Daily Archives: Thursday, January 3, 2019
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Municipal Affairs Bureau launched with new service
The new Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) was officially established on January 1, accompanied by the launch of an online platform which allows the public to more ... -
Package tour visitors from Korea, Taiwan record increase
Visitors on package tours totaled 908,000 in November, up by 16.5 percent month-to-month but down slightly by 0.9 percent year-on-year. Information from the Statistics and Census ... -
Chui calls for continued economic progress in final year
In delivering his New Year message, Chief Executive Chui Sai On this week called for a concerted effort to advance Macau’s overall competiveness, as well as ... -
Gaming | 2018 finishes strong at 84 percent of pre-crash peak
Gross gaming revenue finished stronger than expected in December, leading 2018 to conclude with a full-year tally of MOP302.85 billion (USD37.57 billion), a 14 percent year-on-year ... -
New subsidy programs to provide MOP11m to two projects
The Cultural Industry Fund (FCI) will launch two subsidy programs in 2019, approving a maximum of MOP11 million to two companies for two service platforms, the ... -
Local man installs gym equipment on Ilha Verde hill
A 62-year-old local retired man has been found responsible for damage on the Ilha Verde hill, the Judiciary Police reported yesterday. Earlier on Monday, the Cultural ... -
Health | First day of inspections of new casino tobacco control ticketed five
The implementation of the region’s new tobacco control law began with the new year. On Jan. 1, five people were ticketed for smoking inside casinos, the ... -
Environment | Concerns over decrease in migratory birds due to construction
A local bird watching group has expressed its concerns regarding the ongoing construction of the Lotus cycling track, noting that the number of incoming migratory birds ... -
Education | UM to launch five new bachelor’s degrees
The University of Macau in the 2019/2020 academic year will launch five new bachelor’s degree programs in education, science, precision medicine, big data and business intelligence. ... -
Unemployment rate remains stable
The general unemployment rate in Macau from September to November 2018 was 1.7 percent, down 0.1 percentage points from the previous period from August to October, ... -
Singapore | Home prices post first drop in six quarters
Singapore home prices posted their first decline in six quarters as the government’s cooling measures imposed in July started to bite. Private residential prices slid 0.1 ... -
China tobacco colossus plans IPO for international business
China National Tobacco Corp., a state monopoly that’s by far the biggest cigarette maker in the world, plans to list its international unit on the Hong ... -
Corporate bits | Nye parties held at the Parisian, the Venetian
Sands Resorts Macao hosted New Year’s Eve parties featuring countdown celebrations, live music from international bands, DJs, dance music performances, firework extravaganzas and a JSTV music New ... -
Opinion | Selling drugs is no longer a free lunch in China
There may be such a thing as a free lunch in China’s pharmaceutical industry. It turns out it’s not an unlimited buffet, though. For years, the country’s ... -
Analysis | Hong Kong stocks have worst start since ‘95 as mainland woes deepen
This year is looking no kinder to China bulls than 2018. Hong Kong equities suffered their worst first day of trading since 1995, while Chinese stock ... -
Xi seeks talks to unify Taiwan with mainland, Tsai not interested
Chinese President Xi Jinping suggested that mainland China and Taiwan enter into “in-depth democratic consultations” and work toward unification, in the clearest sign yet that he wants ... -
Taiwan | Authorities seek Vietnam ‘tourists’ who left groups on arrival
Taiwanese immigration authorities have found 24 Vietnamese and are searching for 124 others who left their tour groups after arriving in December on tourist visas. The ... -
North Korea | Four ideas from Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s speech
Looking almost banker- like in a business suit and sitting in an upholstered leather armchair, Kim Jong Un gave his annual televised New Year’s address on ... -
Japan | Emperor greets public in final New Year’s appearance
Japanese Emperor Akihito waved yesterday to throngs of well- wishers eager to see his final New Year’s appearance before abdicating in several months. “I am truly ... -
Exclusive | India’s hidden years of nuns abused by priests Tim Sullivan, Kuravilangad
The nuns talk of Catholic priests who pushed into their bedrooms and of priests who pressured them to turn close friendships into sex. Across India, they ... -
USA | Tops on House Democrats’ to-do list: Try to end shutdown
House Democrats are sweeping into power this week on a campaign promise of improving government for ordinary Americans. But first, they’ll have to get government reopened ... -
Cuomo vows New York will lead nation with progressive agenda
Sounding like the presidential candidate he insists he is not, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unleashed an energetic attack against President Donald Trump’s policies yesterday, pledging ... -
Brazil | Bolsonaro assumes presidency, promises big changes
Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil’s president yesterday [Macau time], taking the reins of Latin America’s largest and most populous nation with promises to overhaul ... -
Offbeat | From duct-taped shoes to USD11m: Man leaves surprise donations
Alan Naiman was known for an unabashed thriftiness that veered into comical, but even those closest to him had no inkling of the fortune that he ... -
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 ... -
Sports betting may seem easy. It’s not. Here’s why
Wanna bet on sports? First, make sure you know what you’re doing — and the odds against you. Seven U.S. states now offer legal sports gambling, ... -
Football | Pulisic to join Chelsea as most expensive US player
Christian Pulisic became the most expensive American soccer player in history after completing a transfer to English club Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund yesterday. Chelsea paid 64 ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES Suspected Muslim militants remotely detonated a bomb near the entrance of a mall in the southern Philippines, killing at least two and wounding nearly 30, ... -
The Buzz | UK’s Hunt says confident May will seal deal for Brexit
Britain’s foreign secretary says he is confident Prime Minister Theresa May will obtain the concessions needed to convince enough lawmakers to back an unpopular Brexit deal. ... -
Cathay to honor premium tickets sold at steep discount in error
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. made a mistake selling first- and business-class tickets at a steep discount. Now, the lucky few who made the bookings will travel ... -
Made in Macau | Into the ‘Cold’
Sometimes keeping track of dates on the calendar becomes quite confusing in this part of the world. Especially in January when we are celebrating the beginning ... -
Thursday, January 3, 2019 – edition no. 3201
* Taiwan rejects Xi’s call for unification * Gaming revenue grows 14 percent in 2018, shrugging off trade war fears * Municipal Affairs Bureau begins operation ...
