea
The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea yesterday to check preparations for rare performances by ... -
Myanmar | Soldiers jailed for killing civilians in rare trial
A Myanmar military tribunal has sentenced six soldiers to 10 years in prison with hard labor for killing three civilians in war-torn Kachin state, officials said, ... -
Syria | Turkish troops attack Kurdish enclave in northern Syria
Turkish troops and Syrian opposition forces attacked a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria yesterday in their bid to drive a U.S.-allied Kurdish militia from the region. ... -
Offbeat | In a while… Russian police face the unexpected: crocodile in basement
Russian police had an unexpected encounter while searching a house in St. Petersburg — a crocodile in the basement. The Fontanka.ru news portal said the incident ... -
This Day in History | 2001 – MMR triple vaccine declared safe
The government is launching a £3m campaign to convince parents the controversial MMR triple vaccine is safe. Fears have been raised the vaccine against measles, mumps ... -
Rugby Academy | Macau Bats U9, U10 teams promoted to Hong Kong top division
The Macau Bats participated last week in the Valley Fort rugby festival held at Sandy Bay in Hong Kong. A glorious sunny day was the backdrop ... -
Boxing | Spence stops Peterson in first welterweight title defense
Errol Spence Jr. was even more dazzling in defending his title than he was while winning it. Spence battered Lamont Peterson until the fight was stopped ... -
World briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA The Philippines said yesterday that it won’t get embroiled in a fresh spat between the U.S. and China involving Beijing’s protest of an American ... -
The Buzz | PJ expresses sorrow over the death of former director
The Judiciary Police (PJ) in a statement expressed its sadness and sorrow for the death of its former director António Francisco Marques Baptista, who passed away ... -
Film shown in IFFAM 2017 | ‘The Shape of Water’ wins top Producers Guild Award
Women and inclusivity continued to dominate the awards season conversation yesterday [Macau time] at the Producers Guild Awards, where Guillermo del Toro’s fantastical romance “The Shape ... -
Views on China | Big news from China is its implosion didn’t happen
China’s economic performance is all about what hasn’t happened. That’s huge. The world’s No. 2 economy didn’t implode under a mountain of debt, nor did trade ... -
Monday, January 22, 2018 – edition no. 2970
* Casino heist | 3 arrested for posting suspect’s picture * Todi’s women of steel * Imperial Palace hotel gets hefty fine * Decorations 2017: the ... -
Anima victim to third cyber attack in two months
Local animals rights group Anima (Macau) said it was this week victim to the third cyber attack in two months, suspecting that the Macau (Yat Yuen) ... -
English in Macau | Transportation signage in need of improvement, says public
As an international city with a centuries-old history of being frequented by people from the corners of the world and today’s focus on the tourism industry, ... -
Delta Bridge to open on 24-hour basis
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB), also informally known as the Delta Bridge, should in principle be open on a 24-hour basis, a Hong Kong official said ... -
Briefs | Red Market to undergo refurbishment in Sep
The refurbishment of Red Market will be carried out in September, José Tavares, President of the Civic and Municipal Affairs bureau (IACM), announced yesterday. The refurbishment ... -
Consultation on Lai Chi Vun shipyards starts Monday
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will conclude a report on the evaluation of the Lai Chi Vun shipyards within 12 months. This was the announcement of ... -
EU urged to publish agreements with suspected tax havens
The European Union’s top tax official is urging member states to make public any commitments given by non-EU countries wanting to get off the bloc’s blacklist ... -
Crime | PJ denies weapon used in casino heist
The Macau Judiciary Police (PJ) has denied media reports claiming that there was any weapon or violence involved during the heist early Tuesday morning in a ... -
‘You must give back to the world’ | Gastronomy City title not just a platform, counsels UNESCO
The International Gastronomy Forum, Macao 2018 kicked off yesterday morning at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center. The annual event was attended by many specialists ... -
Macau one of 35 ‘smart city’ agreements last year
Robot driven taxis and computers eliminating traffic jams may appear sooner than you think after some of the biggest technology companies picked up the pace of ...
