Yearly Archives: 2018
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 – edition no. 2958
* Korean cross-border hotline reopens * US Navy rediscovers Macau pirate flag hidden for nearly a century * Ao Man Long’s luxury goods auctioned * Woman ... -
The Buzz | UN Security Council welcomes new members with flag ceremony
The United Nations Security Council has six new members: Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru and Poland. Their flags were installed outside the council ... -
Crime | Man arrested after breaking through Hengqin Port and Macau borders
A man from Hunan province in China was arrested on the morning of December 31 at the Macau International Airport after breaking through the border checkpoints ... -
Environment | DSPA wants to reduce waste per capita 30 percent by 2026
The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has released the 10-year plan for Solid Waste Management in Macau. The bureau aims to reduce the amount of waste produced ... -
Iran | Protests have violent night; at least 13 dead overall
Protests across Iran saw their most violent night as “armed protesters” tried to overrun military bases and police stations before security forces repelled them, killing 10 ... -
90 percent of ATMs have KYC techniques installed
The “Know-Your-Customer (KYC)” facial recognition technology for ATM users with bank cards from mainland China is now installed in 1,040 ATMs in Macau, according to a ... -
Casino revenue miss signals volatility with VIP surge
When high rollers are the biggest drivers of Macau’s casino revenue, it’s much harder for analysts to predict betting results. The hub’s casino stocks tumbled today, ... -
Unemployment remains stable
Both the general unemployment rate and the unemployment rate of residents remained stable in the September to November 2017 period, standing at 1.9 percent and 2.6 ... -
New Year Message | CE calls on Macau people to drive prosperity
In his New Year message delivered on December 31, Chui Sai On called on the people of Macau to “transform their love for Macau into a ... -
Wynn’s settlement with worker haunts him in ex-wife’s suit
Steve Wynn’s settlement with a former employee in 2005 was done privately, but the secret refuses to go away. The casino mogul and his ex-wife, Elaine ... -
Health | Plans to increase charges for non-local parturients
The director of the Hospital Conde de Sao Januário (CHCSJ), Kuok Cheong U, said that CHCSJ the hospital is expecting to increase its service fees, in ... -
Amended smoke regulations put into effect
Amendements to the Tobacco Prevention and Control Regime (Smoking Law) entered into force on January 1, with harsher penalties for transgressors. On the first two days ... -
Tourism | Package tour visitors up by 24 percent
Visitors on package tours rose by 24.6 percent year-on-year to 917,000 in November 2017, with a month-to-month increase of 14.8 percent. Package tour visitors from mainland ... -
Briefs | 1.2m border crossings at Gongbei during holiday period
The Gongbei border gate saw a total of 1.2 million crossings during the three-day New Year Holiday, according to a report by Macao Daily News. On ... -
USA California rolls its own recreational pot sales out for 2018
From a pot shop in Santa Cruz that hung a banner proclaiming “Prohibition is Over!” to one in San Diego handing out T-shirts showing the first ... -
Singapore | Solid growth lays ground for possible tax, MAS moves
Singapore’s economy finished 2017 on a solid footing, allowing more room for policy makers to consider raising taxes and tightening monetary policy this year. Growth was ... -
AP Exclusive | China’s Uighurs work to fend off pull of jihad
Iminjin Qari felt upbeat as he drove to Istanbul’s airport with three empty buses and a simple task: pick up about 200 fellow Uighurs who had ... -
Briefs | 2017 movie ticket sales rise 13.5 percent
China’s total domestic movie ticket sales rose 13.5 percent in 2017 to 55.9 billion yuan (USD8.6 billion), state news agency Xinhua said this week. The top-grossing ... -
Sports diplomacy | South Korea offers to talk with North on Olympic cooperation
South Korea yesterday offered high-level talks with rival North Korea to find ways to cooperate on next month’s Winter Olympics in the South. Seoul’s quick proposal ... -
Kim Jong Un | US should know Pyongyang’s nuclear force a reality
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on his New Year’s speech that the United States should be aware that his country’s nuclear forces are now ... -
42 survive boat capsizing off Indonesia’s Borneo; eight dead
Rescuers have found 42 survivors and are searching for one man still missing after a speedboat capsized off Indonesia’s part of Borneo island. At least eight ... -
US-Pakistan | Trump slams Pakistan for ‘lies & deceit’ in New Year’s tweet
President Donald Trump slammed Pakistan for ‘lies & deceit’ in a New Year’s Day tweet that said Islamabad had played U.S. leaders for ‘fools.’ ‘No more,’ ... -
Offbeat | Russian army demonstrates latest weapon: Cuddly puppies
The Russian Armed Forces has unveiled its latest cutting-edge weapon in a New Year greetings video: cuddly puppies. After a year of showing off its military ... -
This Day in History | 2000 – Art theft was ‘professional’ job
Police have said the Cezanne painting taken from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford on New Year’s Eve was probably stolen to order. The painting – Auvers-sur-Oise ... -
Football – EPL | Lingard, the late developer finally flourishing at United
For all the recent talk about the money Jose Mourinho has — or hasn’t — spent at Manchester United, his best player at the moment might ... -
Tennis | Murray withdraws, Muguruza retires with cramps in Brisbane
Andy Murray’s long-term hip injury has forced him out of the Brisbane International, cast serious doubts over his participation in the Australian Open and has him ... -
World briefs
NORTH KOREA Kim Jong Un said that the United States should be aware that his country’s nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat. But ... -
The Buzz | American blogger Logan Paul apologizes for YouTube video
American blogger Logan Paul has apologized after getting slammed for a video he shared on YouTube that appeared to show a body hanging in a Japanese ... -
Japan’s emperor greets cheering crowd at palace for new year
Japan’s Emperor Akihito, who will abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne and hand it to his son next year, was showered with cheers from tens of thousands of ... -
Macau Matters | Amazing Angkor Wat
I am inclined towards calm stoicism rather than extravagant gushery, but when you see Angkor Wat you cannot help but gush about it. It is a ... -
Wednesday, January 3, 2018 – edition no. 2957
* Man arrested after breaching Macau border * Death toll in Iran protests climbs as Rouhani calls for calm * 90pct of ATMs with facial recognition ...
