Yearly Archives: 2019
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Light Rapid Transit trial period extended until Jan 31
The government has decided to extend the trial period of operation of the newly opened Macau Light Rapid Transit (LRT) until January after it encountered operation ... -
Lawmaker suspects CCTV cameras of having ‘social control’ purpose
Lawmaker Au Kam San is concerned that information captured by CCTV surveillance cameras will be used for the purposes of “social control.” In his interpellation to ... -
Cultural authority instructed to spend money wisely
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U has reportedly instructed the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) to be cautious about its spending. As cited ... -
Members of New Basic Law Committee appointed
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress has appointed members to the latest iteration of the Macau SAR Basic Law Committee. The body serves to ... -
CCAC’s top officials formally step into office
Deputy commissioners and the Chief of the Cabinet of the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) officially took office on Friday, according to a statement released yesterday by ... -
Malaysia lacking foreign help in hunt for elusive Jho Low
Malaysia’s police are having trouble getting their foreign counterparts to help in the search for Low Taek Jhow, also known as Jho Low, the alleged mastermind ... -
Two HK residents arrested for drug trafficking
Two Hong Kong residents have been arrested for drug trafficking in Macau, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. The two under arrest are a 17-year-old ... -
Gaming | Accusations mount against Japan lawmaker embroiled in bribery case
The private political office of a Japanese lawmaker arrested this month on suspicion of receiving bribes from a Chinese company may have violated Japan’s Political Funds ... -
Senado Library to reopen to the public on Thursday
The Senado Library under the Cultural Affairs Bureau has concluded its renovation works, according to the cultural authority, and will be open to the public ... -
Wanzai Port to accommodate up to 3,840 crossings per hour
The Wanzai Port will officially reopen on January 23 with an hourly immigration capacity of 3,840 crossings, the local government announced yesterday during a press conference. ... -
Major HK developer donates land to mitigate housing crisis
Wheelock Properties Ltd. announced plans to donate several plots of land to charity for social housing in Hong Kong, following in the footsteps of fellow developers ... -
Hong Kong | Gov’t to roll out latest measures to support SMEs
The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will implement new measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) starting January 1, including a face-to-face ... -
Briefs | Greater Bay musicians to present joint New Year concert
Several hundred musicians from China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area will jointly present a New Year concert, according to the event’s host the China Media Group. ... -
Asia’s debt level is rising again, but that’s a good thing
The financial gearing of Asia Pacific’s largest companies has risen for a second year following a period of deleveraging, but market participants don’t see cause for ... -
Gaming | Gateway Casinos plans listing in $1.1 billion deal with leisure
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., one of Canada’s largest gaming companies, has agreed to a deal that will create a new firm valued at about $1.1 ... -
China | Court convicts 3 researchers involved in gene-edited babies
A Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate with claims that he had made the world’s first genetically edited babies was sentenced yesterday to three ... -
Church crackdown | Gov’t sentences pastor to 9 years on subversion charge
China yesterday sentenced a prominent pastor who operated outside the Communist Party-recognized Protestant organization to nine years in prison. The People’s Intermediate Court in the southwestern ... -
Kim calls for measures to protect North Korea’s security
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military and diplomats to prepare unspecified “offensive measures” to protect the country’s security and sovereignty, the North’s ... -
Thailand | Official warns of water shortages due to weather, dams
Thailand should brace for serious water shortages when the hot season begins in March after a year with unusually little rainfall, one of the country’s top ... -
Cyprus court: British teen guilty of fabricating rape claims
A Cyprus court yesterday found a 19 year-old British woman guilty of fabricating claims that she was gang raped by 12 Israelis in a hotel room ... -
Greta Thunberg’s parents went green to ‘save’ their daughter
The parents of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg made changes in their lives to “save” their daughter, not the world. The teenager’s father, Svante Thunberg, told ... -
Iran-backed Iraqi militia vows revenge to US airstrikes
An Iranian-backed militia said yesterday that the death toll from U.S. military strikes in Iraq and Syria against its fighters has risen to 25, vowing to ... -
This Day in History | 1999 – UK prepares to celebrate millennium
Britain is gearing up to join a global party in a spectacular array of revelries to welcome in the third millennium. The scale of the celebrations ... -
Offbeat | Football-making town sets record for most thrown at once
An Ohio town long associated with the manufacturing of footballs has set a Guinness World Record for the most thrown at the same time. The organization ... -
Mexico City zoo welcomes second baby giraffe of the year
The Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City is celebrating its second baby giraffe of the year, already as tall as a full-grown human. The female giraffe was ... -
UK publishes celebrity home addresses by mistake
British officials have apologized after mistakenly publishing the home addresses of more than 1,000 people who received special honors including singers Elton John and Olivia Newton-John. ... -
AP Male Athlete of The Decade | The King reigns: LeBron James
He left Cleveland for Miami, finally became a champion, went back to his beloved northeast Ohio, delivered on another title promise, then left for the Los ... -
The Buzz | North India prepares for New Year’s enveloped in cold smog
Opaque, chilly smog blanketed northern India yesterday as low temperatures collided with hazardous levels of air pollution. Across many cities in the region, including New Delhi, ... -
World Briefs
CHINA A Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate with claims that he had made the world’s first genetically edited babies was sentenced yesterday to ... -
Polish PM accuses Putin of lying about outbreak of WWII
Poland’s prime minister said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been lying in remarks blaming Poland for the outbreak of World War II, and argued ... -
World Views | This man holds Europe together as Brexit tears it apart
Michel Barnier, the European Union’s top Brexit negotiator, is the Brussels equivalent of a rock star. For three years, the unflappable 68-year-old Frenchman has been hashing ... -
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 – edition no. 3445
* Wanzai Port to reopen by CNY • The new port will be open for 15 hours per day starting January 23 * LRT trial period ... -
New electronics recycling plan to tackle large appliances
Starting from January 1, the local government will implement a new recycling program for more types of electronics and electrical devices, the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) ... -
Gross national income reaches 406 billion patacas
Gross national income at current prices amounted to 406.02 billion (about $50.63 billion) in 2018, according to the latest data released by the Statistics and Census ... -
Exhibition showcases city’s urban transformation
The exhibition “A Pearl of the Sea – Exhibition of Macao’s Urban Evolution” is showcasing a total of 101 exhibits on the integration of different cultures ...
